Materials Node
Materials Node
Contact
Node Director: Prof. Gordon Wallace
Email: gwallace@uow.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 4221 3127
Facility Manager: A/Prof Stephen Beirne
Email: sbeirne@uow.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 4298 1537
Overview
The ANFF Materials Node brings together specific strengths in the fabrication of both hard and soft materials, particularly organic and inorganic electronic materials.
The Materials Node is based at the University of Newcastle (UoN) and the University of Wollongong (UoW). It combines the skills, facilities and expertise of the Translational Research Initiative for Cell Engineering and Printing (TRICEP), the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES), the UoW Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI), and the UoN’s Centre for Organic Electronics. Between them, these partners offer extensive and unique capabilities in the design, development and fabrication of nanostructured electronic materials and devices.
Node Competencies
3D printing; Bioprinting; Specialist ink manufacture; Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs); Organic photovoltaics (OPVs); Polymer actuators; Non-conventional organic electronics applications; Ceramics; Batteries and Energy Storage; Superconductivity; Electronic, spintronic, ferroelectronic and thermoelectric materials; Light metals and steel processing.
Locations
University of Wollongong
Address
AIIM Facility (Building 231), Innovation Campus
University of Wollongong
Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500
University Newcastle
Address
A409, NIER
University of Newcastle
Callaghan NSW 2308
Staff Profiles
Ben Vaughan
Laboratory Manager
UoN
Ben is the Facility Manager for the Materials Node hub at the University of Newcastle, based at the Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER). He is a primary operator of the functional printing facility located at NIER.
Area of Expertise:
Functional Printing
Adam Fahy
Support Officer
UoN
Adam provides support to a range of projects and equipment across the Materials Node hub at the University of Newcastle. He is the primary operator of the XPS/UPS surface analysis system. He is joint operator of the Scanning Helium Microscope.
Area of Expertise:
Characterisation
Matthew Barr
Support Officer
UoN
Matthew provides support to a range of projects and equipment across the Materials Node hub at the University of Newcastle. He is the primary operator of glovebox and thermal evaporation systems. He is joint operator of the Scanning Helium Microscope.
Area of Expertise:
Thin film deposition, Characterisation
Brad Alder
Support Officer
UoN
Brad provides support to a range of equipment across the Materials Node hub at the University of Newcastle. He also develops support hardware and software across the hub.
Area of Expertise:
Dr Nathan Cooling
Research Associate
UoN
Nathan provides synthesis and device development support to the biosensor platform project. He is one of the primary operators of the functional printing facility.
Area of Expertise:
Device development
Natalie Holmes
Research Associate
UoN
Natalie is a lead developer in the biosensor platform at the Materials Node hub at the University of Newcastle.
Area of Expertise:
Biosensors
Daniel Elkington
Researcher
UoN
Daniel leads the biosensor platform development at the Materials Node hub at the University of Newcastle.
Area of Expertise:
Biosensors
Nicolas Nicolaidis
Support Officer
UoN
Nicolas provides support to a range of projects and equipment across the Materials Node hub at the University of Newcastle. He is the primary operator of solar characterisation systems.
Area of Expertise:
Electrical Characterisation
Timothy Lewis
Equipment Support Officer
UoN
Tim provides support to a range of project and equipment across the Materials Node hub at the University of Newcastle
Area of Expertise:
Equipment support
