Contact Chathumini Daundasekara
- Tel: +447903251082
- Email: D.C.Daundasekara.881@cranfield.ac.uk
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Background
I am a doctoral researcher at Cranfield University working on the Gates Foundation-funded “Reinvent the Toilet” project. My research focuses on the torrefaction and valorisation of human faecal waste into safe and useful products. I have an academic background in Food Science & Technology and Food & Nutrition, with experience in laboratory analysis and process optimisation.
Research opportunities
Human waste management and resource recovery; torrefaction processes; sanitation technologies; food science & technology; food and nutrition.
Current activities
PhD researcher on the Gates Foundation Toilet Project at Cranfield University, focusing on the torrefaction unit and analysis of char outputs from human waste treatment.