Energy & Environmental Science · 2025
Ammonia synthesis
Reaction chemistry, reactor integration and deployment targets.
Read the roadmapAcademic · UNSW Sydney
Dr Ali R. Jalili
Materials discovery, plasma chemistry and electrochemistry for electrified chemical manufacturing.
ARC Future FellowSenior Lecturer, UNSWFounder, PlasmaTech Lab
Ali founded the PlasmaTech Lab at UNSW Sydney and pioneered hybrid plasma–electrocatalytic approaches to sustainable ammonia production. His work connects materials and catalyst discovery with reaction chemistry, reactor development and practical deployment.
5Licensed & commercialised patent families
2ARC fellowships
2Published research roadmaps
Research direction
Roadmaps for
electrified chemistry.
Led two 2025 perspectives setting out research priorities for sustainable ammonia and urea production.
Advanced Materials · 2025
Plasma-enabled urea
A research agenda for electrified, distributed urea production.
Read the roadmapElectrified nitrogen chemistry
Plasma and electrochemical routes to ammonia, urea and sustainable fertilisers.
Materials and catalyst platforms
Nanomaterials and high-entropy catalysts for sustainable chemical manufacturing.
Functional materials and architectures
Two-dimensional materials, liquid-crystalline assembly and 3D fabrication for energy and bioelectronics.
Selected journal covers.
Journal covers spanning nitrogen chemistry, functional materials and bioelectronics.
Ali Jalili’s research
Materials discovery
and process assessment.
AI-based materials discovery
Computational screening, synthesis and high-throughput testing guide discovery and mechanistic redesign.
Techno-economic analysis
Linking catalyst and process performance to production costs and scalable manufacturing.
Life-cycle assessment
Assessing resource use and environmental impacts to guide materials and process choices.
Research environment · UNSW Sydney
Plasma Technology Lab.
