Dr Sam Rudd is a SIEF Ross Metcalf STEM+ Business Fellow in Future Industries Institute (FII) at the University of South Australia (UniSA). He is a Chemical Engineer and Materials Scientist working at the interface of materials science, manufacturing and innovation, specialising in translating world class scientific research on conducting polymers into commercially successful products.
Dr Rudd is the recipient of the prestigious Prime Super Agricultural Innovation Award in 2019, for the significance of his research finding in agriculture. He is the joint recipient of the Ralston Medal of Excellence in Physical Chemistry in 2019, and was also awarded the Norton Jackson Material Science and... Read more
About me
Dr Sam Rudd is a SIEF Ross Metcalf STEM+ Business Fellow in Future Industries Institute (FII) at the University of South Australia (UniSA). He is a Chemical Engineer and Materials Scientist working at the interface of materials science, manufacturing and innovation, specialising in translating world class scientific research on conducting polymers into commercially successful products.
Dr Rudd is the recipient of the prestigious Prime Super Agricultural Innovation Award in 2019, for the significance of his research finding in agriculture. He is the joint recipient of the Ralston Medal of Excellence in Physical Chemistry in 2019, and was also awarded the Norton Jackson Material Science and Engineering Medal for linking fundamental research with industry application in 2018. He is a co-inventor on a joint patent with Sentek Sensor Technologies Pty Ltd for the next generation of agricultural sensors using conducting polymers.
He has received his PhD in the field of Materials Science, Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing from the University of South Australia, and his research interests are advanced manufacturing, organic electronics, material science, conducting polymers, sensor and agriculture. These research interests have yielded several publications in high quality journals. As external evidence of his research excellence, one of his first-author publications was highlighted as one of the most downloaded and top cited papers in recent publishing history (2016-2018) in the Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics.
Prior to postgraduate study, Dr Rudd has worked as Associate Production Manager and a professional Chemical Engineer at “Moshkfam Fars Chemical Industry, Crop Protection and Pesticide Production Complex”.
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 11/11/2019 |
Researcher recognised for major agricultural innovation, https://www.unisa.edu.au/unisanews/2019/november/story6/#Researcher_recognised |
| 01/11/2019 |
2019 Prime Super Agricultural Innovation Award, https://www.facebook.com/SACAAwards/videos/534515793784205/ |
| 14/09/2019 |
invention of the Iranian scientist to help Australian farmers, https://www.sbs.com.au/language/persian/audio/invention-of-the-iranian-scientist-to-help-australian-farmers |
| 28/05/2019 |
Medal recognises innovation with real-world possibilities, https://www.unisa.edu.au/unisanews/2019/may/story6/#Medal_recognises |
| 02/10/2018 |
A chemical bond to last a lifetime, http://w3.unisa.edu.au/unisanews/2018/October/story7.asp |
| 21/09/2018 |
Perfect chemistry leads to matching PhDs, https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/perfect-chemistry-leads-to-matching-phds/news-story/aeb7d410cfe0c0f53797163079a5d038 |
| 01/02/2018 |
SCOPE TV: Intuitive Sensors, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciw5h2gE1XY&t=49s |
| 15/06/2017 |
Organic Electrical Wires, https://fii.unisa.edu.au/newsroom/organic-electrical-wires/ |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Master of Engineering (Mechanical and Manufacturing) University of South Australia
2008-2011 Associate Production Manager - Moshkfam Fars Chemical CO (MFC), Crops Protection & Pesticides Production Complex
Applying academic research and cutting edge science to address real-world challenges.
- Conducting Polymers
- Thin Film Coating
- Organic Electronics
- Flexible Electronics
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Materials Science
- Sensors
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
4
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| 2018 |
Open access
23
20
12
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| 2018 |
2
2
2
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| 2017 |
Open access
4
4
4
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| 2017 |
Open access
5
3
4
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
4
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| 2019 |
Open access
2
|
| 2018 |
Open access
23
20
12
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| 2018 |
2
2
2
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| 2018 |
Open access
9
4
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| 2017 |
Open access
10
10
4
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| 2017 |
Open access
4
4
4
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| 2017 |
Open access
5
3
4
|
| 2016 |
Open access
7
6
1
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| 2014 |
22
21
2
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Research
Applying academic research and cutting edge science to address real-world challenges.
- Conducting Polymers
- Thin Film Coating
- Organic Electronics
- Flexible Electronics
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Materials Science
- Sensors
Research
| Details | Registry | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Apparatus and method for anion detection and/or measurement Buss, Peter; Dalton, Michael Reginald; Evans, Drew Raymond; Portman, Michael; Rudd, Sam |
Australia | Granted |
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Apparatus and method for anion detection and/or measurement Evans, Drew Raymond; Rudd, Sam; Buss, Peter; Dalton, Michael Reginald; Portman, Michael |
Europe | Filed |
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Apparatus and method for anion detection and/or measurement Evans, Drew Raymond; Rudd, Sam; Buss, Peter; Dalton, Michael Reginald; Portman, Michael |
US | Filed |
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Apparatus and method for anion detection and/or measurement Evans, Drew Raymond; Rudd, Sam; Buss, Peter; Dalton, Michael Reginald; Portman, Michael |
WO | Filed |
2020 SIEF Ross Metcalf STEM+ Business Fellowship
2019 Ralston Medal of Excellence in Physical Chemistry
2019 Prime Super Agricultural Innovation Award
2018 Norton Jackson Material Science and Engineering Medal
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| KTH Royal Institute of Technology | SWEDEN |
| Linköping University | SWEDEN |
| Sentek Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
| Technical University of Denmark | DENMARK |
| University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
SIEF Ross Metcalf STEM+ Business Fellowship RecipientScience and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF) |
2020 |
2019 Prime Super Agricultural Innovation AwardAwards Australia - The South Australian Community Achievement Awards |
2019 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Engineering of vapour deposited conducting polymers on complex substrates | Current |
| Interactions and characterization of conducting polymer thin films with biomaterials. | Current |
| The first switch dynamic effects in the electrochemical switching of electrochromic materials | Current |
