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Modelling the mechanical behaviour of hexagonal materials during complex loadings

The project aims to develop a comprehensive crystal plasticity model to predict stress-strain curves and texture evolution of hexagonal close-packed metals during complex loadings. more...

Supervisor(s): Proust, Gwenaelle (Dr)

Chemical Biology of Siderophores

Studies of bacterial metal-management strategies have implications for treating iron overload disease and for better understanding bacterial pathogenic virulence. more...

Supervisor(s): Codd, Rachel (Dr)

Targeted delivery of anticancer agents

An ideal anticancer agent is one that is inert as it moves around the body, is selectively taken up by cancer cells, and is activated once inside those cells. The multiple oxidation more...

Supervisor(s): Hambley, Trevor (Emeritus Professor)

Structural Engineering

Visit our website at https://sydney.edu.au/engineering/our-research/infrastructure-and-transport/centre-for-advanced-structural-engineering.html We welcome applications from hi more...

Supervisor(s): Rasmussen, Kim (Professor), Wilkinson, Tim (Associate Professor), Ranzi, Gianluca (Professor), Shen, Luming (Associate Professor), Zhang, Hao (Dr)

Effect of twinning on the hardening behaviour of magnesium alloys

The project aims to elucidate the competitive softening and hardening aspects of twinning during mechanical deformation of magnesium alloys. more...

Supervisor(s): Proust, Gwenaelle (Dr)

Assessing the feasibility of phytomining in Australia

The investigator in this project will conduct a series of experiments investigating the accumulation of metal species by different hyper-accumulator plants under various experimenta more...

Supervisor(s): Harris, Andrew (Professor)

Tailoring biochar for environmental applications

Biomass-derived natural biochar, also referred to as black carbon, is ubiquitous in soils. Soil biochar can influence a number of biogeochemical processes, and serves as a sink for more...

Supervisor(s): Singh, Balwant (Professor)

Biological factories for nanoparticle synthesis

The aim of the project is to investigate this new method of nanoparticle synthesis. more...

Supervisor(s): Harris, Andrew (Professor)

Determining the functional significance of non-coding DNA variants in genes for complex traits involving gene-environmental interactions

To identify non-protein coding DNA changes in genes that interact with the environment using 2 models – sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for the vulnerability to environ more...

Supervisor(s): Yu, Bing (Associate Professor)

Design of new metal-based anti-cancer drugs

This project aims to investigate the mode of action of metal anti-cancer drugs, including both anti-metastatic and cytotocities against a range of different cancer cell lines.  more...

Supervisor(s): Lay, Peter (Professor)