The University of Adelaide, School of Chemical Engineering, Losic Nano Research Group

Name of Group Leader:

Prof Dusan Losic  

Physical Address:

Losic Nano Research Group
School of Chemical Engineering
The University of Adelaide
North Engineering Building
Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
 

Mailing Address:

 

Phone:

+ 61 8 8313 4648  

Fax:

+61 8 8303 4373  

Email:

dusan.losic@adelaide.edu.au  

Nanotechnology Research Programs/Activities:

Research themes:
Nanoengineering and Advanced Nanomaterials
Nanofluidics: Molecular transport and separations
Nanomedicine: Drug delivery
Nanomedicine: Biosensing and Biomedical diagnostics
Nanobiotechology: Biomimetics and Nature Inspired Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology for Clean Environment and Energy
 

Scale of Nanotechnology Research Effort:

4 Postdoctoral Fellows
10 PhD students
4-6 Undergraduate students
Annual budget: $600.000-800.000  

Nanotechnology research facilities:

Research Labs:
Nano research lab for nanofabrication and characterization
Nano synthetic lab
Nano research lab for CNT synthesis
Microfludic lab for synthesis, characterization and device testing
GRDC lab for bioculturing

Research facilities:
Computerized Anodization systems for fabrication of porous materials (4)
Computerized chemical etching system
Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) system for carbon nanotubes synthesis (2)
Laser assisted chemical vapour deposition (CVD) system
Plasma polymer deposition system
Plasma assisted chemical vapour deposition (CVD) system (under development)
Electrochemical deposition system
Thermal Vapor deposition system
Spin coater
Ultrasonic generator (China)
Plasma cleaning system (Diener)
Ozone cleaning system (Novascan)
BET analysis Belsorp (Japan)
Electrochemical system HCH 800
Impedance spectrometer (Inphaze)
Contact angle measurement system (Theta optical)
UV-ViS spectrophotometer, Agilent
Photoluminescence spectrophotometer, Horiba
Ocean fiber optic micro spectrometer (UV-VIS) (3)
Ocean fiber optic micro spectrometer (UV-VIS-NIR) 1
Inverted optical microscope Nicon
Stereo optical microscope (Motic)
Digital microscope (2)


 

Participants

• Mr Faisal Alotaibi
• Mr Mohammed Alsawat
• Ms Manpreet Bariana
• Miss Sheena Chen
• Mr Habib Dalal
• Mr Mason Erkelens
• Dr. Farzaneh Farivar
• Mrs Shervin Kabiri
• Mr Tushar Kumeria
• Mr. Shaheer Makar
• Ms Negar Mansouri
• Mr Arash Mazinani
• Miss Mahdieh Nemati
• Mr Md Julker Nine
• Dr. Abel Santos
• Dr Nathan Stanley
• Dr Tung Tran
• Mr Ye Wang
• Dr. Frank Whittaker
• Miss Pei Lay Yap

 

Collaboration Information

 

Group Websites:

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/dusan.losic
http://adelaide.edu.au/losicgroup