Photo – left to right: Fanglei Tong (PhD student), Xize Chen (PhD student), Tony Wang (PhD student), Dr Shanghai Wei (PI, University of Auckland), Professor Wei Gao (University of Auckland), Kirill Panov (PhD student), Associate Professor Peng Cao (University of Auckland), Associate Professor Tilo Söhnel (University of Auckland), Ryan Silk (PhD student) Advanced alloy anodes…
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New Technical Manager – Dr Matthew Sidford We are delighted to announce that Dr Matthew Sidford has been appointed as Technical Manager for CHEMMAT. Matthew started his new role on 1st October. Although we are presently one technician short, the Technicians will continue to support the Department to the high bar set by Peter Buchanan….
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Photo: CHEMMAT’s Dr Jenny Malmstrom with her research group. Jenny is seated, 3rd from the left 2021 Endeavour fund successful proposals We are delighted to announce that two of our colleagues in the department, Dr Jenny Malmstrom and Prof Brent Young, have been successful in this year’s round. We extend our heartiest congratulations to them….
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On 30 November, CHEMMAT student, L’Rey Renata, presented her research to Water NZ and Engineering NZ. L’Rey Renata L’Rey is currently in her fourth year of a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical and Material) degree at the University of Auckland. She is also a Student Water Engineer at GHD.
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Dr Gohar Gholamibozanjani PhD Title: Improving the Thermal Efficiency of Buildings Using Phase Change Materials Supervisor: Professor Mohammed Farid Co-Supervisor: Associate Professor Saeid Baroutian Dr Gohar Gholamibozanjani completed her PhD research on improving the thermal efficiency of buildings using Phase Change Materials (PCMs). In recent years, population growth and industrial developments…
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Staff: Ashvin, Saeid, Steve, and Mark. Student full names shown in the table below. Outstanding performance by our final year students on their research projects were celebrated, online, with an awards ‘ceremony.’ There were a range of prizes awarding research excellence and the following table provides details. Prize About the prizes Awardee Award ($)…
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For our course, CHEMMAT 753 – Biomaterials and their applications, we regularly host guests from industry to help the students get a better idea of work environments which encompass the content of the course. This year, we hosted a lab dedicated to implant technologies which was attended by the following people: Scott Bolam: Orthopaedic Registrar…
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On 10 March 2021, CHEMMAT’s Professor Wei Gao was interviewed by TV33, Chinese New Zealand Television. His topic was “Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology”. TV33, is a member of the Freeview Group, a free-to-air channel specifically targeting the Chinese market in New Zealand.
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CHEMMAT’s Associate Professor Dr Peng Cao is mentioned on page 27 of the below article featured in the 13 March 2021 issue of the Listener: Media
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