Associate Professor Bill Skinner
Contact Details
Tel: +61 8 8302 3690
Fax: +61 8 8302 3683
Email: bill.skinner@unisa.edu.au
Position
Associate Research Professor
Qualifications
BSc Melbourne BAppSc PhD RMIT
Background
Bill Skinner completed his PhD while lecturing in Applied Physics at RMIT. He then jointed the Australian Antarctic Division working as a Field Glaciologist with the Ice Core Drilling Program over a period of two years. He joined
The Wark in 1992 working on the surface chemistry and physics of minerals and materials.
Affiliations/Institutions
Committee Member - Australian Surface Analysis Association 1998-
Councillor - Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering 2000-2003
Standards Australia Committee for ISO/TC 201 Technical Committee for Surface Spectroscopy 1998-
Research Interests
Surface physics and chemistry of oxides, minerals, semiconductors and polymers;
Surface modification of materials including plasma surface modification;
Bioactive materials and surface layers;
Application and development of surface and analytical techniques in minerals and materials processing, surface modification, activation processes, particles and powders, thin films, L-B films and self assembled monolayers, forensic and environmental science, biological systems;
Surface and near surface analytical techniques - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and synchrotron radiation XPS (SR-XPS), scanning Auger microscopy (SAM), secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS), proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM).
Significant Publications (2000 - present)
Séguin, V., Courchesne, F., Gagnon, C., Martin, R.R., Naftel, S. and Skinner, W., Mineral weathering in the rhizosphere of forested soils, in Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements in the Rhizosphere. P.M. Huang and G.R. Gobran, (eds.), Elsevier, New York (2005)
Martin, R.R., Kempson, I.M., Naftel, S.J. and Skinner, W.M., Preliminary synchrotron analysis of Pb in hair from a lead smelter worker, Chemosphere, 58, 1385-1390 (2005)
Kempson, I.M. and Skinner, W.M., ToF-SIMS analysis of elemental distributions in human hair, Science of the Total Environment, 338, 213-227 (2005)
Kempson, I.M., Kirkbride, K.P., Skinner, W.M. and Coumbaros, J., Applications of synchrotron radiation in forensic trace evidence analysis, Talanta, 67(2), 286-303 (2005)
Khmeleva, T.N., Skinner, W. and Beattie, D.A., Depressing mechanisms of sodium bisulphite in the collectorless flotation of copper-activated sphalerite, International Journal of Mineral Processing, Volume 76, Issues 1-2, 43-53 (2005)
Weber, P.A., Stewart, W.A., Skinner, W.M., Weisener, C.G., Thomas, J.E. and Smart, R.St.C. Geochemical effects of oxidation products and framboidal pyrite oxidation in acid mine drainage prediction techniques, Applied Geochemistry, 19, 1953-1974 (2004)
R. R. Martin, S. J. Naftel, S. Macfie, W. Skinner, F. Courchesne, and V. Séguin, Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Studies of the Distribution of Metals between the Soil, Rhizosphere and Roots of Populus Tremuloides Minchx Growing in Smelter-Impacted Soil, Chemosphere, 54, 1121-1125 (2004)
Weber, P.A., Thomas, J.E., Skinner, W.M., Smart, R.St.C., Improved assessment of iron carbonates by titration and theoretical calculation, Applied Geochemistry, 19/5: 687-694 (2004)
Skinner, W.M., Nesbitt, H.W. and Pratt, A.R., XPS Identification of Bulk Hole and Itinerant Electronic Defects in Natural Troilite (FeS), Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68/10, 2259-2263 (2004)
Kawashima, N, Self, P, Skinner, W & Smart, R, (2003), 'Comparison of bioceramic coatings on metals from Sol-Gel, PACVD and precipitation processes', Ceramic Interfaces: Properties and Applications V, 73-88, Tsukuba, Japan, (K Uematsu and H Yokokawa Eds), 2003
Surface Analytical Studies of Oxidation and Collector Adsorption in Sulphide Mineral Flotation, R.St.C. Smart, J. Amarantidis, W.M. Skinner, C.A. Prestidge, L. LaVanier, J.E. Thomas and S. Grano in "Solid/Liquid Interfaces - Macroscopic Phenomena - Microscopic Understanding” (Eds K. Wandelt and S. Thurgate), Topics in Applied Physics, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 3-62 (2003)
Smart, R. St.C., Jasieniak, M., Piantadosi, C. and Skinner, W.M., Diagnostic Surface Analysis in Sulfide Flotation, in Flotation and Flocculation: From Fundamentals to Applications, 241-248 (2003).
Collins, P., Coumbaros, J., Lynch, B., Horsley, G., Kirkbride, K.P., Skinner, W.M. and Klass, G., Glass-containing gunshot residue particles: a new type of highly characteristic particle? Journal of Forensic Sciences, 48, 3, 538-553 (2003)
C. Brook, G. Small, A. Michelmore, W. Skinner and S. Grano, Collection and characterization of free gold particles from low-grade copper concentrator streams and methods to improve their recovery, Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 42(3), 261-270 (2003)
Khmeleva, T.N., Skinner, W., Beattie, D.A., Study of the effect of sulfite ions on the surface chemistry of Cu activated pyrite pre-treated with xanthate by XPS and ToF-SIMS, Minerals Engineering, 16, 601-608 (2003)
Martin, R.R., Naftel, S.J., Skinner, W.M., Jones, K.W. and Feng, H., Synchrotron micro-X-ray fluorescence and metal distribution across a black spruce tree stem, X-ray Spectrometry, 32, 402-407 (2003)
Thomas, J.E., Skinner, W.M. and Smart, R.St.C., A comparison of the dissolution behaviour of troilite with iron (II) sulfides; implications of structure, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 67, No. 5, pp. 831-843 (2003)
Thomas, J.E., Skinner, W.M. and Smart, R.St.C., A comparison of the dissolution behaviour of troilite with iron (II) sulfides; implications of structure, Experimental Earth (http://www.experimentalearth.com/, Volume 1, Issue 1, April 2003
Kempson, I.M., Skinner, W.M. and Kirkbride, P.K., Calcium distributions in human hair by ToF-SIMS, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects, 1624, Issues 1-3, 1-5 (2003).
Kempson IM, Skinner WM, Kirkbride P, Martin RR, Nelson A.J., ToF-SIMS Analysis of Hair from Archaeological Remains, European Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 9, 589 - 597 (2003)
Kempson, I.M., Skinner, W.M. and Kirkbride, P.K., A Method for the Longitudinal Sectioning of Single Hairs, Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 47, Issue 4, 889-892 (2002)
Khmeleva, T.N., Skinner, W., Beattie, D.A., Georgiev, T.V., The effect of sulphite on the xanthate-induced flotation of copper-activated pyrite. Physicochemical Problems of Minerals Processing, 36, 185-195 (2002).
Smart, R, Arora, P, Steveson, M, Kawashima, N, Cavallaro, G P, Ming, H & Skinner, W, (2001), New approaches to metal ceramic and bioceramic interfacial bonding in Ceramic Interfaces 2, (H I Yoo, S L J Kang Eds.), UK, IOM Communications, 293-326
Early Development of Al, Ca and Na Compositional Gradients in Labradorite Leached in pH 2 HCl Solutions, H.W. Nesbitt and W.M. Skinner Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 65(5), pp. 715-727, 2001
Functionally Graded Surface Layers on Titanium Implants. J.R. Abbott, T. Yuen, R. St.C. Smart, M. Henneberg, W. Skinner, C.M. Leigh, D.J. David. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 8, 17-19. (2001)
Thomas, J.E., Smart, R.St.C. and Skinner, W.M., A mechanism to explain sudden changes in rates and products for pyrrhotite dissolution in acid solution, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 65(1), pp. 1-12, 2001
Coumbaros, J., Kirkbride, P., Klass, G. and Skinner, W.M., Characterisation of 0.22 calibre rimfire gunshot residues by Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOFSIMS), Forensic Science International, 19(1), pp. 72-81, 2001
Martin, R. R., Biesinger, M. C. and Skinner, W., Advanced analysis of hair from Kwaday Dan Ts'inchi, Canadian Journal of Analytical Sciences & Spectroscopy. 46(3) pp. 108-110, (2001)
Levay G. Smart RS. Skinner WM., The impact of water quality on flotation performance, Journal of the South African Institute of Mining & Metallurgy. 101(2), 69-75 (2001)
Thomas, J.E., Smart, R.St.C. and Skinner, W.M., Kinetic factors for oxidative and non-oxidative dissolution of iron sulfides, Minerals Engineering, Vol. 13 Number 10/11, 2000
Smart, R.St.C., Jasieniak, M., Prince, K.E. and Skinner, W.M., SIMS studies of oxidation mechanisms and polysulfide formation in reacted sulfide surfaces, Minerals Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 8-9, pp. 557-870, 2000
A Method for Production of Cheap, Reliable Pt-Ir Tips, B.L. Rogers, J.G. Shapter, W.M. Skinner and K Gascoine, Review of Scientific Instruments, 71(4) pp. 1702-1705, 2000
Observation of the Oxidation of PbS using Raman Spectroscopy, J.G. Shapter, M.H. Brooker and W.M. Skinner, International Journal of Mineral Processing, 60(3-4), pp. 199-211, 2000
Piantadosi, C., Jasieniak, M., Skinner, W.M. and Smart, R.St.C., Statistical comparison of surface species in flotation concentrates and tails from ToF-SIMS evidence, Minerals Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 13, pp. 1377-1394, 2000