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
| Name |
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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 Patrick Howlett |
| 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
| Name |
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| Associate Professor, Circular Design Associate Professor Nolene Byrne |
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Associate Professor, Research Associate Professor Daniel Fabijanic |
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Associate Professor, Research Associate Professor Luke Henderson |
| Associate Professor Associate Professor Will Gates |
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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 |
| Associate Professor, Research Associate Professor Minoo Naebe |
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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 Research Fellow Dr Pavel Cizek |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Liz de Rome |
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ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow Dr Ludovic Dumee |
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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 Christopher Hurren |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Ross Marceau |
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Senior Research Fellow Dr Maryam Naebe |
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Senior Lecturer Dr Luke O'Dell |
| Senior Research Fellow Dr Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo |
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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 |
Research Academics
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Buddhika Abeyrathna |
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Research Fellow Dr Ben Allardyce |
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Associate Research Fellow Danah Al-Masri |
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Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Qiran Cai |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Rainier Catubig |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Qi Chao |
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Research Fellow Dr Fangfang Chen |
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Research Fellow Dr Zhiqiang Chen |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Tiago Correia Mendes |
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Manager, ARC Training Centre in Alloy Innovation for Mining Efficiency Dr Santiago Corujeira Gallo |
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Research Fellow Dr Claudia Creighton |
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Research Fellow Dr Mandy De Souza |
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Research Fellow Dr Thomas Dorin |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Andras Fehervari |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Gaetan Girard |
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Research Fellow Dr Wren Greene |
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow David Hayne |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Dylan Hegh |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Matthias Hilder |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Ying Huo |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Hicham Jabraoui |
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Research Fellow Dr Sitarama Kada |
| Associate Research Fellow Colin Kang |
| Associate Research Fellow Emily Kerr |
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Research Fellow Dr Robert Kerr |
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Associate Research Fellow Christina Kirkland |
| Associate Research Fellow Physical Metallurgy Dr Charline Le Nue |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Sulley Li |
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Research Fellow Dr Dan Liu |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Alastair Macleod |
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Honorary Fellow Mr Noel Miller |
Associate Research Fellow Pablo Mota |
| Associate Research Fellow (IMCRC) Ms Akhila Mukkavilli |
| Associate Research Fellow Carbon Fibre Dr Jens Mroszczok |
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Research Fellow Dr Haitao Niu |
| Associate Research Fellow Srinivas Nunna |
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Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Esfandiar Pakdel |
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Research Fellow Dr Marzieh Parhizkar |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Jun Rao |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Si Qin |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Ju Sun |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Mahendra Ramajayam |
| Associate Research Fellow Stronger composites for wind turbines Dr Anil Ravindran |
| Associate Research Fellow Mr Kamyar Shirvani Moghaddam |
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Research Fellow Dr Anthony Somers |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Filip Stojcevski |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Surya Subianto |
| Research Fellow Dr Lu Sun |
| Associate Research Fellow Yong Sun |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Celine Vicard |
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Research Fellow Dr Hong Wang |
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Research Fellow Dr Jiangting Wang |
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Research Fellow Dr Jinfeng Wang |
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Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Lifeng Wang |
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow Dr Xiaoen Wang |
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Casual Research Assistant Dr Jianyu Xiong |
| Associate Research Fellow Dr Yan Liang |
| Research Fellow Dr Xing Yang |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Zhifeng Yi |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Ruhamah Yunis |
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Research Fellow Dr Jin Zhang |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Juan (Jane) Zhang |
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Associate Research Fellow Dr Mingwen Zhang |
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Research Fellow Dr Haijin Zhu |
| Associate Research Fellow Bijan Nasri-Nasrabadi |
| Research Fellow Shuaifei Zhao |
| Associate Research Fellow Anna Siekierka |
| Associate Research Fellow Vadim Zolotarevskiy |
Research Engineers
| Name |
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| Research Engineer, Fibre Hub Paul Andrews |
| Research Engineer (Fibre Hub) Mr Dale Atwell |
| Research Engineer, Electromaterials Sanshu Bhutiani |
| Research Engineer Mr Ivi Cicak |
| Research Engineer (IMCRC) Mr Yao Ding |
| Research Engineer, Electromaterials Dr Motjaba Eftekharnia |
| Research Engineer (Fibre Hub) Jerry (Houlei) Gan |
| Research Engineer, Australian National Fabrication Facility Dr Dylan Hegh |
| Research Engineer, CAE/FEA Eden Kwok |
| Research Engineer Dr Mohammad Imran |
| Research Engineer (Fibre Hub) Dr Sima Kashi |
| Research Engineer Mr Masihullah Jabarulla Khan |
| Research Engineer, Textiles Amol Patil |
| Research Engineer Mohan Setty |
| Research Engineer Madhu Suryanarayana |
| Research Engineer Harry Mighell |
| Research Engineer Russell O’Flynn |
Administrative Staff
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| Administration Officer (Travel) Charity Bowen |
| Administration Officer Leanne Costa |
| Finance Manager Adam Coulter |
| Executive Officer Kim Durrant |
| HDR Administrative Support Tamara Forbes |
| General Manager, GTP Michelle Gait |
| Business Development Officer Dr Timothy Khoo |
| Finance Officer Simone McDonald |
| Manager, Major Projects Catherine McMahon |
| Finance Manager Nick Oddy |
| Project Manager, GTP Facilities John Owens |
| Administrative Officer (HR and Finance) Darian Popowicz |
| Administrative Coordinator, Office of the PVC Future Fibres Christine Rimmer |
| Personal Assistant to Associate Director Sona Shekibi |
| Marketing and Communications Manager Robin Taylor |
| HDR Support Coordinator Helen Woodall |
Technical Staff
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| Manager Safety and Safety Systems Suzanne Antonac |
| Technical Officer, Biological and Chemical Support Magnolia Beer |
| Technical Officer, Textiles Graeme Keating |
| Technical Officer, Electrical and Electronics Ladge Kviz |
| Senior Safety Officer Ms Rebecca Heywood |
| Technical Officer, ARC Research Hub for Future Fibres Peter Herwig |
| Technical Officer, Nanotechnology Robert Lovett |
| Technical Officer, Mechanical Steve Mills |
| Technical Officer Dr Gerard O’Connor |
| Technical Officer, Workshop Alex Orokity |
| Senior Technologist, Micro Characterisation Rob Pow |
| Technical Officer, Composites Dr Kim Quayle |
| Technical Officer, Analytical Instrumentation Dr Zoe Smith |
| Senior Manager, Technical and Research Support Dr Andrew Sullivan |
| Manager, Electron Microscopy Dr Adam Taylor |
| Technical Officer, Electromaterials Simon Thompson |
| Electron Microscopy Manager (TEM) Rosey Van Driel |
| Technical Officer John Vella |
| Technical Officer, Chemical and Biological Marion Wright |
| Technical Officer, SEM Support, Metallography & Optical Microscopy Dr. Huaying Yin |
| Technical Officer Peter Herwig |
IT Staff
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IT Manager Sandy Benness |
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Technical Officer (IT)
John Robin |
| IT Staff Shehreen Haider |