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RHIANNON ALDER
Previously IDEAL Hub Postdoc Fellow (Alcolizer), University of Technology Sydney
Rhiannon Alder completed a Bachelor of Forensic Science (Hons) in Applied Chemistry at the University of Technology Sydney in 2016. She then went on to complete her PhD in the area of illicit drug detection under Associate Professor Shanlin Fu. She is now a Postdoctoral Researcher focusing on using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for the identification and quantification of illicit drugs in forensic samples. Within the IDEAL Research HUB she was working with Alcolizer to develop a substrate suitable for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy of drugs of abuse and working to make this technology applicable to on-site oral fluid testing.
EVA ALVARES DE EULATE
Previously IDEAL Hub Chief Investigator, University of South Australia
EMILY HILDER
Previously IDEAL Hub Deputy Director & Chief Investigator, University of South Australia
Professor Emily Hilder was previously the Director of the Future Industries Institute (FII) and Deputy Director of the ARC Research Hub for integrated devices for end-user analysis at low levels (IDEAL) at University of South Australia.
Emily is a graduate of the University of Tasmania where she completed her PhD in analytical chemistry in 2000. Following postdoctoral positions at Johannes Kepler University (Austria) and the E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA) she returned to Australia and University of Tasmania in 2004 where she held two ARC Fellowships (APD, Future Fellowship) as well as positions as Assistant Dean of Graduate Research and Head of Chemistry. She was inaugural Director of the ARC Training Centre for Portable Analytical Separation Technologies (ASTech) before relocating to the University of South Australia in 2016. Her research is the field of analytical chemistry and materials science and is focused on the design and application of new materials that can be used to improve analytical measurements. Her work has led to commercial and field adoption in separation science, bioanalysis, disease diagnosis, environment and food science, defence and national security.
HAMID ILBEYGI
Previously IDEAL Hub Postdoc Fellow (ULVAC), University of South Australia
Hamid Ilbeygi completed his Bachelor in Chemical Engineering in Irans’ University of Science and Technology (IUST), moving to University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) to do his Master in Chemical Engineering. Hamid continued his research in Advanced Membrane Technology Centre (AMTEC) and graduated with the best graduate student award from UTM. Soon after his graduation, he accepted a new role in University of Malaya (UM) to work as a research assistant. He started his PhD at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), the University of Queensland with the prestigious IPRS scholarship and later he moved to Future Industries Institute (FII), University of South Australia together with his supervisor to continue his research. He recently completed his PhD on design and synthesis of multifunctional nanoporous heteropolyacids for energy storage applications.
GILES KIRBY
Previously IDEAL Hub Postdoc Fellow (Alcolizer), University of South Australia
Giles is a translational scientist with a keen interest in cell therapies. Giles brings a decade of experience in advancing the science that underpins translational regenerative and cell therapies by identifying and tackling the bottlenecks from bench-to-bedside. He made the transition from chemistry into a biological field, positioning himself to address the key challenges relating to biomaterials and biotechnology developments. His primary area of interest is currently gene technologies. Giles maintains a cross-disciplinary skillset with side interests in plasma polymers, radiophysics and electronic interfacing (hardware & software development).
YUAN LIU
Previously IDEAL Hub PhD Candidate (Minomic), University of Technology Sydney
Yuan Liu obtained his Bachelor and Master degree in microelectromechanical systems from North University of China and then worked as a research assistant at City University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on bead-based assays, using magnetic hydrogel beads combined with sandwich antibody-pair in the MiCheckTM test to detect the soluble GPC-1 biomarker for prostate cancer diagnosis.
NICK RIESEN
Previously IDEAL Hub Postdoc Fellow (ULVAC), University of South Australia
Nick Riesen is a senior research fellow within the Laser Physics and Photonics Devices Laboratory (LPPDL) and ARC IDEAL Research Hub node at the University of South Australia (UniSA). He is also co-founder of the Australian-based telecommunications manufacturer Modular Photonics. Nick obtained a BSc. in Physics with the University Medal and a BEng (Hons-1) from The Australian National University in 2011. Subsequently he was awarded his PhD in 2014 at The Australian National University in the field of advanced optical communications. Following his PhD he has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at both the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia on various photonics projects. Nick has published approximately 100 journal and conference articles with multiple invited talks. In the ARC IDEAL Hub Nick was involved in optofluidics research, bringing his vast expertise in photonics to various projects within the group.