Research interests
Materials chemistry of advanced composites; structure/property/durability relationships in engineering polymers and composites, toughening of composites, self-healing polymers and composites, high temperature resins, processing of thermoplastic composites via ring opening polymerisation; nano-composite and nano-structured materials; computational methods for crosslinked polymers; synthesis and characterisation of novel epoxy resins
Knowledge areas
Materials chemistry of advanced composites: Monomer synthesis and resin development for network polymers, high performance processable thermoplastic composites, self healing materials, toughening of composites, structure/property relationships in engineering and network polymers.
Awards
- AAS/JSPS Research Visits to Japan, Travelling Fellowship, 2014
- Newton-Turner Award for Scientific Excellence at CSIRO, 2012
- Australia-Malaysia Institute, Grant for Science and Technology Exchange to Malaysia, 2012
- CSIRO Medal for Business Excellence, PETRONAS Engagement Team, 2009
- CSIRO-Monash Collaborative Research Support Scheme 2007/2008
- Australian Academy of Science Travelling Fellowship to Europe (University of Padova and the Czech Institute of Macromolecular Sciences), 2005
- CSIRO Chief Executive’s Study Award, 1999
Publications
Prof Russell Varley
(2016), Vol. 99, pp. 157-165, Progress in organic coatings, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Prof Russell Varley
(2016), Vol. 92, pp. 153-163, Polymer, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Prof Russell Varley, Ms Sarah Khor
(2013), Vol. 128, pp. 619-627, Journal of applied polymer science, London, Eng., C1-1
Ms Sarah Khor, Prof Russell Varley
(2013), Vol. 128, pp. 3743-3750, Journal of applied polymer science, London, Eng., C1-1
Grants
Australian Competitive Grants
A World Class Future Fibre Industry Transformation Research Hub
Prof Xungai Wang, Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Tong Lin, A/Prof Joselito Razal, A/Prof Jingliang Li, A/Prof Luke Henderson, Dr Nolene Byrne, Dr Alessandra Sutti, Dr Rangam Rajkhowa, Dr Minoo Naebe, Dr Christopher Hurren, Dr Murray Height, Prof Mark Kirkland, Dr Ashley Denmead, Dr Rodney Dilley, Prof Marcus Atlas, Mr Grant Mackintosh, Dr Keith Millington, Dr Mickey Huson, Prof Gregory Rutledge, Dr Jeff Church, A/Prof Friedrich Vollrath, Prof David Kaplan, Prof Uwe Pieles, Dr Rudolf Hufenus, A/Prof Jeffrey Wiggins, Prof Russell Varley, Salwan Al-Assafi, Dr Mandy De Souza
ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
- 2017: $493,457
- 2016: $990,154
- 2015: $1,434,570
Industry and Other Funding
A World Class Future Fibre Industry Transformation Research Hub
Prof Xungai Wang, Prof Bronwyn Fox, Prof Tong Lin, A/Prof Joselito Razal, A/Prof Jingliang Li, A/Prof Luke Henderson, Dr Nolene Byrne, Dr Alessandra Sutti, Dr Rangam Rajkhowa, Dr Minoo Naebe, Dr Christopher Hurren, Dr Murray Height, Prof Mark Kirkland, Dr Ashley Denmead, Dr Rodney Dilley, Prof Marcus Atlas, Mr Grant Mackintosh, Dr Keith Millington, Dr Mickey Huson, Prof Gregory Rutledge, Dr Jeff Church, A/Prof Friedrich Vollrath, Prof David Kaplan, Prof Uwe Pieles, Dr Rudolf Hufenus, A/Prof Jeffrey Wiggins, Prof Russell Varley, Salwan Al-Assafi, Dr Mandy De Souza
- 2017: $300,000
- 2016: $450,000
ARC Training Centre in Lightweight Automotive Structures (ATLAS)
Dr Chun Hui Wang, Prof Adrian Mouritz, Stuart Bateman, Dr Mark Easton, Prof Milan Brandt, Martin Leary, Prof Michael Cardew-Hall, Dr Paul Compston, Dr Matthew Doolan, Prof Matthew Barnett, A/Prof Bernard Rolfe, Dr Matthias Weiss, Dr Minoo Naebe, A/Prof Luke Henderson, Mr Richard Taube, Bita Ghaffari, Nia Harrison, Dr Adam Best, Prof Russell Varley, Richard Evans, Henry Wolfkamp, Brian Hughes, Carl De Koning, Richard Axe, Edward Albert, Brian Oxley, Albert Sedlmaier, Prof Anthony Kinloch, Michael Wisnom, Paul Sanders, Marion Merklein
- 2017: $132,087
- 2016: $130,701
Other Funding Sources
3-149 - Improved Design of a Composite Front Seat Back for Higher Production at Lower Cost
Prof Russell Varley, Dr Mandy De Souza, Dr Claudia Creighton
- 2017: $279,017
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report