Madeleine Bussemaker
Senior Lecturer · Ultrasound and Sonochemistry
University of SurreyAbout
Dr Madeleine Bussemaker is a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of Surrey, affiliated with the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and the Institute for Sustainability. Her research focuses on ultrasound and sonochemistry for environmental remediation (particularly PFAS degradation), sustainable hair dyes, black soldier fly bioconversion of food waste, and biomass valorisation. She has led projects like the Sono-Bio hybrid degradation system (funded by UKRI) and Mantisonix (commercialisation via Innovate UK).
Her work spans
- PFAS treatment trains with collaborators like Prof Claudio Avignone-Rossa and Dr Patrick Sears
- Lignin depolymerisation with Bio-Sep Ltd and University of Groningen
- Sustainable supply chain modeling using ontologies for sugarcane bagasse and PFAS remediation
Recent publications highlight her expertise in
- PFAS sonolysis mechanisms (2025 meta-analysis)
- Dual-frequency ultrasound for pharmaceutical degradation (2023)
- Flow effects on phenol degradation (2021-2022)
Scientific accolades include
- Royal Academy of Engineering Industrial Fellowship (2018-2019)
- UKRI Cross Council grant (MR/Z506357/1, 2025-2027)
- Institute of Advanced Studies visiting fellowship (2020-2022)
She supervises PhD students like Timothy Sidnell (PFAS degradation) and Farzaneh Kavosh (sustainable hair dyes), while co-supervising projects on pharmaceutical wastewater and microbial adaptation. Her teaching includes Supply Chain Management (ENGM078) and foundational science/math modules.
