IPRI Staff

Director of IPRI and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science

Professor Gordon Wallace is Director of the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute. He established the Intelligent Polymer Research Group in 1988, which became the IPRI in 1995. He is also Executive Research Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science which comprises a team of internationally recognised scientists, engineers and medical practitioners. His research interests include organic conductors, nanomaterials and electrochemical probe methods of analysis and the use of these in the development of intelligent polymer systems. Wikipedia Entry

Chief Operating Officer of ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science

Dr Toni Campbell has worked with the Intelligent Polymer Research Group since 2002 and her current research area involves medical bionics and controlled release.

Assistant Director of IPRI

Associate Professor Peter Innis is responsible for activities in the areas of polymer processing, polymer photochemistry and nanomaterials.

Director of Commercial Development

Dr Troy Coyle is responsible for managing the intellectual property identification, protection and commercialisation.

Senior Researchers

Dr Jun Chen has research interests in the preparation of nanostructured electromaterials, especially carbon nanotube based 3D architectures, and in fuel cell applications, including cell design and catalytic electrodes.

Dr Michael Higgins main interest and research has focused on the application of AFM to study the nanomechanical properties of biological systems, including living cells, model lipid membranes, single ligand-receptor interactions, individual protein unfolding, fundamental surface-force interactions, as well as being involved in AFM instrument development.

Professor Leon Kane-Maguire. Leon has a particular interest in optically active polymers.

Dr Andrew Minett has research interests in nanomaterial interactions and biomolecular incorporation protocols that will provide a foundation for future bioelectronic devices.

Professor David Officer research interests are to develop functional material and nanomaterial systems. This includes the development and application of functionalised conducting polymers and carbon nanotubes, and an internationally recognised program on the synthesis and use of porphyrins (artificial chlorophyll) in solar cells, which produced the best porphyrin-based solar cells in the world. 

Dr Marc in het Panhuis research focuses on synthesis, characterisation and applications of composite materials with enhanced properties. These composite materials are fabricated using surface active molecules and/or polymers.

Professor William Price is Head of the Chemistry Department. His research interests include factors influencing transport across conducting polymer membranes.

Associate Professor Steven Ralph is a Senior Lecturer in the Chemistry Department. He carries out research in the area of new metal complexing polymers and membrane separations with IPRI.

Professor Geoffrey Spinks is a Lecturer in Engineering and has research interests in actuators and mechanical properties of polymers

Dr Simon Moulton is an active researcher involved in all aspects of research being undertaken in the Electromaterials and Bionics programs within ACES. He is the lead materials chemist responsible for coordinating the development of new materials for use in the Bionics ACES program for use in spinal cord regeneration, muscle regeneration, epilepsy control, and controlled drug release projects.

Researchers

Associate Staff Members

General Staff 

IPRI Students

 

Last reviewed: 18 November, 2009