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Polymers and nanomaterials at Swinburne

Staff in polymers and nanomaterials

Person	Position	Research interests
Professor Derek Chan	Professor
Professor Russell Crawford	Dean (Available to supervise to Doctoral level)	Colloid and Surface Science Interaction of Microorganisms with Solid Substrate Surfaces Extraction and Identification of Biologically Active Compounds from Natural Products Mineral Flotation Adsorption of Aqueous Heavy Metals by Adsorption and Coprecipitation
Professor Ian Harding	Professor (Available to supervise to Doctoral level)	Adsorbing Colloid Flotation of an Industrial Dye Adsorbing Colloid Flotation of Heavy Metals from Electroplating Wastewater Adsorption and Coprecipitation of Heavy Metals Adsorption of Aqueous Heavy Metals onto Carbonaceous Substrates Adsorption of Aqueous Heavy Metals onto Titanium Dioxide Application of Solubility Parameters to Emulsions Assessing the Risk in Recycling PET Plastic as a Food Grade Plastic Bitumen-Aggregate Interactions: A Systematic Colloidal Study Characteristics of Particles Contributing to Turbidity in Potable Water Distribution Networks Characterisation of Particle-Associated Microbiological Material Contamination Levels in Recycled PET Plastic Electrolyte Effects in the Adsorption of Aqueous Heavy Metals onto Colloidal Substrates Flow and Stability of Non Aqueous Dispersions Interaction of Microbial Material with Particulates Macromolecular and Colloidal Stability of Pinus radiata Tannins Methyl Anthranilate as an Avian Repellent Microorganism - Particle Association Motional and Dynamic Effects in Draining Aqueous Foams Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques Paper Coatings from Recycled PET Protection of Microbial Material from Disinfection by Particulate Material Recycled Crushed Glass as Filtration and Adsorption Media Reduction of Organic Solvents in the Paint Industry Removal of Lignin from Pulp Mill Effluent by Adsorbing Colloid Flotation Role of Colloidal Particles in Protecting Microorganisms from Disinfection in Drinking Water Separation, by Cationic Flotation, of Gibbsite from Silica and Kaolinite. Solvent Swelling Behaviour of Victorian Brown Coals Stability of Emulsions Containing Pharmaceutical Drugs Stability of Foams Prepared Using Mixed Surfactant Systems Surface Characterisation of Biodegradable Polymers Surface Characterisation of Mixed Metal Oxides The Importance of Counter-Ion Binding (or Lack Thereof) in Amphoteric Polystyrene Latices The Relationship Between the Glass Transition Temperature and Film Formation The Role of Adsorption in the Adsorbing Colloid Flotation of Anions
Professor Elena Ivanova	Professor (Available to supervise to Doctoral level)	Bacterial interactions with surfaces Bacterial attachment and biofilm formation Bacterial producers of biologically active compounds Biomolecules immobilization Design and fabrication of dynamic hybrid nanodevices
Dr Francois Malherbe	Associate Dean (International) (Available to supervise to Doctoral level)	Materials Science Alternative Energies Steam Reforming Catalysis Biocatalysis Ethno-botany
Professor Feng Wang	Professor (Available to supervise to Doctoral level)	030402 Biomolecular modeling and design; High Performance Computing 030401 Biologically active molecules; 030606 Structural chemistry and spectroscopy; Synchrotron Sourced Spectroscopy 030799 Theoretical and computational chemistry not elsewhere classified 020201 Atomic and molecular physics
Dr Aimin Yu	Senior Lecturer (Available to supervise to Doctoral level)	Surface and colloidal chemistry specializing in preparation and application of nanostructured multilayer thin films Synthesis and functionalization of nano-porous materials for drug delivery and waste water treatment Electrochemical and photoelectrochemical characterization of nanomaterials and thin films Developing high sensitive and selective biosensors