Professor Michael Johns is the Chair of Chemical and Process Engineering in the School of Engineering at the University of Western Australia (UWA). He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 1999, with a thesis titled NMR Studies of Multiphase Flow in Porous Media. Prior to joining UWA in 2011, Johns advanced through positions at the University of Cambridge's Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, including Lecturer from 2000, Senior Lecturer from 2005, and University Reader in Engineering Colloids from 2008 to 2011. At UWA, he co-leads the Fluid Science and Resources Division, which includes over 70 research workers, and previously served as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences from 2015 to 2018.

Johns specializes in magnetic resonance techniques, including low-field NMR and MRI, applied to engineering applications such as emulsion characterization in oilfield, food, and agrochemical industries; biofouling of reverse osmosis membranes; rock core flooding and special core analysis; CO2 sequestration and residual trapping; interfacial tension; oilfield fluids; and enhanced gas recovery. He has published over 220 peer-reviewed papers, achieving an h-index of 39, holds several patents, and has participated in three spin-off companies. Key publications include Dynamic simulation of a liquefied hydrogen export terminal (Energy, 2026), Harnessing mono-2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl succinate grafting for robust micro/nanoplastic-resistant ultrafiltration membranes (Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2026), Characterizing Regenerated Mono-Ethylene Glycol for Methane Hydrate Management (Energy & Fuels, 2025), and Dependence of Gas Hydrate Formation Kinetics on System Size from Lag Time Experiments in a Stirred Pipe (Energy & Fuels, 2025). His accolades include the 2025 Measurement Impact Award, School of Engineering Award in Research Mentorship (2022), and Fellowship of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (2017). Johns serves on the executive committee of the Ampere Society for Spatially-resolved Magnetic Resonance, having previously chaired it, with his work featured on front covers of Physical Review Letters (March 2023) and Nature Catalysis (November 2020).

Professional Email: michael.johns@uwa.edu.au