Dr Johann Zank
Research Fellow, Research School of Chemistry
The Australian National University
(02) 6125 3575 (work)
(02) 6125 4903 (fax)
zank@rsc.anu.edu.au
CURRICULUM VITAE
| RESEARCH FELLOW | 18/03/2003 — Present |
| Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra |
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- Research work directed at the synthesis of new polymeric surfactants
by RAFT polymerisation and their use for the preparation of high
internal phase water-in-oil emulsions
- Characterisation of the surfactant behaviour at the air-water and
oil-water interface using X-ray and neutron scattering and reflectivity
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| CHIEF SCIENTIST | 06/08/2001 — 14/03/2003 |
| Sustainable Technologies International, Queanbeyan |
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- Research and development in the field of photoelectrochemical (PEC)
solar cells (setting up the worlds first PEC solar cells manufacturing facility)
- Development of Production Control (PC) and Quality Control (QC) procedures
- Production control and product performance testing
- Quality assurance of materials used in production
- Supervision and training of production workers
- Implementation of OHS procedures complying with OHS regulations of NSW
- Scientific cooperation with École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne,
Switzerland (Technology Licenser)
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| POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW | 01/03/1999 — 03/08/2001 |
| Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra |
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- Research work directed at the synthesis and resolution of chiral phosphines and
arsines, and their use in the self-assembly and kinetic stabilization of double
stranded dinuclear copper, silver, gold, palladium and platinum helicates
- Scientific guidance and support of PhD students
- Organization of seminars and teaching of undergraduate students
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| RESEARCH ASSISTANT | 01/08/1996 — 31/12/1998 |
| Technical University Munich, Germany |
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- Laboratory supervision and training of undergraduate students in chemistry
(written and oral examinations, assessment of experiments, introduction to
library and information systems)
- Conference organization (XVIIIth International Conference on Organometallic
Chemistry, Munich, August 1998)
- Collaboration with industrial laboratories on technology transfer
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