Amir Razmjou

Associate Professor Amir Razmjou (PhD, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2012) is an esteemed academic and industry leader with over 20 years of expertise in desalination, water treatment, membrane technology, and mineral processing. As a Board Director of the Membrane Society of Australasia (MSA) and Founder of the Mineral Recovery Research Centre (MRRC) at Edith Cowan University (ECU), Western Australia, he has made significant contributions to the fields of mining and resource extraction, particularly in lithium processing.

He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and secured research funding exceeding $9.2 million AUD. Dr. Razmjou has received several prestigious awards, including the 2024 WA FHRI Fund Innovation Fellow, the 2023 MSA Industry Innovation Award, and the 2021 UTS Chancellor Research Fellow. He has supervised more than 40 Master's and Ph.D. candidates and serves in editorial roles for high-impact journals such as Desalination, Desalination and Water Treatment (DWT), and Journal of Water Process Engineering (JWPE).

At MRRC, he established a Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) line, encompassing various processes such as membranes, ion exchange, and adsorption at laboratory and pilot scales. His research includes developing and implementing advanced technologies for DLE's pretreatment and post-treatment to enhance the Li/TDS ratio and purify the final product to battery-grade quality. Dr. Razmjou’s innovative work in membrane DLE technology is crucial for sustainable lithium production, offering significant environmental and economic benefits over traditional extraction methods.