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Aprof Takuya Tsuzuki

Research interests:

Associate Professor Tsuzuki's research has been focused on the synthesis, property-characterization and industrial applications of inorganic and organic nanomaterials. He has 20 years of experience in nanoparticle research through his career in academia and industry. His research interest includes sustainable materials and manufacturing, mechanochemistry, functional nanoparticles, the conversion of industrial waste into value-added nanomaterials, life-cycle analysis of nanomaterials, utilization of solar energy for environment and energy applications using nanomaterials, green nanocomposites, and nanotechnology commercialization.

Qualifications:

• PhD, condensed matter physics, Kyoto University, Japan (1995)
• MSc, condensed matter physics, Kyoto University, Japan (1990)
• BSc, condensed matter physics, Kyoto University, Japan (1988)
• GradCert, technology management, La Trobe University (2006)

Relevant employment history:

2012 - current: Associate Professor, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University

2007 - 2011: Senior Research Academic, Institute for Technology Research and Innovation, Deakin University

2004 - 2006: R&D Manager, Advanced Nanotechnology Ltd

2000 - 2004: Senior Research Scientist, Advanced Nano Technologies Pty Ltd

1995 - 2000: Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia

A list of the ten most significant relevant publications for the last five years:

1. P.G. McCormick, T. Tsuzuki, J.S. Robinson, J. Ding (2001) Nanopowders synthesized by mechanochemical processing, Advanced Materials, 13[12], 1008-1010.
2. T. Tsuzuki (2012) Nanomaterial Commercialization, Pan Stanford Publishing, ISBN 978-981-4303-28-6.
3. A.C. Dodd, A. J. McKinley, T. Tsuzuki, M. Saunders, (2009) Tailoring the photocatalytic activity of nanoparticulate zinc oxide by transition metal oxide doping, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 114, 382-386.
4. R. He, T. Tsuzuki (2010) Low temperature solvothermal synthesis of ZnO quantum dots. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 93[8], 2281-2285.
5. E. Jazaeri, L. Zhang, X. Wang, T. Tsuzuki (2011) Fabrication of carbon nanofiber by pyrolysis of freeze-dried cellulose nanofiber, Cellulose, 18, 1481-1485.
6. J. Wang, T. Tsuzuki, B. Tang, X. Hou, L. Sun, X. Wang (2012) Reduced graphene oxide / ZnO composites: reusable adsorbent for pollutant management, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 4[6], 3084 - 3090.

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