Dr Melanie MacGregor

Adjunct Associate Research Professor Future Industries Institute

Mawson Lakes Campus (MM2-01D)
tel +61 8 830 23518

email Melanie.MacGregor@unisa.edu.au

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Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Dr Melanie Macgregor is a Santos-UCL Research Fellow at the future Industries Institute.

She was educated in France where she obtained her Master of Chemical Engineer in 2009. She completed her PhD in Minerals and Materials Engineering in the colloid and nanostructure research group of the Ian Wark Research Institute. In 2013, was awarded the Ian Wark Medal for her PhD thesis on dynamic wetting phenomena.

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About me

Dr Melanie Macgregor is a Santos-UCL Research Fellow at the future Industries Institute.

She is a material scientist who explore the effects of surface chemistry and nanoscale topography on the interaction between (bio)materials and their environment. Until January 2014 she worked on the making of smart nanocomposite hydrogels. She then joined the Mawson Institute, where she developed biomaterials and nanocomposites for biomedical applications using both wet chemistry and plasma based methods. Now a member of the FII, Melanie focuses on developing bioengineered platforms capable to guide cell growth and differentiation, and selective cell capture devices for diagnostic purposes.

In this field, she has led since 2014 several externally, internally and industry funded projects as principal chief investigator (Channel 7 Children Research Foundation grant, UniSA Research Theme Investment Scheme project, New adventure fund Project). In 2017, her collaborative research work was further funded through a CRC-P project in partnership with SMR automotive, Flinders Medical center, and Prohealth care, aiming to industrialise biomedical devices for the non invasive diagnosis of bladder cancer.

In 2018, her fundamental work on wetting phenomena at the nanoscale was funded by an ARC discovery project in collaboration with QUT and the Max Plank Institute for Polymer research in Germany.

Melanie is an enthusiastic ambassador of diversity in the STEM sector and reaches out to promote science and STEM career pathways to the younger generations. Her community engagement extends through participation to public events such as Science Alive! or For the love of Science, media interview, social media, and the organisation lab tour and on site visits for schools.

The quality of her research, innovation and science communication have been recognised through several awards, including the 2016 Engineers Australia John A. Brodie Medal for achievement in Chemical Engineering , the 2017 Winnovation awards in the Engineering category, and a 2018 SA Young Tall Poppy Science Award. In 2019, she was also selected to participate to the SuperStar Of STEM program hosted by Sience Technology Australia.

About me

In the media

Date	Title
23/08/2019
20/08/2019	Expert Opinion In Chemistry World article "Subaquatic spiders inspire CO2 reduction catalyst" on wetting of nanostructures , https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/subaquatic-spiders-inspire-co2-reduction-catalyst/3010866.article#/
01/04/2019	https://www.afran.org.au/single-post/2019/04/01/An-inspiring-AFRAN-member-for-diversity-in-the-STEM-sector, https://www.afran.org.au/single-post/2019/04/01/An-inspiring-AFRAN-member-for-diversity-in-the-STEM-sector
11/12/2018	STEM engineer Dr Melanie MacGregor named a ‘superstar’ of science, https://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/2018/stem-engineer-dr-melanie-macgregor-named-a-superstar-of-science/#.XVEE_-szaUk
07/12/2018	Dr Melanie Macgregor- Science and TEchnology Australia Superstar Of STEM, https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/profile/dr-melanie-macgregor/
31/07/2018	Small scale research earns UniSA scientist a Tall Poppy award, https://www.unisa.edu.au/Media-Centre/Releases/2018/Small-scale-research-earns-UniSA-scientist-a-Tall-Poppy-award-/#.XVEHfuszaUk
30/07/2018	Dr Melanie MacGregor AIPS 2018 SA young Tall Poppy Science Awards, https://www.aips.net.au/AIPS-retired/tall-poppies/sa-tall-poppies/past-sa-tall-poppy-winners/2018-south-australian-award-winners/dr-melanie-macgregor/
09/05/2018	Dr Melanie MacGregor cChannel 9 live TV interview with Will McDonald, https://twitter.com/i/status/994116859015254016
16/08/2017	Finding urothelia cancers from urine samples, https://australiascience.tv/episode/finding-urothelia-cancers-from-urine-samples/

Research

Research focus

Chemical Sciences
Engineering
Physical Sciences
Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)
Biomedical Engineering

Research

Outputs

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.

Highlights

Year	Output
2019	Visalakshan, RM, Cavallaro, AA, MacGregor, MN, Lawrence, EP, Koynov, K, Hayball, JD & Vasilev, K 2019, 'Nanotopography-induced unfolding of fibrinogen modulates leukocyte binding and activation', Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 29, no. 14, article no.1807453, pp. 1-12. Open access 35 34 1
2017	MacGregor, MN, Michelmore, A, Safizadeh Shirazi, H, Whittle, J & Vasilev, K 2017, 'Secrets of plasma-deposited polyoxazoline functionality lie in the plasma phase', Chemistry of Materials, vol. 29, no. 19, pp. 8047-8051. Open access 27 23 2
2017	Macgregor-Ramiasa, M, McNicholas, K, Ostrikov, K, Li, J, Michael, M, Gleadle, JM & Vasilev, K 2017, 'A platform for selective immuno-capture of cancer cells from urine', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol.96, pp. 373-380. 50 46
2015	Ramiasa, M, Cavallaro, A, Mierczynska, A, Christo, S, Gleadle, J, Hayball, J & Vasilev, K 2015, 'Plasma polymerised polyoxazoline thin films for biomedical applications', Chemical Communications, vol. 51, pp. 4279-4282. 82 79 7
2013	Ramiasa, M, Ralston, J, Fetzer, R, Sedev, RV, Fopp-Spori, DM, Morhard, C, Pacholski, C & Spatz, JP 2013, 'Contact line motion on nanorough surfaces: a thermally activated process', Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 135, no. 19, pp. 7159-7171. 45 46

Chapters

Year	Output
2016	Macgregor-Ramiasa, M & Vasilev, K 2016, 'Plasma polymer deposition: a versatile tool for stem cell research', in A Tiwari, B Garipcan & L Uzun (eds), Advanced surfaces for stem cell research, 1st ed., John Wiley & Sons, United States, ch. 8, pp. 199-232. Open access 8

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2024	Delcheva, I, Weinfurter, A, Hui, KW, Gheorghiu, A, Tran, TTD, Vasilev, K, Mougel, V, Harmer, SL & MacGregor, MN 2024, 'Hydrophobic coatings with charge permeability via plasma deposition of long-chain perfluorocarbons', ACS Applied Energy Materials, vol. 7, no. 13, pp. 5326-5337.
2024	Hurtado, C, Andreoli, T, Le Brun, AP, MacGregor, M, Darwish, N & Ciampi, S 2024, 'Galinstan liquid metal electrical contacts for monolayer-modified silicon surfaces', Langmuir: The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 201-210. 1
2023	Gheorghiu, A, Chhasatia, R, Delcheva, I, Hui, KW, de Eulate, EA & MacGregor, M 2023, 'Nanoscale steric hindrance guides size-selective adsorption of gold nanoparticles into titanium nanowells', Nano-Structures and Nano-Objects, vol. 34, article no. 100966, pp. 1-10. 2
2023	Pidhatika, B & MacGregor, M 2023, 'Surface "Click" reaction between acetylene-decorated polymeric platform and azide-decorated compounds', Surface Review and Letters, vol. 30, no. 3, article no. 2350016, pp. 1-12.
2022	Chan, KM, Gleadle, JM, O'Callaghan, M, Vasilev, K & MacGregor, M 2022, 'Prostate cancer detection: a systematic review of urinary biosensors', Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 39-46. 17 19
2022	González García, LE, MacGregor, M, Cavallaro, A, Koynov, K & Vasilev, K 2022, 'Plasma polymer barrier layers to control the release kinetics from dissolvable microneedle patches', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 19, no. 12, article no. 2200099. 1 1
2022	González-García, LE, Macgregor, MN, Visalakshan, RM, Lazarian, A, Cavallaro, AA, Morsbach, S, Mierczynska-Vasilev, A, Mailänder, V, Landfester, K & Vasilev, K 2022, 'Nanoparticles surface chemistry influence on protein corona composition and inflammatory responses', Nanomaterials, vol. 12, no. 4, article no. 682, pp. 1-19. Open access 31
2022	Li, T, Peiris, C, Dief, E, MacGregor, M, Ciampi, S & Darwish, N 2022, 'Effect of electric fields on silicon-based monolayers', Langmuir: The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, vol. 38, no. 9, pp. 2986-2992. 8 8
2022	Marsden, H, Basu, S, Striolo, A & MacGregor, M 2022, 'Advances of nanotechnologies for hydraulic fracturing of coal seam gas reservoirs: potential applications and some limitations in Australia', International Journal of Coal Science and Technology, vol. 9, no. 1, article no. 27, pp. 1-18. Open access 37
2021	Alvarez de Eulate, E, Gheorghiu, A, Amoura, C, Whiteley, A, Priest, C & MacGregor, MN 2021, 'Plasma deposited polyoxazoline thin films for the biofunctionalization of electrochemical sensors', Advanced Materials Technologies, vol. 6, no. 8, article no. 2001292, pp. 1-13. Open access 8 6 5
2021	Chan, KM, Gleadle, J, Li, J, Michl, TD, Vasilev, K & MacGregor, M 2021, 'Improving hexaminolevulinate enabled cancer cell detection in liquid biopsy immunosensors', Scientific Reports, vol.11, no. 1, pp. 1-13. Open access 5 5
2021	Chan, KM, Gleadle, JM, Gregory, PA, Phillips, CA, Safizadeh Shirazi, H, Whiteley, A, Li, J, Vasilev, K & Macgregor, M 2021, 'Selective microfluidic capture and detection of prostate cancer cells from urine without digital rectal examination', Cancers, vol.13, no. 21, article no. 5544. Open access 7 7
2021	Gheorghiu, AA, Muguet, I, Chakiris, J, Chan, KM, Priest, C & Macgregor, M 2021, 'Plasma deposited polyoxazoline films integration into spiral microfluidics for the targeted capture of size selected cells', Frontiers in Chemistry, vol. 9, article no. 690781, pp. 1-11. Open access 2 1 2
2021	MacGregor, M, Safizadeh Shirazi, H, Chan, KM, Ostrikov, K, McNicholas, K, Jay, A, Chong, M, Staudacher, AH, Michl, TD, Zhalgasbaikyzy, A, Brown, MP, Kashani, MN, Di Fiore, A, Grochowski, A, Robb, S, Belcher, S, Li, J, Gleadle, JM & Vasilev, K 2021, 'Cancer cell detection device for the diagnosis of bladder cancer from urine', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol. 171, article no. 112699, pp. 1-12. Open access 26 24
2021	Ostrikov, K, Kashani, MN, Vasilev, K & MacGregor, MN 2021, 'Fluid flow dependency in immunoselective cell capture via liquid biopsy', Langmuir: The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, vol. 37, no. 42, pp. 12388-12396. Open access 1 1
2020	Chan, KM, Amoura, C, Whiteley, A, Rouget, J, Safizadeh Shirazi, H, Cavallaro, A, Vasilev, K & MacGregor, M 2020, 'Functional nanothin films plasma-deposited from 2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline for biosensor applications', BioInterphases: An Open Access Journal for the Biomaterials Interface Community, vol. 15, no. 5, article no. 051005. 12 11
2020	Chan, KM, Gleadle, J, Li, J, Vasilev, K & MacGregor, M 2020, 'Shedding light on bladder cancer diagnosis in urine', Diagnostics, vol. 10, no. 6, article no. 383, pp. 1-20. Open access 15 14
2020	Chan, KM, Gleadle, J, Vasilev, K & Macgregor, M 2020, 'Probing hexaminolevulinate mediated PpIX fluorescence in cancer cell suspensions in the presence of chemical adjuvants', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 21, no. 8, article no. 2963, pp. 1-16. Open access 7 7
2020	Shirazi, HS, Chan, KM, Rouget, J, Ostrikov, K, McNicholas, K, Li, J, Butler, L, Gleadle, JM, Vasilev, K & MacGregor, M 2020, 'Plasma enabled devices for the selective capture and photodynamic identification of prostate cancer cells', BioInterphases: An Open Access Journal for the Biomaterials Interface Community, vol. 15, article no. 031002, pp. 1-10. Open access 10 9
2019	Al-Bataineh, SA, Cavallaro, AA, Michelmore, A, Macgregor, MN, Whittle, JD & Vasilev, K 2019, 'Deposition of 2-oxazoline-based plasma polymer coatings using atmospheric pressure helium plasma jet', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol.. 16, no. 10, article no. e1900104, pp. 1-11. Open access 12 12 1
2019	Chan, KM, Vasilev, K, Shirazi, HS, McNicholas, K, Li, J, Gleadle, J & MacGregor, M 2019, 'Biosensor device for the photo-specific detection of immuno-captured bladder cancer cells using hexaminolevulinate: an ex-vivo study', Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, vol. 28, pp. 238-247. 14 13
2019	Gonzalez Garcia, LE, MacGregor, MN, Visalakshan, RM, Ninan, N, Cavallaro, AA, Trinidad, AD, Zhao, Y, Hayball, AJD & Vasilev, K 2019, 'Self-sterilizing antibacterial silver-loaded microneedles', Chemical Communications, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 171-174. 62 65 56
2019	Hopp, I, MacGregor, MN, Doherty, K, Visalakshan, RM, Vasilev, K, Williams, RL & Murray, P 2019, 'Plasma polymer coatings to direct the differentiation of mouse kidney-derived stem cells into podocyte and proximal tubule-like cells', ACS Biomaterial Science and Engineering, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 2834-2845. 4 5
2019	MacGregor, M, Sinha, U, Visalakshan, RM, Cavallaro, A & Vasilev, K 2019, 'Preserving the reactivity of coatings plasma deposited from oxazoline precursors − an in depth study', Plasma Processes and Polymers, vol. 16, no. 2, article no. e1800130, pp. 1-12. Open access 21 19
2019	Macgregor, M & Vasilev, K 2019, 'Perspective on plasma polymers for applied biomaterials nanoengineering and the recent rise of oxazolines', Materials, vol 12, no. 1, article no. 191, pp. 1-18. Open access 54 50
2019	McNicholas, K, MacGregor, MN & Gleadle, JM 2019, 'In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present-why do cancers fluoresce with 5-aminolaevulinic acid?', British Journal of Cancer, pp. 1-9. Open access 48 47
2019	Ostrikov, K, Michl, T, MacGregor, M & Vasilev, K 2019, 'Bladder cancer cell capture: elucidating the effect of sample storage conditions on capturing bladder cancer cells via surface immobilized epcam antibody', ACS Applied Bio Materials, vol. 2, no. 9, pp. 3730-3736. Open access 5 5
2019	Vasilev, K & MacGregor, M 2019, 'Advanced biomedical devices facilitated by plasma deposited polyoxazoline coatings', Biostatistics and Biometrics Open Access Journal, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 1-5. Open access
2019	Visalakshan, RM, Cavallaro, AA, MacGregor, MN, Lawrence, EP, Koynov, K, Hayball, JD & Vasilev, K 2019, 'Nanotopography-induced unfolding of fibrinogen modulates leukocyte binding and activation', Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 29, no. 14, article no.1807453, pp. 1-12. Open access 35 34 1
2018	Taheri, S, Ruiz, JC, Michelmore, A, Macgregor, M, Förch, R, Majewski, P & Vasilev, K 2018, 'Binding of nanoparticles to aminated plasma polymer surfaces is controlled by primary amine density and solution pH', The Journal of Physical Chemistry C: Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter, vol. 122, no. 26, pp. 14986-14995. 8 8
2018	Vasilev, K & Ramiasa-MacGregor, M 2018, 'Nanoengineered plasma polymer films for biomedical applications', Advanced Materials Letter, vol. 9,no. 1, pp. 42-52. Open access
2018	Visalakshan, RM, MacGregor, MN, Cavallaro, AA, Sasidharan, S, Bachhuka, A, Mierczynska-Vasilev, AM, Hayball, JD & Vasilev, K 2018, 'Creating nano-engineered biomaterials with well-defined surface descriptors', ACS Applied Nano Materials, vol.1, no. 8, pp. 2796-2807. 32 30 2
2017	Gonzalez Garcia, LE, MacGregor-Ramiasa, M, Visalakshan, RM & Vasilev, K 2017, 'Protein interactions with nanoengineered polyoxazoline surfaces generated via plasma deposition', Langmuir: The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, vol. 33, no. 29, pp. 7322-7331. Open access 30 26
2017	MacGregor, MN, Michelmore, A, Safizadeh Shirazi, H, Whittle, J & Vasilev, K 2017, 'Secrets of plasma-deposited polyoxazoline functionality lie in the plasma phase', Chemistry of Materials, vol. 29, no. 19, pp. 8047-8051. Open access 27 23 2
2017	MacGregor-Ramiasa, M, Hopp, I, Bachhuka, A, Murray, P & Vasilev, K 2017, 'Surface nanotopography guides kidney-derived stem cell differentiation into podocytes', Acta Biomaterialia, vol. 56, pp. 171-180. 27 26
2017	Macgregor, M, Williams, R, Downes, J & Vasilev, K 2017, 'The role of controlled surface topography and chemistry on mouse embryonic stem cell attachment, growth and self-renewal', Materials, vol. 10, no. 9, article no. 1081 pp. 1-13. Open access 24 22
2017	Macgregor-Ramiasa, M, McNicholas, K, Ostrikov, K, Li, J, Michael, M, Gleadle, JM & Vasilev, K 2017, 'A platform for selective immuno-capture of cancer cells from urine', Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol.96, pp. 373-380. 50 46
2017	Macgregor-Ramiasa, MN & Vasilev, K 2017, 'Questions and answers on the wettability of nano-engineered surfaces', Advanced Materials Interfaces, vol. 4, no. 16, article no. 1700381, pp. 1-24. Open access 77 76
2016	Cavallaro, AA, Macgregor-Ramiasa, MN & Vasilev, K 2016, 'Antibiofouling properties of plasma-deposited oxazoline-based thin films', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 10, pp. 6354-6362. Open access 69 66
2016	Chowdhury, NR, MacGregor-Ramiasa, M, Zilm, P, Majewski, P & Vasilev, K 2016, ''Chocolate' silver nanoparticles: Synthesis, antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 482, pp. 151-158. 81 71
2016	Ostrikov, K, Macgregor-Ramiasa, MN, Cavallaro, A, Ostrikov, K & Vasilev, K 2016, 'Bactericidal effects of plasma-modified surface chemistry of silicon nanograss', Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 49, pp. 1-9. 22 21
2016	Ostrikov, K, Macgregor-Ramiasa, MN, Cavallaro, AA, Jacob, M & Vasilev, K 2016, 'A comparative assessment of nanoparticulate and metallic silver coated dressings', Recent Patents on Materials Science, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 50-57. Open access 3
2016	Ramiasa-MacGregor, M, Mierczynska, A, Sedev, R & Vasilev, K 2016, 'Tuning and predicting the wetting of nanoengineered material surface', Nanoscale, no. 8, pp. 4635-4642. 56 53
2016	Wong, WWH, Rudd, S, Ostrikov, K, Ramiasa-MacGregor, M, Subbiah, J & Vasilev, K 2016, 'Plasma deposition of organic polymer films for solar cell applications', Organic Electronics: Physics Materials Applications, vol. 32, pp. 78-82. Open access 14 13
2015	MacGregor-Ramiasa, M, Abrahamsson, C, Röding, M & Nydén, M 2015, 'Magnetic alignment of nontronite dispersions', Applied Clay Science, vol. 116-117, pp. 167-174. 2 2
2015	Macgregor-Ramiasa, MN, Cavallaro, AA & Vasilev, K 2015, 'Properties and reactivity of polyoxazoline plasma polymer films', Journal of Materials Chemistry B, vol. 3, no. 30, pp. 6327-6337. 69 62
2015	Ramiasa, M, Cavallaro, A, Mierczynska, A, Christo, S, Gleadle, J, Hayball, J & Vasilev, K 2015, 'Plasma polymerised polyoxazoline thin films for biomedical applications', Chemical Communications, vol. 51, pp. 4279-4282. 82 79 7
2013	Ramiasa, M, Ralston, J, Fetzer, R & Sedev, RV 2013, 'The influence of topography on dynamic wetting', Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 206, pp. 275-293. 102 95
2013	Ramiasa, M, Ralston, J, Fetzer, R, Sedev, RV, Fopp-Spori, DM, Morhard, C, Pacholski, C & Spatz, JP 2013, 'Contact line motion on nanorough surfaces: a thermally activated process', Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 135, no. 19, pp. 7159-7171. 45 46
2012	Ramiasa, M, Ralston, J, Fetzer, R & Sedev, R 2012, 'Nanoroughness impact on liquid-liquid displacement', The Journal of Physical Chemistry C: Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter, vol. 116, no. 20, pp. 10934-10943. 21 21
2011	Ramiasa, M, Ralston, J, Fetzer, R & Sedev, R 2011, 'Contact line friction in liquid - liquid displacement on hydrophobic surfaces', The Journal of Physical Chemistry C: Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter, vol. 115, no. 50, pp. 24975-24986. 48 45
2009	Fetzer, R, Ramiasa, M & Ralston, J 2009, 'Dynamics of Liquid-Liquid Displacement', Langmuir: The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, vol. 25, no. 14, pp. 8069-8074. 42 40

Conferences

Year	Output
2016	Macgregor-Ramiasa, M, Cavallaro, A, Visalakshan, R, Gonzalez, L & Vasilev, K 2016, 'Plasma deposited polyoxazoline coatings, a versatile new class of biomaterials', Chemeca conference 2016, Engineers Australia, article no. 3405677, pp. 302-312.
2016	Roy Chowdhury, N, Ramiasa, M, Majewsky, P & Vasilev, K 2016, 'Influence of nanotopography and chemistry on bacterial surface colonisation', Chemeca conference 2016, Engineers Australia, article no. 3404323, pp. 745-755.
2016	Visalakshan, RM, Cavallaro, A, Smith, LE, MacGregor-Ramiasa, M, Hayball, J & Vasilev, K 2016, 'Downstream influences of oxazoline plasma polymerisation conditions on chemical and biological interactions', Chemeca conference 2016, Engineers Australia, article no. 3405675, pp. 840-848.
2014	Ramiasa, M, Locock, K, Abrahamsson, C & Nyden, M 2014, 'Smart polymer-clay composite nanomaterials', 2014 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN), IEEE Press, pp. 50-53.
2010	Ramiasa, M, Fetzer, R & Ralston, J 2010, 'Dynamics of three phase contact line motion in Liquid-Liquid-Solid Systems-Impact of surface roughness', Smarter Processing for the Future, AUSIMM, vol. 4, pp. 2997-3007.

Other outputs

Atlas of Science press release:

“New account of wetting phenomena at the nanoscale” by K. Vasilev and M. Macgregor-Ramiasa,2016

http://atlasofscience.org/new-account-of-wetting-phenomena-at-the-nanoscale/

RACI press release:

"Science Meets Parliament 2017: The RACI experience" by M. Macgregor and M. Sobol,2017

https://www.raci.org.au/raci-news/science-meets-parliament-2017-the-raci-experience

Research

Patents

Details	Registry	Status
Bladder cancer detection device and method Macgregor, Melanie; Vasilev, krasimir; Gleadle, Jonathan; Li, Jordan	AU	Filed
Plasma polymerised oxazoline coatings and uses thereof Vasilev, Krasi; Ramiasa, Melanie; Cavallaro, Alex	AU	Filed
Plasma polymerised oxazoline coatings and uses thereof Cavallaro, Alex Anthony; Macgregor-Ramiasa, Melanie Njarin; Vasilev, Krasimir Atanasov	AU	Filed

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

2019 SuperStar of STEM, Science and technology Australia
2019 Expert opinion featured in Chemistry World article, Nanostructure wetting, Aug 20th 2019
2019 Featured in The Advertiser. Article by Clare Peddie, “Cancer test that eases stress”
2018 South Australian Young Tall Poppy Science Awards
2018 Channel 9 Live TV Interview for “Bladder Cancer Awarness Month”
2018 Chair, Theo Murphy Initiative for Diversity and Industry Engagement
2017 Winnovation Winner, Engineering Category
2017 UniSA Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment Early Career Research Award
2017 Science Meets Parliament - RACI invited delegate experience published in RACI Newsletter
2017 Invited Seminar- School of Chemistry, University of Sydney
2016 John A. Brodie Medal awarded by Engineers Australia
2016 Highly Commended Prize of UniSA Images of research: Engaged Research, Enterprising Researchs, Photography competition. “Healthy Podocytes Sharing with Cancer cells” Image featured on UniSA-wide 2016 Season greeting card.
2014 Conference chair, SA Polymer and Bionanotechnology Symposium

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation	AUSTRALIA
Chalmers University of Technology	SWEDEN
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie, de Biologie et de Physique de Bordeaux	FRANCE
Flinders Medical Centre	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
James Cook University	AUSTRALIA
Max Planck Institut fur Polymerforschung	GERMANY
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems	GERMANY
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research	GERMANY
Max Plank Institute for Polymer Research	GERMANY
Motherson Innovations Australia	AUSTRALIA
Peking University	CHINA
Queensland University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
Shandong University	CHINA
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH)	SWITZERLAND
The Australian Wine Research Institute	AUSTRALIA
The Graduate School of Chemistry, Biology and Physics of Bordeaux (AKA Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, de Biologie et de Physique)	FRANCE
Universitas Gadjah Mada	INDONESIA
University College London	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Bordeaux	FRANCE
University of California, Riverside	UNITED STATES
University of Liverpool	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of Nantes	FRANCE
University Of Oklahoma Norman	UNITED STATES
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Invited Seminar Fringe Lecture Series Flinders University	2019
Public Event Guest panel member The Science Nation	2019
Early Career Researcher Australian Academy of Science	2018
Interview - news segment on bladder Cancer awareness Month Channel 9 Live TV	2018
South Australian Tall Poppy Award Australian Institute of Policy and Science	2018
Superstar of STEM Science and Technology Australia	2018
UCL-Santos Fellowship University College London, Santos and UniSA	2018
Contribution to policy Science Technology Australia	2017
Editor of a prestigious work of reference MDPI Books	2017
Engineering Award Winnovation Awards	2017
Invited Seminar, School of Chemistry Lecture Series University of Sydney	2017
ACS Membership American Chemical Society (ACS)	2016
John A. Brodie Medal Engineers Australia (EA)	2016
ABC Radio Invited Interview ABC Radio	2015
Invited Talk 5th International Symposium of Surface and Interface of Biomaterials (5th ISSIB), Sydney	2015
Invited Talk 24th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (ASBTE), Sydney	2015
Chair South Australian Polymer and Bionanotechnology Symposium, SAPBS14, Royal Australian Chemical Institute	2014
Conference Chair Royal Australia Chemical Institute, South Australian Polymer and Bionanotechnology Symposium	2014
Ian Wark Medal Ian Wark Research Institute	2014
Volunteer for Science Week, RACI Stall Science Alive Event Royal Australian Chemical Institute	2014
Conference Chair Royal Australia Chemical Institute, South Australian Polymer and Bionanotechnology Symposium	2013
Invited Speaker Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Joint Symposium	2013
RACI Chartered Member Royal Australian Chemical Institute	2013
South Australian representative, Polymer Group Royal Australian Chemical institute	2013
Tutor Teach SA Chemistry Program	2012
Best Poster Award 27th Australasian Colloid and Surface Science Student Conference, Adelaide	2010

Other

Chair of the 2016 SA Solomon Lecture featuring Dr Alan English

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Air trapping nanoengineered materials for nitrogen carbon fixation	Current
Non-invasive technology for screening of urothelial cancers	Current
Advancing capabilities of multi-kilowatt off-axis laser metal deposition process for additive manufacturing of stainless steel for industrial applications	Completed
Nano engineered surfaces to control biological response	Completed
Photodynamic diagnosis in immunosensor devices: from bench to clinical trials	Completed
Plasma surface modification for the integrated isolation and electrochemical detection of nano-biomarkers in microchannels	Completed
Surface engineered microneedles for delivery of bioactive compounds	Completed

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Dr Melanie MacGregor

About me

About me

Future Industries Institute

About me

Professional Associations

In the media

Experience

Qualifications

Research

Research focus

Projects

Outputs

Highlights

Chapters

Journal Articles

Conferences

Other outputs

Patents

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Invited Seminar Fringe Lecture Series

Public Event Guest panel member

Early Career Researcher

Interview - news segment on bladder Cancer awareness Month

South Australian Tall Poppy Award

Superstar of STEM

UCL-Santos Fellowship

Contribution to policy

Editor of a prestigious work of reference

Engineering Award

Invited Seminar, School of Chemistry Lecture Series

ACS Membership

John A. Brodie Medal

ABC Radio Invited Interview

Invited Talk

Invited Talk

Chair

Conference Chair

Ian Wark Medal

Volunteer for Science Week, RACI Stall Science Alive Event

Conference Chair

Invited Speaker

RACI Chartered Member

South Australian representative, Polymer Group

Tutor

Best Poster Award

Other

Teaching & student supervision

Courses and programs

Research degree supervision

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