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This team of creative scientists and engineers is exploring new ways to develop applications of grapheneÌýand other 2D materials.ÌýTeam leaderÌýA/Prof Rakesh Joshi is currently leading 5 industry-sponsoredÌýresearch projectsÌýon developing graphene-based products for industrial applications.ÌýA/Prof JoshiÌýhas more than $1.6 millionÌýofÌýindustryÌýfunding asÌýPrincipal investigatorÌý(Lead Chief Investigator)Ìýand over $4 millionÌýas Chief Investigator (CI)ÌýonÌýARC projects.ÌýThis team was the finalist (with Sydney Water) for NSW Water Award (Australian Water Association) in Research Excellence Category.Ìý

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Group LeaderÌýRakesh JoshiÌýis anÌýAssociate ProfessorÌýat the School of Materials Science and Engineering. Before joining ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø, Dr Joshi was aÌýMarie Curie International FellowÌýwithÌýNobel LaureateÌýSir Andre GeimÌýat the University of Manchester. He has a PhD inÌýSemiconductor NanotechnologyÌýfrom the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. Joshi isÌýamong a select group of researchers who have been awarded each of the world’s most prestigious relevant International Research Fellowships; theÌýJSPSÌýInvitation Fellowship, theÌýHumboldtÌýFellowship and theÌýMarie CurieÌýInternational Fellowship.Ìý

Important publications withÌýA/Prof JoshiÌýasÌýfirst/corresponding author

Science (2014); Nature Communications (2022); Materials Today (2021, 2011); Advanced Materials (2020); ACS Nano (2021); Applied Materials Today (2015); Chemical Science (2018, 2016); Green Chemistry (2018); CarbonÌý(8Ìýpapers- 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020); Materials Today Chemistry (2019, 2020); Journal of Membrane Science (2019); Applied Physics Letters ( 5 papers- 2006, 2008, 2009);ÌýNanotechnology (6 papers); Advanced Materials Interfaces (4 papers-Ìý2018, 2019, 2020); Journal of Physical Chemistry (6 papers); ÌýNanoscale (2016, 2018).Ìý

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Research students

Research facilitiesÌýin Joshi's lab

• Microphase CVD for graphene
• Plasma CVD for large-area graphene and MoS2
• Vacuum drying ovens (2)
• Freeze-drying
• 3D Printing
• Kelvin Probe to measure work function
• Electrical characterisationÌý– Four-Point Probe (Ossila and Keithley Instruments)
• Electrochemical work station
• BET Analysis for the surface area
• Anton Paar SurPASS3-Electrokinetic Analyser (Surface Charge & Zeta Potential) for Solid Surfaces
• Water quality analysis (Hach DR900 and Hach SL1000)
• Contact angle measurement
• Dead-end filtration cells (multiple unitsÌý– Sterlitech HP4750 High-Pressure Stirred Cell)
• Forward osmosis and cross-flow filtration measurements
• Radleys StarFishÌýworkstation.

Joshi's lab hasÌýmultiple lab-scale membranes fabrication and testing facilities, industrial-scale membranes fabrication and testing facilities, and access toÌýstate-of-the-art facilitiesÌýatÌýÌý.

Contact:Ìý+61(02) 90659731

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