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Research Staff: Professor
Andrew Whittaker
PROFESSORIAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Address:
Centre for Magnetic Resonance
Level 2, Gehrmann Laboratories
Research Road
The University of Queensland
Brisbane. QLD. 4072
E-mail address: Andrew Whittaker
Telephone: +61-7-3365 4100
Fax: +61-7-3365 3833
Home Page: Andrew
Whittaker
Career Profile:
Bachelor of Science (Hons), Chemistry, University of Queensland,
1981Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Queensland, 1986.
Postdoctoral Fellow, USTL, Montpellier, 1986-87
Postdoctoral Fellow, MPIP, Mainz, 1987-88
Research Chemist, BP Research, Sunbury-on-Thames, 1988-1990
Research Fellow, Centre for Magnetic Resonance, 1990-2002
Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Magnetic Resonance, 2002-2005
Professorial Research Fellow, Centre for Magnetic Resonance, 2006
- present
Andrew Whittaker has worked in the field of polymer physical chemistry
and magnetic resonance since 1981. The main research themes of his
group are Polymers for Photolithography, and Polymeric Biomaterials.
Underpinning this are strengths in specific aspects of polymer physical
chemistry and strong interests in solid-state NMR and NMR microimaging.
Andrew is very active in the polymer community, being past Chair of
the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Polymer Division, Chair-Elect
of the Pacific Polymer Federation and National Representative of the
IUPAC Macromolecular Division, and the International Association for
Radiation Research. He serves on a number of national committee. Currently
his research group numbers around 35 staff and students. The chemical
laboratories of Prof Whittaker are located in the AIBN building, however
the group is administered by the Centre for Magnetic Resonance.
Research Interests:
The main research themes of the Whittaker Group are Polymers
for Photolithography, Polymeric Biomaterials and Advance NMR Methods
for Materials. In the field of photolithography, a group of eight
scientists work on the synthesis of the next generation polymeric
resists and nanoparticles for use in aqueous immersion fluids. This
work, funded by the Australian Research Council, Sematech and Intel,
relies on a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between
structural parameters and end-use properties. The group collaborates
closely with scientists in Austin, TX, and in Portland Oregon on these
projects. In the field of Biomaterials, the group has many activities
focussed around the recently-funded Smart State National International
Research Alliance grant, IBRA, the International Biomaterials Research
Alliance. This program aims to bring the latest chemical advances
in the clinical environment, with four main target applications, namely
artificial arteries, MRI imaging agents, dental bone restoratives
and tissue scaffolds for regeneration of the cornea. Currently, 16
members of the group work in this area. Finally, the group aims to
develop methodologies to apply modern MR techniques to answer fundamental
questions of structure, dynamics and function of advanced materials.
These include hyperpolarized xenon NMR, Rheo-NMR and NMR microscopy.
Research Support since 2000:
ARC Discovery DP0210446 and DP0208233, $622k (2002-2004), DP0663037,
$540k (2006-2008)
ARC LIEF LEO453480 and LEO453637, $484k (2004); LE056098, $161k (2005);
LE066851 and LE0668521, $580k (2006)
ARC Linkage International LX0454418, $57 (2004-2006);
ARC Linkage Projects LP0562505, $580k (2005-2008); LP0667941, $510k
(2005-2006); LP0669191, $360k (2006-2008)
QCF, $140k (2003-2004)
FWPRDC, $120k (2000-2002)
Intel Competitive Funding, $681k (2006-2008)
Smart State International Research Alliance, $4M (2006-2008)
Smart State Innovation Building Fund, $6.4M (2006)
CSIRO Food Futures Flagship, $420k (2005-2007)
Dairy Ingredients Group of Australia, $74k (2004)
UQ Internal Funding (Gatton grant), $340k (2001-2003)
Total competitive grant and contract research funding, 2002-2006:
$13.8M
Ten recent representative publications
(see Research: Publications for full list of recent publications):
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BLAKEY, I., Conley, W., George, G.A.,
Hill, D.J.T., LIU, H., RASOUL, F. and WHITTAKER, A.K. (2006).
Synthesis of high refractive index sulfur containing polymers
for 193 nm immersion lithography: a progress report. Proceedings
of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 6153(Pt
1, Advances in Resist Technology and Processing XXIII): 61530H/1
- 61530H/10. |
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BLAKEY, I., George, G.A., Hill, D.J.T., LIU, H.,
RASOUL, F., WHITTAKER, A.K. and Zimmerman, P. (2005). XPS and
19F NMR study of the photodegradation at 157 nm of
photolithographic-grade teflon AF thin films. Macromolecules
38(10): 4050-4053. |
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Dyrby, M., Petersen, M., WHITTAKER, A.K., LAMBERT,
L., Norgaard, L., Bro, R. and Engelsen, S.B. (2005). Analysis
of lipoproteins using 2D diffusion-edited NMR spectroscopy and
multi-way chemometrics. Analytica Chimica Acta 531(2):
209-216. |
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George, K.A., Wentrup-Byrne, E., Hill, D.J.T.
and WHITTAKER, A.K. (2004). Investigation into the diffusionof
water into HEMA-co-MOEP hydrogels. Biomacromolecules
5(4): 1194-1199. |
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Plummer, R., Hill, D.J.T. and Whittaker, A.K.
(2006). Solution properties of star and linear poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
Macromolecules 39(24): 8379-8388. |
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THURECHT, K., Hill, D.J.T., Preston, C.M.L., Rintoul,
L., White, J.W. and WHITTAKER, A.K. (2004). Determination of domain
sizes in blends of poly(ethylene) and poly(styrene) formed in
the presence of supercritical carbon dioxide. Macromolecules
37(16): 6019-6026. |
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THURECHT, K.J., Hill, D.J.T. and WHITTAKER, A.K.
(2005). Equilibrium swelling measurement sof network and semic
rystalline polymers in supercritical carbon dioxide using high-pressure
NMR. Macromolecules 38(9): 3731-3737. |
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THURECHT, K.J., Hill, D.J.T. and WHITTAKER, A.K.
(2006). Investigation of spontaneous microemulsion formation in
supercritical carbon dioxide using high-pressure NMR. Journal
of Supercritical Fluids 38(1): 111-118. |
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Turner, J.L., Pan, D., PLUMMER, R., Chen, Z.,
WHITTAKER, A.K. and Wooley, K.L. (2005). Synthesis of gadolinium-labeled
shell-crosslinked nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging
applications. Advanced Functional Materials 15(8):
1248-1254. |
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WHITTAKER, A.K. (2003). Nuclear magnetic resonance
studies of polymer blends. Polymer Characterization Techniques
and Their Application to Blends: 461-503. |
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Publications 2000-present: 80 in Referred Journals, 109 Conference
Papers
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