Annual Report 2007 - The Australian Nanotechnology Network

(3) Most importantly, based on the research outcomes gained through the
Fellowship, I submitted an ARC postdoctoral fellowship application in March.
5. Significant outcomes from the visiting research
One chapter in my PhD thesis is based on the work at Cambridge
One high-impact journal paper which is in preparation
One seminar which was presented at the Department of Chemical
Engineering, University of Cambridge in 2007
One fully refereed proceeding paper which is reviewed through ICONN 2008
organising committee and will be published by the IEEE press
Three conference presentations, which were presented at the 58th ISE
annual meeting (Banff, Canada, 2007), CNT@Cambridge 2007 (Cambridge,
United Kingdom, 2007) and ICONN 2008 (Melbourne, Australia, 2008).
One ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship application which was
submitted in March, 2008
The financial support I received included the ARCNN Overseas Travel Fellowship, the ARNAM
Student Scholarships for Collaborative Research Support, the Flinders University Overseas
Traveling Fellowship 2007 and the Roger Pysden Memorial Fellowship 2007. The awarded
fellowships almost balanced all of my expenses in the UK.
Mr Tor Kit Goh (Melbourne Uni) – visit to Nagoya University, Japan
Tor Kit is a post grad student and his area of interest is Nanotechnology, polymer chemistry,
living radical polymerization (ATRP), conventional free-radical polymerization, macromolecular
architecture, nanocomposites, and rheology and polymer dynamics
Purpose of visit: Molecular-level control of polymerizing processes for the development of
important nanotechnologies
To obtain knowledge on a new polymerization technique (stereospecific living radical
polymerization (SLRP)) that allows facile synthesis of polymers with specific tacticity. To
investigate the nano-scale interactions of these polymers that lead to self-assembly, helix
formation via stereocomplexation, recognition of protein and polymer motifs, recognition of
chiral molecules, and other important processes.
His application was supported by his supervisor Assoc Prof Greg Ziao and by Professor Masami
Kamugaito from Nagoya University.
At the time of writing this report Mr Tor Kit Goh is visiting Nagoya University.
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