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2025
Conferred in 2025
Name Thesis title Principal Supervisor Ali Nazarizadeh Khangheshlaghi Investigation of radiosensitization mechanisms using gold and aluminium nanoparticles under clinical beam radiation in the 4T1 mouse model of breast cancer A/Prof Ivan Kempson Aryan Azad Designing a biosensor for electrochemical detection of airborne viruses Prof Craig Priest Bodie Fuller Methods to evaluate commercial lithium-ion batteries for remote sensing Prof Drew Evans Dileepa Alankarage Lead distribution and impact of immobilisation techniques on human and ecological exposure at Port Pirie A/Prof Albert Juhasz Ivan Gutierrez Agramont Machine learning-based synthetic data generation for predicting (downhole) Laser Inducted Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) assay data A/Prof Caroline Tiddy Jake Atkinson Immunofluorescent visualisation of genotoxicity: characterising DNA double-strand break kinetics of experimental cancer therapeutics A/Prof Ivan Kempson Kola Ostrikov Non-invasive technology for screening of urothelial cancers Prof Jason Whittle Lutfun Neesa Systematic characterisation of existing and new models of the vaginal mucosa and their application to assess the vaginal delivery of nanomedicine Prof Benjamin Thierry MD Jonaet Ansari On the acoustic emission-based identification and localisation of process-induced cracks in laser-based directed energy deposition. Prof Colin Hall Mosayeb Khademi Zahedi Linking geophysics and geology through borehole data: a framework for quantifying the value of information in mineral exploration Prof David Giles Nikki Black Antibiotic-alternative therapies for the treatment of infected wounds Prof Allison Cowin Sushil KC Kumar Investigation into methods to control the plasma jet production of reactive species for biomedical applications. Dr Endre Szili Travis Batch Monazite and rhabdophane chemistry for Cu-Au exploration in eastern Proterozoic Australia A/Prof Caroline Tiddy -
2024
Conferred in 2024
Name Thesis title Principal Supervisor Ahmad Altayyeb Microfluidics-assisted viral transduction for CAR T-cell manufacture Prof Craig Priest Erica Durante The hardest part of being a cephalopod: unravelling ecological and environmental histories of southern Australian cephalopods Dr Zoe Doubleday Hongshou Huang Thermally sprayed Cu-bearing coatings for the prevention of corrosion and microbial activity Professor Nikki Stanford Jason Jarvinen Wholesale demand response using HVAC intervention in commercial buildings Prof Frank Bruno Jingyuan Zhao Renewable electricity power generation from solar steam generation processes Prof Haolan Xu Laura de Wal Polymeric monoliths for the size separation of large biomolecules Dr Dario Arrua Linda Rozenberga Metal organic framework based optical fibre sensor for Fe3+ concentration measurements
Prof David Beattie Mahshid Ghasemi Esfidvajani Unravelling biochemical effects of radiosensitizing gold nanoparticles on cancer cells at the cell population, single-cell, and molecular levels
Prof Ivan Kempson Mohamed Taha Amen High-performance heterojunction FETs for bioelectrical signals monitoring Prof Benjamin Thierry Patrick Keane Amorphous self-healing geopolymer composites and amorphous self-healing ceramic composites for high temperature containment of molten salts Prof Frank Bruno Pratishtah Sobrun Spectrometric approaches towards onsite sample analysis Dr Dario Arrua Sisi Liang Development of a tumour microenvironment sensitive polymeric nanoparticle to formulate multiple chemotherapy agents for cancer treatment Assoc Prof Ivan Kempson Solomon Opoku Distribution and co-occurrence of environmental antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and genetic resistance elements of rivers and coastal ecosystems Dr Barbara Drigo Sonia Sebastian Linking the intracellular journey of gold nanoparticles to protein expression changes in prostate cancer cells Prof Ivan Kempson Sruthi Choppalli Micro-pillared interfaces for enhanced electrochemical biosensing Prof Craig Priest Stephanie Macwilliams Interfacial crystallisation of lipids at isolated oil-water interfaces studied with x-ray scattering and tensiometry Prof Marta Krasowska Sumyea Sabrin Plasma activated hydrogel dressing with integrated electrode and electronic sensor for healing and monitoring of chronic wounds Dr Endre Szili Ting Chong Chen Examining the role of copper in electrofusion couplings: implication for PE100 pipe durability Prof Nikki Stanford -
2023
Conferred in 2023
Name Thesis title Principal Supervisor Alexandru Gheorghiu Plasma surface modification for the integrated isolation and electrochemical detection of nano-biomarkers in microchannels Dr Melanie MacGregor Alireza Hassanshahi Developing a systemic monoclonal antibody therapy for the treatment of large burn injuries Prof Allison Cowin Andre Abou Hatem Advancing capabilities of multi-kilowatt off-axis laser metal deposition process for additive manufacturing of stainless steel for industrial applications Prof Krasi Vasilev Artur Medon Enhancing phase change material heat transfer with additive manufacturing for the thermal management of high-powered CubeSat electronics Prof Peter Murphy Bo Shao Design and fabrication of highly efficient 3D photothermal evaporators for solar steam generation Prof Haolan Xu Ester Lubomirsky Hierarchically porous polymer monoliths for separation science Dr Dario Arrua Fernando Fagundes Fontana
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for downhole chemical assay Asoc Prof Caroline Tiddy Jacob Dalgleish
Investigation of conducting polymer: dopant systems for active IR modulation technology Dr Kamil Zuber James Dankwah
Improved understanding of the fundamentals of coarse particle flotation Prof Bill Skinner Ji Wang Study on transcritical CO2 heat pumps for simultaneous heating and cooling Prof Frank Bruno Jonathon Wood AFM nanomechanical analysis of nanostructured anti-bacterial surfaces Prof Krasi Vasilev Jowenna Sim Comparative effects of agricultural pesticides on South Australian soil microbial functions Prof Enzo Lombi Kwaku Boateng Owusu Sensing and optimisation of autogenous (AG) and semi-autogenous (SAG) grinding mills Dr Richmond Asamoah Luqman Yunos Towards the Next Generation Vehicle (NxGV): frequency selective surface on low emissivity plastic windows Prof Peter Murphy Quang Nghia Pham Enrichment and proteomic analysis of placenta-specific extracellular vesicles towards non-invasive diagnosis of preeclampsia Prof Benjamin Thierry Siti Mokhtar Electrochemistry and biocompatibility of microneedle towards skin sampling Prof Drew Evans Tahlia Kennewell Investigating the efficacy of Deferiprone and Gallium-Protoporphyrin Chitogel in chronic wound infection Dr Zlatko Kopecki Wan Noor Sofia Wan Shamsuddin Environmentally durable low-e coatings Dr Marta Llusca Jane -
2022
Conferred in 2022
Name Thesis title Principal Supervisor Bismark Amankwaa-Kyeremeh Pulp chemistry sensing and optimisation of flotation circuits Dr Richmond Asamoah Catherine Fung Static and dynamic behaviour of ionic liquid films studied with the surface force apparatus Professor Craig Priest Douglas Howard Single cell analysis of gold and gold-core/silica-shell nanoparticles for radiosensitisation Professor Ivan Kempson Hazem Abdelmaksoud Fabrication of germanium nanostructures for bioanalytical applications Dr. Martin Sweetman Maja Arsic Investigating foliar-applied phosphorus absorption and translocation in barley using bioimaging techniques Professor Enzo Lombi Mohammed Mahmoud Silicon-based thin-film anodes for lithium-ion batteries using physical vapour deposition Professor Colin Hall Pan Wu Interfacial solar driven evaporation for soil remediation Dr Gary Owens Parisa Badiee A nanomedicine approach for immune checkpoint inhibition: towards better and safer cancer immunotherapy Professor Benjamin Thierry Pouya Dehghankelishadi High density lipoprotein: a natural multi-functional nanomedicine for targeted delivery of radiosensitisers to the tumour microenvironment Professor Benjamin Thierry Philip Forson Separation of Au-rich arsenopyrite and arsenian pyrite from pyrite in refractory ores and concentrates Professor William Skinner Samuel Weckert Experimental methodology for populating and validating a two-phase model for sands and soils under explosive loading Professor William Skinner Ting Gao Design and fabrication of highly efficient photothermal evaporators for poratble solar-stream generation systems Professor Haolan Xu Yida Wang Energy management in interfacial solar evaporation systems Professor Haolan Xu -
2021
Conferred in 2021
Name Thesis title Principal Supervisor Adrienne Brotodewo Zircon as a geochemical exploration tool for iron oxide-copper-gold deposits: a case study of the Gawler Craton, South Australia Associate Professor
Caroline TiddyJames Chan Macroporous polymer monoliths for whole blood sample preparation; from whole blood to plasma and blood cells Professor Emily Hilder Jeanette Tan Development of clay-graphene oxide nancomposite adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals in wastewater Dr Gary Owens Jumal Ibrahim Developing an atmospheric plasma surface engineering process for cell therapy applications Associate Professor
Jason WhittleKy Nam Mai The effect of strip casting on microstructural development in dual phase steels
Professor Nikki Stanford Laura Gonzalez Garcia Surface engineered microneedles for delivery of bioactive compounds Professor Krasi Vasilev Min Kim Template assisted carbon based porous materials for environmental and energy applications Professor Peter Murphy Mona Tarek Elsemary Microfluidic manufacturing of chimeric antigen receptor :t-calls Professor Benjamin Thierry Neeraj Verma In-vivo sampling strategies: development of a robust equilibrium approach Professor Emily Hilder Piotr Pawliszak Hydrodynamic boundary conditionsat fluid-liquid interfaces: from fundamentals to application Associate Professor
Marta KrasowskaSara Thomas Novel polymer phase for sample preparation Professor Emily Hilder Shihong Xu Improving the floatability of oxidised pyrite Professor William Skinner Vithya Saahar Sethu Madhavan
Interaction of conducting polymers with anions in water Professor Drew Evans Zhengyang Jia Development of imaging methods/models to study oral vaccination and/or delivery of biologics Professor Benjamin Thierry -
2020
Conferred in 2020
Name Thesis title Principal Supervisor Anouck Burzava Design and evaluation of blood-contacting coatings Professor Hans Griesser Argha Chakraborty Interplay of an antifungal coating and surface micro-cone structure on the biological responses of attaching fungal and mammalian cells Professor Hans Griesser Brock Le Cerf Atomic force microscopy and spectroscopic studies of crosslinking induced changes in the extracellular matrix that influence nanomechanical properties Dr Marta Krasowska Claudia Binder Probing the diffusional mass transfer across the liquid-liquid interface in microfluidic devices: insights into solvent extraction and third phase Associate Professor Craig Priest Durr-E-Shahwar Noman Green synthesis of novel metal oxide-biopolymer nanocomposites for wastewater treatment Dr Gary Owens Dylan Peukert Stochastic modelling of gold nanoparticle enhancement of dose and reactive species yield for proton therapy Associate Professor Ivan Kempson Eline Baudet Mineralogy and geochemical footprint of the Bulldog Shale and the Cadna-owie Formation, Eromanga Basin, South Australia: an example from the Prominent Hill deposit Dr Caroline Tiddy Emmanuel Baawuah Application of new processing technologies for cost reduction in magnetite ore beneficiation Professor William Skinner George Abaka-Wood Beneficiation of rare earth elements minerals from tailings as an analogue of complex low grade ores Professor William Skinner Gink Yang The role of flightless I in epidermal stem cell division, proliferation and differentiation during development, homeostasis, wound healing and epidermolysis bullosa-cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma Professor Allison Cowin Hongfang Wang Substrate effects on surface interactions at ultrathin polymer coatings Professor Hans Griesser Jebum Choi Novel approaches in photoelectrode design for dye-sensitised solar cells Professor Peter Murphy Jessie Webber Towards multilayered emulsion applications: polyelectrolyte multilayers at interfaces Associate Professor David Beattie Jitesh Hora Nanostructuring of ultra-thin films on polymeric substrates Associate Professor Drew Evans Junaiz Rehmen Engineering of vapour deposited conducting polymers on complex substrates Associate Professor Drew Evans Ludivine Delon Microfluidic intestine-on-a-chip in vitro models for improved understanding of intestinal particulate carrier absorption and interaction with mucus Associate Professor Benjamin Thierry Meysam Rezaeishahmirzadi Isolation and analysis of circulating fetal cells: towards improved non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of genetic disorders Associate Professor Benjamin Thierry Mustapha Adam Enhancing iron ore sinter feed granulation Professor William Skinner Natalie Benbow An infrared spectroscopic study of fucoidan/chitosan polyelectrolyte multilayers for biomedical applications Associate Professor David Beattie Ricardo Ferreira Neto Micro-sampling of whole blood and plasma-like fraction collection using porous polymer monolith technology Professor Emily Hilder Stephanie Lamont-Friedrich Investigation of the activity of a caspofungin-grafted surface coating on attaching pathogenic fungi Professor Hans Griesser Thea Read The absorption and translocation of foliar-applied zinc oxide nanoparticle fertilisers in wheat Professor Enzo Lombi Thuy Thi Thanh Pham Development of a solid-state biodiagnostic platform based on indium oxide nanoribbon field effect transistors Associate Professor Benjamin Thierry Valentina Milanova Cation exchange reaction in colloidal nanocrystals: a versatile approach towards improved cancer imaging and radiotherapy Associate Professor Benjamin Thierry -
2019
Conferred in 2019
Name Thesis title Principal Supervisor Adam Sutton Improving the sustainability of analytical separation science Professor Emily Hilder Adel Dalilottojari Antimicrobial coatings for biomedical and wound healing devices Professor Peter Hoffmann Farzana Kastury Bioaccessibility, bioavailability and remediation of metal(loid)s from mining/smelting impacted dust and soil Associate Professor Albert Juhasz Gulliver Conroy Computer simulated modelling for environmental risk governance of engineered nanomaterials: uncertainty communication and the development of policy relevant knowledge Professor Enzo Lombi Hannah Thomas Flightless I regulation of pericyte function in acute and diabetic wound healing Professor Allison Cowin Javad Naderi Strategies for combatting the formation of fungal biofilms on biomaterials surfaces Professor Hans Griesser Keith Quast Characterisation and processing of lateritic mineral ores for enhanced recovery of values Professor William Skinner Nishtha Gaur Investigating plasma-tissue interactions in the context of wound healing Professor Robert Short Qing Xiao Heavy metal accumulation and bioaccessibility in traditional Chinese medicines Dr Gary Owens Rahul Madathiparambil Visalakshan Nano engineered surfaces to control biological response Professor Krasi Vasilev Rinku Chhasatia Optical and electrochemical platforms for detection of insulin secreted by human islets Dr Beatriz Prieto Simon Satriyo Wahono Natural zeolites and plasma surface engineering for innovating biogas purification and advanced adsorbents Professor Krasi Vasilev Simarpreet Kaur Fundamental understanding, development and industrial applications of copper binding glutaraldehyde-polyethyleneimine coatings: antifouling, remediation, and sensing Associate Professor Ivan Kempson Stefani Griesser Antimicrobial coatings for biomedical and wound healing devices Professor Krasi Vasilev Zhaobin Guo Bioengineered vascularized microfluidic model: towards improved cancer therapy risk reduction and in vitro evaluation of the metastatic process Professor Emily Hilder -
2018
Conferred in 2018
Name Thesis title Principal Supervisor Andrew Harris Solar-power enhanced electroosmotic dewatering and consolidation of model clay mineral tailings Professor Jonas Addai-Mensah Cameron Ollson The influence of co-contaminants on the bioavailability and bioaccessibility of arsenic, cadmium and lead Associate Professor Albert Juhasz Chunli Lu Crystallization of gold crystals at ethylene glycol-room temperature ionic liquid interfaces over a wide temperature range Professor Peter Majewski Gurwinder Singh Novel activated porous biocarbons: synthesis, characterization and application for CO2 adsorption Professor Ajayan Vinu Hamid Ilbeygi Design and synthesis of multifunctional nanoporous heteropolyacids for energy storage applications Professor Ajayan Vinu Maria Faustorilla Determination of total petroleum hydrocarbons in soil and groundwater through improved analytical techniques Associate Professor Zuliang Chen Mercy Benzigar Fabrication of mesoporous fullerenes with ordered porous structures for energy applications Professor Ajayan Vinu Muhammed Khan Comparison of the ecotoxicity of fresh and weathered hydrocarbon contaminated soils using wheat and Australian native grasses Professor Megh Mallavarapu My Truong Rec1-resilin: an advanced multi-stimuli responsive protein polymer Professor Naba Dutta Nazanin Nikoo Jamal Interactions of engineered nanoparticles with economically important food crops Dr Gary Owens Ohene Karikari-Yeboah Effects of surcharge on the redox dynamics of pyritic sediment Professor William Skinner Pasindu Sellapperumage Droplet-surface collisions of relevance for flotation of composite particles Dr Marta Krasowska Rajni Garg Work function modification of carbon-based materials Professor Mats Andersson Richmond Asamoah Improving the understanding of the fundamentals and applied aspects of leaching refractory gold ores Professor Jonas Addai-Mensah Roya Rudd Fabrication of quantum dots and investigation of size and matrix material effects on optical properties of quantum dot nanocomposites Professor Peter Murphy Sam Rudd Impact of doping on semi-metallic polymers Associate Professor Drew Evans Sanchita Mandal The importance of biochar characteristics for its environmental applications Professor Enzo Lombi Scott McCormick High throughput screening of nanotoxicity using microfluidics Associate Professor Craig Priest Sophia Joseph Soly Improving the dewaterability of complex mineral dispersions through pulp chemistry modification and superabsorbent reagent mediation Professor Jonas Addai-Mensah Stalin Joseph Design of multifunctional nanoporous electrodes for energy storage applications Professor Ajayan Vinu Stephen Blundell Enhanced degradation of persistent organic pollutants by nanoscale zero-valent iron Dr Gary Owens Tyron Turnbull Radiosensitization of cell sub-populations by gold nanoparticles: cross-correlative microscopy for elucidating fundamental mechanisms Associate Professor Ivan Kempson -
2017
Conferred in 2017
Name Thesis title Principal Supervisor Andrew Lo Structural characterisitics and column leaching behaviour dynamics of limonitic nickel laterite ore agglomerates Professor Jonas Addai-Mensah Bastian Stoehr Investigation of interactions between fingerprints, surfaces and cleaning implements Professor Peter Murphy Bhabananda Biswas Microbial degradation of environmental contaminants in clay and modified clay minerals-modulated systems Professor Ravi Naidu Chih-Tsung Yang Amplification of surface plasmon resonance biomolecular binding events: towards improved biosensing based cancer prognostics Associate Professor Benjamin Thierry Gayathri Rajeev Nanoporous anodic alumina-based biosensors for detection of biomarkers in chronic wound Professor Nico Voelcker Hanieh Safizadeh Shirazi Development of novel plasma polymer surfaces for stem cell expansion Associate Professor Jason Whittle Iliana Delcheva How do ionic liquids interact with and wet surfaces Dr Marta Krasowska Jessica Jackson The role of Flightless I (Flii) in the healing of digital flexor tendon adhesions Professor Allison Cowin Keith McAuliffe An evaluation of criticial elements for optimising performance of major multi-use sports playing surfaces Professor Nanthi Bolan Kripal Lakhi Design of novel functionalized carbon nitride nanostructures for carbon capture and photocatalytic applications Professor Ajayan Vinu Kyall Pocock Microfluidic intestine-on-a-chip in vitro models for improved mechanistic understanding of intestinal drug and particulate carrier uptake Associate Professor Benjamin Thierry Limin Wu Synthesis of noble metal nanoparticle and their application in colloid and interface sciences Dr Haolan Xu Mandeep Singh Role of clay minerals in carbon stabilisation in soils Associate Professor Jock Churchman Marnie Winter Detection and characterisation of rare disseminated cancer cells; towards improved patient prognostication Associate Professor Benjamin Thierry Nathan Williamson Unraveling material heterogeneity: Combining nuclear magnetic resonance with statistical modeling Professor Magnus Nyden Nekane Reta Murua Electrochemical biosensors based on porous nanostructured materials for label-free detetction of pathogens and their toxins in water Professor Nico Voelcker Paula Facal Marina Pickering emulsion formation with hydrophilic silica nanoparticles Associate Professor David Beattie Promil Mehra Return to tillage under no-till system: impacts on soil carbon dynamics Dr Jack Desbiolles Ruhaida Rusmin Modification of palygorskite for remediation of lead contaminated water Professor Ravi Naidu Xuan Wu Cost effective photo-thermal materials: synthesis and applications Dr Haolan Xu -
2016
Conferred in 2016
Name Thesis title Principal Supervisor Israt Biva Discovery of antibacterial compunds from Australian Eremophila plants Professor Hans Griesser Johan Lindén A new generation biocide-free marine antifouling coatings Professor Magnus Nyden Li Yu Polyelectrolyte complexes for water decontamination and oil-repellent coatings Dr Haolan Xu Mahmoud Moussa Mohamed Abdelsadik Development of conducting polymer/graphene composites for electrochemical capacitors Professor Peter Majewski Mona Taghavikish Polymerizable ionic liquid based inhibitors; synthesis, characterization and application Professor Namita Roy Choudhury Paul Joyce Designing nanostructured biomaterials with specific activities towards digestive enzymes for controlled lipid hydrolysis Professor Clive Prestidge Ramkrishna Nirola Revegetation and ecotoxicological assessment of abandoned copper mine for improved remediation utilizing native plant species Professor Megh Mallavarapu Samuel Aleer Metagenomics: screening of organisms and functional profiels associated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon bioremediation in contaminated soils Associate Professor Albert Juhasz Vimal Kumar Ganesh Kumar A cost effective method for remediating wastewater using algae coupled with simultaneous production of biofuels Professor Megh Mallavarapu Xanthe Strudwick The role of Flightless 1 in Tissue regeneration Professor Allison Cowin Yatin Mange Photocatalytic nanomaterials Professor Thomas Nann
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