Associate Professor David Beattie
Contact Details
Tel: +61 8 8302 3676
Fax: +61 8 8302 3683
Email: david.beattie@unisa.edu.au
Position
Associate Research Professor/ARC Future Fellow
Sector Coordinator:
Colloids and
Nanostructures
Qualifications
BSc(Hons) PhD Edinburgh UK
Background
David was educated in his home country of Scotland, obtaining his
BSc(Hons) degree in Chemical Physics and PhD in Chemistry from the
University of Edinburgh. After completing his studies, he undertook
postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford, during which time he was
awarded a British Ramsay Research Fellowship and spent two years tutoring at
Wadham College. He took up the position of Research Fellow at The Wark in
November 2000. He was subsequently promoted to the level of Senior Research
Fellow in January 2007 and Associate Research Professor in January 2010. In
November 2010, he was awarded an Australian Research Council Future
Fellowship (Title: Slippery When Wet: Lubrication with Responsive Polymers).
David spends the majority of his time trying to balance the demands of
fundamental research with those of his applied industry projects. He leads a
team of research staff and PhD students in this endeavour. His research
spans a range of areas including mineral processing, soil contamination, and
nano- and biolubrication phenomena. The main aim of his work is to link the
adsorption and structure of molecules at surfaces with the ability of those
molecules to alter the macroscopic interfacial properties of materials (wettability,
reactivity, friction). The objective of his research is to gain the ability
to control and manipulate surface properties for a range of scientific and
industrial outcomes.
David has published 50 articles in leading chemical and engineering journals
(33 of which are in A* journals; 8 in A journals, as ranked by ERA), along
with one book chapter. His research over the last 10 years has benefited
from more than $7.2 million in funding from the Australian Government, and
Australian and international industry. David is the South Australian
Representative on the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Colloid and
Interface Science Division Committee, and is also the Treasurer of the RACI
SA State Branch. He plays an active role in the Australian colloid science
community, with organizing roles in the Division?s two major conference
series (the Australian Colloid and Interface Symposia, and the Australian
Colloid and Surface Science Student Conference series).
In addition to his research and leadership roles, David is actively involved
with the University on a number of other levels. He teaches within the
Honours Program in Nano and Biomaterials run through The Wark. He is also
Deputy Chair of The Wark's OH&S Working Group, a staff representative on The
Wark's Executive committee, is one of three Research Degree Coordinators for
The Wark, a member of the University's Chemical Hazard Subcommittee and is
Chair of the UniSA Research Infrastructure Working Party (RIWP). He is also
an active participant in the RLD (Research Leadership Development) and ECR
(Early Career Researcher) cohort programs as an invited speaker and
facilitator.
Supervisor - Available Postgraduate/Honours Projects
Controlled release using stimulus responsive polymer layers (P)
Controlled release using stimulus responsive polymer layers (H)
Current Projects
Environmentally Benign Flotation Chemicals (ARC Linkage)
Nanoparticle Adsorption at Air-Water Interfaces for Foam Stabilization (ARC
Discovery)
Slippery When Wet: Lubrication with Responsive Polymers (ARC Future
Fellowship)
Journal Publications
2011
1. 'The Influence of Solution Conditions and Polymer Chemistry on the
Adsorption Behaviour of Anionic Dispersants on Chalcocite', M. He, J.
Addai-Mensah, D. A. Beattie, Chemical Engineering Journal, 171, 2011,
104-112.
2. 'Synchrotron Scanning Photoemission Spectroscopy of Heterogeneous Sulfide
Minerals', R.G. Acres, S.L. Harmer, H. W. Shui, C-H. Chen, D. A. Beattie,
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 18, 2011, 649-657.
3. 'The Role of Mineral Surface Chemistry in Modified Dextrin Adsorption', A
Beaussart, A. Mierczynska-Vasilev, S. L. Harmer, and D.A. Beattie, Journal
of Colloid and Interface Science, 357, 2011, 510-520.
4. 'Self-ordering Electrochemistry: A Simple Approach for Engineering Nanopore and Nanotube Arrays for Emerging Applications', D. Losic, Velleman,
K. Kant, T. Kumeria, K. Gulati, J.G. Shapter, D.A. Beattie, and S. Simovic,
Australian Journal of Chemistry, 64, 2011, 1-8.
2010
5. 'The Role of Chemical Defects in the Colloidal Stability of Highly
Fluorescent Conjugated Polymer Dots', S. N. Clafton, D. A. Beattie, A.
Mierczynska-Vasilev, R. G. Acres, A. C. Morgan and T. W. Kee, Langmuir, 26,
2010, 17785-17789.
6. 'Reduction of Surface Hydrophobicity using a Stimulus Responsive
Polysaccharide', I. G. Sedeva, D. Fornasiero, J. Ralston, D. A. Beattie,
Langmuir, 26, 2010, 15865-15874.
7. 'Synchrotron PEEM and ToF-SIMS Study of Oxidised Heterogeneous
Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite and Chalcopyrite', R. G. Acres, S. L. Harmer, and D.
A. Beattie, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 17, 2010, 606-615.
8. 'Evolution of Carboxymethyl Cellulose Layer Morphology on Hydrophobic
Mineral Surfaces: Variation of Polymer Concentration and Ionic Strength', A.
Beaussart, A. Mierczynska-Vasilev, D. A. Beattie, Journal of Colloid and
Interface, 346, 2010, 303-310.
9. 'Synchrotron XPS, NEXAFS, and ToF-SIMS Studies of Solution Exposed
Chalcopyrite and Heterogeneous Chalcopyrite with Pyrite', R. G. Acres, S. L.
Harmer, and D. A. Beattie, Minerals Engineering, 23, 2010, 928-936.
10. 'Adsorption of Tailored Carboxymethyl Cellulose Polymers on Talc and
Chalcopyrite: Correlation Between Coverage, Wettability, and Flotation', A.
Mierczynska-Vasilev, D. A. Beattie, Minerals Engineering, 23, 2010, 985-993.
11. 'The Pivotal Role of Interfacial Chemistry, Polymer Adsorption, and
Flocculation Conditions on Deweterability of Talcaceous Dispersions', K. Y.
Yeap, J. Addai-Mensah, D. A. Beattie, Chemical Engineering Journal, 162,
2010, 457-465.
12. 'In situ Atomic Force Microscopy of Modified Dextrin Adsorption on
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Layered Silicate Minerals', A.
Mierczynska-Vasilev and D. A. Beattie, Journal of Colloid and Interface
Science, 344, 2010, 429-437.
13. 'Adsorption of Modified Dextrins to a Hydrophobic Surface: QCM-D
Studies, AFM Imaging, and Dynamic Contact Angle Measurements', I. G. Sedeva,
R. Fetzer, D. Fornasiero, J. Ralston, and D. A. Beattie, Journal of Colloid
and Interface, 345, 2010, 417-426.
14. 'Synchrotron XPS Studies of Solution Oxidised Chalcopyrite, Bornite, and
Heterogeneous Chalcopyrite with Bornite', R. G. Acres, S. L. Harmer, and D.
A. Beattie, International Journal of Mineral Processing, 94, 2010, 43-51.
2009
15. 'The Effect of Adsorbed Polymers on Bubble-Particle Attachment', A.
Beaussart, L. Parkinson, Agnieszka Mierczynska-Vasilev, J. Ralston, and D.
A. Beattie, Langmuir, 25, 2009, 13290-13294.
16. 'Adsorption of Dextrin on Hydrophobic Minerals', A. Beaussart, A.
Mierczynska-Vasilev, D. A. Beattie, Langmuir, 25, 2009, 9913-9921.
17. 'The Influence of Polymeric Dispersants on Sericite-Chalcocite Particle
Interactions in Aqueous Media', M. He, J. Addai-Mensah, D. A. Beattie,
Chemical Engineering Journal, 152, 2009, 471-479.
18. 'Synchrotron XPS Studies of Collector Adsorption and Co-adsorption on
Gold and Gold:Silver Alloy Surfaces', D. A. Beattie, I. M. Kempson, L.-J.
Fan, W. M. Skinner, International Journal of Mineral Processing, 92, 2009,
162-168.
19. 'Sericite-Chalcocite Mineral Particle Interactions and
Hetero-Aggregation (sliming) Mechanism in Aqueous Media', M. He, J.
Addai-Mensah, D. A. Beattie, Chemical Engineering Science, 64, 2009,
3083-3093.
20. 'The Influence of Surface Hydrophobicity on Polyacrylamide Adsorption',
I. G. Sedeva, D. Fornasiero, J. Ralston, D. A. Beattie, Langmuir, 25(8),
2009, 4514-4521.
21. 'Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Structure and Colloid
Stability', J. Zhou, J. Ralston, R. Sedev, and D. A. Beattie, Feature
Article in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 331, 2009, 252-262.
2008
22. 'In Situ ATR FTIR Studies of Sulfate Adsorption on Goethite in the
Presence of Copper Ions', D. A. Beattie, J. K. Chapelet, M. Grafe, E. Smith,
W. M. Skinner, Environmental Science & Technology, 42, 2008, 9191-9196.
23. 'In Situ Particle Film ATR-FTIR Studies of CMC Adsorption on Talc: The
Effect of Ionic Strength and Multivalent Metal Ions', L. T. Cuba-Chiem, L.
Huynh, J. Ralston, D. A. Beattie, Minerals Engineering, 21, 2008, 1013-1019.
24. 'The Effect of Bulk Iron content on the Copper Activation of Sphalerite', S.L. Harmer, A. Mierczynska-Vasilev, D.A. Beattie, J.G. Shapter, Minerals
Engineering, 21, 2008, 1005-1012.
25. 'In Situ Particle Film ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy of CMC Adsorption on Talc:
Binding Mechanism, pH Effects, and Adsorption Kinetics', L. T. Cuba-Chiem,
L. Huynh, J. Ralston, D. A. Beattie, Langmuir, 24, 2008, 8036-8044.
26. 'Adsorption of Modified Dextrins on Talc: Effect of Surface Coverage and
Hydration Water on Hydrophobicity Reduction', A. Mierczynska-Vasilev, J.
Ralston, D.A. Beattie, Langmuir, 24, 2008, 6121-6127.
27. 'Copper and arsenate co-sorption at the mineral-water interfaces of
goethite and jarosite', M. Gree, D.A. Beattie, E. Smith, W.M. Skinner, B.
Singh, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 322, 2008, 399-413.
28. 'Light-Induced Aggregation of Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles Capped by
Thymine Derivatives', J. Zhou, R. Sedev, D. Beattie, J. Ralston, Langmuir,
24, 2008, 4506-4511.
2007
29. 'Colloid Stability of Thymine Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles', J.
Zhou, D. A. Beattie, J. Ralston, R. Sedev, Langmuir 23, 2007, 12096-12103.
30. 'Synthesis and Surface Structure of Thymine-Functionalized,
Self-Assembled Monolayer Protected Gold Nanoparticles', J. Zhou, D. A.
Beattie, R. Sedev, J. Ralston, Langmuir, 23, 2007, 9170-9177.
31. 'The Effect of Modified Dextrins on the Depression of Talc and their
Selectivity in Sulphide Mineral Flotation: Adsorption Isotherms, AFM
Imaging, and Flotation Studies', D.A. Beattie, L. Huynh, A.
Mierczynska-Vasilev, M. Myllynen, and J. Flatt, Canadian Metallurgical
Quarterly, 46(3), 349-358, 2007. Special issue to honour Professor Janusz
Laskowski.
32. 'Raman Scattering from Confined Liquid Films in the Sub-nanometre
Regime', D.A. Beattie, S.A. Winget, C.D. Bain., Tribology Letters, 27, 2007,
159-167.
33. 'Direct Attachment of Well-Aligned Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube
Architectures to Silicon (100) Surfaces: A Simple Approach for Device
Assembly', J. Yu, J.G. Shapter, J.S. Quinton, M.R. Johnston, D.A. Beattie.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 9(4), 2007, 510-520.
2006
34. 'In situ Total Internal Reflection Raman Spectroscopy of Surfactant
Adsorption at a Mineral Surface,, D.A. Beattie, M. Lidstr, Larsson, A.R.
Holmgren, Vibrational Spectroscopy, 41, 2006, 198-204.
35. 'Sum-Frequency Spectroscopy of a Monolayer of Zinc Arachidate at the
Solid-Solid Interface', D.A. Beattie, R. Fraenkel, S.A. Winget, A. Petersen,
C.D. Bain, Journal of Physical Chemistry B., 110, 2006, 2278-2292.
36. 'Depression Mechanisms of Sodium Bisulphite in the Xanthate-induced
Flotation of Copper Activated Sphalerite', T.N. Khmeleva, J.K. Chapelet, W.
Skinner and D.A. Beattie, International Journal of Mineral Processing, 79,
2006, 61-75.
37. 'Influence of Adsorbed Polysaccharides and Polyacrylamides on Talc
Flotation', D.A. Beattie, L. Huynh, G.B.N. Kaggwa, and J. Ralston,
International Journal of Mineral Processing, 78, 2006, 238-249.
38. 'An In Situ ATR-FTIR Study of Polyacrylamide Adsorption at the Talc
Surface', L.T. Chiem, L. Huynh, J. Ralston, and D.A. Beattie, Journal of
Colloid and Interface Science, 297, 2006, 54-61.
39. 'The Effect of Polysaccharides and Polyacrylamides on the Depression of
Talc and the Flotation of Sulphide Minerals', D.A. Beattie, L. Huynh, G.B.N.
Kaggwa, and J. Ralston. Minerals Engineering, 19, 2006 598-608.
40. 'Effect of Polyphosphate and Naphthalene Sulfonate Formaldehyde
Condensate on the Rheological Properties of Dewatered Tailings and Cemented
Paste Backfill', L. Huynh, D.A. Beattie, D. Fornasiero, and J. Ralston,
Minerals Engineering, 19, 2006, 28-36.