Research projects
The following list represents a selection of projects belonging to our researchers.
— indicates projects currently recruiting research students. Visit Melbourne School of Engineering: Study for PhD program and application information.
High pressure grinding rolls – A revolution in high throughput dewatering
Team: Anthony Stickland, Robin Batterham, Peter Scales
Bio-carbon flow electrodes for capacitive deionisation of wastewater
Team: Amanda Ellis
DNA polymer hybrid materials
Team: Amanda Ellis
Energy harvesting and storage devices utilising piezoelectricity
Team: Amanda Ellis
Graphene-based soft materials
Team: Dan Li
Nanoionics: engineering ion transport with two-dimensional materials
Team: Dan Li
Towards sustainable production of biofuels and bio-products from microalgae: the induction of autolysis in microalgal cells to enhance biomass processing
Team: Greg Martin, Dr Ronald Halim
Soot formation mechanism from first principles
Team: Eirini Goudeli
Understanding and monitoring the formation of ‘picocavities’
Team: Eirini Goudeli
Nitrogen removal from wastewater treatment using macroalgae (Masters by research)
Team: Greg Martin
Nanoparticle dosimetry prediction
Team: Edmund Crampin, Frank Caruso
Supercapacitor and battery design through modelling and machine learning
Team: Dan Li
Gas Generation in Biologically-Active Sediments
Team: Anthony Stickland, Peter Scales
Rheology and Dewaterability of Anaerobic Lagoon Sludges
Team: Anthony Stickland, Peter Scales
Low emission transport via advanced engines and fuels
Team: Yi Yang
Contrast agents for micro-computed tomography (microCT) imaging of soft biological tissues and scaffold materials
Team: Kathryn Stok, Zihui Li
Atmospheric chemistry of amines
Team: Gabriel Da Silva
Combustion chemistry of aromatic fuels
Team: Gabriel Da Silva
Destruction and growth of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Team: Gabriel Da Silva
Porous hydrogel antimicrobial nanocomposites
Team: Andrea O'Connor, Daniel Heath
Biodegradable and drug-eluting coronary artery stents
Team: Daniel Heath
Improving the endothelialization of cardiovascular biomaterials
Team: Daniel Heath, Greg Qiao, and Andrea O'Connor
Anisotropic nanoparticle interactions in advanced coatings
Team: Ray Dagastine
Improving expansion of mesenchymal stem cells
Team: Daniel Heath, Andrea O'Connor
Polymer-surfactant complexes in emulsion systems: responsive coatings and function
Team: Ray Dagastine
ARC Dairy Innovation Hub: Transformational research to underpin the future of the Australian dairy manufacturing industry
Team: Sally Louise Gras, Sandra Kentish, Greg Martin, David Dunstan, Lydia Ong, George Chen
Microstructure – A microstructural approach to process improvement and product innovation in cheese, cream cheese and yogurt manufacture
Team: Sally Louise Gras, Lydia Ong
Soft Matter: Controlling emulsions and foams through interactions between drops and bubbles - from food to minerals processing
Team: Ray Dagastine
Tissue engineering of soft tissues
Team: Andrea O'Connor, Daniel Heath
Combining centrifugation and filtration to minimise cake cracking
Team: Anthony Stickland