Physics
Overview
This discipline comprises five major programs, concerning:
Projects
This is just a sample of our research activity in this area.
- Lighting
- Applied Optics
- Medical Physics
- Environmental Physics
- BUA
- Physics for Materials
- Impedance Cardiography
- Detection of Lymphoedema
- MRI of Cartilage
- Neonatal Ultrasound Axial Bone Scanner
- Quantitative Biomedical Imaging and Characterisation
- MR Micro-imaging of Trabecular Bone
- Finite Element Analysis of X-ray Images
- MRI method for measuring the refractive index of the eye lens
Student topics
We're looking for students to study these topics.
- Detection of Muons
- Environmental Radioactivity
- Nanoparticles from printer
- 3D and 4D Radiation Dosimetry
- Deposition of particles in tubes
- Emission of Ions from Laser Printers
- Looking for meteor impacts on the Moon
- Emission of pollutants from aircrafts
- Nanostructures and nanoparticles
- Modeling of particle deposition in the lung
- Nanoparticle formation in diesel engines
- Soliton formation in Photorefractive Media
- Magnetic resonance microimaging of cartilage
- Magnetic resonance microimaging of articular cartilage
- Development of a focussed ultrasound system for tumour ablation
- Triangular nano-sensors: Substrate effects
- Dynamics of droplet atomization and transport
- Quantum dot coupling to Plasmon Waveguides
- Monte Carlo simulations of molecular diffusion in cartilage
- Optical characterisation of Quantum Dot Structures
- Hygroscopic properties of simulated human respiratory aerosols
- Defining Reliable Daylighting Metrics for Green Building Rating Schemes
- Defining Reliable Daylighting Metrics for Green Building Rating Schemes
- Spontaneous emission of a quantum dot into a plasmon mode
- Investigation into interactions between corona ions produced by high-voltage powerlines with atmospheric aerosols
- Investigations into the formation mechanisms of nano particles in atmospheric systems
- Creating light tweezers for particle manipulation
- Quantum Dot Lasers- Lighting at the nanoscale
- Investigations into the relationships between Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH), Carbonyls and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) with traffic emissions at schools in Brisbane Metropolitan Area
- Development of real time reactive oxygen species monitor in ambient ultrafine particles
- Apportionment of ambient concentrations of particle and gaseous concentrations in the vicinity of the schools to those originating from vehicle emissions
- Apportionment of ambient concentrations of particle and gaseous concentrations in the vicinity of the schools to those originating from vehicle emissions.
- Manipulating light on the nano-scale: fabricating plasmon waveguides
- Influence of the organic compounds on the water uptake of atmospheric nanoparticles
- Atmospheric Nanoparticle Production from the Great Barrier Reef
- Quantification of Airborne Engineered Nanoparticles: Assessing Human Exposure and Developing a Scientific Framework to Inform their Regulation and Control
- Investigation into the effects of various parameters on the performance of a corona discharge-based aerosol charge neutraliser for the SMPS
- Quantification of the organic fraction of sea salt (SS) particles
- Analysis of robustness of magnetic resonance pulse sequences
- Molecular-dynamics simulations of water in articular cartilage
- Quantity and quality in lighting for office buildings in tropical and subtropical climates
- Monte-Carlo Simulation of Dynamic Arc Radiotherapy Treatments
- Laboratory Investigation of the Interaction of Ions with Aerosol Particles
- Molecular simulations of the dynamics of water in model cartilage
- Plasmon enhanced decomposition of Volatile Organic Compounds with noble metal nanoparticles
- Validation of a Monte-Carlo model of the Varian as500 electronic portal imaging device for dosimetry applications
- Validation of a Monte-Carlo model of the Varian as500 electronic portal imaging device for radiotherapy dosimetry
- The Effect of Patient Motion on Electronic Portal Imaging Dosimetry during Radiotherapy Treatments of Cancer
- Monte-Carlo Verification of the Dosimetry in Lung Radiotherapy Treatments
- Investigation of the potential gains obtainable in tumour control probability (TCP) and normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) for lung radiotherapy patients
People
- Adjunct Associate Professor Riaz Akber
- Professor John Barry
- Associate Professor Bruce Cornish
- Associate Professor Ian Cowling
- Dr Andrew Fielding
- Dr Congrong He
- Dr Stephen Hughes
- Dr Gillian Isoardi
- Dr Esa Jaatinen
- Dr Rohan Jayaratne
- Dr Graham Johnson
- Professor Christian Langton
- Dr Konstantin Momot
- Professor Lidia Morawska
- Mr Darren Pearce
- Adjunct Professor James Pope
- Associate Professor Zoran Ristovski
- Adjunct Associate Professor Brian Thomas
- Dr Jamie Trapp
- Dr Kristy Vernon
Research degree enquiries
Science and Engineering research office
- Phone: 3138 4783
- Int. phone: +61 7 3138 4783
- Email: sef.research@qut.edu.au
Commercial research enquiries
Science and Engineering Faculty - Commercial Research and Corporate Education
- Phone: 3138 9948
- Int. phone: +61 7 3138 9948
- Email: sef.industryenquiry@qut.edu.au
Partnership enquiries
Science and Engineering - Partnerships
- Phone: 3138 7693
- Int. phone: +61 7 3138 7693
- Email: sef.industryenquiry@qut.edu.au
