Background / Research Interests

• Sol-gel technology

• Ceramic nano-coatings

• Materials chemistry

• Calcium phosphates

• Biomimetics

• Biomaterial production and characterisation

• Computational materials science

• Finite element modelling and analysis

• Orthopaedic implant design

• Implant failure analysis

Current ARC Discovery Grant DP 0558913 (2005-2008):

With Professor Racquel Z. LeGeros, PhD, from the Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics, New York University College of Dentistry.

“Formation of bone-like materials for bone repair and regeneration"

Publications 1999-2005

Executive positions (professional bodies)