Craig Priest

Research Interests

Additive manufacturing Chemical Engineering Manufacturing Processes and Technologies Micro- and nanosystems Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) Microfluidics and nanofluidics Microtechnology Nanomanufacturing Nanotechnology Sensor technology (incl. chemical aspects) Surface properties of condensed matter

Prof Craig Priest

Professor

Future Industries Institute

Future Industries Institute

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Professor Craig Priest is SA Node Director of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF-SA) and a Professorial Lead at the Future Industries Institute. His research teams tackle challenges in interfacial, physical, and analytical science in micro/nanofluidic devices and other small-scale environments. He works closely with industry partners in resources, water, health, space, defence, and manufacturing. ANFF-SA is an NCRIS facility with > $25M infrastructure, 5 flagship laboratories, and 15 technical experts dedicated to micro/nanofabrication of emerging technologies. Prof. Priest’s research has been funded through various ARC schemes (Discovery, Linkage, and Industrial Transformation Research Hub), other Commonwealth agencies, SA Government, and an extensive industry network. Prof. Priest strategically applies industry engagement and research initiatives to enrich student experiences, networks, and employment outcomes, including coordinating undergraduate industry projects, recruiting ANFF's first apprentice, and founding the ANFF-SA Microengineering Winter School in 2014, which has trained more than 800 students and been supported by > 40 organisations from around the world.

Microfluidics, nanofluidics, and fluids in miniaturized devices, coatings, spreading, and contact angle hysteresis for fluids on complex surfaces, material and interface science, fabrication of functionalised and structured interfaces, mineral extraction/separation; solvent extraction, fluids in agriculture

Date Position Institution name
2022 - ongoing Professorial Lead University of South Australia
2015 - ongoing Director Australian National Fabrication Facility
2012 - 2015 Deputy Director Australian National Fabrication Facility

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2024 Award Finalist - STEMM Educator of the Year – University or Registered Training Organisation Government of South Australia Australia -
2023 Award Finalist - Industry Engagement, Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards, Australian Financial Review Australia -
2022 Award Senior Researcher Enterprise Award University of South Australia Australia -
2020 Award Mid-career Researcher Award University of South Australia Australia -
2011 Award South Australian Early Career Researcher of the Year Government of South Australia Australia -
2011 Award South Australian Young Tall Poppy Award Australian Institute of Policy and Science Australia -
2009 Award Fresh Science Award Science in Public Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
2001 - 2005 University of South Australia Australia Doctor of Philosophy
1997 - 2000 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours)

Year Citation
2025 Orlowska, M. K., Lor, M., Fitzsimmons, R. L., Robinson, H., Delcheva, I., Williams, D., . . . Hudson, J. E. (2025). Robust and consistent bonding of polydimethylsiloxane to polystyrene cell culture plates. APL Materials, 13(1), 1-11.
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2025 Guan, B., Mills, S., Liu, T., Yang, C. T., & Priest, C. (2025). Integration of 3D-Printed Micro/Nanostructures with Interdigitated Electrodes for Low-Matrix-Effect Sensing. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 17(26), 38678-38688.
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2024 Guan, B., Kok, T. -W., Riesen, N., Lancaster, D., Suu, K., & Priest, C. (2024). Microsphere-Enabled Micropillar Array for Whispering Gallery Mode Virus Detection. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16(9), 12042-12051.
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2024 Ilbeygi, H., Priest, C., Arrua, D., de Eulate, E. A., Riesen, N., & Hilder, E. (2024). Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Porous Molybdenum Carbide Nanomaterials for Advanced Electrochemical Sensing Applications. Chemical Engineering and Technology, 47(10), e202400139-1-e202400139-6.
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2024 Yang, D., & Priest, C. (2024). Industry relevant microfluidic platforms for mineral leaching experiments. Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, 6, 1-12.
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2023 Riesen, N., Priest, C., Lancaster, D. G., Badek, K., & Riesen, H. (2023). Ultra-high-resolution greyscale fluorescence images via UV-exposure of thin flexible phosphor films. Nanoscale, 15(10), 4863-4869.
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2023 Gheorghiu, A., Yang, D., Delcheva, I., Priest, C., & MacGregor, M. (2023). Electrochemical behavior of oxazoline-based plasma polymers for biosensing applications. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 20(8), 1-14.
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2023 Gheorghiu, A., Yang, D., Li, T., Dief, E. M., Darwish, N., Priest, C., & MacGregor, M. (2023). Enhancing the conductivity of plasma polymer functionalized electrodes using gold nanoparticles. Materials Advances, 5(1), 209-219.
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2022 Palinski, T. J., Guan, B., Bradshaw Hajek, B. H., Lienhard, M. A., Priest, C., & Miranda, F. A. (2022). Reversible colorimetric sensing of volatile analytes by wicking in close proximity to a photonic film. RSC Advances, 12(55), 36150-36157.
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2022 Yoh, H. Z., Chen, Y., Aslanoglou, S., Wong, S., Trifunovic, Z., Crawford, S., . . . Elnathan, R. (2022). Polymeric nanoneedle arrays mediate stiffness-independent intracellular delivery. Advanced Functional Materials, 32(3, article no. 2104828), 1-16.
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2022 Yang, D., Shallan, A. I., Breadmore, M. C., Greet, C., & Priest, C. (2022). Continuous monitoring of EDTA extractable iron from mineral slurries using a microfluidic chip. Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 101(2), 1-9.
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2022 Yang, D., Navvab Kashani, M., & Priest, C. (2022). Pilot-scale microfluidic solvent extraction of high-value metals. Minerals Engineering, 182(107536), 1-7.
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2022 Elnathan, R., Dzurak, A., Cooper White, J., Priest, C., Tan, H. H., Withford, M., . . . Voelcker, N. H. (2022). The Australian National Fabrication Facility: micro/nanotechnologies from concept to translation to end users. Advanced Functional Materials, 32(3, article no. 2101995), 1-3.
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2022 Guan, B., Pai, J. H., Cherrill, M., Michalatos, B., & Priest, C. (2022). Injection moulding of micropillar arrays: a comparison of poly(methyl methacrylate) and cyclic olefin copolymer. Microsystem Technologies, 28(9), 2083-2091.
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2022 Le, T. N. Q., Hessel, V., Tran, Q. D., Tran, N. N., Priest, C., Skinner, W., . . . Cook, N. J. (2022). Critical Elements: Opportunities for Microfluidic Processing and Potential for ESG-Powered Mining Investments. Green Chemistry, 24(24), 8879-8898.
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2022 Huang, W., Wu, T., Xie, C., Rayner, C. K., Priest, C., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., & Zhao, J. (2022). Sensing Intra- and Extra-Cellular Ca2+ in the Islet of Langerhans. Advanced Functional Materials, 32(3), 1-24.
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2022 Riesen, N., Peterkovic, Z. Q., Guan, B., François, A., Lancaster, D. G., & Priest, C. (2022). Caged-Sphere Optofluidic Sensors: Whispering Gallery Resonators in Wicking Microfluidics. Sensors, 22(11), 4135-1-4135-11.
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2021 Gill, K. K., Riesen, N., Priest, C., Phillips, N., Guan, B., & Lancaster, D. G. (2021). On-chip absorption spectroscopy enabled by graded index fiber tips. Biomedical Optics Express, 12(1), 181-190.
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2021 Riesen, N., Phillips, N., Nguyen, L., Warren-Smith, S. C., Priest, C., & Lancaster, D. G. (2021). Design considerations for graded index fiber tip Fabry-Perot interferometers. Measurement Science and Technology, 32(5), 055201-1-055201-6.
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2021 Raj, W., Yang, D., & Priest, C. (2021). Rapid fabrication of superhydrophobic virtual walls for microfluidic gas extraction and sensing. Micromachines, 12(5), 1-12.
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2021 Solis Marcano, N. E., Morales Cruz, M., Vega Hernandez, G., Gomez Moreno, R., Binder, C., Baerga Ortiz, A., . . . Cabrera, C. R. (2021). PCR-assisted impedimetric biosensor for colibactin-encoding pks genomic island detection in E. coli samples. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 413(18), 4673-4680.
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2021 Gheorghiu, A. A., Muguet, I., Chakiris, J., Chan, K. M., Priest, C., & Macgregor, M. (2021). Plasma deposited polyoxazoline films integration into spiral microfluidics for the targeted capture of size selected cells. Frontiers in Chemistry, 9(690781), 1-11.
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2021 Alvarez de Eulate, E., Gheorghiu, A., Amoura, C., Whiteley, A., Priest, C., & MacGregor, M. N. (2021). Plasma deposited polyoxazoline thin films for the biofunctionalization of electrochemical sensors. Advanced Materials Technologies, 6(8, article no. 2001292), 1-13.
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2021 Shallan, A. I., Tavares, Y., Kashani, M. N., Breadmore, M. C., & Priest, C. (2021). An open microfluidic chip for continuous sampling of solute from a turbulent particle suspension. Angewandte Chemie, 60(5), 2654-2657.
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2020 Yang, D., Fan, R., Greet, C., & Priest, C. (2020). Microfluidic screening to study acid mine drainage. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(21), 14000-14006.
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2020 Harikrishnan, S., Sedev, R., Beh, C. C., Priest, C., & Foster, N. R. (2020). Loading of 5-fluorouracil onto halloysite nanotubes for targeted drug delivery using a subcritical gas antisolvent process (GAS). Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 159, 1-9.
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2020 Navvab Kashani, M., Kriel, F. H., Binder, C., & Priest, C. (2020). Analysis of co-flowing immiscible liquid streams and their interfaces in a high-throughput solvent extraction chip. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 24(3), 1-10.
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2020 Binder, C., Lageder, B., Bradshaw Hajek, B. H., Fischmann, A. J., & Priest, C. (2020). Microvolume screening of extraction and phase behavior in a liquid-liquid microsystem. Analytical Chemistry, 92(11), 7831-7835.
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2020 Elmas, S., Pospisilova, A., Sekulska, A. A., Vasilev, V., Nann, T., Thornton, S., & Priest, C. (2020). Photometric sensing of active chlorine, total chlorine, and pH on a microfluidic chip for online swimming pool monitoring. Sensors, 20(11, article no. 3099), 1-13.
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2020 Arora, D., Sedev, R., Beh, C. C., Priest, C., & Foster, N. R. (2020). Precipitation of drug particles using a gas antisolvent process on a high-pressure microfluidic platform. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59(25), 11905.
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2020 Orlowska, M. K., Guan, B., Sedev, R., Morikawa, Y., Suu, K., & Priest, C. (2020). Evaporation-driven flow in micropillar arrays: transport dynamics and chemical analysis under varied sample and ambient conditions. Analytical Chemistry, 92(24), 16043-16050.
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2020 Huang, W., Wu, T., Shallan, A., Kostecki, R., Rayner, C. K., Priest, C., . . . Zhao, J. (2020). A multiplexed microfluidic platform towards interrogating endocrine function: simultaneous sensing of extracellular Ca²⁺ and hormone. ACS Sensors, 5(2), 490-499.
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2019 Peirce, C. A. E., McBeath, T. M., Priest, C., & McLaughlin, M. J. (2019). The Timing of Application and Inclusion of a Surfactant Are Important for Absorption and Translocation of Foliar Phosphoric Acid by Wheat Leaves. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10(1532), 1532-1-1532-11.
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2019 Guan, B., Cherrill, M., Pai, J. H., & Priest, C. (2019). Effect of mould roughness on injection moulded poly (methyl methacrylate) surfaces: Roughness and wettability. Journal of manufacturing processes, 48, 313-319.
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2019 Yang, D., Kirke, M., Fan, R., & Priest, C. (2019). Investigation of chalcopyrite leaching using an ore-on-a-chip. Analytical chemistry, 91(2), 1557-1562.
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2019 Jarrell, J. A., Twite, A. A., Lau, K. H. W. J., Kashani, M. N., Lievano, A. A., Acevedo, J., . . . Pawell, R. S. (2019). Intracellular delivery of mRNA to human primary T cells with microfluidic vortex shedding. Scientific reports, 9(1, article no. 3214), 1-11.
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2019 Shallan, A., & Priest, C. (2019). Microfluidic process intensification for synthesis and formulation in the pharmaceutical industry. Chemical engineering and processing - process intensification, 142(107559), 1-15.
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2019 McCormick, S., Smith, L. E., Holmes, A. M., Tong, Z., Lombi, E., Voelcker, N. H., & Priest, C. (2019). Multiparameter toxicity screening on a chip: effects of UV radiation and titanium dioxide nanoparticles on HaCaT cells. Biomicrofluidics, 13(4, article no. 044112), 044112-1-044112-8.
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2019 Morales Cruz, M., Solis Marcano, N. E., Binder, C., Priest, C., & Cabrera, C. R. (2019). Electrochemical Proteus vulgaris whole cell urea sensor in synthetic urine. Current Research in Biotechnology, 1, 22-27.
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2018 McCormick, S., Tong, Z., Ivask, A., Morozesk, M., Voelcker, N. H., Lombi, E., & Priest, C. (2018). Optimization of binding B-lymphocytes in a microfluidic channel: surface modification, stasis time and shear response. Biofabrication, 10(1, article no. 014101), 1-9.
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2018 Tong, Z., Rajeev, G., Guo, K., Ivask, A., McCormick, S., Lombi, E., . . . Voelcker, N. H. (2018). Microfluidic cell microarray platform for high throughput analysis of particle-cell interactions. Analytical chemistry, 90(7), 4338-4347.
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2018 Yang, D., & Priest, C. (2018). Microfluidic platform for high-throughput screening of leach chemistry. Analytical chemistry, 90(14), 8517-8522.
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2018 Delalat, B., Cozzi, C., Rasi Ghaemi, S., Polito, G., Kriel, F. H., Michl, T. D., . . . Voelcker, N. H. (2018). Microengineered bioartificial liver chip for drug toxicity screening. Advanced functional materials, 28(28, article no. 1801825), 1-10.
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2017 Pocock, K., Delon, L., Bala, V., Rao, S., Priest, C., Prestidge, C., & Thierry, B. (2017). Intestine-on-a-chip microfluidic model for efficient in vitro screening of oral chemotherapeutic uptake. ACS biomaterials science and engineering, 3(6), 951-959.
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2017 Tong, Z., Ivask, A., Guo, K., McCormick, S., Lombi, E., Priest, C., & Voelcker, N. H. (2017). Crossed flow microfluidics for high throughput screening of bioactive chemical-cell interactions. Lab on a chip, 17(3), 501-510.
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2017 Kotova, S., Follink, B., Del, C. L., & Priest, C. (2017). Leaching gold by reactive flow of ammonium thiosulfate solution in high aspect ratio channels: rate, passivation, and profile. Hydrometallurgy, 169, 207-212.
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2017 Holzner, G., Binder, C., Kriel, F. H., & Priest, C. (2017). Directed growth of orthorhombic crystals in a micropillar array. Langmuir, 33(6), 1547-1551.
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2017 McCormick, S. C., Kriel, F. H., Ivask, A., Tong, Z., Lombi, E., Voelcker, N. H., & Priest, C. (2017). The use of microfluidics in cytotoxicity and nanotoxicity experiments. Micromachines, 8(4, article no. 124), 1-18.
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2017 Kriel, F. H., Binder, C., & Priest, C. (2017). A Multi-Stream Microchip for Process Intensification of Liquid-Liquid Extraction. Chemical engineering and technology, 40(6), 1184-1189.
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2016 Kriel, F. H., & Priest, C. I. (2016). Influence of sample volume and solvent evaporation on absorbance spectroscopy in a microfluidic "Pillar-Cuvette". Analytical sciences, 32(1), 103-108.
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2016 Hibara, A., Fukuyama, M., Chung, M., Priest, C., & Proskurnin, M. A. (2016). Interfacial phenomena and fluid control in micro/nanofluidics. Analytical sciences, 32(1), 11-21.
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2016 Kolar, E., Catthoor, R. P. R., Kriel, F. H., Sedev, R., Middlemas, S., Klier, E., . . . Priest, C. (2016). Microfluidic solvent extraction of rare earth elements from a mixed oxide concentrate leach solution using Cyanex® 572. Chemical engineering science, 148, 212-218.
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2016 Pocock, K. J., Gao, X., Wang, C., Priest, C., Prestidge, C. A., Mawatari, K., . . . Thierry, B. (2016). Low-temperature bonding process for the fabrication of hybrid glass-membrane organ-on-a-chip devices. Journal of micro/nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS, 15(4), 1-9.
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2016 Kriel, F. H., Woollam, S., Gordon, R. J., Grant, R. A., & Priest, C. (2016). Numbering-up Y-Y microfluidic chips for higher-throughput solvent extraction of platinum(IV) chloride. Microfluidics and nanofluidics, 20(138), 1-7.
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2016 Wang, Z., Li, H., Atkin, R., & Priest, C. (2016). Influence of water on the interfacial nanostructure and wetting of [Rmim][NTf2] ionic liquids at mica surfaces. Langmuir, 32(35), 8818-8825.
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2016 Peirce, C., Priest, C., McBeath, T., & McLaughlin, M. (2016). Uptake of phosphorus from surfactant solutions by wheat leaves: Spreading kinetics, wetted area, and drying time. Soft Matter, 12(1), 209-218.
DOI Scopus27 WoS25 Europe PMC17
2015 Kant, K., Yoo, J., Amos, S., Erkelens, M., Priest, C., Shapter, J., & Losic, D. (2015). Microbial cell lysis and nucleic acid extraction via nanofluidic channel. RSC Advances, 5(30), 23886-23891.
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2015 Wettstein, P., Priest, C., Al Bataineh, S. A., Short, R. D., Bryant, P. M., Bradley, J. W., . . . Szili, E. J. (2015). Surface protein gradients generated in sealed microchannels using spatially varying helium microplasma. Biomicrofluidics, 9(1, article no. 014124), 1-10.
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2015 Holzner, G., Kriel, F. H., & Priest, C. (2015). Pillar cuvettes: capillary-filled, microliter quartz cuvettes with microscale path lengths for optical spectroscopy. Analytical chemistry, 87(9), 4757-4764.
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2015 Kriel, F. H., Holzner, G., Grant, R. A., Woollam, S., Ralston, J., & Priest, C. (2015). Microfluidic solvent extraction, stripping, and phase disengagement for high-value platinum chloride solutions. Chemical engineering science, 138, 827-833.
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2014 Nguyen, A., Zou, L., & Priest, C. (2014). Evaluating the antifouling effects of silver nanoparticles regenerated by TiO2 on forward osmosis membrane. Journal of membrane science, 454, 264-271.
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2014 Kant, K., Yu, J., Priest, C., Shapter, J., & Losic, D. (2014). Impedance nanopore biosensor: influence of pore dimensions on biosensing performance. Analyst, 139(5), 1134-1140.
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2014 Kant, K., Kurkuri, M., Yu, J., Shapter, J., Priest, C., & Losic, D. (2014). Impedance spectroscopy study of nanopore arrays for biosensing applications. Science of Advanced Materials, 6(7), 1375-1381.
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2014 Kant, K., Priest, C., Shapter, J., & Losic, D. (2014). Characterization of impedance biosensing performance of single and nanopore arrays of anodic porous alumina fabricated by focused ion beam (FIB) milling. Electrochimica Acta, 139, 225-231.
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2014 Kant, K., Priest, C., Shapter, J., & Losic, D. (2014). The influence of nanopore dimensions on the electrochemical properties of nanopore arrays studied by impedance spectroscopy. Sensors, 14(11), 21316-21328.
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2014 Yang, D., Krasowska, M., Priest, C., & Ralston, J. (2014). Dynamics of capillary-driven liquid-liquid displacement in open microchannels. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16(44), 24473-24478.
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2014 Semprebon, C., Forsberg, P., Priest, C., & Brinkmann, M. (2014). Pinning and wicking in regular pillar arrays. Soft matter, 10(31), 5739-5748.
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2014 Kriel, F. H., Sedev, R., & Priest, C. (2014). Capillary filling of nanoscale channels and surface structure. Israel journal of chemistry, 54(11-12), 1519-1532.
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2013 Priest, C., Hashmi, S. F., Zhou, J., Sedev, R., & Ralston, J. (2013). Microfluidic solvent extraction of metal ions from industrial grade leach solutions: extraction performance and channel aging. Journal of flow chemistry, 3(3), 76-80.
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2013 Wang, Z., & Priest, C. I. (2013). Impact of nanoscale surface heterogeneity on precursor film growth and macroscopic spreading of [Rmim][NTf2] ionic liquids on mica. Langmuir, 29(36), 11344-11353.
DOI Scopus32 WoS32 Europe PMC18
2013 O'Loughlin, M., Wilk, K., Priest, C., Ralston, J., & Popescu, M. N. (2013). Capillary rise dynamics of aqueous glycerol solutions in glass capillaries: a critical examination of the Washburn equation. Journal of colloid and interface science, 411, 257-264.
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2013 Priest, C., Sedev, R., & Ralston, J. (2013). A quantitative experimental study of wetting hysteresis on discrete and continuous chemical heterogeneities. Colloid and polymer science, 291(2), 271-277.
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2013 O'Loughlin, M., Priest, C., Popescu, M. N., & Ralston, J. (2013). Patterning of wettability for controlling capillary-driven flow in closed channels. Journal of colloid and interface science, 402, 259-266.
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2012 Szili, E. J., Al Bataineh, S. A., Ruschitzka, P., Desmet, G., Priest, C., Griesser, H. J., . . . Short, R. D. (2012). Microplasma arrays : a new approach for maskless and localized patterning of materials surfaces. RSC advances, 2(31), 12007-12010.
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2012 Mawatari, K., Kubota, S., Xu, Y., Priest, C. I., Sedev, R. V., Ralston, J., & Kitamori, T. (2012). Femtoliter droplet handling in nanofluidic channels: a Laplace nanovalve. Analytical chemistry, 84(24), 10812-10816.
DOI Scopus51 WoS45 Europe PMC21
2012 Paneru, M., Priest, C., Ralston, J., & Sedev, R. (2012). Electrowetting of ionic liquids on teflon AF1600 in ambient hexadecane. Journal of adhesion science and technology, 26(12/17), 2047-2067.
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2012 Priest, C., Zhou, J., Klink, S., Sedev, R., & Ralston, J. (2012). Microfluidic solvent extraction of metal ions and complexes from leach solutions containing nanoparticles. Chemical engineering and technology, 35(7), 1312-1319.
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2012 Priest, C., Forsberg, P. S. H., Sedev, R., & Ralston, J. (2012). Structure induced spreading of liquid in micropillar arrays. Microsystem technologies, 18(2), 167-173.
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2012 Al Bataineh, S., Szili, E. J., Gruner, J. P., Priest, C., Griesser, H. J., Voelcker, N. H., . . . Steele, D. A. (2012). Fabrication and operation of a microcavity plasma array device for microscale surface modification. Plasma processes and polymers, 9(7), 638-646.
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2011 Priest, C., Reid, M. D., & Whitby, C. P. (2011). Formation and stability of nanoparticle-stabilised oil-in-water emulsions in a microfluidic chip. Journal of colloid and interface science, 363(1), 301-306.
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2011 Priest, C., Zhou, J., Sedev, R., Ralston, J., Aota, A., Mawatari, K., & Kitamori, T. (2011). Microfluidic extraction of copper from particle-laden solutions. International journal of mineral processing, 98(3-4), 168-173.
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2011 Priest, C., Gruner, P. J., Szili, E. J., Al Bataineh, S. A., Bradley, J. W., Ralston, J., . . . Short, R. D. (2011). Microplasma patterning of bonded microchannels using high-precision "injected" electrodes. Lab on a chip, 11(3), 541-544.
DOI Scopus55 WoS48 Europe PMC13
2011 Yang, D., Krasowska, M., Priest, C., Popescu, M. N., & Ralston, J. (2011). Dynamics of capillary-driven flow in open microchannels. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115(38), 18761-18769.
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2010 Priest, C. I. (2010). Surface patterning of bonded microfluidic channels. Biomicrofluidics, 4(article no. 032206), 1-13.
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2010 Paneru, M. N., Priest, C. I., Sedev, R. V., & Ralston, J. (2010). Static and dynamic electrowetting of an ionic liquid in a solid/liquid/liquid system. Journal of the American chemical society, 132(4), 8301-8308.
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2010 Forsberg, P. S. H., Priest, C. I., Brinkmann, M., Sedev, R. V., & Ralston, J. (2010). Contact line pinning on microstructured surfaces for liquids in the Wenzel state. Langmuir, 26(2), 860-865.
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2010 Paneru, M. N., Priest, C. I., Sedev, R. V., & Ralston, J. (2010). Electrowetting of aqueous solutions of ionic liquid in solid-liquid-liquid systems. Journal of physical chemistry C, 114(18), 8383-8388.
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2009 Priest, C., Albrecht, T. W. J., Sedev, R., & Ralston, J. (2009). Asymmetric wetting hysteresis on hydrophobic microstructured surfaces. Langmuir, 25(10), 5655-5660.
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2009 Surenjav, E., Herminghaus, S., Priest, C. I., & Seemann, R. (2009). Discrete microfluidics: Reorganizing droplet arrays at a bend. Applied physics letters, 95(15), 1541041-1541043.
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2009 Evans, H. M., Surenjav, E., Priest, C., Herminghaus, S., Seemann, R., & Pfohl, T. (2009). In situ formation, manipulation, and imaging of droplet-encapsulated fibrin networks. Lab on a chip, 9(13), 1933-1941.
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2009 Surenjav, E., Priest, C., Herminghaus, S., & Seemann, R. (2009). Manipulation of gel emulsions by variable microchannel geometry. Lab on A Chip, 9(2), 325-330.
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2009 Iwashita, Y., Bahr, C., Priest, C., Herminghaus, S., & Seemann, R. (2009). Dynamic x-ray optics with microfluidics : stabilization of gas bubbles by surface ordering and freezing. La Houille Blanche, 134(6), 129-134.
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2008 Priest, C. I., Stevens, N. I., Sedev, R. V., Skinner, W. M., & Ralston, J. (2008). Inferring wettability of heterogeneous surfaces by ToF-SIMS. Journal of colloid and interface science, 320(2), 563-568.
DOI Scopus35 WoS33 Europe PMC10
2008 Ray, S., Sedev, R. V., Priest, C. I., & Ralston, J. (2008). Influence of the work of adhesion on the dynamic wetting of chemically heterogeneous surfaces. Langmuir, 24(22), 13007-13012.
DOI Scopus42 WoS39 Europe PMC25
2008 Priest, C. I., Quinn, A., Postma, A., Zelikin, A., Ralston, J., & Caruso, F. (2008). Microfluidic polymer multilayer adsorption on liquid crystal droplets for microcapsule synthesis. Lab on a chip, 8(12), 2182-2187.
DOI Scopus117 WoS96 Europe PMC56
2007 Priest, C. I., Sedev, R. V., & Ralston, J. (2007). Asymmetric wetting hysteresis on chemical defects. Physical review letters, 99(2), 4 pages.
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2006 Priest, C. I., Herminghaus, S., & Seemann, R. (2006). Generation of monodisperse gel emulsions in a microfluidic device. Applied physics letters, 88(2), 1-3.
DOI Scopus144 WoS133
2006 Priest, C. I., Herminghaus, S., & Seemann, R. (2006). Controlled electrocoalescence in microfluidics. Applied physics letters, 89(13), 3 pages.
DOI Scopus215 WoS203
2006 Palms, D., Priest, C. I., Sedev, R. V., Ralston, J., & Wegner, G. (2006). Directed crystallisation of zinc oxide on patterned surfaces. Journal of colloid and interface science, 303(2), 333-336.
DOI Scopus18 WoS18
2003 Stevens, N. I., Priest, C. I., Sedev, R. V., & Ralston, J. (2003). Wettability of photoresponsive titanium dioxide surfaces. Langmuir, 19(8), 3272-3275.
DOI Scopus154 WoS144
2002 Priest, C. I., Jacobs, K., & Ralston, J. (2002). Novel approach to the formation of smooth gold surfaces. Langmuir, 18(6), 2438-2440.
DOI Scopus13 WoS11

Year Citation
2017 Priest, C. (2017). Tailoring wettability for passive fluid control in microfluidics. In K. Yallup, & K. Iniewski (Eds.), Technologies for Smart Sensors and Sensor Fusion (pp. 19-46). CRC Press.
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2017 Priest, C., & Sedev, R. (2017). Interfacial control of multiphase fluids in miniaturized devices. In Š. Selimovic (Ed.), Nanopatterning and Nanoscale Devices for Biological Applications (pp. 3-39). CRC Press.
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2015 Priest, C., & Sedev, R. (2015). Interfacial control of multiphase fluids in miniaturized devices. In S. Selimovic, & K. Iniewski (Eds.), Source details - Title: Nanopatterning and nanoscale devices for biological applications (pp. 3-39). US: Taylor and Francis.
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2014 Priest, C. (2014). Tailoring wettability for passive fluid control in microfluidics. In K. Yallup, & K. Iniewski (Eds.), Source details - Title: Technologies for smart sensors and sensor fusion (pp. 19-46). US: CRC Press.
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2013 Sedev, R., Priest, C., & Ralston, J. (2013). Electrowetting of ionic liquids in solid-liquid-liquid systems. In R. Miller (Ed.), Source details - Title: Drops and bubbles in contact with solid surfaces (Vol. 3, pp. 241-266). Australia: CRC Press.

Year Citation
2023 Guan, B., Kok, T. -W., Riesen, N., Lancaster, D. G., Suu, K., & Priest, C. (2023). A Pump-Free Optofluidic Biosensing Platform Based on Whispering Gallery Mode Microspheres. In Proceedings of the IEEE SENSORS (2023) (pp. 1-4). US: IEEE.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2022 Palinski, T. J., Guan, B., Bradshaw Hajek, B. H., Lienhard, M. A., Priest, C., & Miranda, F. A. (2022). Fast vapor detection by a micropillar array-integrated colorimetric sensor. In IEEE Sensors Vol. 2022-January (pp. 1-4). US: IEEE.
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2021 Riesen, N., Gill, K., Priest, C., Phillips, N., Guan, B., & Lancaster, D. G. (2021). Graded-index fiber on-chip absorption spectroscopy. In Proceedings of the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO: Applications and Technology 2021) (pp. 1-2). US: Optics Publishing Group.
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2020 Riesen, N., Phillips, N., Priest, C., Nguyen, L. V., & Lancaster, D. G. (2020). Lensed GRIN fiber-optic fabry-perot interferometers. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers (pp. 1-2). online: OSA.
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2019 Ralston, J., Skinner, W., Addai Mensah, J., Priest, C., & McQuie, J. (2019). Interfacial science: a critical enabler in hydrometallurgy and mineral processing. In AusIMM: Metallurgical Plant Design and Operation (METPLANT) conference proceedings (pp. 96-116). Australia: AusIMM.
2017 Saga, K., Kriel, F. H., Priest, C., & Tsukahara, T. (2017). Inorganic anion sensing using photonic crystal enclosing thermoresponsive core-shell nanoparticles in a microchannel. In 21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2017 (pp. 567-568). US: Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society.
2016 Sedev, R., & Priest, C. (2016). A microfluidic approach to solvent extraction in mineral processing. In Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific symposium on process intensification & sustainability (pp. 1-6). Australia: University of New South Wales.
2016 Priest, C., Elmas, S., Vasilev, V., & Nann, T. (2016). A microfluidic chip for sensing active chlorine and chloramines in swimming pools. In Papers from the International conference on miniaturized systems for chemistry and life sciences (pp. 1338-1339). Georgia: MicroTas.
2016 Priest, C., Kriel, F. H., & Ralston, J. (2016). Solvent extraction of metals from mineral leach solutions: challenges and opportunities. In IMPC 2016 proceedings Vol. 2016-September (pp. 6130-6137). Canada: International Mineral Processing Institute.
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2015 Pocock, K. J., Gao, X., Wang, C., Priest, C., Prestidge, C., Mawatari, K., . . . Thierry, B. (2015). Low-temperature bonded glass-membrane microfluidic device for in vitro organ-on-a-chip cell culture models. In Proceedings of SPIE - The international society for optical engineering Vol. 9668 (pp. 1-9). US: SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.
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2014 Priest, C., Kriel, F., Hashmi, S., Parkinson, L., Ralston, J., Woollam, S., . . . Ash, P. (2014). Extraction and throughput for micro-solvent extraction of platinum using a single chip and a multi-chip module. In Proceedings of ISEC 2014. Germany: International Solvent Extraction Community.
2014 Wohlgenannt, U., Chugh, D., Kriel, F. H., Nicolau, E., Cabrera, C., Semprebon, C., . . . Priest, C. (2014). Minimizing gas phase fouling of electrodes using capillarity in surface microstructures. In 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences Microtas 2014 (pp. 1232-1234).
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2014 Peirce, C., Priest, C., Facelli, E., McBeath, T., & Mclaughlin, M. J. (2014). The effect of adjuvant on leaf wetting and uptake of fluid foliar P fertilizers for wheat. In Fluid Fertilizer - Forum Proceedings 2014 (pp. 1-6). US: Fluid Fertilizer Foundation.
2014 Wohlgenannt, U. S., Chugh, D., Kriel, F. E., Nicolau, E., Cabrera, C., Semprebon, C., . . . Priest, C. I. (2014). Minimizing gas phase fouling of electrodes using capillarity in surface microstructures. In International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (pp. 1-3). US.
2012 Priest, C., Zhou, J., Sedev, R., & Ralston, J. (2012). Liquid-liquid microfluidic extraction of metal ions from industrial grade leach solutions. In Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Microfluidics - Microfluidics 2012 (pp. 1-8). Germany: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
2011 Ralston, J., Priest, C., Sedev, R., Zhou, J., Parkinson, L., Kitamori, T., & Mawatari, K. (2011). Process intensification of solvent extraction using microfluidics. In Proceedings of the 19th international solvent extraction conference (pp. 1-8). Chile: GECAMIN.
2011 Al Bataineh, S., Szili, E. J., Desmet, G., Ruschitzka, P., Gruner, J. P., Priest, C. I., . . . Griesser, H. J. (2011). Chemical and biomolecule patterning on 2D surfaces using atmospheric pressure microcavity plasma array devices. In Proceedings of SPIE: smart nano-micro materials and devices Vol. 8204 (pp. 1-11). Australia: SPIE.
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2011 Szili, E. J., Al Bataineh, S. A., Priest, C., Gruner, P. J., Ruschitzka, P., Bradley, J. W., . . . Short, R. D. (2011). Integration of microplasma and microfluidic technologies for localised microchannel surface modification. In Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8204 (pp. 1-7). US: SPIE.
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2010 Zhou, J., Priest, C. I., Sedev, R. V., Ralston, J., Aota, A., Mawatari, K., & Kitamori, T. (2010). Microfluidic solvent extraction for mineral processing of copper leach solutions. In Proceedings of the XXV International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC) 2010 Vol. 3 (pp. 1661-1666). Australia: AUSIMM.
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2009 Zhou, J., Priest, C. I., Sedev, R. V., Ralston, J., Aota, A., Mawatari, K., & Kitamori, T. (2009). Microfluidic solvent extraction of copper for mineral processing of complex fluids. In Proceedings of the 13th international conference on miniaturized systems for chemistry and life sciences (pp. 1865-1867). Korea: µTAS.
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2009 Zhou, J., Priest, C. I., Sedev, R. V., Ralston, J., Aota, A., Mawatari, K., & Kitamori, T. (2009). Microfluidic solvent extraction of copper for mineral processing. In Proceedings of MNHMT2009: ASME 2009 2nd Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference Vol. 2 (pp. 185-188). New York: ASME.
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2009 Priest, C., Quinn, A., Postma, A., Zelikin, A. N., Ralston, J., & Caruso, F. (2009). Microcapsule synthesis: Multilayer formation on droplet templates in a microchannel network. In Proceedings of Conference, MicroTAS 2009 - The 13th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (pp. 1943-1945). Korea, Republic of: Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society.
2008 Klink, S., Priest, C. I., Ralston, J., Sedev, R. V., Mawatari, K., & Kitamori, T. (2008). Selective Two-Phase Mineral Separation on a Microfluidic Chip. In The Proceedings of MicroTAS 2008 Conference (pp. 1796-1798). San Diego, USA: Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society.
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2007 Surenjav, E., Evans, H., Pfohl, T., Priest, C., Herminghaus, S., & Seemann, R. (2007). Manipulation of monodisperse gel emulsions in microchannels. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences Utas 2007 (pp. 339-342).

Year Citation
2021 Gheorghiu, A. A., Priest, C., & MacGregor, M. (2021). Spiral inertial microfluidics in the isolation and capture of sub-micron particles for liquid biopsy. Poster session presented at the meeting of MicroTAS 2021 - 25th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences. US: MicroTas.
2019 Orlowska, M., Guan, B., Sedev, R., & Priest, C. (2019). Evaporation flow: analysis that is independent of humidity and temperature. Poster session presented at the meeting of MicroTas 2019 Proceedings. US: Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society.
2019 Binder, C., Lageder, B., Bradshaw Hajek, B., Breeze, B., Schofield, E., Woollam, S., & Priest, C. (2019). Screening of rare earth extraction: direct analysis of rate and phase behavior in a micropillar array. Poster session presented at the meeting of 23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019. Switzerland: MicroTas.
2019 Orlowska, M., Guan, B., Sedev, R., & Priest, C. (2019). Evaporation flow: analysis that is independent of humidty and temperature. Poster session presented at the meeting of 23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019. Switzerland: MicroTas.
2019 Yang, D., Kashani, M. N., & Priest, C. (2019). Pilot-scale solvent extraction of high-value metals. Poster session presented at the meeting of 23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019. Switzerland: MicroTas.
2019 Arora, D., Sedev, R., Priest, C., Beh, C. C., & Foster, N. (2019). Drug micronization using high pressure microfluidics. Poster session presented at the meeting of 23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019. Switzerland: MicroTas.
2016 Kriel, F., Kolar, E., Sedev, R., Catthoor, R., Priest, C., Middlemas, S., . . . Hatch, G. (2016). Microfluidic solvent extraction of rare earth elements. Poster session presented at the meeting of IMPC 2016 proceedings. Canada: International Mineral Processing Institute.
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Year Citation
2017 Nann, T., Parkinson, L. A., Elmas, S., Priest, C. I., & Vasilev, V. R. (2017). WO2017161407, Oxidant sensor.
2013 Ralston, J., Zhou, J., Priest, C. I., & Sedev, R. V. (2013). CN103459622, Extraction of gold.
2012 Zhou, J., Ralston, J., Priest, C. I., & Sedev, R. V. (2012). WO2012079130, Extraction of metals.
2010 Ralston, J., Priest, C. I., Sedev, R. V., Mawatari, K., & Kitamori, T. (2010). WO2010022441, Extraction processes.

  • Defining the casual relationships between the tumour ECM and cancer outcomes, NHMRC - Ideas Grants, 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

  • UV–vis spectroscopy of ultra-small scattering samples and individual micro-particles, Royal Society of New Zealand, 01/09/2024 - 30/06/2026

  • A Robust Chemical Sensing Platform for Optimized Process Control in Mineral Processing Operations, Australia's Economic Accelerator Ignite Grant, 30/06/2025 - 29/06/2026

  • Optimisation of HPG coating process for the inside of tubing #ICG002429, DISER-Innovation Connections Grant, 13/05/2023 - 12/01/2024

  • Optimisation of HPG coating process for the inside of tubing #ICG002429, TekCyte Pty Ltd, 13/05/2023 - 12/01/2024

  • ARC Research Hub for integrated device for end-user analysis at low-levels (IDEAL), ARC - Industrial Transformation Research Hubs, 24/03/2017 - 31/12/2023

  • To develop processes for manufacturing next generation three mirror astigmatic telescope, CSIRO Australia, 01/06/2023 - 30/12/2023

  • Process intensification of microparticle synthesis for catalyst manufacturing, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, 01/07/2021 - 30/06/2023

  • AAS - Portable Healthcare: High-Value Micro/Nano-Scale Structures and Coating for Mass Production of Biomedical Devices, Australian Academy of Science, 01/11/2017 - 28/02/2022

  • Mircofluidic Evaporative Wicking for Sensing Devices, Tekelek Australia Pty Ltd, 01/01/2020 - 31/03/2021

  • Improved Process Control for Mineral Leaching, Magotteaux Australia Pty Ltd, 01/01/2020 - 31/03/2021

  • Joint Research Centre for in-line chemical and mineral sensing for sustainable mineral processing, Australia-China Science & Research Fund, 14/07/2016 - 30/06/2020

  • IRGP38 - A platform manufacturing technology for refining platinum group metals, International Research Grants Program (DSD), 01/06/2015 - 30/06/2019

  • Closing the data gap: High throughput screening of nanoparticle toxicity, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2015 - 01/10/2018

  • FIA003 - Intelligent Microfluidic Sensor for monitoring pH, chlorine and salinity in swimming pools (Industry Partner), Tekelek Australia Pty Ltd, 01/02/2017 - 28/02/2018

  • Assessment of Chloramination Control Strategy Based on Free Ammonia Concentration - Ammonia Analyser Development, SA Water, 01/04/2016 - 30/09/2017

  • IVP 129 Microfluidic chip for pool water sensing, Innovation Voucher Program (DSD), 07/04/2016 - 30/04/2017

  • Microfluidic Chip for Pool Water Sensing, Tekelek Australia Pty Ltd, 01/06/2016 - 30/04/2017

Courses I teach

  • ENGG 4009 Engineering Honours Project A (2025)
  • ENGG 4010 Engineering Honours Project B (2025)
  • ENGG 4013 Engineering Internship Project Part A (2025)
  • ENGG 4014 Engineering Internship Project Part B (2025)
  • ENGG 4013 Engineering Internship Project Part A (2024)
  • ENGG 4014 Engineering Internship Project Part B (2024)
  • ENGG 4015 Engineering Internship Semester Project 18 units (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Principal Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Yohannes Wondmkun
2023 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Edward Cheah

Date Role Board name Institution name Country
2025 - ongoing President Microfluidics Society of Australia and New Zealand Microfluidics Society of Australia and New Zealand (MicroSANZ) Australia

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