Contact Details
| Organization: | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Position: | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.chemeng.unimelb.edu.au/people/staff/franks.html |
| Work: | 03-8344-9020 |
| Fax: | 03-8344-4153 |
| Room: | 319 |
| Level: | 03 |
| Building: | Chemical Engineering #1 |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Ceramic Powder Processing, Mineral Processing and Flocculation, Colloids, Surface Chemistry, Rheology, Suspensions, | Australia |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| United States | University of California - Santa Barbara | Research |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 14-Jun-1985 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of California - Santa Barbara | 20-Jun-1997 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Condensed Matter Physics - Structural Properties (THEORETICAL AND CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS) (240202)
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry (PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INCL. STRUCTURAL) (250103)
- Structural Chemistry (PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INCL. STRUCTURAL) (250105)
- Synthesis of Macromolecules (MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY) (250501)
- Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules (MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY) (250502)
- Characterisation of Macromolecules (MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY) (250503)
- Polymerisation Mechanisms (MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY) (250504)
- Macromolecular Design (THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY) (250606)
- Supramolecular Chemistry (OTHER CHEMICAL SCIENCES) (259904)
- Food Processing (INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND FOOD SCIENCES) (290103)
- Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified (CHEMICAL ENGINEERING) (290699)
- Mineral Processing (RESOURCES ENGINEERING) (290702)
- Environmental Technologies (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291104)
- Alloy Materials (MATERIALS ENGINEERING) (291403)
- Ceramics (MATERIALS ENGINEERING) (291404)
- Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified (MATERIALS ENGINEERING) (291499)
- Biomaterials (BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING) (291503)
- Biomedical Engineering not elsewhere classified (BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING) (291599)
- Nanotechnology (INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING) (291804)
- Other Education (OTHER EDUCATION) (339999)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Navy (DEFENCE) (610101)
- Army (DEFENCE) (610102)
- Air Force (DEFENCE) (610103)
- Beneficiation or dressing of iron ores (FIRST STAGE TREATMENT OF ORES AND MINERALS) (640301)
- Alumina production (FIRST STAGE TREATMENT OF ORES AND MINERALS) (640302)
- Concentrating processes of other base metal ores (FIRST STAGE TREATMENT OF ORES AND MINERALS) (640304)
- Other (FIRST STAGE TREATMENT OF ORES AND MINERALS) (640399)
- First stage treatment of ores and minerals (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (640403)
- Coal (PREPARATION AND SUPPLY OF ENERGY SOURCE MINERALS) (650302)
- Mining and extraction (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (650402)
- Preparation and supply of energy source minerals (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (650403)
- 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)
- Other (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670499)
- Diagnostics (VETERINARY PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670502)
- Plastics in primary forms (INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS) (670704)
- Plastic products (incl. Construction materials) (INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS) (670705)
- Inorganic industrial chemicals (INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS) (670707)
- Paints (INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS) (670708)
- Other (INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS) (670799)
- Ceramics (CERAMICS, GLASS AND INDUSTRIAL MINERAL PRODUCTS) (670901)
- Manufactured products not elsewhere classified (OTHER MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS) (671699)
- Cement and concrete materials (MATERIALS PERFORMANCE AND PROCESSES) (680302)
- Polymeric materials (e.g. paints) (MATERIALS PERFORMANCE AND PROCESSES) (680303)
- Other (MATERIALS PERFORMANCE AND PROCESSES) (680399)
- Clin health not spec to partlar organs, diseases & condits (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730199)
- Higher education (HIGHER EDUCATION) (740301)
- Land and water management (MINING ENVIRONMENTS) (771002)
- Physical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780102)
- Chemical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780103)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMSRI Renovations | Chief Investigator | VIC GOVERNMENT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION INITIATIVE, DEPT OF INNOVATION INDUSTRY & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
STI Infrastructure Grants (VIC GOVERNMENT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION INITIATIVE) | 21/05/2007 |
| A new paradigm in near-net-shape advanced ceramic component processing | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2008 |
| POLYMER CHARACTERISATION FACILITY (PCF) | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) | 01/01/2008 |
| Controlling Anisotropic Growth of Metal Oxide Crystals in Aqueous Solution by Selective Adsorption of Small Molecules | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 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 |
| DEFENCE MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE | Chief Investigator | DEFENCE MATERIALS TECH CENTRE | Research Program | 01/01/2009 |
| PRECONCENTRATION AND AGGLOMERATION TO ENHANCE HEAP LEACHING OF NICKEL LATERITE ("FLAGSHIP CLUSTER") | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | Cluster Collaborative Research (CSIRO FLAGSHIP COLLABORATIVE FUND) | 01/06/2009 |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVELOPMENT OF DRY MINERAL PROCESSING FOR SAVING WATER AND ENERGY IN AREAS WITH DROUGHT | Chief Investigator | OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY | 20/05/2009 |
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.