Contact Details
| Organization: | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Position: | Honorary (Senior Fellow) |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.chemeng.unimelb.edu.au/people/staff/ducker.html |
| Work: | 8344 3430 |
| Fax: | 8344 4153 |
| Room: | 320 |
| Level: | 03 |
| Building: | Chemical Engineering #1 |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | The Australian National University | 01-Dec-1992 | |
| Doctor of Philisophy | The Australian National University | 10-Sep-1992 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Biophysics (OTHER PHYSICAL SCIENCES) (249901)
- Instruments and Techniques (OTHER PHYSICAL SCIENCES) (249903)
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry (PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INCL. STRUCTURAL) (250103)
- Structural Chemistry (PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INCL. STRUCTURAL) (250105)
- Characterisation of Macromolecules (MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY) (250503)
- Plant Physiology (BOTANY) (270402)
- Mechanical Engineering (MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING) (290501)
- Mineral Processing (RESOURCES ENGINEERING) (290702)
- Ceramics (MATERIALS ENGINEERING) (291404)
- Biomaterials (BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING) (291503)
- Optical and Photonic Systems (COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES) (291702)
- Nanotechnology (INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING) (291804)
- Interdisciplinary Engineering not elsewhere classified (INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING) (291899)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- 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)
- Beneficion or dressing of non-metallic min (incl Diamonds) (FIRST STAGE TREATMENT OF ORES AND MINERALS) (640306)
- Other (FIRST STAGE TREATMENT OF ORES AND MINERALS) (640399)
- Other (e.g. safety) (OTHER ENERGY RESOURCES) (659999)
- Fruit and vegetable products (incl. fruit juices) (PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS AND BEVERAGES) (670104)
- Other (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670499)
- Soaps and cosmetics (INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS) (670709)
- Ceramics (CERAMICS, GLASS AND INDUSTRIAL MINERAL PRODUCTS) (670901)
- Network switching equipment (COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT) (671306)
- Scientific instrumentation (INSTRUMENTATION) (671401)
- Polymeric materials (e.g. paints) (MATERIALS PERFORMANCE AND PROCESSES) (680303)
- Other (MATERIALS PERFORMANCE AND PROCESSES) (680399)
- Information processing services (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700103)
- Clin health not spec to partlar organs, diseases & condits (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730199)
- Other Environmental aspects (OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS) (769999)
- Land and water management (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770402)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biologically-inspired recognition & processing in colloidal systems | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Federation Fellowships | 01/01/2003 |
| FOUNDATIONAL NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES - DO NOT USE (636) | Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2006 |
| Artificial Peptides for Antibiofouling and Colloidal Processing Applications | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards | 01/01/2006 |
| ARTIFICAL PEPTIDES FOR ANTIBIOFOULING AND COLLOIDAL PROCESSING APPLICATIONS 2 | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards (AUST. INST. OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LTD) | 01/08/2006 |
| EFFICIENT AND PRACTICAL HYDROGEN FUELLED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES - VIC | Energy Technology Innovation Strategy (DEPT OF INNOVATION INDUSTRY & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT) | 20/08/2007 |
| 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 |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVELOPMENT OF NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL IMAGING USING AFM TIP PHOTOLUMINESCENCE | Chief Investigator | VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | 01/01/2006 |
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.