Ellis Marshall

Accepting PhD Students

Personal profile

Academic Biography

Dr Marshall is the Business Partnership Manager – Net Zero at Teesside University’s Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre. 

Dr Marshall serves as the vital link between industry, research and higher education, fostering powerful collaboration between academic and the business world. Dr. Marshall is passionate about promoting international collaboration and fostering innovative solutions that drive societal and environmental change.  

Ellis is an expert in the field circular economy, he focuses on scaling up of recycling and recovery technologies from lab to industrial scale. With a background in the chemical sector, he works on developing innovative solutions for a greener and more sustainable future. His research interests include critical mineral recovery, metal-organic frameworks, utilisation of carbon, production of hydrogen from waste and plastics recycling. Dr. Marshall works closely with industry to valorise waste streams, develop circular economy models and scale-up technologies.

Summary of Research Interests

  • Critical mineral recovery.
  • Metal-organic frameworks.
  • Utilisation of carbon dioxide into novel feedstocks.
  • Production of hydrogen from waste material.
  • Plastics recycling.
  • Circular economy.
  • Innovation, scale up and technology development. 
  • Life cycle assessment & supply chain.

Enterprise Interest and Activities

Ellis is involved in a range of enterprise activiates around technology development and material consultency. 

The focus of his work is on materials testing and characterisation, contaminated waste streams and materials processing. 

External Roles and Professional Activities

Committee for the Polymer Society in Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining IoM3

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining IoM3

PhD and Research Opportunities

Open to PhDs around the circular economy, critical mineral recovery, and materials development. 

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, 3D & 4D Printing of Carbon Capture Devices, University of Hull

Award Date: 1 Jul 2020