The Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology promotes the development of fundamental, applied and industrial research in chemistry, biotechnology and environmental science, with a strong emphasis on innovation and industry collaboration, as well as multidisciplinary research.
We have active research in a number of key strategic areas including battery development, artificial photosynthesis, drug delivery, surface and biointerface science, molecular biotechnology, microbiology, cell biology, environmental biotechnology and sustainability. We also offer a range of postgraduate and honours research projects. We are part of the ARC funded Training Centre, the Centre for Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM) and the Centre for Translational Atomaterials.
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Our multidisciplinary research is ranked “above or well above world standard” across chemical and biological sciences, engineering and technology as recognised by the Australian Research Council’s Excellence in Research in Australia (ERA). Key areas include physical chemistry, theoretical and computational chemistry, analytical chemistry, macromolecular and materials chemistry, microbiology, biomedical engineering, nanotechnology and materials engineering.
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Chemistry and biotechnology laboratories
Chemistry and biotechnology laboratoriesOur chemistry and biotechnology laboratories here at Swinburne support a range of teaching activities as well as applied and industrial research in chemistry, biochemistry, environmental science and biotechnology.
Our people
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Professor Mrinal Bhave
Professor Mrinal Bhave
Department ChairDepartment of Chemistry and Biotechnology
Academic staff
| Name |
Position |
Contact |
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| Ayman Ahmed | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | aeahmed@swinburne.edu.au |
| Dr Vito Butardo |
Lecturer in Biotechnology |
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| Dr Brett Cromer |
Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology |
+61 3 92148839 |
| Louise Dunn |
Senior Lecturer in Public and Environmental Health |
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| Dr Daniel Eldridge |
Senior Lecturer in Chemistry |
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| Associate Professor Corey Evans | Lecturer | coreyevans@swinburne.edu.au |
| Maryam Ghahri | Lecturer | mghahri@swinburne.edu.au |
| Dr Rosalie Hocking |
Senior Lecturer in Chemistry |
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| Professor Peter Kingshott |
Professor of Surface Engineering, Department Research Director |
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| Dr Peter Mahon |
Senior Lecturer in Chemistry |
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| Dr Francois Malherbe |
Senior Lecturer in Chemistry |
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| Dr Sarah McLean |
Lecturer in Public and Environmental Health |
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| Professor Enzo Palombo |
Professor of Microbiology |
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| Tharushi Perera | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | pgperera@swinburne.edu.au |
| Dr Stephen Poropat |
Postdoctoral Fellow Palaeontology |
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| Professor Patricia Vickers-Rich |
Professor of Palaeobiology |
prich@swin.edu.au |
| Dr Rohan Shah |
Academic Tutor |
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| Dr Huseyin Sumer |
Lecturer in Biotechnology |
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| Associate Professor Chenghua Sun |
Associate Professor of Chemistry |
+61 3 9214 8893 |
| Professor Feng Wang |
Professor of Chemistry |
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| Dr Hayden Webb |
Lecturer in Biotechnology and Chemistry |
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| Associate Professor Aimin Yu |
Associate Professor of Chemistry |
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| Dr Bita Zaferanloo |
Lecturer in Biotechnology |
Latest news
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Australian-made sustainable powders to drive the future of advanced manufacturing
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- Sustainability
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Australian-made sustainable powders to drive the future of advanced manufacturingA high-tech spinout from Swinburne University of Technology will deliver Australian-made High Entropy Material (HEM) powders, developed from recycled industrial feedstocks, to advanced manufacturing and 3D printing facilities.
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Swinburne’s Professor Matthew Bailes honoured with 2024 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
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- Education
- Science
- University
Swinburne’s Professor Matthew Bailes honoured with 2024 Prime Minister’s Prize for ScienceSwinburne’s Professor Matthew Bailes has been awarded the 2024 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for his pioneering work in astrophysics, particularly his discovery of fast radio bursts (FRBs).
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Swinburne students demonstrate how science can solve social issues
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- Student News
Swinburne students demonstrate how science can solve social issuesOver 120 Swinburne University Bachelor of Science students created solutions for issues faced by City of Boroondara Council through a scientific lens, using their knowledge in biotech, chemistry, maths, data analysis, engineering and software engineering.
Thursday 26 September 2024 -
Space is getting crowded with satellites and space junk. How do we avoid collisions?
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- Astronomy
Space is getting crowded with satellites and space junk. How do we avoid collisions?Reports this week suggest a near-collision between an Australian satellite and a suspected Chinese military satellite. Meanwhile, earlier this month, the US government issued the first ever space junk fine. The Federal Communications Commission handed a US$150,000 penalty to the DISH Network, a publicly traded company providing satellite TV services.
Friday 20 October 2023 -
We traced a powerful radio signal to the most distant source yet – a galaxy billions of lightyears away
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- Technology
We traced a powerful radio signal to the most distant source yet – a galaxy billions of lightyears awayEvery day and night, hundreds of thousands of intense, brief flashes of radiation suddenly flicker on and then off all across the sky. These “fast radio bursts” are invisible to the naked eye, but to a radio telescope many almost outshine everything else in the sky for a few thousandths of a second.
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For general enquiries, call 1300 794 628 to speak with our friendly team. You can also email us at Dean-SchoolofSCET@swinburne.edu.au.