Collaborators
Daniel Gomez
Associate Professor, School of Science, RMIT University, Australia
Daniel is a chemical physicist with an interest in the optics of materials. We work together on several projects in the areas of plasmomics, photochemistry, and nanostructured systems. We jointly supervise one PhD student.
Gary Bryant
Professor and Associate Dean (Physics), School of Science, RMIT University, Australia
Gary is an expert in nanotechnology, colloid science and cryobiology. We work together on understanding the self-assembly and crystallisation properties of nanodiamonds in suspension and jointly supervise two PhD students.
Vadym Mochalin
Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA
Vadym and his team are close partners in the fabrication and characterization of functional nanodiamond materials, in particular in the area of nanodiamond surface chemistry.
Brant Gibson
Professor and Deputy Director at CNPB, RMIT University, Australia
Brant and Philipp work together very closely and supervise several students jointly. The areas of collaboration include the optical characterization of fluorescent nanomaterials, the development of novel hybrid nanomaterials and bioimaging and sensing applications.
Andrew Greentree
Professor, RMIT University, Australia
Andrew is a professor for theoretical and quantum physics. We collaborate closely with Andrew on all aspects related to understanding the properties of diamonds and diamond nanoparticles. A particular focus is tailoring and understanding the quantum properties of fluorescent defects in diamond.
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Petr Cigler
Senior Group Leader, Czech Academy of Science, Czech Republic
Petr is the leader of the Synthetic Nanochemistry Research Group in Prague. We work with Petr and his team on characterizing, understanding and enhancing the the optical properties of fluorescent nanodiamonds.
Kate Fox
Associate Professor, RMIT University, Australia
Kate is an expert in the engineering and 3D printing of new biomedical materials and implants. We work with Kate on several projects that aim to integrate diamond particles into other materials including metals and polymers.
Jan Jeske
Group Leader, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid-State Physics, Germany
Our collaboration with Jan focuses on the growth and optical characterization of macroscopic diamond samples for magnetometry applications.
Lindsay Parker
DECRA Fellow, Macquarie University, Australia
Lindsay is a neurobiologist. We collaborate in the area of the biofunctionalisation of fluorescent nanodiamonds and the use of nanodiamonds in neuroscience. We also jointly supervise PhD students.
Industry Partners
Axxin
Axxin is a global leader in the engineering of biomedical diagnostic devices. We work with Axxin on optics and materials to improve the performance of point-of-care instruments.
Adamas Nanotechnologies
Adamas Nanotechnologies is one of the global leaders in the production of nanodiamond materials for applications form bioimaging to lubrication. We work with Adamas on the creation and characterization of new fluorescent nanodiamonds for bioimaging and sensing applications.
Hyperion Materials & Technology
Hyperion Materials & Technology is a global leader in advanced materials with a focus on ultra-hard materials. We work with Hyperion on the engineering and characterisation of new fluorescent defects in diamond and related materials.
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De.Mem
De.Mem Ltd. is a global leader in decentralized water treatment solutions. We are working with De.Mem on novel polymer nanocomposites for water filtration membranes.
Academic Partners
ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
We work closely with many researchers and graduate students at CNBP nodes at the University of Adelaide, Macquarie University and Griffith University to make our new materials, imaging and sensing techniques useful for experiments in biology.
National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
We have a long-standing patnership with Takeshi Ohshima and his team at QST in the area of the irradiation of wide-bandgap materials like diamond and silicon carbide to create fluorescent defects in these materials.