Soft condensed matter physics group

Name of Group Leader:

Associate Professor Gary Bryant  

Physical Address:

Applied Physics
School of Applied Sciences
RMIT University
GPO Box 2476V
Melbourne, Vic, 3001  

Phone:

03 99252139  

Fax:

03 99255290  

Email:

gary.bryant@rmit.edu.au  

Nanotechnology Research Programs/Activities:

* Crystallization and Vitrification in suspensions of colloidal particles.
* Enhanced crystallization using external applied fields.
* Membrane phase behaviour at low hydrations.  

Scale of Nanotechnology Research Effort:

2 academic staff members
2-3 research students  

Nanotechnology research facilities:

Light scattering facilities:
ALV-two colour cross correlation spectrometer (for DLS/SLS of moderately turbid suspensions).
ALV-compact dynamic/static light scattering goniometer (optimized for fast dynamics and depolarized light scattering).
ALV-compact dynamic/static light scattering goniometer (optimized for slow dynamics in glasses and gels).  

Participants

• Mr Martin Draganski
• Mr Aminreza Khodabandeh
• Professor Mike McLaughlin

 

Collaboration Information

 

Group Websites:

http://www.rmit.edu.au/physics/softcondensedmatter