Associate Professor Drew Evans

ARC Future Fellow Future Industries Institute

Mawson Lakes Campus (MM1-02)
tel +61 8 830 25719

email Drew.Evans@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Organic Electronics
Advanced Manufacturing
Thin Film Coatings
Conducting Polymers

Dr Drew Evans is an Associate Professor of Energy and Advanced Manufacturing (Future Industries Institute) at the University of South Australia, with expertise in thin film coatings for commercial applications. Currently he also holds a Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council ("Revolution through evolution - new conducting polymer materials"). In 2006 he received his PhD in interfacial science from the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. During this time he worked under the Cooperative Research Centre for Functional Communication Surfaces, working with some of the leading international paper making companies.

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Upon completion of his PhD, Drew spent 4 years as a scientist with the Research Laboratories of Australia. In this role, he was involved with the development and commercialisation of a new liquid toner printing technology. His role within this development included developing and commissioning a pilot production facility, leading fundamental R and D projects in materials and colloidal science to overcome technology road-blocks, and value-adding to existing client projects. Based in Adelaide, Australia, he was an integral part of the small R and D team developing a world leading technology in collaboration with the leading digital printing companies in Europe, Asia and America.

In late 2010 he joined the Mawson Institute at the University of South Australia as a senior researcher under another Cooperative Research Centre project, the AutoCRC. This project has seen the development of a light-weight shatter-proof plastic mirror for replacement of conventional glass mirrors, in partnership with a leading international automotive OEM supplier, SMR-Technologies. In parallel, he has worked within the thin film coating group to develop thin films of the inherently conducting polymer, PEDOT. Ath the time, these films have the highest reported conductivity of an air-stable conducting polymer to-date, with values rivaling those of the conducting metal oxides (eg ITO).

In 2014, Drew was part of a core team that facilitated the establishment of a new South Australian company, Heliostat-SA. This company brings together UniSA with 3 private industry partners to form a consortium to deliver Concentrated Solar Power solutions to the global energy marketplace.

To date Drew has secured over $11M in research funding, for both fundamental and applied studies in the materials science field. He has supervised over 50 international intern students from leading universities (ETH, Bath, Aachen, etc), 3 Phd students to completion, and is currently involved in supervising 7 full time PhD students.

As a result of his research achievements, he was awarded the 2013 SA Tall Poppy of the Year prize. Following on from this, he is now an active member of the South Australian Science Council upon invitation from SA's Chief Scientist. In 2016 Drew was the recepient of the BioSA Young Achiever Award for his contribution to industry in South Australia. Also, Drew is a member of the Early- and Mid-Career Research Forum Executive under the Australian Academy of Science. Drew’s experience and expertise demonstrates his passion for conducting cutting edge science for the development of high-tech products and advanced materials. This passion includes educating the greater community on aspects of materials science through several UniSA supported teaching initiatives.

About me

In the media

Date	Title
23/02/2016	SMART LENSES TARGET GLUCOSE MONITORING, https://www.aop.org.uk/ot/science-and-vision/technology/2016/02/23/smart-lenses-target-glucose-monitoring
10/02/2016	Your future contact lenses could double as electronic displays, http://mashable.com/2016/02/09/future-contact-lenses-display/#YBaJzf6wiEqH
05/02/2016	5 Coolest Things on Earth This Week, http://www.pddnet.com/news/2016/02/5-coolest-things-earth-week
04/02/2016	The coating conducts electricity on a contact lens, http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-02/04/contact-lens-computer-screen
04/02/2016	Film coating transforms contact lenses into computer screens, http://phys.org/news/2016-02-coating-contact-lenses-screens.html
03/02/2016	Bringing researchers and industry closer together, http://www.amtil.com.au/News/AMTIL/Bringing-researchers-and-industry-closer-together#.VuthneJ97mE
01/11/2015	Pyne sees "room for optimism" for manufacturing, http://amtil.com.au/uploads/AMT_NOVEMBER_2015_4/index.html#24
03/09/2015	Young science leaders to push boundaries in SA, http://indaily.com.au/news/2015/09/03/young-science-leaders-to-push-boundaries-in-sa/
01/08/2014	Science - University of South Australia, https://youtu.be/ShO1PGnmtwU?list=UU9oGkwvSJtqryHe5hPqbx3w
12/06/2014	Body heat could be used to charge phones, http://w3.unisa.edu.au/unisanews/2014/June/story8.asp
19/08/2013	UniSA materials scientist picked as Tall Poppy of the Year, http://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/UniSA-materials-scientist-picked-as-Tall-Poppy-of-the-Year/#.VutfYuJ97mE

Research

Research themes

Transforming industries
Transforming societies

Research focus

Materials Engineering
Chemical Sciences
Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Physical Sciences

Highlights

The application of innovative, cutting edge science to new endeavours for the greater community benefit. For example, employing cutting edge science to develop new renewable energy technologies.

The translation of fundamental science into real world devices and applications (for example, the world's first plastic automotive mirror).

Polymer electronics
Organic electronics
Metal alloy optics
Nanocomposites
Advanced Manufacturing

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2018	Rudd, S, Franco-Gonzalez, JF, Kumar Singh, S, Ullah Khan, Z, Crispin, X, Andreasen, JW, Zozoulenko, I & Evans, D 2018, 'Charge transport and structure in semimetallic polymers', Journal of polymer science, part B: polymer physics, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 97-104. Open access 13 11 6
2017	Brooke, R, Cottis, P, Talemi, P, Fabretto, M, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2017, 'Recent advances in the synthesis of conducting polymers from the vapour phase', Progress in materials science, vol. 86, pp. 127-146. 25 19 3
2016	Edberg, J, Iandolo, D, Brooke, R, Liu, X, Musumeci, C, Andreasen, JW, Simon, DT, Evans, D, Engquist, I & Berggren, M 2016, 'Patterning and conductivity modulation of conductive polymers by UV light exposure', Advanced functional materials, vol. 26, no. 38, pp. 6950-6960. Open access 11 10 1
2016	Moser, T, Celma, C, Lebert, A, Charrault, E, Brooke, R, Murphy, PJ, Browne, G, Young, R, Higgs, T & Evans, D 2016, 'Hydrophilic organic electrodes on flexible hydrogels', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 974-982. Open access 10 10 110
2014	Bubnova, O, Khan, ZU, Wang, H, Braun, S, Evans, DR, Fabretto, M, Hojati-Talemi, P, Dagnelund, D, Arlin, J-B, Geerts, YH, Desbief, S, Breiby, DW, Andreasen, JW, Lazzaroni, R, Chen, WM, Zozoulenko, I, Fahlman, M, Murphy, PJ, Berggren, M & Crispin, X 2014, 'Semi-metallic polymers', Nature materials, vol. 13, pp. 190-194. Open access 324 302 73

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2019	Rudd, S, Desroches, P, Switalska, E, Gardner, E, Dalton, M, Buss, P, Charrault, E & Evans, D 2019, 'Relationship between structure/properties of vapour deposited PEDOT and sensitivity to passive nitrate doping', Sensors and Actuators, B, vol. 281, pp. 582-587.
2018	De Anastro, AF, Casado, N, Wang, X, Rehmen, J, Evans, D, Mecerreyes, D, Forsyth, M & Pozo-Gonzalo, C 2018, 'Poly(ionic liquid) iongels for all-solid rechargeable zinc/PEDOT batteries', Electrochimica acta, vol. 278, pp. 271-278. 6
2018	Evans, D 2018, 'A bird's eye view of the synthesis and practical application of conducting polymers', Polymer international, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 351-355. Open access 1 7
2018	James, RA, Stapleton, AJ, Hughes, A, Charrault, E, Zuber, K, Switalska, E, Evans, D, Murphy, P & Llusca, M 2018, 'Metallic adhesive layers for ag-based first surface mirrors', Advanced engineering materials, vol. 20, no. 7, article no. 1800106, pp. 1-7. 1
2018	Rudd, S, Franco-Gonzalez, JF, Kumar Singh, S, Ullah Khan, Z, Crispin, X, Andreasen, JW, Zozoulenko, I & Evans, D 2018, 'Charge transport and structure in semimetallic polymers', Journal of polymer science, part B: polymer physics, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 97-104. Open access 13 11 6
2018	Rudd, S, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2018, 'Diffusion controlled vapour deposition of mixed doped PEDOT', Synthetic metals, vol. 242, pp. 61-66. 1 1 2
2018	Yasin, MN, Brooke, RK, Rudd, S, Chan, A, Chen, W-T, Waterhouse, GI, Evans, D, Rupenthal, ID & Svirskis, D 2018, '3-Dimensionally ordered macroporous PEDOT ion-exchange resins prepared by vapor phase polymerization for triggered drug delivery: fabrication and characterization', Electrochimica Acta, vol. 269,pp. 560-570. 2 2
2018	Zuber, K, Shere, H, Rehmen, J, Wheaton, V, Fabretto, M, Murphy, PJ & Evans, DR 2018, 'Influence of Postsynthesis Heat Treatment on Vapor-Phase-Polymerized Conductive Polymers', ACS Omega, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 12679-12687. Open access
2017	Brooke, R, Cottis, P, Talemi, P, Fabretto, M, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2017, 'Recent advances in the synthesis of conducting polymers from the vapour phase', Progress in materials science, vol. 86, pp. 127-146. 25 19 3
2017	Hora, J, Hall, C, Evans, D & Charrault, E 2017, 'Inorganic thin film deposition and application on organic polymer substrates', Advanced engineering materials, vol. 20, no. 5, article no. 1700868, pp. 1-18. Open access 1 10
2017	Koch, L, Polek, A, Rudd, S & Evans, D 2017, 'Macroscopic electrical wires from vapor deposited poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)', ACS Applied materials & interfaces, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 65-70. Open access 6 5 4
2017	Malti, A, Tu, D, Edberg, J, Sani, N, Rudd, S, Evans, D & Forchheimer, R 2017, 'Electromagnetic devices from conducting polymers', Organic electronics: physics, materials, applications, vol. 50, pp. 304-310. 4 1 4
2017	Markanday, JF, Charrault, E, Evans, D, Zuber, K & Hall, C 2017, 'Chemical seeding via propanol plasma pretreatment for improving adhesion and properties of PECVD siloxane coatings on polymers', Plasma processes and polymers, vol. 14, no. 8, article no. e1600106, pp. 1-12. 1 1 12
2017	Rudd, R, Barthe, C, Zuber, K, Murphy, P, Hall, C, Evans, D & Charrault, E 2017, 'Degradation and gelation during plasma synthesis of nanoparticles in ionic liquids', The journal of physical chemistry C, vol. 121, no. 11, pp. 6349-6356. Open access 1
2017	Rudd, R, Obrusník, A, Zikán, P, Pratt, R, Hall, C, Murphy, P, Evans, D & Charrault, E 2017, 'Manipulation of cluster formation through gas-wall boundary conditions in large area cluster sources', Surface and coatings technology, vol. 314, pp. 125-130. 1 2
2017	Rudd, S, Dalton, M, Buss, P, Treijs, A, Portmann, M, Ktoris, N & Evans, D 2017, 'Selective uptake and sensing of nitrate in poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)', Scientific reports, vol. 7, article no. 16581, pp. 1-6. Open access 2 2 4
2017	Zuber, K, Markanday, JF, Hall, C, Evans, D, Charrault, E & Murphy, P 2017, 'Post-polymerization surface segregation in thin PECVD siloxane films leading to a self-regenerative effect', Plasma processes and polymers, vol. 14, no. 9, article no. e1600233, pp. 1-7. 1 1
2016	Bradley, N, Hora, J, Hall, C, Evans, D, Murphy, PJ & Charrault, E 2016, 'Influence of post-deposition moisture uptake in polycarbonate on thin film's residual stress short term evolution', Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 294, pp. 210-214. Open access 2 1
2016	Brooke, R, Fabretto, M, Krasowska, M, Talemi, P, Pering, S, Murphy, PJ & Evans, D 2016, 'Organic energy devices from ionic liquids and conducting polymers', Journal of materials chemistry C, vol. 4, no. 7, pp. 1550-1556. Open access 6 5
2016	Edberg, J, Iandolo, D, Brooke, R, Liu, X, Musumeci, C, Andreasen, JW, Simon, DT, Evans, D, Engquist, I & Berggren, M 2016, 'Patterning and conductivity modulation of conductive polymers by UV light exposure', Advanced functional materials, vol. 26, no. 38, pp. 6950-6960. Open access 11 10 1
2016	Höflich, A, Bradley, N, Hall, C, Evans, D, Murphy, P & Charrault, E 2016, 'Packing density/surface morphology relationship in thin sputtered chromium films', Surface and Coatings Technology, vol. 291, pp. 291-286. Open access 5 4
2016	Karlsson, C, Nicholas, J, Evans, D, Forsyth, M, Strømme, M, Sjödin, M, Howlett, PC & Pozo-Gonzalo, C 2016, 'Stable deep doping of vapor-phase polymerized poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) / Ionic Liquid Supercapacitors', ChemSusChem, vol 9, no. 16, pp. 2112-2121. Open access 15 16 3
2016	Moser, T, Celma, C, Lebert, A, Charrault, E, Brooke, R, Murphy, PJ, Browne, G, Young, R, Higgs, T & Evans, D 2016, 'Hydrophilic organic electrodes on flexible hydrogels', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 974-982. Open access 10 10 110
2016	Pering, SR, Nicholas, JA, Bayatsarmadi, B, Evans, D, Fabretto, M, Blencowe, A, Murphy, PJ & Talemi, P 2016, 'The effect of block copolymer additives for a highly active polymeric metal-free oxygen reduction electrode', RSC advances, vol. 6, no. 34 pp. 28809-28814. Open access 5 4
2016	Rudd, R, Hall, C, Murphy, PJ, Reece, PJ, Charrault, E & Evans, DR 2016, 'Decoupling the effects of confinement and passivation on semiconductor quantum dots', Physical chemistry chemical physics, vol. 18, no. 29, pp. 19765-19772. Open access 4 6
2016	Stoehr, B, Hall, CJ, Evans, DR & Murphy, PJ 2016, 'Cleaning dirty surfaces: a three-body problem', ACS applied materials and interfaces, vol. 8, no. 28 pp. 18534-18539. Open access
2016	Stoehr, B, McClure, S, Höflich, A, Al, KM, Hall, C, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2016, 'Unusual nature of fingerprints and the implications for easy-to-clean coatings', Langmuir, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 619-625. Open access 4 5 7
2015	Brooke, R, Fabretto, M, Pering, S, Switalska, E, Reeks, L, Evans, D & Murphy, P 2015, 'Diffuse color patterning using blended electrochromic polymers for proof-of-concept adaptive camouflage plaques', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 132, no. 26, pp. 1-7. Open access 7 7
2015	Brooke, R, Fabretto, M, Vucaj, N, Zuber, K, Switalska, E, Reeks, L, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2015, 'Effect of oxidant on the performance of conductive polymer films prepared by vacuum vapor phase polymerization for smart window applications', Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 1-9. Open access 13 8
2015	Caruso, D, Fabretto, R, Field, S, Evans, D, Murphy, P & Hall, C 2015, 'Market evaluation, performance modelling and materials solution addressing short wavelength discomfort glare in rear view automotive mirrors', Translational materials research, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 1-13. Open access 3
2015	Khan, ZU, Bubnova, O, Jafari, MJ, Brooke, R, Liu, X, Gabrielsson, R, Ederth, T, Evans, DR, Andreasen, JW, Fahlman, M & Crispin, X 2015, 'Acido-basic control of the thermoelectric properties of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)tosylate (PEDOT-Tos) thin films', Journal of materials chemistry C, vol. 3, no. 40, pp. 10616-10623. Open access 38 35
2015	Weathers, A, Khan, ZU, Brooke, R, Evans, D, Pettes, MT, Andreasen, JW, Crispin, X & Shi, L 2015, 'Significant electronic thermal transport in the conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)', Advanced materials, vol. 27, no. 12, pp. 2101-2106. Open access 77 71 2
2015	Webb, HK, Notley, SM & Evans, D 2015, 'Observation of electron transfer between bacteria and high conductivity graphene - PEDOT composites', RSC Advances, vol. 5, pp. 45642-45645. 4 4 2
2015	Zuber, K, Evans, DR, McClure, S & Murphy, PJ 2015, 'Mesoporous siloxane films through thermal oxidation of siloxane-carbon nanocomposites', Advanced engineering materials, vol. 17, no. 11, pp. 1547-1555. Open access 2 2
2014	Brooke, R, Evans, D, Hojati-Talemi, P, Murphy, P & Fabretto, M 2014, 'Enhancing the morphology and electrochromic stability of polypyrrole via PEG-PPG-PEG templating in vapour phase polymerisation', European polymer journal, vol. 51, pp. 28-36. Open access 12 14
2014	Brooke, R, Fabretto, M, Hojati-Talemi, P, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2014, 'Evidence for 'bottom up' growth during vapor phase polymerizations of conducting polymers', Polymer, vol. 55, no. 15, pp. 3458-3460. Open access 16 16
2014	Bubnova, O, Khan, ZU, Wang, H, Braun, S, Evans, DR, Fabretto, M, Hojati-Talemi, P, Dagnelund, D, Arlin, J-B, Geerts, YH, Desbief, S, Breiby, DW, Andreasen, JW, Lazzaroni, R, Chen, WM, Zozoulenko, I, Fahlman, M, Murphy, PJ, Berggren, M & Crispin, X 2014, 'Semi-metallic polymers', Nature materials, vol. 13, pp. 190-194. Open access 324 302 73
2014	Cottis, PP, Evans, D, Fabretto, M, Pering, S, Murphy, P & Hojati-Talemi, P 2014, 'Metal-free oxygen reduction electrodes based on thin PEDOT films with high electrocatalytic activity', RSC advances, vol. 4, no. 19, pp. 9819-9824. Open access 21 21
2014	Evans, DR, Tayati, P, An, H, Lam, PK, Craig, VS & Senden, TJ 2014, 'Laser actuation of cantilevers for picometre amplitude dynamic force microscopy', Scientific Reports, vol. 4, article no. 5567, pp. 1-7. Open access 14 13
2014	Fabretto, M, Hall, C, Evans, D, Zuber, K, Switalska, E, Reeks, L, Schmauder, T & Murphy, P 2014, 'Optical coatings for automotive applications: a case study in translating fundamental materials science into commercial reality', Translational Materials Research, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 1-18. Open access
2014	Notley, SM & Evans, DR 2014, 'Aqueous processing of graphene-polymer hybrid thin film nano-composites and gels', Advances in colloid and interface science, vol. 209, pp. 196 - 203. Open access 7 7
2014	Vucaj, N, Quinn, MD, Baechler, C, Notley, SM, Cottis, P, Hojati, TP, Fabretto, M V, Wallace, G, Murphy, PJ & Evans, DR 2014, 'Vapor Phase Synthesis of Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites Incorporating 2D Nanoparticles', Chemistry of materials, vol. 26, no. 14, pp. 4207-4213. Open access 22 21
2014	Walsh, R, Evans, DR & Craig, VS 2014, 'Surface force measurements between titanium dioxide surfaces prepared by atomic layer deposition in electrolyte solutions reveal Non-DLVO intractions: Influence of water and argon plasma cleaning', Langmuir, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 2093-2100. 7 5
2014	Zuber, K, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2014, 'One-step fabrication of nanocomposite thin films of PTFE in SiOx for repelling water', Advanced engineering materials, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 474-482. Open access 7 6
2013	Brooke, R, Evans, D, Dienel, M, Hojati-Talemi, P, Murphy, P & Fabretto, M 2013, 'Inkjet printing and vapor phase polymerization : patterned conductive PEDOT for electronic applications', Journal of materials chemistry C, vol. 1, no. 20, pp. 3353-3358. Open access 35 34 1
2013	Frohlich, K, Hojati-Talemi, P, Bishop, M, Zuber, K, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2013, 'Large area nanostructured arrays: optical properties of metallic nanotubes', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 5 no. 9, pp. 3937-3942. Open access 1 1
2013	Hall, C, Field, S, Zuber, K, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2013, 'Corrosion resistance of robust optical and electrical thin film coatings on polymeric substrates', Corrosion science, vol. 69, pp. 406-411. Open access 10 10
2013	Hojati, TP, Evans, DR & Fabretto, MV 2013, 'Extending the utility of conducting polymers through chemisorption of nucleophiles', Chemistry of materials, vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 1837-1841. Open access 12 10
2013	Hojati-Talemi, P, Bachler, C, Fabretto, M, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2013, 'Ultrathin polymer films for transparent electrode applications prepared by controlled nucleation', ACS applied materials and interfaces, vol. 5, no. 22, pp. 11654-11660. Open access 28 27
2013	Oberli, L, Caruso, D, Hall, C, Fabretto, M, Murphy, PJ & Evans, D 2013, 'Condensation and freezing of droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces', Advances in colloid and interface science, vol. 210, pp. 47-47. Open access 84 74
2013	Zuber, K, Downey, EF, Hall, C, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2013, 'Growth of sputtered nanocomposite alloys on polymeric substrates : the role of the substrate's mechanical hardness', Advanced Engineering Materials, vol. 15, no. 11, pp. 1076-1081. Open access 4 4
2013	Zuber, K, Evans, D & Murphy, P 2013, 'Nanoporous glass films on liquids', ACS applied materials and interfaces, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 507-512. 5 3 1
2012	Evans, D, Fabretto, M, Mueller, M, Zuber, K, Short, R & Murphy, P 2012, 'Structure-directed growth of high conductivity PEDOT from liquid-like oxidant layers during vacuum vapor phase polymerization', Journal of materials chemistry, vol. 22, no. 30, pp. 14889-14895. Open access 49 43 1
2012	Evans, D, Zuber, K & Murphy, P 2012, 'Ultrathin films of co-sputtered CrZrx alloys on polymeric substrates', Surface and coatings technology, vol. 206, no. 18, pp. 3733-3738. Open access 7 9
2012	Evans, D, Zuber, K, Merkens, K & Murphy, P 2012, 'Orbital hybridization, crystal structure and anomalous resistivity of ultrathin CrZr x alloy films on polymeric substrates', Scripta Materialia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 356-359. Open access 3 3
2012	Evans, DR, Mueller, MC, Zuber, K, Hojati, TP, Short, RD, Wallace, G, Murphy, PJ & Fabretto, MV 2012, 'Polymeric material with metal-like conductivity for next generation organic electronic devices', Chemistry of materials, vol. 24, no. 20, pp. 3998-4003. Open access 129 121 1
2012	Mueller, M, Fabretto, M, Evans, D, Hojati-Talemi, P, Gruber, C & Murphy, P 2012, 'Vacuum vapour phase polymerization of high conductivity PEDOT: Role of PEG-PPG-PEG, the origin of water, and choice of oxidant', Polymer, vol. 53, no. 11, pp. 2146-2151. 47 49
2012	Zuber, K, Hall, C, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2012, 'Atomic structure studies of chrome alloy coatings and their abrasion resistance', Surface and coatings technology, vol. 206, no. 17, pp. 3645-3649. Open access 9 10
2012	Zuber, K, Hall, C, Murphy, P & Evans, D 2012, 'Enhanced abrasion resistance of ultrathin reflective coatings on polymeric substrates : an improvement upon glass substrates', Wear, vol. 297, no. 1-2, pp. 986-991. Open access 8 8 3
2012	Zuber, K, Merkens, K, Frohlich, K, Murphy, P, Wong-Leung, J & Evans, D 2012, 'Anderson-like localization in ultrathin nanocomposite alloy films on polymeric substrates', Scripta materialia, vol. 67, no. 10, pp. 866-869. Open access 2 2
2011	Evans, D, Zuber, K, Hall, C, Griesser, HJ & Murphy, P 2011, 'Abrasion resistance of thin film coatings as measured by diffuse optical scattering', Surface and coatings technology, vol. 206, no. 2-3, pp. 312-317. 12 12
2011	Notley, SM, Craig, VS, Fogden, A & Evans, DR 2011, 'Adsorption of dispersants at a polyester resin-alkane interface', Colloids and surfaces A : physicochemical and engineering aspects, vol. 377, no. 1-3, pp. 318-324. 2 2

Research

Patents

Details	Registry	Status
Anti-glare mirrors Caruso, Dean; Hall, Colin James; Evans, Drew Raymond	AU	Filed
Apparatus and method for anion detection and/or measurement Evans, Drew Raymond; Rudd, Sam; Buss, Peter; Dalton, Michael Reginald; Portman, Michael	WO	Filed
Chromium-based reflective coating Evans, Drew Raymond; Zuber, Kamil; Field, Simon David	CN	Granted
Chromium-based reflective coating Evans, Drew Raymond; Zuber, Kamil; Field, Simon David	EP	Filed
Chromium-based reflective coating Evans, Drew Raymond; Zuber, Kamil; Field, Simon David	US	Granted
Chromium-based reflective coating Evans, Drew Raymond; Zuber, Kamil; Field, Simon David	WO	Filed
Coated Polymeric Substrates Evans, Drew Raymond; Zuber, Kamil; Hall, Colin James; Field, Simon David	US	Filed
Reflector coatings and methods for production Evans, Drew Raymond; Hall, Colin; Bishop,Matthew; Murphy, Peter James	WO	Filed
Structure directed vapour phase polymerisation of conductive polymers Fabretto, Rick; Evans, Drew Raymond; Muller, Michael	US	Granted
Structure directed vapour phase polymerisation of conductive polymers Fabretto, Manrico; Evans, Drew Raymond; Muller, Michael	WO	Filed

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

2018 Chair, Early- and Mid-Carrer Research Forum Executive, Australian Academy of Science

2016 BioSA Young Achiever of the Year

2016-onwards Member of the Early- and Mid-Carrer Research Forum Executive, Australian Academy of Science

2015-2018 Member of the South Australian Science Council

2014 Honorary Member - Golden Key Society

2013 SA Tall Poppy of the Year

2012 SA Science Excellence Awards Early Career STEM Professional Award Finalist

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Contamac Ltd	UNITED KINGDOM
Deakin University	AUSTRALIA
Defence Science and Technology Group	AUSTRALIA
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, de Biologie et de Physique	FRANCE
EMPA	SWITZERLAND
ETH Zürich	SWITZERLAND
Free University of Brussels	BELGIUM
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	SWEDEN
Leybold Optics	GERMANY
Linköping University	SWEDEN
Menicon Singapore Pty Ltd	SINGAPORE
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	NORWAY
PlasmaSolve Company	CZECH REPUBLIC
Reutlingen University	GERMANY
RWTH Aachen University	GERMANY
Sentek Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
SMR Automotive Australia Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Swinburne University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH)	SWITZERLAND
Technical University of Denmark	DENMARK
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Auckland	NEW ZEALAND
University of Bath	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Cambridge	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Jena	GERMANY
University of Mons	BELGIUM
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Texas	UNITED STATES
University of Texas at Austin	UNITED STATES
University of the Basque Country (AKA Universidad Del Pais Vasco)	SPAIN
University of Wollongong	AUSTRALIA
Uppsala University	SWEDEN

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Chair, EMCR Forum Executive Australian Academy of Science	2018
Invited presentation BIT's 4th Annual World Congress of Smart Materials, BIT Group Global Ltd, Osaka, Japan	2018
Member American Chemical Society	2018
Member International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists	2018
Member Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network	2018
Member Materials Australia	2018
Member Australian Institute of Company Directors	2018
Member Scientists In School	2018
Plenary Speaker Emerging Technologies CMOS	2018
Plenary Speaker 36th World Ophthalmology Congress, International Council of Ophthalmology, Barcelona, Spain	2018
Council Member Department of State Development, Government of South Australia	2017
Executive Member, Early and Mid Career Researcher Forum Australian Academy of Science	2017
Future Fellowship Australian Research Council (ARC)	2017
Member American Chemical Society	2017
Member International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists	2017
Member Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network	2017
Member Materials Australia	2017
Member Australian Institute of Company Directors	2017
Member Scientists In School	2017
Council Member Department of State Development, Government of South Australia	2016
Executive Member, Early and Mid Career Researcher Forum Australian Academy of Science	2016
Invited presentation Flexible Sensors workshop, MEMS Journal, Inc.	2016
Invited presentation 11th Annual International Electromaterials Science Symposium, ARC Centre of Excellence in Electromaterials Science, Melbourne	2016
Young Achiever Award BioSA	2016
Young Achiever Award for Contribution to SA Industry BioSA	2016
Council Member Department of State Development, Government of South Australia	2015
Invited presentation 227th ECS Meeting, The Electrochemical Society, Chicago, USA	2015
Best Paper Finalist Award AutoCRC Technical Conference	2014
South Australian Tall Poppy Award Australian Institute of Policy and Science	2013
Peoples Choice Award, Advanced Material Research and Expertise Science Excellence Awards	2012

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Thesis title	Student status
Distributed electrical and chemical sensing using optical fibers coated with conductive polymers for biomedical applications	Current
Engineering of vapour deposited conducting polymers on complex substrates	Current
Investigation of conducting polymers for real time sensing applications	Current
Novel catalytic heterostructure for fuel cells based on functional block-copolymers mediated self-assembly	Current
Surface interactions of ultrathin plasma polymer coatings modulated by substrate effects	Current
The first switch dynamic effects in the electrochemical switching of electrochromic materials	Current
Fabrication of quantum dots and investigation of size and matrix material effects on optical properties of quantum dot nanocomposites	Completed
Impact of doping on semi-metallic polymers	Completed
Investigation of interactions between fingerprints, surfaces and cleaning implements	Completed
Organic electrochromic devices for adaptive military camouflage	Completed
Structuring siloxane thin film coatings	Completed
Work function modification of carbon-based materials	Completed

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Associate Professor Drew Evans

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