Professor

Peter Gage

FAA

Peter Gage
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Distinguished for his ability to relate concepts derived from physics, chemistry and mathematics to the study of fundamental responses of biological membranes during the transmission of excitation. This approach has led to better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for release from nerve-endings of transmitter substances, and their mode of action on postsynaptic membranes. Gage's work is characterised by his ability to identify fundamental processes and to find means of studying these using techniques and preparations which are simple but chosen with imagination. He has become a leader in neurophysiology in Australia, and his collaboration is much sought after by his colleagues overseas.

Expertise type

  • Neurophysiology
  • Biophysics
  • Neuroscience
  • Biology

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Memoir

Peter William Gage 1937–2005

Peter William Gage (1937–2005) was recognised nationally and internationally as one of Australia’s leaders in membrane physiology, biophysics and neuroscience. His research on neurotransmission, muscle and the structure–function of ion channels was extraordinarily productive, with over 7,000 citations. A gifted speaker with a great enthusiasm for research and for the introduction of cutting-edge technology, Peter Gage influenced and encouraged a great many research students, postdoctoral fellows and senior colleagues in their scientific careers.
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Professor

Richard Mark

FAA

Richard Mark
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Distinguished for his contributions to understanding of the basic mechanisms which determine the genesis of functional connexions between nerve and muscle cells during development and regeneration, and for studies extending knowledge of the biophysical and bio­chemical basis of memory-formation. He has a special flair for going directly to the core of a complex problem, and exploits with great skill and ingenuity a variety of experimental approaches ranging from simple, direct observations to highly sophisticated procedures. As a result of his unique ability to combine behavioural and cellular neurophysiological techniques, new and challenging ideas are emerging about the nature of memory and the factors involved in the development of neural connexions.

Expertise type

  • Neurobiology
  • Biology

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Professor

Geoffrey Burnstock

AC FAA FRS

Geoffrey Burnstock
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Professor Geoffrey Burnstock's major contribution has been in the field of the cellular and comparative physiology of smooth muscle. He developed the 'sucrose gap technique' for electrophysiological recording from smooth muscle. This has become the foremost tool for studies of the effects of drugs and ions at the membrane level. He has investigated the mechanism of action of acetylcholine and adrenaline on smoooth muscle. He and his colleagues have pioneered studies of the autonomic nervous control of single smooth muscle cells and are international leaders in this area. His work concerned with the evolution, development and functional organisation of the vertebrate autonomic nervous system is a unique approach to this field.

Expertise type

  • Medical Sciences
  • Neuroscience
  • Physiology

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Conversation with scientist

Professor Geoffrey Burnstock, neurobiologist

Geoffrey Burnstock interviewed by Professor Robyn Williams in July 2008. Geoffrey Burnstock was born in London, England, in 1929. He finished his secondary education at Greenford County Grammar School in 1946 and then spent 1947 doing National Service with the Air Force.
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Memoir

Geoffrey Burnstock 1929–2020

Geoffrey Burnstock was a biomedical scientist who gained renown for his discovery that adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP) functions as an extracellular signalling molecule.
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Professor

Gordon Ada

AO FAA

Gordon Ada
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Dr. G.L. Ada is distinguished for two fundamental contributions to the fields of chemical virology and biochemistry. Ada and Perry, in 1954, for the first time unambiguously demonstrated that the genetic material of influenza virus is a ribonucleoprotein. Since all systems of genetic interaction available at that time were of the DNA type, this discovery greatly widened the scope of potential genetic studies. This finding, remarkable on considering the technical difficulties involved, has since been repeatedly confirmed in other laboratories and still serves as a model for the investigation of animal viruses. The second major achievement was the crystallization of Vibrio cholerae neuraminidase. This enzyme, isodynamic with the enzyme of the myxoviruses, has played an important role in the study of virus-host cell interaction and in the elucidation of the fine structure of sialo-glycoproteins since 1946. The availability of this enzyme without contaminating proteases is of the greatest value. A considerable amount of research work emerging from these discoveries was carried out in Ada's laboratory.

Expertise type

  • Virology
  • Immunology
  • Influenza Virus
  • Biology

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Conversation with scientist

Professor Gordon Ada, microbiologist

Professor Gordon Ada was a pioneering Australian scientist who advanced virology and immunology through groundbreaking research on influenza, cholera enzymes, and immune responses. He earnt international recognition working for the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and then the John Curtin School at ANU. His contributions to vaccine development, and advisory roles with WHO and Johns Hopkins shaped global health strategies, culminating in a distinguished career that influenced HIV research and immunological theory. Interviewed by Professor Frank Fenner in 1993.
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Professor

Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop

AO FAA

Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop
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Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop is recognised internationally for her achievements in laser physics, linear and nonlinear high resolution spectroscopy, laser micromanipulation, atom cooling and trapping and nano-optics. She is one of the originators of laser enhanced ionisation spectroscopy, and is a pioneer of laser micromanipulation and transfer of angular momentum of light and all optical drive micromechanics. She initiated the experimental programs in laser micromanipulation and atom optics at the University of Queensland that culminated in the demonstration of dynamical tunnelling in a Bose Einstein Condensate (BEC) in a modulated standing wave. She led the team that observed dynamical tunnelling in quantum chaotic systems.

Fields of research

51 PHYSICAL SCIENCES
  • 5199 OTHER PHYSICAL SCIENCES

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Expertise type

  • Laser Physics
  • Physics
  • Quantum Optics
  • Quantum Physics

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Professor

San Thang

AC FAA FTSE

San Thang
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Professor San Thang is a research innovator in polymer and materials science, with a focus on the interface between organic and polymer chemistry. He is a leading expert in the field of radical chemistry and polymer chemistry and has developed several key innovations in the area of controlled radical polymerisation. San is a co-inventor of the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer – the RAFT process, which is used to make better polymers with a tailored chemical structure and defined properties. RAFT has generated enormous academic and industrial interest worldwide, with a huge range of applications including performance coatings, adhesives, hydraulic fluids and membranes, cosmetics, biosensors and drug delivery.

Fields of research

34 CHEMICAL SCIENCES
  • 3403 MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

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Expertise type

  • Chemistry
  • Living Radical Polymerisation
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • RAFT

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Professor

Maria Forsyth

AM FAA FTSE

Maria Forsyth
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Professor Maria Forsyth is a world leader in developing advanced materials for a range of energy and infrastructure technologies. Her group discovered a large new family of organic ionic "plastic" materials which are being used in advanced energy storage technologies. Maria has also developed significant understanding of charge transport at the interfaces between metals and electrolytes, and within other novel electrolyte materials. This has prompted the design of new materials for fuel cells, battery designs and technologies to prevent corrosion.

Expertise type

  • Chemistry
  • Electromaterials
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Solid State Ionics

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Professor

Ivan Marusic

FAA FTSE FRS

Ivan Marusic
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Professor Ivan Marusic is an internationally leading figure in the field of fluid mechanics who has made fundamental and seminal contributions across a number of areas, most notably in advancing our understanding of wall-bounded turbulent flows. His research has resulted in the discovery of “superstructures” and uncovering the key role these large-scale motions play in wall turbulence. This in turn has led to new predictive tools based on physical modelling concepts. His research has also pioneered the development of novel analysis tools, experimental methods and instrumentation, which have produced unique datasets vital for our understanding of turbulent flows.

Fields of research

40 ENGINEERING
  • 4017 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
  • 915 INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
401213 Turbulent Flows

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Expertise type

  • Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Turbulence

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Professor

Rose Amal

AC FAA FTSE

Rose Amal
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Professor Amal is a world leader in photocatalysis. Her photocatalysis research addresses the core issues of energy and water, two highly critical resources in Australian as well as worldwide. Her research provides an ultimately clean solution by efficiently harnessing solar energy to purify water or/and generate H2. In particular, her highly active, stable and recyclable photocatalysts have paved the way for the sustainable use of photocatalysis in large industrial scale water treatment plants. Held in the highest regard nationally and internationally, her passion for both science and engineering has let to creating critical scientific knowledge and delivering significant engineering outcomes.

Fields of research

34 CHEMICAL SCIENCES
  • 3406 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (INCL. STRUCTURAL)
    • 340601 Catalysis and Mechanisms of Reactions
40 ENGINEERING
  • 4004 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
    • 400410 Wastewater Treatment Processes
  • 4008 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
  • 4009 ELECTRONICS, SENSORS AND DIGITAL HARDWARE
    • 400910 Photovoltaic devices (solar cells)
  • 4014 MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
  • 4017 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    • 401703 Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering

For full list of research codes, please visit the ARC Website .

Expertise type

  • Catalysis
  • Water
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Nanotechnology

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Professor

Yuri Estrin

FAA

Yuri Estrin
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Professor Yuri Estrin is one of the world leaders in Materials Science who has advanced physically based materials modelling in an outstanding way. The models associated with his name have become classic and are broadly used for calculating mechanical behaviour of materials. Yuri Estrin's seminal work in model-driven development of structural nanomaterials and geometry-inspired design of novel materials has also brought him international acclaim. For his contribution to science, Yuri Estrin has received numerous international awards, including an Alexander von Humboldt Award (Germany), an honorary doctorate from the Russian Academy of Sciences and a World-Class University professorship from Korea.

Fields of research

40 ENGINEERING
  • 4019 RESOURCES ENGINEERING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY

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Expertise type

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Materials
  • Metallurgy

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