University of Queensland - Chemical Engineering - Rufford Group
Name of Group Leader:
Tom RuffordPhysical Address:
Building 74School of Chemical Engineering
The University of Queensland
Email:
t.rufford@uq.edu.auNanotechnology Research Programs/Activities:
Carbon nanomaterials and porous materialsSupercapcitor electrodes
Cathode materials for electrochemical CO2 reduction
Clay minerals in coal seam gas wells
Wetting of carbon surfaces and coal cleats
Scale of Nanotechnology Research Effort:
My lab is just a small part of the nanotechnology related research conducted in the UQ School of Chemical Engineering. Typically my team has working on nano related projects:2 postdoc fellows
5 PhD students
up to 4 Master of Engineering thesis students a semester
up to 3 Bachelor of engineering thesis students a semester
Nanotechnology research facilities:
Microfluidic flow cells for wetting studiesBeckman Coulter Counter particle size analyser
Electrochemical workstations and flow cell electrolysers
