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Associate Professor Drew Evans

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Associate Professor Drew Evans
  • 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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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.

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.

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Professional Associations

  • American Chemical Society,
  • International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists,
  • Australian Research Council's Nanotechnology Network,
  • Materials Australia,
  • Australian Institute of Company Directors
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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

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Experience

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy The Australian National University

  • Bachelor of Science The Australian National University

Work history

  • 2006-2010 Research Laboratories of Australia, Adelaide, Australia
  • 2010-2015 Mawson Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
  • 2015- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia  
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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

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Projects

Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

  • Revolution by evolution - new conducting polymer materials, ARC - Future Fellowship, 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2020

  • Taming light and electrons in optical fibres, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2019

  • Passive nitrate sensor using capacitive sensing and conducting polymers, Sentek Pty Ltd, 01/11/2016 - 15/05/2018

  • 3-203 Next Generation Automotive Coatings, CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology Ltd, 01/08/2012 - 31/12/2017

  • 3-140 Auto CRC Automotive Transformation: Materials Science Innovation in Heliostat Design and manufacture, CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology Ltd, 01/09/2015 - 30/06/2017

  • 3-144 Lightweight, Large Format, Thermal Management Windows for the Automotive Industry, CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology Ltd, 04/04/2016 - 31/05/2017

  • 3-111 - lightweight plastic glazing for the automotive industry, CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology Ltd, 28/03/2013 - 31/01/2016

  • Improving Minerals Extraction Processes, Innovation Voucher Program (DSD), 24/07/2014 - 30/04/2015

  • Innovation voucher programs, Innovation Voucher Program (DSD), 21/06/2013 - 31/12/2014

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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.

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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.

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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
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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

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Structure directed vapour phase polymerisation of conductive polymers

Fabretto, Manrico; Evans, Drew Raymond; Muller, Michael

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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

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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
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Chair, EMCR Forum Executive

Australian Academy of Science

2018

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BIT's 4th Annual World Congress of Smart Materials, BIT Group Global Ltd, Osaka, Japan

2018

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American Chemical Society

2018

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International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists

2018

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Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network

2018

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Materials Australia

2018

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Australian Institute of Company Directors

2018

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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

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American Chemical Society

2017

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International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists

2017

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Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network

2017

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Materials Australia

2017

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Australian Institute of Company Directors

2017

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Scientists In School

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Department of State Development, Government of South Australia

2016

Executive Member, Early and Mid Career Researcher Forum

Australian Academy of Science

2016

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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

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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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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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