I'm the co-leader (along with Marta Krasowska) of the Surface Interactions and Soft Matter (SISM) Group at the Future Industries Institute at UniSA. Our science falls into 3 main areas of fundamental chemistry: (i) bubble and droplet interfaces; (ii) polymer layers at interfaces; and (iii) ionic liquids at interfaces. These areas of chemistry are essential for the understanding and development of applications such as: (i) mineral processing; (ii) lubrication; (iii) food texture and stability; and (iv) nanomedicine and biomaterials. We pursue novel science in these application areas in partnership with the Australian Federal and South Australian State Governments, national and international industry, and our colleagues and collaborators at... Read more
About me
I'm the co-leader (along with Marta Krasowska) of the Surface Interactions and Soft Matter (SISM) Group at the Future Industries Institute at UniSA. Our science falls into 3 main areas of fundamental chemistry: (i) bubble and droplet interfaces; (ii) polymer layers at interfaces; and (iii) ionic liquids at interfaces. These areas of chemistry are essential for the understanding and development of applications such as: (i) mineral processing; (ii) lubrication; (iii) food texture and stability; and (iv) nanomedicine and biomaterials. We pursue novel science in these application areas in partnership with the Australian Federal and South Australian State Governments, national and international industry, and our colleagues and collaborators at UniSA and other universities in Australia and overseas.
About me
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Edinburgh
Bachelor of Science (Honours) University of Edinburgh
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
S28: Development of bio-polymer and RAFT reagents for selective separation of specific minerals, ARC - Centre of Excellence, 01/07/2023 - 31/12/2028
S12: Air bubble interactions with oil modified composite mineral surfaces, ARC - Centre of Excellence, 01/07/2023 - 31/12/2028
S30: Polymers with Switchable Adsorbed Layer Properties for Selective Separation of Minerals, ARC - Centre of Excellence, 01/07/2023 - 31/12/2028
ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals, ARC - Centre of Excellence, 01/01/2020 - 31/12/2028
Unlocking complex resources through lean processing, SA Dept of Innovation and Skills (formerly DSD), 01/06/2018 - 31/08/2024
Unlocking complex resources through lean processing, BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd, 01/06/2018 - 31/08/2024
ARC Training Centre for Integrated Operations for Complex Resources, ARC - Industrial Transformation Training Centres, 27/08/2020 - 26/08/2024
AAS - Portable Healthcare: High-Value Micro/Nano-Scale Structures and Coating for Mass Production of Biomedical Devices, Australian Academy of Science, 01/11/2017 - 28/02/2022
The role of fat crystal wettability in altering dairy emulsion properties (Industry Partner), Fonterra Research and Development, 21/09/2016 - 13/08/2020
The role of fat crystal wettability in altering dairy emulsion properties, ARC - Linkage Project, 20/09/2016 - 13/08/2020
Joint Research Centre for in-line chemical and mineral sensing for sustainable mineral processing, Australia-China Science & Research Fund, 14/07/2016 - 30/06/2020
Clean label interfacial stabilisers for manufactured food products, International Research Grants Program (DSD), 01/06/2015 - 30/06/2018
Biopolymer films for enhanced wound management, Wound Management Innovation CRC, 16/02/2015 - 31/03/2018
Designing interactions across interfaces in ionic liquids, University of Geneva, 01/01/2012 - 30/06/2016
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
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| 2014 |
6
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| 2014 |
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
1
1
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
Open access
3
2
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| 2024 |
Open access
6
5
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| 2024 |
2
2
1
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
3
3
8
|
| 2023 |
Open access
4
3
|
| 2023 |
Open access
4
4
3
|
| 2022 |
Open access
9
|
| 2022 |
Open access
8
8
5
|
| 2022 |
Open access
16
14
1
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| 2022 |
Open access
9
8
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| 2021 |
Open access
13
12
2
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| 2021 |
Open access
8
9
2
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| 2021 |
Open access
5
5
8
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| 2021 |
Open access
4
4
4
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| 2021 |
Open access
2
2
4
|
| 2021 |
Open access
36
35
4
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| 2020 |
Open access
10
7
1
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| 2020 |
Open access
16
16
1
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| 2019 |
Open access
14
14
5
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| 2019 |
Open access
7
7
2
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| 2019 |
2
1
5
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| 2019 |
Open access
55
51
5
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| 2019 |
Open access
13
11
6
|
| 2019 |
29
26
4
|
| 2019 |
Open access
34
42
7
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| 2019 |
11
8
8
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| 2019 |
Open access
17
18
6
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| 2018 |
27
26
4
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| 2018 |
40
39
6
|
| 2018 |
Open access
8
8
9
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| 2018 |
26
25
7
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| 2018 |
17
14
5
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| 2018 |
4
4
2
|
| 2018 |
Open access
8
7
|
| 2018 |
Open access
19
18
7
|
| 2018 |
Open access
20
19
2
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| 2018 |
21
20
3
|
| 2018 |
3
3
11
|
| 2017 |
18
15
5
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| 2017 |
18
17
4
|
| 2017 |
Open access
7
5
|
| 2017 |
Open access
16
16
3
|
| 2016 |
116
111
2
|
| 2015 |
29
30
4
|
| 2015 |
36
35
13
|
| 2015 |
36
33
9
|
| 2015 |
Open access
16
14
1
|
| 2014 |
34
33
5
|
| 2014 |
54
52
1
|
| 2014 |
48
44
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| 2014 |
9
9
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| 2014 |
10
10
2
|
| 2014 |
24
22
5
|
| 2013 |
47
45
|
| 2013 |
4
30
|
| 2013 |
39
38
|
| 2012 |
11
8
|
| 2012 |
79
69
|
| 2012 |
31
29
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| 2011 |
Open access
20
18
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| 2011 |
17
13
|
| 2011 |
4
4
|
| 2011 |
49
45
|
| 2010 |
31
27
|
| 2010 |
100
97
|
| 2010 |
92
83
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| 2010 |
34
31
|
| 2010 |
76
74
|
| 2010 |
61
57
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| 2010 |
20
20
|
| 2010 |
55
48
|
| 2010 |
39
38
|
| 2010 |
12
11
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| 2009 |
31
29
|
| 2009 |
50
43
|
| 2009 |
32
28
|
| 2009 |
24
19
|
| 2009 |
19
18
|
| 2009 |
41
40
|
| 2009 |
361
337
|
| 2008 |
69
67
|
| 2008 |
68
64
|
| 2008 |
141
128
|
| 2008 |
45
39
|
| 2008 |
46
45
|
| 2008 |
85
77
|
| 2008 |
29
28
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2014 |
5
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| 2010 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2008 |
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| 2008 |
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Research
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| AMIRA International Limited | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian Synchrotron | AUSTRALIA |
| CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories | CANADA |
| Central South University | CHINA |
| Chinese Academy of Sciences | CHINA |
| Chuulangun Aboriginal Corporation | AUSTRALIA |
| CP Kelco Oy | FINLAND |
| CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
| Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) | NETHERLANDS |
| Ecole Polytechnique | FRANCE |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Fonterra (New Zealand) | NEW ZEALAND |
| Fonterra Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Institute of Fundamental Technological Polish Academy of Sciences | POLAND |
| Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias | URUGUAY |
| Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry PAS | POLAND |
| KTH Royal Institute of Technology | SWEDEN |
| Lafayette College | UNITED STATES |
| Magotteaux Australia Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
| Marinova Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
| Massey University | NEW ZEALAND |
| Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces | GERMANY |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| National Synchrotron Radiation Research Centre | TAIWAN |
| National Synchrotron Radiation Research Centre (NSSRC) | TAIWAN |
| Polish Academy of Sciences | POLAND |
| Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) | SWITZERLAND |
| Technical University of Darmstadt | GERMANY |
| The University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Alberta | CANADA |
| University of Bristol | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Cagliari | ITALY |
| University of Copenhagen | DENMARK |
| University of Delaware | UNITED STATES |
| University of Geneva | SWITZERLAND |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Montana | UNITED STATES |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Otago | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Pennsylvania | UNITED STATES |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Vigo | SPAIN |
| University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Zurich | SWITZERLAND |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | UNITED STATES |
| Western University | CANADA |
| Wrocław University of Science and Technology | POLAND |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
ChairDivision of Interfaces, Colloids, and Nanomaterials of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute |
2017 |
MemberRoyal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom |
2017 |
ChairDivision of Interfaces, Colloids, and Nanomaterials, Royal Australian Chemical Institute |
2016 |
MemberAcademy of Social Science, United Kingdom |
2016 |
Member and Chartered ChemistRoyal Australian Chemical Institute |
2016 |
Finalist, New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage Eureka Prize for Environmental ResearchAustralian Museum |
2015 |
Future FellowshipAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2011 |
Future FellowshipAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2010 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 106660- Wetting, spreading, and adhesion of oils on composite mineral surfaces | Current |
| 106817 -Application of synthetic and biopolymers in selective recovery of minerals | Current |
| 108311-Ultrathin ionic liquid films on surfaces | Current |
| 110508 - Interfacial crystallization of lipids in food formulations | Current |
| Development of bio-polymer collectors and depressants for selective mineral flotation | Current |
| Fingerprinting ore types and blends by fusing hyper-spectral and other sensors using assisted machine learning | Current |
| Integration of in-stream and particle size measurements in flotation | Current |
| Sensing metal ions with polyelectrolyte multilayer films | Current |
| Advanced synchrotron spectroscopy studies of homogenous and heterogeneous metal sulfide surface chemistry | Completed |
| An infrared spectroscopic study of fucoidan/chitosan polyelectrolyte multilayers for biomedical applications | Completed |
| Atomic force microscopy and spectroscopic studies of crosslinking induced changes in the extracellular matrix that influence nanomechanical properties | Completed |
| Droplet-surface collisions of relevance for flotation of composite particles | Completed |
| Environmentally benign depressant for selective separation of minerals | Completed |
| Fluidised-bed flotation of coarse sulphide minerals: factors influencing value recovery | Completed |
| Formation and characterisation of fucoidan-based polyelectrolyte multilayers for applications in biomaterials | Completed |
| Free gold recovery - effects of gold composition and surface chemistry on flotation and collector adsorption properties | Completed |
| How do ionic liquids interact with and wet surfaces | Completed |
| Hydrodynamic boundary conditions at fluid-liquid interfaces: from fundamentals to application | Completed |
| Interfacial crystallisation of lipids at isolated oil-water interfaces studied with x-ray scattering and tensiometry | Completed |
| Metal organic framework based optical fibre sensor for Fe3+ concentration measurements | Completed |
| Pickering emulsion formation with hydrophilic silica nanoparticles | Completed |
| Polyelectrolyte complexes for water decontamination and oil-repellent coatings | Completed |
| Polymer adsorption on hydrophobic minerals | Completed |
| Probing the adsorption of polymer depressants on hydrophobic surfaces using the quartz crystal microbalance | Completed |
| Stimuli-responsive polymer coated nanoparticles with controlled interparticle interactions | Completed |
| Stimulus responsive flocs formation, interfacial chemistry and water minimization in dewatering of talc suspensions | Completed |
| Towards multilayered emulsion applications: polyelectrolyte multilayers at interfaces | Completed |
