Our team
Our team at the Institute for Frontier Materials is made up of professors, research academics, research engineers, administrative staff, technical staff and IT technicians. They bring together engineering, chemistry, materials science, physics, biology, mathematics and other disciplines to develop new materials and engineering solutions.
Professors
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| Chair In Metallurgy Professor Matthew Barnett |
| Alfred Deakin Professor And Chair In Nanotechnology Professor Ying (Ian) Chen |
| Professor Of Infrastructure Engineering Professor Frank Collins |
| Alfred Deakin Professor Professor Maria Forsyth |
| Personal Chair Professor Qipeng Guo |
| Professor (Research) Professor Lingxue Kong |
| Personal Chair Professor Tong Lin |
| Professor Of Applied Electrochemistry And Corrosion Technologies Professor Mike (Yongjun) Tan |
| Professor of Composite Materials Professor Russell Varley |
| Professor Of Bionanotechnology Professor Tiffany Walsh |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor, Future Fibres Professor Xungai Wang |
| Professor Of Applied Mechanics Professor Jeong Yoon |
Associate Professors
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| Associate Professor, Research Associate Professor Luke Henderson |
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Associate Professor, Research Associate Professor Patrick Howlett |
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Associate Professor, Research Associate Professor Rimma Lapovok |
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Associate Professor, Research and ARC Future Fellow Associate Professor Jingliang Li |
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Associate Professor, Research Associate Professor Jenny Pringle |
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Associate Professor, Research and ARC Future Fellow Associate Professor Joselito Razal |
Senior Research Academics
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Hossein Beladi |
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Senior Lecturer Dr Nolene Byrne |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Pavel Cizek |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Liz de Rome |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Daniel Fabijanic |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Will Gates |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Luhua Li |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Xin Liu |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Peter Lynch |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Ross Marceau |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Minoo Naebe |
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Senior Lecturer Dr Luke O'Dell |
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Manager, ARC Research Hub for Future Fibres Dr Emma Prime |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Rangam Rajkhowa |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Julie Sharp |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Mary Fenghua She |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Alessandra Sutti |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Ilana Timokhina |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Matthias Weiss |
| Senior Research Fellow Dr Christopher Hurren |
| Senior Research Fellow Dr Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo |
Research Academics
| Name |
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| Associate Research Fellow Dr Buddhika Abeyrathna |
| Research Fellow Dr Ben Allardyce |
| Associate Research Fellow Danah Al-Masri |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Subhankar Biswas |
| Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Qiran Cai |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Rainier Catubig |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Qi Chao |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Fangfang Chen |
| Research Fellow Dr Zhiqiang Chen |
| Associate Research Fellow Jerome Cornu |
| Research Fellow Dr Claudia Creighton |
| Associate Research Fellow Baris Demir |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Rasike de Silva |
| Research Fellow Dr Mandy De Souza |
| Research Fellow Dr Thomas Dorin |
| Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Ludovic Dumee |
| Research Fellow Dr Jian Fang |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Andras Fehervari |
| Manager, ARC Training Centre in Alloy Innovation for Mining Efficiency Dr Santiago Corujeira Gallo |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Gaetan Girard |
| Research Fellow Dr Wren Greene |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Nicolas Goujon |
| Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Nima Haghdadi |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow David Hayne |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Dylan Hegh |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Matthias Hilder |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Ying Huo |
| Research Fellow Dr Sitarama Kada |
| Research Fellow Dr Robert Kerr |
| Associate Research Fellow Christina Kirkland |
| Associate Research Fellow Andreas Kupke |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Sulley Li |
| Research Fellow Dr Dan Liu |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Alastair Macleod |
| Honorary Fellow Mr Noel Miller |
| Research Fellow Dr Maryam Naebe |
| Research Fellow Dr Haitao Niu |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Si Qin |
| Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Esfandiar Pakdel |
| Research Fellow Dr Marzieh Parhizkar |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Mahendra Ramajayam |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Rechana Remadevi |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Shayan Seyedin |
| Research Fellow Dr Anthony Somers |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Surya Subianto |
| Research Fellow Dr Lu Sun |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Alireza Vahidgolpayegani |
| Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Nisa Valiyaveettil Salim |
| Research Fellow Dr Rebecca Van Amber |
| Research Fellow Dr Hong Wang |
| Research Fellow Dr Jiangting Wang |
| Research Fellow Dr Jing Wang |
| Research Fellow Dr Jinfeng Wang |
| Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Lifeng Wang |
| Post Doctoral Research Fellow Dr Xiaoen Wang |
| Casual Research Assistant Dr Jianyu Xiong |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Zhifeng Yi |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Ruhamah Yunis |
| Research Fellow Dr Jin Zhang |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Juan (Jane) Zhang |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Mingwen Zhang |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Yafei Zhang |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Hua Zhou |
| Research Fellow Dr Haijin Zhu |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Celine Vicard |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Filip Stojcevski |
| Associate Research Fellow Mr Kamyar Shirvani Moghaddam |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Tiago Correia Mendes |
| Associate Research Fellow (IMCRC) Ms Akhila Mukkavilli |
Research Engineers
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| Research Engineer (Fibre Hub) Mr Dale Atwell |
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Research Engineer, Electromaterials Sanshu Bhutiani |
| Research Engineer Singh Charanpreet |
| Research Engineer Mr Ivi Cicak |
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Research Engineer, Electromaterials Dr Motjaba Eftekharnia |
| Research Engineer (Fibre Hub) Jerry (Houlei) Gan |
| Research Engineer (Wear Testing) Dr Alireza Ghaderi |
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Research Engineer Dr Mohammad Imran |
| Research Engineer (Fibre Hub) Dr Sima Kashi |
| Research Engineer Mr Masihullah Jabarulla Khan |
| Research Engineer, Textiles Amol Patil |
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Research Engineer Mohan Setty |
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Research Engineer Madhu Suryanarayana |
| Research Engineer (IMCRC) Mr Yao Ding |
Administrative Staff
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Administration Officer (Travel) Charity Bowen |
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Administration Officer Leanne Costa |
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Finance Manager Adam Coulter |
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Executive Officer Kim Durrant |
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HDR Administrative Support Tamara Forbes |
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Senior Finance Officer Michelle Gait |
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Administrative Officer (HR and Finance) John George |
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General Manager, GTP Virginie Hoareau |
| Business Development Officer Dr Timothy Khoo |
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Project Manager, GTP Facilities John Owens |
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Finance Officer Rose Richards |
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Executive Assistant to Director Christine Rimmer |
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Personal Assistant to Associate Director Sona Shekibi |
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Marketing and Communications Manager Robin Taylor |
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HDR Support Coordinator Helen Woodall |
Technical Staff
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| Technical Officer, Biological and Chemical Support Magnolia Beer |
| Instrument Specialist Hao Shao |
| Technical Officer Graeme Keating |
| Technical Officer, Electrical and Electronics Ladge Kviz |
| Technical Officer, Nanotechnology Robert Lovett |
| Technical Officer, Mechanical Steve Mills |
| Electron Microscopy Manager (FIB) Dr Mark Nave |
| Technical Officer, Workshop Alex Orokity |
| Senior Technologist, Micro Characterisation Rob Pow |
| Technical Officer, Electrical and Electronics Dr. Gayathri Rajmohan |
| Manager, Electron Microscope Facility Dr Andrew Sullivan |
| Characterisation Specialist, Electron Microscopy Dr Adam Taylor |
| Electron Microscopy Manager (TEM) Rosey Van Driel |
| Technical Officer John Vella |
| Technical Officer, AFFRIC Dr Andreea Voda |
| Technical Officer, Chemical and Biological Marion Wright |
| Technical Officer, Metallography and Optical Microscopy Dr. Huaying Yin |
IT Staff
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IT Manager Sandy Benness |
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Technical Officer (IT)
John Robin |