Professor Franz Grieser
Professor of Chemistry
Email: franz@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 251, Chemistry Building, Parkville Campus
Address: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Phone No: 8344-6476
Find an Expert page: www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/researcher/person15968.html
Research group page: www.pfpc.unimelb.edu.au and sono.chemistry.unimelb.edu.au
Profile
- BSc(Hons), University of Melbourne, 1973
- PhD, University of Melbourne, 1977
- DPhil(hc), Uppsala University, 2001
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Notre Dame, USA, 1977-1979
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Hahn-Meitner Institute, Berlin, 1979-1980
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Melbourne, 1980-1982
- QEII Fellow, University of Melbourne, 1983-1984
- Professor, University of Melbourne, 2000-
Areas of Interest
Surface and Colloid Chemistry
- properties of surfactants and emulsions
- direct force measurements between particles, drops and bubbles using atomic force microscopy
Sonochemistry
- sonochemical degradation of environmental pollutants
- fundamental studies on bubbles in an acoustic field
Advanced Materials and Nanoscience
- preparation and characterisation of nanoparticles
- metal catalyst preparation for methanol fuel cell applications
Research
Colloid and surface chemistry and sonochemistry
Our studies deal with the measurement and understanding of the physical properties of interfaces (liquid-liquid, air-liquid and solid-liquid interfaces). The physico-chemical properties of interfaces is investigated by a range of physical chemistry techniques which includes Atomic Force Microscopy, and acoustic cavitation generated by ultrasound passing through a fluid. We are particularly interested in the synthesis of nanoparticles and the remediation of organic pollutants, using sonochemistry.
Publications
A list of publications produced since 2001 can be viewed at - Find an Expert