Ben’s research in the centre looks at controlling the self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles into optically-active structures using extremely fast temperature jumps. He is also developing a cheap, portable fluorescent liquid-based detector to detect the deadly pesticide, methyl bromide, as well as caustic chemical warfare agents.
Qualifications:
MSc Chemistry, University of Melbourne
BSc Chemistry, University of Melbourne
Centre Research:
Excitonic Systems for Security, Lighting and Sensing
Publications
Reports
Controlling the Swelling of Polymer Coated Gold Nanoparticles; Agilent Application Note; 2019.
