Contact Details
| Organization: | Chemistry |
| Position: | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & READER |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.chemistry.unimelb.edu.au/people/gee.php |
| Work: | (03)8344 4978 |
| Fax: | (03)93475180 |
| Room: | 267 |
| Level: | 02 |
| Building: | Chemistry - Old |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| colloid and interface science | wetting, spreading, surface forces | Australia, United States of America |
| biophysics | membranes, membrane proteins, cell nanomechanics | Australia, France |
| polymer physics | polymer adsorption, molecular conformation | Australia, United Kingdom |
| mesoporous materials | bioseparations | Australia |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| France | Ecole Normale Superieure de Paris | Research |
| France | CNRS Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles | Exchange, Research |
| United States | Carnegie Mellon University | Research |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | University of Melbourne | ||
| Doctor of Philosophy | Institution not known |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Royal Australian Chemical Institute | Member | 19-Apr-1993 | |
| Member | American Chemical Institute | Member | 02-Oct-1995 | |
| Member | Australian Biophysics Society | Member | 01-Dec-2006 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics (CLASSICAL PHYSICS) (240503)
- Biophysics (OTHER PHYSICAL SCIENCES) (249901)
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry (PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INCL. STRUCTURAL) (250103)
- Chemical Spectroscopy (PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INCL. STRUCTURAL) (250104)
- Physical Chemistry not elsewhere classified (PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INCL. STRUCTURAL) (250199)
- Biological and Medical Chemistry (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY) (250302)
- Separation Science (ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY) (250401)
- Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules (MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY) (250502)
- Macromolecular Chemistry not elsewhere classified (MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY) (250599)
- Analytical Biochemistry (BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY) (270101)
- Membrane Biology (BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY) (270104)
- Food Engineering (INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND FOOD SCIENCES) (290102)
- Process Control and Simulation (CHEMICAL ENGINEERING) (290602)
- Membrane and Separation Technologies (CHEMICAL ENGINEERING) (290603)
- Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified (CHEMICAL ENGINEERING) (290699)
- Humoral Immunology and Immunochemistry (IMMUNOLOGY) (320203)
- Cell Physiology (MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY) (320602)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Fruit and vegetable products (incl. fruit juices) (PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS AND BEVERAGES) (670104)
- Dairy products (PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS AND BEVERAGES) (670105)
- Beverages (eg alcohol, wine, soft drink, excl fruit juice) (PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS AND BEVERAGES) (670108)
- Processed food products & beverages not elsewhere classified (PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS AND BEVERAGES) (670199)
- Prevention - biologicals (e.g. vaccines) (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670401)
- Treatments (e.g. chemicals, anntibiotics) (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670403)
- Plastics in primary forms (INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS) (670704)
- Organic industrial chemicals not elsewhere classified (INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS) (670706)
- Ceramics (CERAMICS, GLASS AND INDUSTRIAL MINERAL PRODUCTS) (670901)
- Stone, ceramics and clay materials (MATERIALS PERFORMANCE AND PROCESSES) (680301)
- Immune system and allergy (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730102)
- Cardiovascular system and diseases (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730106)
- Cancer and related disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730108)
- Diagnostic methods (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730305)
- Physical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780102)
- Chemical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780103)
- Biological sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780105)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emulsion stability & solvent extraction equipment design in the pharmaceutical industry | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2003 |
| Nanoporous bioaffinity adsorbents for separations in the pharmaceutical industry | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2004 |
| EARLY EVENTS IN ARTERIOLAR REMODELLING: ADAPTATION TO PROLONGED CASOCONSTRICTION | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF NSW | Project Grants (NHMRC) | 01/01/2005 |
| Probing membrane rafts using surface-selective multi-dimensional microscopy | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2005 |
| ENHANCED MICRO-RAMAN AND FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY AND IMAGING FACILITY FOR BIOSYSTEMS AND MATERIALS | Chief Investigator | MONASH UNIVERSITY | Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 05/04/2006 |
| EVANESCENT WAVE INDUCED FLUORESCENCE AS A PROBE OF FLUIDICS IN NOVEL POLYMER MATERIALS | Chief Investigator | MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY | Research Networks (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 25/07/2006 |
| Interfacial structure of adsorbed polymeric micelles | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED ADSORPTION SENSING FACILITY FOR NANOSCALE BIOTECHNOLOGY | Chief Investigator | A E ROWDEN WHITE FOUNDATION | 01/07/2007 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.