Rick Fabretto received his honours degree in physics from Flinders University in 1988, after which he spent 10 years in private industry as an instrumentation physicist for a large multinational associated with the mining sector. He worked on numerous international projects involving companies in Australia, India, Africa, and South America. In 2004 he received his PhD (minerals and materials) from the Ian Wark Research Institute at the University of South Australia. He joined UniSA in 2004 and is currently a Research Fellow within the Future Industries Institute working in the Energy and Advanced Manufacturing strand with a special interest in inherently conducting and electroactive polymers, and thin film deposition, for use in... Read more
About me
Rick Fabretto received his honours degree in physics from Flinders University in 1988, after which he spent 10 years in private industry as an instrumentation physicist for a large multinational associated with the mining sector. He worked on numerous international projects involving companies in Australia, India, Africa, and South America. In 2004 he received his PhD (minerals and materials) from the Ian Wark Research Institute at the University of South Australia. He joined UniSA in 2004 and is currently a Research Fellow within the Future Industries Institute working in the Energy and Advanced Manufacturing strand with a special interest in inherently conducting and electroactive polymers, and thin film deposition, for use in electrochromic and energy related devices. The work focuses on both fundamental issues connected with polymer synthesis, structure and performance, as well as maintaining a strong applied interest which is conducive with the needs of commercialisation within the private sector. His work has resulted in the filing of 3 PCT patent applications and numerous publications since joining UniSA.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Science Flinders University
Bachelor of Education University of South Australia
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 |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
16
14
4
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| 2022 |
12
10
1
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| 2021 |
Open access
45
41
1
|
| 2021 |
5
4
2
|
| 2020 |
Open access
16
15
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
12
12
3
|
| 2019 |
Open access
161
154
3
|
| 2018 |
Open access
16
14
3
|
| 2018 |
Open access
12
11
4
|
| 2017 |
Open access
122
109
2
|
| 2016 |
Open access
17
16
|
| 2016 |
Open access
9
9
|
| 2015 |
Open access
19
20
|
| 2015 |
Open access
23
17
|
| 2015 |
Open access
5
|
| 2015 |
42
38
3
|
| 2014 |
Open access
18
19
|
| 2014 |
Open access
32
32
3
|
| 2014 |
Open access
736
697
86
|
| 2014 |
Open access
36
37
3
|
| 2014 |
Open access
7
1
|
| 2014 |
Open access
30
24
|
| 2013 |
Open access
57
55
|
| 2013 |
Open access
18
16
|
| 2013 |
Open access
44
46
|
| 2013 |
34
34
|
| 2013 |
Open access
251
222
|
| 2013 |
Open access
32
33
|
| 2012 |
Open access
88
85
|
| 2012 |
Open access
221
210
|
| 2012 |
88
87
|
| 2011 |
36
33
|
| 2011 |
47
44
|
| 2010 |
38
38
|
| 2009 |
51
49
|
| 2009 |
97
90
|
| 2008 |
87
82
|
| 2008 |
Open access
18
16
|
| 2008 |
28
26
|
| 2008 |
72
69
|
Research
Research
| Details | Registry | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Polymer electrolytes and devices containing them Wallace, Gordon G; Innis, Peter C; Deasi, Satyen; Shepherd, Roderick; Fabretto, Manrico; Edwards, Scott |
EP | Granted |
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Processes for producing electrochromic substrates and electrochromic articles made therefrom Edwards, Scott A; Fabretto, Rick; Hall, Colin; Innis, Charles Peter; Mazurkiewicz, Jakub Henryk; Murphy, Peter J; Wallace, Gordon George; Zuber, Kamil |
AU | Granted |
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Processes for producing electrochromic substrates and electrochromic articles made therefrom Mazurkiewicz, Jakub Henryk; Wallace, Gordon George; Innis, Charles Peter; Edwards, Scott A; Murphy, Peter J; Hall, Colin; Fabretto, Rick; Zuber, Kamil |
EP | Filed |
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Processes for producing electrochromic substrates and electrochromic articles made therefrom Mazurkiewicz, Jakub Henryk; Wallace, Gordon George; Innis, Charles Peter; Edwards, Scott A; Murphy, Peter J; Hall, Colin; Fabretto, Rick; Zuber, Kamil |
US | Granted |
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Processes for producing electrochromic substrates and electrochromic articles made therefrom Mazurkiewicz, Jakub Henryk; Wallace, Gordon George; Innis, Charles Peter; Edwards, Scott; Murphy, Peter; Hall, Colin; Fabretto, Manrico; Zuber, Kamil |
WO | Filed |
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Structure directed vapour phase polymerisation of conductive polymers Fabretto, Rick; Evans, Drew Raymond; Muller, Michael |
US | Granted |
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Structure directed vapour phase polymerisation of conductive polymers Fabretto, Manrico; Evans, Drew Raymond; Muller, Michael |
WO | Filed |
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Australian Water Quality Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Defence Science and Technology Group | AUSTRALIA |
| EMPA | SWITZERLAND |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Free University of Brussels | BELGIUM |
| Leybold Optics | GERMANY |
| Linköping University | SWEDEN |
| Mines ParisTech | FRANCE |
| Norwegian University of Science and Technology | NORWAY |
| PMB Defence Engineering | AUSTRALIA |
| PMB Defence Engineering, North Haven | AUSTRALIA |
| Reutlingen University | GERMANY |
| SA Water | AUSTRALIA |
| Schefenacker Vision Systems Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Schefenacker Vision Systems Australia Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
| SMR Automotive Australia Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
| Swinburne University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Technical University of Denmark | DENMARK |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Bath | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Mons | BELGIUM |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Invited presentation and session chair2nd International Congress on Advanced Materials, Zhenjiang, China |
2013 |
Invited presentationPrinted Electronics and Photovoltaics, Santa Clara, USA |
2012 |
Prior to joining UniSA Rick taught physics, general science and maths at Blackfriers Priory school and Sacred Heart Senior College. Since joining UniSA he has lectured, demonstrated and tutored in materials science and engineering
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Thermally sprayed Cu-bearing coatings for the prevention of corrosion and microbial activity | Current |
| Novel approaches in photoelectrode design for dye-sensitised solar cells | Completed |
| Organic electrochromic devices for adaptive military camouflage | Completed |
| Silicon-based thin-film anodes for lithium-ion batteries using physical vapour deposition | Completed |
| Template assisted carbon based porous materials for environmental and energy applications | Completed |
