Dr Drew Evans is a Professor and Professorial Lead within the Future Industries Institute at the University of South Australia, with expertise in thin film coatings for commercial applications. His work focusses on enhancing the performance and manufacturability of materials for application in industry. He is a former Future Fellow - Australian Research Council ("Revolution through evolution - new conducting polymer materials" 2017 - 2020).
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... Read more
About me
Dr Drew Evans is a Professor and Professorial Lead within the Future Industries Institute at the University of South Australia, with expertise in thin film coatings for commercial applications. His work focusses on enhancing the performance and manufacturability of materials for application in industry. He is a former Future Fellow - Australian Research Council ("Revolution through evolution - new conducting polymer materials" 2017 - 2020).
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&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&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. After the commercialisation in 2012, Drew and the team engaged with SMR on a range of Next Generation Automotive Coatings through the Automotive Australia 2020 CRC. In 2019, this led to the commercialisation of new decorative products for the interior of vehicles - first integrated into a (confidential) UK supercar brand.
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.
Drew is leading efforts to engage a diverse range of industry partners with new conducting polymer technology. This includes a partnership (since 2016) with Sentek Pty Ltd developing new sensor technology for agriculture. Beyond this, the conducting polymer tech is being explored for use in new energy storage devices - through the ARC training centre for future energy storage technology (storEnergy, 2019-2024) and the French-Australia international research network for energy stroage (2019 onwards). Extending into novel energy devices with EntX Limited and their GenX technology (2020 onwards), GenT technology (2021 onwards), and underlying purification technology (2022 onwards).
To date Drew has secured over $21M in research funding since 2011, for both fundamental and applied studies in the materials science field. He has supervised over 70 international intern students from leading universities (ETH, Bath, Aachen, etc), 10 PhD students to completion, and is currently involved in supervising 5 full time PhD and 2 Masters students.
As a result of his research achievements, he was awarded the 2013 SA Tall Poppy of the Year prize and the 2019 Ralston Medal for Excellence in Physical Chemistry. In 2022 Drew was part of the SIGWater project in the SmartSatCRC that was awarded the Environment and Sustainability prize at the Asia-Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards. Following on from this, he was a member of the South Australian Science Council upon invitation from SA's Chief Scientist from 2014 - 2018. 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 (2018 chair, 2019 deputy chair). In 2019, Drew was invited to the Australian Academy of Science's National Committee for Materials Science and Engineering. He is a current member of the executive for the Australian Materials Research Society.
Drew’s experience and expertise demonstrates his passion for conducting cutting edge fundamental science for the development of high-tech products and advanced materials in partnership with industry. This passion includes engaging the wider community on aspects of materials science and manufacturing through several UniSA supported teaching initiatives, as well as public lectures and online forums (including The Conversation).
About me
About me
Date | Title |
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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, https://www.unisa.edu.au/siteassets/unisanews/archive-pdfs/2014/unisanews-june-2014.pdf#page=31 |
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 |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The Australian National University
Bachelor of Science The Australian National University
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).
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
IND: ARC Training Centre for Future Energy Technologies, Sentek Pty Ltd, 01/01/2019 - 05/05/2025
ARC Training Centre for Future Energy Technologies, ARC - Industrial Transformation Training Centres, 01/01/2019 - 05/05/2025
Investigating Additive manufacturing for Space Propulsion, Neumann Space Pty Ltd, 21/05/2024 - 14/06/2024
Organic Electronics in Agricultural Sensing - Sentek, Sentek Pty Ltd, 06/06/2020 - 27/01/2023
Revolution by evolution - new conducting polymer materials, ARC - Future Fellowship, 01/01/2017 - 30/06/2021
Gov - Active Beta-voltaic device demonstration, DISER-Innovation Connections Grant, 09/09/2020 - 08/03/2021
Taming light and electrons in optical fibres, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2017 - 30/06/2020
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
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.
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2018 |
Open access
59
55
12
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2017 |
Open access
122
110
2
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2016 |
Open access
37
36
1
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2016 |
Open access
24
23
108
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2014 |
Open access
738
700
86
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Year | Output |
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2024 |
4
4
1
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2024 |
2
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2024 |
Open access
1
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2024 |
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2023 |
Open access
5
5
2
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2023 |
Open access
1
1
1
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2023 |
3
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2023 |
Open access
2
5
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2022 |
Evans, D 2022, 'Understanding PEDOT doped with Tosylate', Chemical Communications, online, pp. 1-8.
Open access
14
14
2
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2022 |
Open access
7
7
4
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2022 |
Open access
12
12
4
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2021 |
Open access
13
15
2
|
2021 |
Open access
4
6
3
|
2021 |
Open access
7
6
2
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2020 |
Evans, D 2020, 'The switch is on', Nature Nanotechnology, vol. 15, pp. 7.
Open access
4
3
7
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2020 |
Open access
5
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2020 |
Open access
6
6
5
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2020 |
Open access
18
20
6
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2020 |
Open access
5
5
1
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2019 |
Open access
3
3
2
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2019 |
Open access
7
7
3
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2019 |
Open access
11
10
5
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2019 |
Open access
2
2
1
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2019 |
Open access
10
10
4
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2019 |
Open access
9
|
2019 |
Open access
5
5
2
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2019 |
Open access
6
5
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2018 |
Open access
52
50
5
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2018 |
Open access
9
9
9
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2018 |
Open access
13
13
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2018 |
Open access
59
55
12
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2018 |
6
6
2
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2018 |
Open access
20
18
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2018 |
Open access
13
11
4
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2017 |
Open access
122
110
2
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2017 |
Open access
36
34
10
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2017 |
Open access
13
13
4
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2017 |
Open access
7
6
4
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2017 |
4
3
12
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2017 |
Open access
2
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2017 |
Open access
8
9
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2017 |
Open access
21
17
11
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2017 |
8
8
|
2016 |
Open access
9
10
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2016 |
Open access
17
16
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2016 |
Open access
37
36
1
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2016 |
Open access
9
9
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2016 |
Open access
30
31
2
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2016 |
Open access
24
23
108
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2016 |
Open access
9
9
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2016 |
Open access
4
6
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2016 |
Open access
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2016 |
Open access
13
11
7
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2015 |
Open access
19
20
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2015 |
Open access
23
17
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2015 |
Open access
5
|
2015 |
Open access
148
138
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2015 |
Open access
191
177
2
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2015 |
10
7
2
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2015 |
Open access
2
5
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2014 |
Open access
18
19
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2014 |
Open access
32
32
3
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2014 |
Open access
738
700
86
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2014 |
Open access
36
37
3
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2014 |
Open access
29
26
4
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2014 |
Open access
7
1
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2014 |
Open access
10
9
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2014 |
Open access
30
24
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2014 |
11
9
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2014 |
Open access
13
12
6
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2013 |
Open access
57
55
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2013 |
Open access
1
1
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2013 |
Open access
15
15
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2013 |
Open access
18
16
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2013 |
Open access
46
47
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2013 |
Open access
253
224
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2013 |
Open access
5
5
|
2013 |
7
7
|
2012 |
Open access
89
85
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2012 |
Open access
9
10
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2012 |
Open access
3
3
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2012 |
Open access
222
210
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2012 |
88
87
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2012 |
Open access
9
10
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2012 |
Open access
11
11
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2012 |
Open access
2
2
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2011 |
14
14
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2011 |
3
3
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2020 |
1
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2019 |
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Research
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).
Research
Details | Registry | Status |
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Caruso, Dean; Hall, Colin James; Evans, Drew Raymond |
AU | Filed |
Apparatus and method for anion detection and/or measurement Buss, Peter; Dalton, Michael Reginald; Evans, Drew Raymond; Portman, Michael; Rudd, Sam |
Australia | Granted |
Apparatus and method for anion detection and/or measurement Evans, Drew Raymond; Rudd, Sam; Buss, Peter; Dalton, Michael Reginald; Portman, Michael |
Europe | Filed |
Apparatus and method for anion detection and/or measurement Evans, Drew Raymond; Rudd, Sam; Buss, Peter; Dalton, Michael Reginald; Portman, Michael |
US | 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; Hall, Colin James; 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 |
Evans, Drew Raymond; Zuber, Kamil; Hall, Colin James; Field, Simon David |
US | Filed |
Light efficiency methods for HTL systems Nicholson, James; Koehne, Shane; Evans, Drew Raymond; Hall, Colin James; Zuber, Kamil; Edwards, Scott; Belcher, Simon |
United States | Filed |
Light efficiency methods for vehicular HTL systems Nicholson, James; Koehne, Shane; Evans, Drew Raymond; Hall, Colin James; Zuber, Kamil; Edwards, Scott; Belcher, Simon; Chapman-Winter, Matthew |
United States | Granted |
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 |
2019-onwards Member, Australian Academy of Science's National Committee for Materials Science and Engineering
2019 Deputy Chair, Early- and Mid-Carrer Research Forum Executive, Australian Academy of Science
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
Organisation | Country |
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Airbridge | AUSTRALIA |
Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
Chalmers University of Technology | SWEDEN |
Contamac Ltd | UNITED KINGDOM |
CSI Instruments | FRANCE |
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
Defence Science and Technology Group | AUSTRALIA |
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, de Biologie et de Physique | FRANCE |
Electro.Aero | AUSTRALIA |
EMPA | SWITZERLAND |
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad | IRAN |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Free University of Brussels | BELGIUM |
KTH Royal Institute of Technology | SWEDEN |
Leybold Optics | GERMANY |
Linköping University | SWEDEN |
LinkÓ§ping University | SWEDEN |
Lund University | SWEDEN |
Lunds University | SWEDEN |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Nantes Université | FRANCE |
Norwegian University of Science and Technology | NORWAY |
PlasmaSolve | CZECH REPUBLIC |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
Reutlingen University | GERMANY |
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden | SWEDEN |
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 |
The University of Texas at Austin | UNITED STATES |
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 the Basque Country | SPAIN |
University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
Uppsala University | SWEDEN |
Women's and Children's Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Editorial Advisory BoardSynthetic Metals |
2022 |
Editorial Advisory BoardDiscovery Materials |
2022 |
Executive MemberAustralian Materials Research Society |
2022 |
MemberAustralian Institute of Company Directors |
2022 |
MemberAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) |
2022 |
MemberMaterials Australia |
2022 |
Member of National Committee for Materials Science and EngineeringAustralian Academy of Science |
2022 |
Editorial Advisory BoardSynthetic Metals |
2021 |
Editorial Advisory BoardDiscovery Materials |
2021 |
Executive MemberAustralian Materials Research Society |
2021 |
MemberMaterials Australia |
2021 |
MemberAustralian Institute of Company Directors |
2021 |
MemberAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) |
2021 |
Member of National Committee for Materials Science and EngineeringAustralian Academy of Science |
2021 |
Editorial Advisory BoardDiscovery Materials |
2020 |
MemberMaterials Australia |
2020 |
MemberAustralian Institute of Company Directors |
2020 |
MemberAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) |
2020 |
Member of National Committee for Materials Science and EngineeringAustralian Academy of Science |
2020 |
Member, National Committee for Materials Science and EngineeringAustralian Academy of Science |
2020 |
Deputy Chair, Early and Mid Career Researcher ForumAustralian Academy of Science |
2019 |
MemberAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) |
2019 |
MemberMaterials Australia |
2019 |
MemberAustralian Institute of Company Directors |
2019 |
Member, National Committee for Materials Science and EngineeringAustralian Academy of Science |
2019 |
Chair, EMCR Forum ExecutiveAustralian Academy of Science |
2018 |
Invited PresentationBIT's 4th Annual World Congress of Smart Materials, BIT Group Global Ltd, Osaka, Japan |
2018 |
MemberInternational Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Institute of Company Directors |
2018 |
MemberScientists In School |
2018 |
MemberAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) |
2018 |
MemberMaterials Australia |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Research Council Nanotechnology Network |
2018 |
Plenary SpeakerEmerging Technologies CMOS |
2018 |
Plenary Speaker36th World Ophthalmology Congress, International Council of Ophthalmology, Barcelona, Spain |
2018 |
Council MemberDepartment of State Development, Government of South Australia |
2017 |
Executive Member, Early and Mid Career Researcher ForumAustralian Academy of Science |
2017 |
Future FellowshipAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2017 |
MemberAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) |
2017 |
MemberScientists In School |
2017 |
MemberMaterials Australia |
2017 |
MemberInternational Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Institute of Company Directors |
2017 |
MemberAustralian Research Council Nanotechnology Network |
2017 |
Council MemberDepartment of State Development, Government of South Australia |
2016 |
Executive Member, Early and Mid Career Researcher ForumAustralian Academy of Science |
2016 |
Invited Presentation11th Annual International Electromaterials Science Symposium, ARC Centre of Excellence in Electromaterials Science, Melbourne |
2016 |
Invited PresentationFlexible Sensors Workshop, MEMS Journal, Inc. |
2016 |
Young Achiever AwardBioinnovation SA |
2016 |
Young Achiever Award for Contribution to SA IndustryBioinnovation SA |
2016 |
Council MemberDepartment of State Development, Government of South Australia |
2015 |
Invited Presentation227th ECS Meeting, The Electrochemical Society, Chicago, USA |
2015 |
Best Paper Finalist AwardAutoCRC Technical Conference |
2014 |
South Australian Tall Poppy AwardAustralian Institute of Policy and Science |
2013 |
Peoples Choice Award, Advanced Material Research and ExpertiseScience Excellence Awards |
2012 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Air trapping nanoengineered materials for nitrogen carbon fixation | Current |
Influence of cryogenic temperature on behaviour of hydrogen in iron-based alloys systems | Current |
In-situ pH sensing towards understanding nutrient availability | Current |
Methods to evaluate commercial lithium-ion batteries for remote sensing | Current |
Nanostructuring of ultra-thin films on polymeric substrates | Completed |
Bivalent cations conductive solid ionogel electrolytes for metal-ion applications | Completed |
Development of fibre-based sensor of electrical and chemical stimuli using conducting polymer | Completed |
Electrochemistry and biocompatibility of microneedle towards skin sampling | Completed |
Engineering of vapour deposited conducting polymers on complex substrates | Completed |
Examining the role of copper in electrofusion couplings: implication for PE100 pipe durability | Completed |
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 |
Interaction of conducting polymers with anions in water | 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 |
Substrate effects on surface interactions at ultrathin polymer coatings | Completed |
Work function modification of carbon-based materials | Completed |