A/Prof. Will Gates

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Associate Professor, Research

Faculty

Instit for Frontier Materials

Department

Instit for Frontier Materials

Campus

Melbourne Burwood Campus

Contact

will.gates@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68373

Publications

No publications found

Funded Projects at Deakin

Australian Competitive Grants

Cementitious Gel: The Missing Link in Understanding the Ageing of Built Infrastructure

Prof Frank Collins, A/Prof Will Gates, Dr Laurence Aldridge, A/Prof Daniel Pickard, Dr Kapila Fernando

ARC - Discovery Projects

  • 2016: $80,813

Concrete Enriched with Carbon Nanotubes for Advanced Future Construction

Prof Frank Collins, Mr Gregory Solomon, Robert Cavaliero, A/Prof Will Gates

ARC Linkage - Projects

  • 2018: $55,991
  • 2017: $110,327
  • 2016: $100,933
  • 2015: $45,806

Waste Containment Lining Systems for Antarctica: Ensuring their Performance Under Extreme Conditions

Prof Malek Bouazza, A/Prof Will Gates

ARC Linkage - Projects

  • 2017: $2,500
  • 2016: $2,500

Holistic Remediation of PFAS-affected Soils, Waters and Debris

A/Prof Will Gates, A/Prof Damien Callahan, Mr Jonathan Miller, Mr Anish Chandy

ARC Special Research Initiatives

  • 2020: $337,368
  • 2019: $433,072
  • 2018: $228,641

Thermo-hydro-mechanics of geosynthetic liners: from processes to prediction

Prof Malek Bouazza, A/Prof Will Gates, Prof Ronald Rowe, Prof Harianto Rahardjo

ARC - Discovery Projects

  • 2021: $10,000
  • 2020: $10,000
  • 2019: $12,000

Green Chemistry ITTC

Dr Tanja Junkers, Prof Colin Raston, Prof Colin Barrow, Prof Karen Hapgood, A/Prof Will Gates, Dr Jacqui Adcock, A/Prof Alessandra Sutti, A/Prof Rangam Rajkhowa, Dr Rico Tabor, EM/Prof Milton Hearn, A/Prof Akshat Tanksale, Prof Gil Garnier, Prof Christopher Franco, Dr Youhong Tang, Prof Wei Zhang, A/Prof Kirsten Heimann, Prof Edward Buckingham, Prof Philip Chan, Prof Andrea Robinson, Dr Simone Ciampi, Dr Shona Crawford, Dr Murray Height, Mr Brian Cock, Dr John Warner, Mr Brett King, Dr Vidura Jayaratne, Prof Janet Scott, Mr Peter Bury, Dr Semple Jen, Dr Richard Smullen, Dr Laura-lee Innes, Dr Guanchen Sun, Mr Joel Chong, Mr Jordan Miltenoff, Mr Carlos Moreno, Mr Craig Lovelady, Prof Chris Aldrich

ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres

  • 2024: $145,793
  • 2023: $247,832
  • 2022: $214,665
  • 2021: $215,511

Microplastics in Landfills and Surrounding Environments

Prof Abbas El-Zein, Prof Abdelmalek Bouazza, A/Prof Will Gates, Dr Elizabeth Carter, Prof R. Kerry Rowe

ARC - Discovery Projects

  • 2024: $14,260
  • 2023: $28,520
  • 2022: $28,520

Other Public Sector Funding

Cementitious Gel: The Missing Link in Understanding the Ageing of Built Infrastructure

Prof Frank Collins, A/Prof Will Gates, Dr Laurence Aldridge, A/Prof Daniel Pickard, Dr Kapila Fernando

Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organisation ANSTO

  • 2017: $624
  • 2016: $2,136

Audit of testing practices & results. Prepare report for relevant regulatory agencies

A/Prof Will Gates

Geofabrics Australasia Pty Ltd

  • 2017: $15,000

Green Chemistry ITTC

Dr Tanja Junkers, Prof Colin Raston, Prof Colin Barrow, Prof Karen Hapgood, A/Prof Will Gates, Dr Jacqui Adcock, A/Prof Alessandra Sutti, A/Prof Rangam Rajkhowa, Dr Rico Tabor, EM/Prof Milton Hearn, A/Prof Akshat Tanksale, Prof Gil Garnier, Prof Christopher Franco, Dr Youhong Tang, Prof Wei Zhang, A/Prof Kirsten Heimann, Prof Edward Buckingham, Prof Philip Chan, Prof Andrea Robinson, Dr Simone Ciampi, Dr Shona Crawford, Dr Murray Height, Mr Brian Cock, Dr John Warner, Mr Brett King, Dr Vidura Jayaratne, Prof Janet Scott, Mr Peter Bury, Dr Semple Jen, Dr Richard Smullen, Dr Laura-lee Innes, Dr Guanchen Sun, Mr Joel Chong, Mr Jordan Miltenoff, Mr Carlos Moreno, Mr Craig Lovelady, Prof Chris Aldrich

Sydney Opera House Trust

  • 2023: $15,625
  • 2022: $15,625
  • 2021: $15,625

Interactions of PFAS and landfill liner components.

A/Prof Will Gates, Dr Alastair MacLeod

Environmental Protection Authority

  • 2020: $18,181

Toward sustainable cement replacement using soil materials.

A/Prof Will Gates, Dr Alastair MacLeod, Mr Chathuranga Gallage

Department of Transport

  • 2023: $16,805

Industry and Other Funding

Concrete Enriched with Carbon Nanotubes for Advanced Future Construction

Prof Frank Collins, Mr Gregory Solomon, Robert Cavaliero, A/Prof Will Gates

Eden Energy Ltd

  • 2018: $108,179
  • 2017: $174,994
  • 2016: $183,144

Holistic Remediation of PFAS-affected Soils, Waters and Debris

A/Prof Will Gates, A/Prof Damien Callahan, Mr Jonathan Miller, Mr Anish Chandy

Renex Group, The Remediation Group

  • 2021: $50,000
  • 2020: $50,000
  • 2019: $50,000

Green Chemistry ITTC

Dr Tanja Junkers, Prof Colin Raston, Prof Colin Barrow, Prof Karen Hapgood, A/Prof Will Gates, Dr Jacqui Adcock, A/Prof Alessandra Sutti, A/Prof Rangam Rajkhowa, Dr Rico Tabor, EM/Prof Milton Hearn, A/Prof Akshat Tanksale, Prof Gil Garnier, Prof Christopher Franco, Dr Youhong Tang, Prof Wei Zhang, A/Prof Kirsten Heimann, Prof Edward Buckingham, Prof Philip Chan, Prof Andrea Robinson, Dr Simone Ciampi, Dr Shona Crawford, Dr Murray Height, Mr Brian Cock, Dr John Warner, Mr Brett King, Dr Vidura Jayaratne, Prof Janet Scott, Mr Peter Bury, Dr Semple Jen, Dr Richard Smullen, Dr Laura-lee Innes, Dr Guanchen Sun, Mr Joel Chong, Mr Jordan Miltenoff, Mr Carlos Moreno, Mr Craig Lovelady, Prof Chris Aldrich

HeiQ Pty Ltd, Kemin Australian PTY Limited, Green Eco Technologies, Ridley Corporation, Mantzaris Fisheries

  • 2023: $75,000
  • 2021: $12,500

Viability assessment of Western Plains basalt as coarse aggregate in concrete.

Prof Frank Collins, A/Prof Will Gates

Cement, Concrete and Aggregates Australia

  • 2019: $24,300

Recovery of rare earth metals from coal combustion products - Initial Trial Phase.

AsPr Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo, A/Prof Will Gates, Mr The An Ha

Stanwell Corporation Ltd

  • 2022: $55,500
  • 2021: $18,500

Recovery of critical and high-tech minerals from legacy mine materials: Part 1 Environmental consulting studies and tailings.

A/Prof Will Gates, Dr Alastair MacLeod

EcoTech Minerals Pty Ltd

  • 2024: $26,000
  • 2023: $78,000

Recovery of critical and high-tech minerals from legacy mine materials: Part 2 Value metals and REE in recovery.

A/Prof Will Gates, Dr Alastair MacLeod, Mrs Kimmanthudawage Isuri Nayantha Perera, Mr Henrique Xavier Santos Bastos, AsPr Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo, Dr Anthony Somers, A/Prof Robert Kerr

EcoTech Minerals Pty Ltd

  • 2023: $78,000

Recovery of critical and high-tech minerals form legacy mine materials: Part 3 Environmental Assessment of Broula King & Sunny Corner Abandoned Mines.

A/Prof Will Gates, Dr Alastair MacLeod

EcoTech Minerals Pty Ltd

  • 2024: $18,000
  • 2023: $36,000

Other Funding Sources

Green Chemistry ITTC

Dr Tanja Junkers, Prof Colin Raston, Prof Colin Barrow, Prof Karen Hapgood, A/Prof Will Gates, Dr Jacqui Adcock, A/Prof Alessandra Sutti, A/Prof Rangam Rajkhowa, Dr Rico Tabor, EM/Prof Milton Hearn, A/Prof Akshat Tanksale, Prof Gil Garnier, Prof Christopher Franco, Dr Youhong Tang, Prof Wei Zhang, A/Prof Kirsten Heimann, Prof Edward Buckingham, Prof Philip Chan, Prof Andrea Robinson, Dr Simone Ciampi, Dr Shona Crawford, Dr Murray Height, Mr Brian Cock, Dr John Warner, Mr Brett King, Dr Vidura Jayaratne, Prof Janet Scott, Mr Peter Bury, Dr Semple Jen, Dr Richard Smullen, Dr Laura-lee Innes, Dr Guanchen Sun, Mr Joel Chong, Mr Jordan Miltenoff, Mr Carlos Moreno, Mr Craig Lovelady, Prof Chris Aldrich

Monash University

  • 2024: $12,500
  • 2023: $12,500
  • 2022: $12,500
  • 2021: $45,000

A fire rated wall panel system for commercial and residential construction.

A/Prof Matthias Weiss, A/Prof Will Gates, Prof Bernard Rolfe, Dr Michael Pereira, Dr Mahbube Subhani, Dr Peng Neo Zhang

Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Projects Program, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science.

  • 2024: $178,164

Supervisions

Co-supervisor
2021

Ahmed Abed Gatea

Thesis entitled: A digital electromechanical system for measurement of soil bulk density

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering

Seyyed Sobhan Hosseini

Thesis entitled: Developing a Smart Reinforced Concrete Infrastructure for Monitoring Durability

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

2020

Jahidul Islam

Thesis entitled: Time-Dependent Diffusion of Chloride through Cement Pastes: Effect of Pore Structure and Chloride-Cement Interaction

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials

Associate Supervisor
2023

Kilian Fraysse

Thesis entitled: Electrochemical Pressure Solution: On its Mechanism and Possible Applications

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials