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5.08/20/2025

Always supportive and understanding.

4.05/21/2025

Always positive and enthusiastic in class.

5.03/31/2025

Always patient, kind, and understanding.

4.02/27/2025

Makes learning feel effortless and fun.

5.02/4/2025

Great Professor!

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About Liza

Dr. Liza Elliott is a Research Associate in the School of Engineering at the University of Newcastle, Australia. With more than 26 years of experience, she is a senior researcher focused on coal and biomass combustion, carbon utilisation in iron and steelmaking, and ash behaviour and utilisation. She completed her Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering (1988-1992) and PhD on slag formation during gasification at the University of Newcastle, supported by a CRA scholarship. Earlier, at CRA’s Advanced Technology Group in Bundoora, she researched world trends in PCI coal use, carbon reactivity in HIsmelt reactors, and bauxite pelletising for aluminium production. Dr. Elliott has remained at the University of Newcastle since her PhD, contributing to understanding material behaviour in key industrial processes involving carbon and refractory oxides.