ࡱ> ;=:q` RbjbjqPqP.::4V V V V $z q (  $Oh!f  +IIIV  IIIrT pQ@xHV  $A0q":""@ , I   ? q   Engineering the Future Monash Engineering Research Scholarship Opportunities Three PhD scholarships available from Associate Professor Wei Shens group Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University Highlights Three PhD projects (each with one scholarship) are open to qualified applicants. All projects are funded by the Australian Research Council and are led by Associate Professor Wei Shen. Opportunity 1: Project one will investigate new fabrication methods and application concepts of low-cost microfluidic diagnostic sensors for healthcare and environmental monitoring. This project involves the use of bioactive papers, bio functional printing methods to fabricate paper- or thread-based sensory devices for diagnostic and/or environmental applications. Surface chemistry approaches will be taken to immobilize the detection reagents onto nano-particle carriers to form a printable suspension. Printing methods will be used to pattern the detection reagents on sensory devices for diagnostic and chemical analysis purposes. Applicants should have a Science/Biomedical/Engineering degree, ideally with a Masters Degree in one of these disciplines. The listed references will provide the interested applicants with some background information of this research project. J. Tian, X. Li and W. Shen, Printed two-dimensional micro-zone plates for chemical analysis and ELISA, Lab on a Chip, 11 (2011) 2869-2875 X. Li, J. Tian, W. Shen, Thread as a versatile material for low-cost microfluidic diagnostics ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2 (2010) 16 X. Li, J. Tian, G. Garnier, W. Shen, Fabrication of paper-based microfluidic sensors by printing, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces.76 (2010) 564-570 Opportunity 2: Project two will investigate novel paper-based blood typing devices for rapid forward and reverse blood typing. This project requires the applicant to work and build on our exiting forward blood typing methods to solve specific problems to increase the biochemical stability of the devices. The project also aims to find novel low-cost methods to perform forward blood typing for ABO and RhD systems, and non-ABO groups. Diagnosis of diseases based on blood analysis will also been investigated. Paper- and non-paper-based devices will be explored for their abilities to provide rapid and accurate blood typing and blood analysis at very low costs. This project will also require the applicant to innovate and discover new low-cost methods for reverse blood typing. Applicants should have a Biomedical/immunological degree, ideally with a Masters Degree in one of these disciplines. The listed references will provide the interested applicants with some background information of this research project. M. Li, J. Tian, M. Al-Tamimi, W. Shen, Paper-based blood-typing device that reports patients blood type in writing, Angewandte Chemie, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201201822. P. Jarujamrus, J. Tian, X. Li, A. Siripinyanond, J. Shiowatana and W. Shen, Mechanisms of antibody and red blood cell interactions in paper-based blood typing devices, Analyst, 137, (2012) 2205 2210 D. Ballerini, X. Li and W. Shen, An inexpensive thread-based system for simple and rapid blood grouping, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 399 (2011) 1869-1875 Opportunity 3: Project three will investigate surface physical chemistries of powder materials. The applicant will be required to conduct experimental investigations of the behaviour of powder materials on powder-liquid interfaces to understand the fundamental physical chemistry of powder wetting and powder spreading on liquid surfaces. Our recent research has found some unusual properties of certain liquid-powder interfaces that are well suited for certain biological and biomedical applications. The fundamental reasons why the interface has these unusual properties are currently unknown to us. This is project aims to understand the fundamental reasons responsible for those properties. The applicant will also have an opportunity to study the powder materials for the liquid marble application. Applicants should have a physical chemistry/surface and colloid chemistry/engineer degree, ideally with a Masters Degree in one of these disciplines and have publication(s) in international journals. The listed references will provide the interested applicants with some background information of this research project. References T. Arbatan, A. Al-Abboodi, F. Sarvi, P. Chan, W. Shen, Tumor Inside a Pearl Drop, Advanced Healthcare Materials, DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201200050 J. Tian, T. Arbatan, X. Li, W. Shen, Liquid marble for gas sensing. Chemical Communications. 46 (2010) 3734-3736 T. Arbatan, X. Fang and W. Shen, Superhydrophobic and oleophilic calcium carbonate powder as a selective oil sorbent with potential use in oil spill clean-ups, Chemical Engineering Journal, 166 (2011) 787 791 International students should apply for another scholarship to cover their tuition fees (possible source for applying for the fee scholarship may be CSC scholarship or Monash University scholarship(s) from Monash University). The scholarships from the above projects will provide the living stipend. If you are interested in these research projects, please contact Associate Professor Wei Shen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:wei.shen@monash.edu" \t "_blank" wei.shen@monash.edu) for further information and assistance. How about application and English requirement? Send the following applications to wei.shen@monash.edu A covering letter CV Full academic transcripts of University degree(s) English results. IELTS (average 6.5, no band before 6) or TOEFL total >92, L>22, W>25 About Wei Shen Wei Shen Associate Professor BE (Chemical Engineering), Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. 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