Dr. Sampath Jampaiah Deshetti
Details
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Department: Research & Innovation
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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jampaiah.deshetti@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0003-3453-7669
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Dr Deshetti is a research leader in integrated catalytic systems for sustainable fuels, hydrogen, and circular carbon, with expertise spanning CO₂ and methane valorisation, sustainable aviation fuel synthesis, ammonia-based hydrogen technologies, and biomass and waste upgrading. He obtained his PhD from RMIT University and has since developed a research program that bridges fundamental catalysis, reactor engineering, and technology translation.
His research emphasises system-level design, durability, and scalability, addressing critical challenges in deploying catalytic technologies for hard-to-abate sectors such as aviation, heavy transport, and energy-intensive industries. He has particular interest in coupling electrochemical and thermocatalytic processes to enable efficient fuel and hydrogen production pathways.
Dr Deshetti maintains strong industry engagement and leads translational activities through Cavendish Renewable Technology, supporting pilot-scale validation, patents, and commercial pathways. His work contributes to national and international net-zero, hydrogen, and circular-economy strategies.
Research fields
- 340601 Catalysis and mechanisms of reactions
- 4016 Materials engineering
- 400499 Chemical engineering not elsewhere classified
- 340305 Physical properties of materials
UN sustainable development goals
- 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Supervisor projects
- Development of Metal Catalysts for Sustainable Hydrogen Production
- 16 Dec 2025
- Development of Efficient Metal Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis and Decomposition
- 22 Jul 2025
- Design and development of Nano-structured catalyst system for C02 hydrogenation to formic acid
- 15 Apr 2025
- Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Laterite Ores for Lithium Batteries
- 17 Feb 2025
- Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Laterite Ores for Lithium Batteries
- 18 Mar 2024
- Design of Nanosized ceria-based Materials for Catalytic Oxidation Reactions
- 7 Jun 2023
- Synthesis and Characterizations of N-heterocyclic Compounds via Transition Metal Free C-H Functionalization for C-C Bond Formation and C-S Bond Formation using Elemental Sulphur
- 24 May 2019
- Nano-metal Oxides for Elemental Mercury Removal from Natural Gas
- 27 Sep 2017
Teaching interests
Nanomaterials, heterogeneous catalysis in CO oxidation, soot oxidation, ammonia cracking, elemental mercury oxidation, nanozymes for biomimetic catalysis, 1 D and 2 D materials for photocatalysis and photoelectrochemistry
Research interests
Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural), heterogeneous catalysis, thermal catalysis, sustainable fuels, aviation fuels, hydrogen energy, Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Inorganic Chemistry, Other Chemical Sciences, Other Engineering
