Sampath Jampaiah Deshetti

Dr. Deshetti is a Research Fellow and Group Leader for Catalysis for Sustainable Fuels at RMIT University’s Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry, with over a decade of expertise in heterogeneous catalysis, sustainable fuels, and environmental remediation. His research advances Australia’s transition to net-zero emissions through CO2 conversion, ammonia synthesis and decomposition, and waste-to-fuel technologies.

He has developed MOF-derived ceria-based catalysts achieving high CO₂ conversion to methane and methanol, led catalytic research in plastic waste valorisation, engineered Co/Pr-CeO₂ catalysts for hydrogen production, and designed manganese-doped ceria catalysts for soot and CO oxidation. His research outputs include high-impact publications in Nature Communications, Energy & Environmental Science, and Nature Catalysis, demonstrating international recognition.

Dr. Deshetti has translated research into industry-relevant technologies, producing bulk-scale Ni/Al₂O₃ and Ni/Zeolite catalysts and securing funding from partners including Scimita Ventures and Queensland Pacific Metals. His multidisciplinary expertise in catalyst development, materials design, and process integration ensures direct relevance to the industrial applications in energy and environmental applications, supporting industrial deployment and advancing Australia’s sustainable fuels, CO₂ utilisation, and circular economy capabilities.