The Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology promotes the development of fundamental, applied and industrial research in chemistry, biotechnology and environmental science, with a strong emphasis on innovation and industry collaboration, as well as multidisciplinary research.

We have active research in a number of key strategic areas including battery development, artificial photosynthesis, drug delivery, surface and biointerface science, molecular biotechnology, microbiology, cell biology, environmental biotechnology and sustainability. We also offer a range of postgraduate and honours research projects. We are part of the ARC funded Training Centre, the Centre for Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM) and the Centre for Translational Atomaterials

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Our multidisciplinary research is ranked “above or well above world standard” across chemical and biological sciences, engineering and technology as recognised by the Australian Research Council’s Excellence in Research in Australia (ERA). Key areas include physical chemistry, theoretical and computational chemistry, analytical chemistry, macromolecular and materials chemistry, microbiology, biomedical engineering, nanotechnology and materials engineering. 

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    Chemistry and biotechnology laboratories

    Our chemistry and biotechnology laboratories here at Swinburne support a range of teaching activities as well as applied and industrial research in chemistry, biochemistry, environmental science and biotechnology.

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Academic staff

Name
Position
Contact
Professor Mark Adams 
Professor of BioScience & Innovation 
maadams@swinburne.edu.au
Ayman Ahmed Postdoctoral Research Fellow aeahmed@swinburne.edu.au 
Dr Vito Butardo
Lecturer in Biotechnology 

+61 3 39214 3715 

vbutardo@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Brett Cromer 
Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology 
+61 3 92148839 
Louise Dunn
Senior Lecturer in Public and Environmental Health 

+61 3 9214 8770 

ldunn@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Daniel Eldridge
Senior Lecturer in Chemistry  

+61 3 9214 5681 

deldridge@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Rosalie Hocking
Senior Lecturer in Chemistry 

+61 3 9214 5840 

rhocking@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Peter Kingshott
Professor of Surface Engineering, Department Research Director 

+61 3 9214 5033 

pkingshott@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Peter Mahon
Senior Lecturer in Chemistry 

+61 3 9214 4880 

pmahon@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Francois Malherbe
Senior Lecturer in Chemistry 

+61 3 9214 5361 

fmalherbe@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Sarah McLean
Lecturer in Public and Environmental Health 

+61 3 9214 5113 

smclean@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Enzo Palombo
Professor of Microbiology 

+61 3 9214 8571 

epalombo@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Stephen Poropat
Postdoctoral Fellow Palaeontology 

+61 3 9214 5152 

sporopat@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Patricia Vickers-Rich
Professor of Palaeobiology 
prich@swin.edu.au
Dr Rohan Shah
Academic Tutor  

+61 3 9214 8 

rshah@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Huseyin Sumer
Lecturer in Biotechnology  

+61 3 9214 8687 

hsumer@swinburne.edu.au

Associate Professor Chenghua Sun 
Associate Professor of Chemistry 
+61 3 9214 8893 
Professor Feng Wang
Professor of Chemistry 

+61 3 9214 5065 

fwang@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Hayden Webb
Lecturer in Biotechnology and Chemistry 

+61 3 9214 5183 

hkwebb@swinburne.edu.au

Associate Professor Aimin Yu
Associate Professor of Chemistry 

+61 3 9214 8161 

aiminyu@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Bita Zaferanloo
Lecturer in Biotechnology 

+61 3 9214 8214 

bzaferanloo@swinburne.edu.au

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For general enquiries, call 1300 794 628 to speak with our friendly team. You can also email us at Dean-SchoolofSCET@swinburne.edu.au.

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