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Biomaterials as surgical tools - Annual Report 2018

More than 250 corneal transplants are performed each year but the number is limited to donor numbers and there are not enough. Synthetic or naturally derived surgical substrates offer a solution.

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Created: 8 Apr 2019, 12:48 am
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Virtual materials - Annual Report 2018

Our researchers use computers to reproduce conditions unachievable in a lab, such as the magnetic forces inside a white dwarf star.

Modified: 30 May 2019, 7:24 am

Created: 8 Apr 2019, 12:47 am
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Examining the nano-environment between cancer cells - Annual Report 2018

Research into micro-environmental conditions within and between cells might ultimately result in tailored cancer medications.

Modified: 31 May 2019, 1:15 pm

Created: 8 Apr 2019, 12:45 am
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Connecting with researchers at UCLA - Annual Report 2018

The discovery of conducting polymers – plastics that conduct electricity – won New Zealander Alan MacDiarmid the Nobel Prize in 2000.

Modified: 30 May 2019, 7:41 am

Created: 8 Apr 2019, 12:44 am
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New Associate Investigators - Annual Report 2018

An overview of the research interests of each of our nine new Associate Investigators.

Modified: 30 May 2019, 7:56 am

Created: 8 Apr 2019, 12:43 am
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Independent Postdoctoral Fellows - Annual Report 2018

An overview of the research interests of each of our six new Independent Postdoctoral Fellows.

Modified: 30 May 2019, 4:09 pm

Created: 8 Apr 2019, 12:40 am
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Awards - Annual Report 2018

This article from our 2018 Annual Report provides information about the range of awards received by MacDiarmid Institute Investigators over the past year.

Modified: 26 May 2020, 6:09 pm

Created: 8 Apr 2019, 12:36 am
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Patents and spinouts 2018 - Annual Report 2018

This article from our 2018 Annual Report provides information about the MacDiarmid Institute's latest inventions, patents and spinouts.

Modified: 30 May 2019, 5:48 pm

Created: 8 Apr 2019, 12:30 am
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Journal covers - Annual Report 2018

This page lists the various scientific journal covers that featured MacDiarmid Institute Investigators work in 2018.

Modified: 30 May 2019, 6:22 pm

Created: 8 Apr 2019, 12:02 am
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Associate Professor Ebubekir Avci

Ebubekir Avci received his PhD degree in robotics from Osaka University, Japan and was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Toyota Technological Institute, Japan in the field of parallel mechanism robots. Then, he was a Research Associate with the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Imperial College, London. Until 2024 Ebu worked at Massey University as a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in Mechatronics and Robotics, and he is now Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Canterbury. 

Modified: 23 Jan 2025, 10:47 am

Created: 9 Mar 2019, 5:07 pm

Associate Professor Catherine Whitby

Catherine is an Associate Professor in Chemistry at Massey University, appointed in late October 2014. Prior to this she was an ARC Future Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the Ian Wark Research Institute at the University of South Australia. She is a physical chemist with expertise in colloid and surface chemistry. Catherine is also the elected representative for MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigators on the Science Executive.

Modified: 30 Jun 2022, 2:29 pm

Created: 25 Feb 2019, 4:59 am
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Dr Jérôme Leveneur

Jérôme Leveneur received his Engineering degree from the École des Mines de Nantes, in France, with a specialisation in nuclear technology, science, and environment. He completed his doctoral studies with the University of Auckland and GNS Science investigating magnetic nanomaterials and their applications.

Modified: 26 Jan 2024, 1:51 pm

Created: 25 Feb 2019, 4:59 am
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