Academic staff
Materials Science and Engineering - Academic staff
Professor Neil Cameron
Research Interests:
Neil's research interest lie at the interface between materials chemistry and biology. We use modern synthetic chemistry to create designed macromolecules and materials that interrogate, interrupt or mimic biological systems and processes. This in turn leads to opportunities to create novel systems with therapeutic or biotechnological applications.
A/Professor Laure Bourgeois
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests:
Nucleation and growth of solid-state precipitates in aluminium alloys, Curved graphitic structures, Application of advanced transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques to determine the atomic structure of inorganic materials and defects, in order to better understand the formation mechanisms and properties of these materials.
Professor Yves Brechet
Dr. Lee Djumas
Senior Lecturer (Practise), Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Joanne Etheridge
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests:
Ultrahigh resolution electron diffraction and imaging. The theory and application of high energy electron scattering in solids. Determination of atomic structure and structure-property relationships, particularly in nanostructured materials and functional perovskites.
Professor John Forsythe
Research Interests:
Light responsive hydrogels, 3D bioprinting, neural tissue engineering, neural electrodes, Parkinson's disease, stroke, traumatic brain Injury, nano-fibrous electrospun scaffolds.
A/Professor Jess Frith
Research Interests:
Dr.Jess's interests lie at the interface of biology and engineering. By combining aspects of biomaterials, stem cell biology and genomics, I hope to understand how stem cells are guided by physical cues from their surrounding microenvironment and apply this knowledge to promote the repair and regeneration of damaged body tissues.
Dr. Matthieu Gresil
Senior Lecturer, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests:
Matthieu's research is focused on (i) multifunctionality that could be built into a composite structure, such as health monitoring, self-healing, reprocessing, recycling, thermal-load dissipation, and electrical enhancement; (ii) emerging polymer materials such as vitrimers which can heal, morph, and reprocess with a thermal trigger.
Professor Aijun Huang
Platform Manager/Associate Director, Monash Centre for Additive Manufacturing
Research Interests:
Professor Huang's research interests are Processing and physical metallurgy of aerospace metallic materials including titanium alloys and Ni-based superalloys; Additive Manufacturing technology including metal power bed and direct metal deposition; Advanced manufacturing technology of metal powders;
Professor Christopher Hutchinson
ARC Future Fellow
Research Interests:
Christopher's research is focused on two principle areas: i) the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations and microstructural changes in the metallic solid state, and ii) the relationship between mechanical properties and microstructure of metals and alloys. This work contains both experimental and theoretical components.
Professor Jacek Jasieniak
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests:
Advanced Coatings, Printed Electronics, Solar cells, photoconductors, light emitting devices, energy storage systems and chemical sensors, Nanomaterials.
Dr. Julie Karel
Research Interests:
Thin film growth, nanostructuring and device fabrication, Magnetic materials, Liquid electrolyte gating, X-ray spectroscopy: hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES), X-ray absorption spectroscopy/X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XAS/XMCD), X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS).
Dr. Kristian Kempe
Research Interests:
biocompatible and biodegradable polymers; polymer-bio hybrid materials; emulsions; surface coatings; nanotechnology; nanomedicine; neurodegenerative diseases
A/Professor Daniela Loessner
Research Interests:
Biomaterials, biomechanics, 3D cell culture models, matrix biology, tissue engineering
Professor Chris McNeill
ARC Future Fellow
VESKI Innovation Fellow
Research Interests:
Organic semiconductors, perovskite solar cells, synchrotron science
Professor Laurence Meagher
Director, ARC Centre for Cell and Tissue Engineering Technologies
Director, SPARK Monash Program
Research Interests:
Controlled radical polymerisation for biomedical applications, Bioactive surface coatings for biomedical device applications, Antibacterial polymers and surface coatings, Materials for stem cell expansion and control of phenotype, Cellular therapies.
A/Professor Nikhil Medhekar
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests:
Computational mechanics and materials science, Structure, properties and processing of materials at nano- and micro-scale using computer simulations.
A/Professor Sudha Mokkapati
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
Research Interests:
Optoelectronics, Nanomaterials, Nanophotonics, Photovoltaics, Lasers, Nanowires, III-V semiconductors
A/Professor Philip Nakashima
ARC Future Fellow
Research Interests:
Convergent beam electron diffraction, Transmission electron microscopy, Detector characterisation, Chemical bonding and charge density studies, Crystallography, Metals physics, Atomic structure solution, Image processing, Override quantitative electron diffraction.
Professor Jianfeng Nie
Research Interests:
Physical metallurgy of light alloys, structure/property relationships in metallic alloys, crystallography of phase transformations in solids, application of electron microscopy and diffraction.
Professor Michael Preuss
Research Interests:
Physical Metallurgy, Plasticity, Phase Transformation, Residual Stresses, Irradiation Damage, Mechanical Performance, Material Degradation, Material Processing, Electron Microscopy, Digital Image Correlation, Diffraction Techniques, Large Scale Research Facilities, In-Situ Characterisation, 3D Characterisation
Dr. Andrew Rodda
Research Interests:
Surface biofunctionalisation (attachment of proteins/peptides/DNA), material design to enhance specific binding/recognition of biomolecules, polymer-based surface coatings, coatings to control cell adhesion, 3D cell scaffolds, DNA diagnostic technologies.
Professor Murali Sastry
Research Interests:
Murali’s research is centred around : 1) bioinspired and biomimetic nanomaterial synthesis, 2) shape-controlled nanomaterials and plasmonics, 3) Langmuir monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett films, 4) surface spectroscopies, 5) water purification technologies and appropriate standards and 6) end-to-end innovation and product development.
A/Professor Timothy Scott
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Hsin-Hui Shen
Professor Kiyonori Suzuki
Research Interests:
Development of nanocrystalline soft magnetic alloys (NANOPERM), Nanostructured materials for electromagnetic device applications, Magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications, Magnetic framework (MOF) composites for gas separation, Nanostructural formation in melt-spun alloys.
Dr. Yunlong Tang
Lecturer, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests:
Yunlong’s research focus is manufacturing information technologies for the integration of design, manufacturing processes; particularly the design methods for additive manufacturing as well as advanced smart manufacturing technologies
Dr. Sebastian Thomas
Research Interests:
Materials Durability and Additive Manufacturing. Atmospheric corrosion, Hydrogen embrittlement, Stress corrosion cracking, Corrosion Under Insulation, Coatings and Cathodic protection. Corrosion of magnesium alloys, galvanised steels, stainless steels, aluminium alloys Electroanalytical Chemistry: Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy
Professor Terence Turney
Research Interests:
Override, biomimetic materials and applications of nanoparticles and nanocomposites.
A/Professor Matthew Weyland
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests:
Design and implementation of novel characterisation techniques & strategies for materials systems. Multidimensional imaging at the nano- and atomic scales. Achieving truly quantitative experimental data from electron microscopes. Specialist in scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), electron tomography (ET) and analytical imaging.