Contact Details
| Organization: | Chemistry |
| Position: | SENIOR LECTURER IN CHEMISTRY |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.chemistry.unimelb.edu.au/people/caruso.php |
| Work: | 83447146 |
| Fax: | 93475180 |
| Room: | 276 |
| Level: | 01 |
| Building: | Chemistry - Old |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Titanium dioxide, porous structures, templating techniques, photocatalysis, photovoltaics | mesoporous structures, sequestration, doping, metal oxide | Australia |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces | Exchange, Research |
| Australia | CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies | Research |
| Australia | Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation | Research |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science (honours) | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1992 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1997 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | RACI | MRACI | 22-Nov-2003 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Chemistry of Catalysis (PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INCL. STRUCTURAL) (250102)
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry (PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INCL. STRUCTURAL) (250103)
- Structural Chemistry (PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INCL. STRUCTURAL) (250105)
- Physical Chemistry not elsewhere classified (PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INCL. STRUCTURAL) (250199)
- Transition Metal Chemistry (INORGANIC CHEMISTRY) (250201)
- Solid State Chemistry (INORGANIC CHEMISTRY) (250203)
- Inorganic Chemistry not elsewhere classified (INORGANIC CHEMISTRY) (250299)
- Separation Science (ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY) (250401)
- Analytical Spectrometry (ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY) (250402)
- Flow Analysis (ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY) (250404)
- Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) (OTHER CHEMICAL SCIENCES) (259902)
- Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified (OTHER CHEMICAL SCIENCES) (259999)
- Membrane and Separation Technologies (CHEMICAL ENGINEERING) (290603)
- Ceramics (MATERIALS ENGINEERING) (291404)
- Biomaterials (BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING) (291503)
- Biomedical Engineering not elsewhere classified (BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING) (291599)
- Nanotechnology (INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING) (291804)
- Interdisciplinary Engineering not elsewhere classified (INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING) (291899)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Energy transformation not elsewaher classified (ENERGY TRANSFORMATION) (660199)
- Solar-photoelectric (RENEWABLE ENERGY) (660205)
- Solar-thermal electric (RENEWABLE ENERGY) (660206)
- Energy storage (ENERGY STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION) (660303)
- Energy transformation (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (660501)
- Renewable energy (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (660502)
- Conservation and efficiency (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (660504)
- Other (OTHER ENERGY SUPPLY) (669999)
- Prevention - biologicals (e.g. vaccines) (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670401)
- Treatments (e.g. chemicals, anntibiotics) (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670403)
- Diagnostics (VETERINARY PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670502)
- Industrial gases (INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS) (670701)
- Organic industrial chemicals not elsewhere classified (INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS) (670706)
- Industrial chemicals and related products (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (671707)
- Other (MATERIALS PERFORMANCE AND PROCESSES) (680399)
- Prevention and treatment of pollution (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (700401)
- Clin health not spec to partlar organs, diseases & condits (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730199)
- Physical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780102)
- Chemical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780103)
- Biological sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780105)
- Other (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780199)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novel inorganic nanostructures fabricated using polymeric supports & templates for environmental & catalytic applications | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2003 |
| THE INCORPORATION OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES IN POROUS TITANIUM DIOXIDE MATERIALS FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATIONS | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards | 01/01/2006 |
| CHEMICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL ENGINEERING OF SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRODES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2006 |
| CHARACTERISATION EQUIPMENT FOR ADVANCED GAS SEPARATION APPLICATIONS | Chief Investigator | MONASH UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE |
Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/10/2006 |
| MESOPOROUS ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR HIGH POWERED ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards | 01/01/2007 |
| AINSE3794 -ORGANIC FUNCTIONALISED HIERARCHICAL METAL OXIDE MATERIALS FOR RADIONUCLIDE SEQUESTRATION | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards | 01/01/2007 |
| METAL DOPED TITANIUM DIOXIDE MATERIALS FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL APPLICATIONS | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards | 01/01/2007 |
| AINSE3813- THE INCORPORATION OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES IN POROUS TITANIUM DIOXIDE MATERIALS FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards | 01/01/2007 |
| EVOLUTION OF TIO2 MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES IN HIGHLY CONCENTRATED SURFACTANT SYSTEMS | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards | 01/01/2007 |
| Synthesis of functionalised metal oxide beads with hierarchical pores for radionuclide and metal sequestration | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2008 |
| Organic functionalised hierarchical metal oxide materials for radionuclide sequestration | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards | 01/01/2008 |
| Modification of TiO2 mesoporous structures in highly concentrated surfactant systems | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards | 01/01/2008 |
| The incorporation of noble metal nanoparticles in porous titanium dioxide materials for photocatalytic applications | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards | 01/01/2008 |
| Flexible dye-sensitised solar cells on polymer substrates | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2009 |
| Enhanced Capacity in Ultra-Trace Level Detection and Speciation of Compounds of Environmental, Biological and Materials Science Interest | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) | 01/01/2009 |
| Organic functionalised hierarchical metal oxide materials for radionuclide sequestration | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards | 01/01/2009 |
| Synthesis of Titania-Based Porous Beads For Sequestration Of Heavy Metals and/or Radionuclides. | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards | 01/01/2009 |
| FACILITY FOR INNOVATION IN STRUCTURAL BIOMATERIALS ENGINEERING | Chief Investigator | MONASH UNIVERSITY | Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2009 |
| Engineered materials for future energy technologies | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Future Fellowships | 09/09/2009 |
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.