
Dr Abel Santos
Senior Lecturer
School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials
Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
I received my Msc and PhD in Electronic Engineering (Magna Cum Laude) by the University Rovira i Virgili (URV – Spain) in 2011. After a short (2011-2012) post-doctoral research position in the Department of Electronic Engineering (URV), I undertook a post-doctoral research position (Level A) associated with an ARC Discovery Project in the School of Chemical Engineering at The University of Adelaide in January 2012. I was awarded with an ARC DECRA Fellowship (commencing 2014) and appointed to Level B in January 2014. In January 2016, I was promoted to Level C by the Faculty of Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics (ECMS) in recognition of my outstanding performance as an early career researcher. I have carried out intensive research activity in the field of nanophotonics, optical biosensing systems and drug delivery with 4 books, 5 book chapters, 65 journal articles, 44 conferences, 5 journal covers and 1 industrial patent, 1028 cites and h-index 20. Furthermore, I have a 100% success rate in ARC grant applications as a chief investigator (CI), with one DECRA (DE14010054, leading CI) and two LIEF grants (LE150100187 and LE150100040, contributing CI), with $1.1M external funding. During these years, I have also undertaken a significant load of leadership, mentorship and supervision responsibilities with 7 PhD students as principal supervisor and co-supervisor (3 completed, 1 submission and 3 in progress), with 3 Dean's Commendations for Academic Excellence and 2 The University of Adelaide Medals. I have also undertaken significant administration duties, such as maintenance of three research laboratories, including the day-to-day management, work coordination, safety matters and acquisition, installation and maintenance of equipment.
Currently, I hold a Level C position as a research-only academic associated with an ARC DECRA Fellowship (commencing 2014) in the School of Chemical Engineering at The University of Adelaide. I am also member and associated investigator of the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) and the ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) at The University of Adelaide, respectively.
Research Interests
- Structural engineering of nanoporous materials by electrochemical approaches
- Nanophotonics
- Optical sensing and biosensing
- Smart drug delivery from nanocarriers and surface coatings for biomedical applications
- Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip systems for all-in-one sensing applications
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PhD Scholarships
University scholarships for Australian students are known as Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA). These scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and in designated areas of research strength within the University. If a student does not secure an APA, then the School of Physical Sciences considers the option of divisional scholarships (based on academic merit and budget limits). The University also offers a range of Scholarships for international students.
Application involves filling in the "application form for admission/scholarship".
When applying for domestic scholarships please remember to tick both the APA and Divisional box. After the closing date, the Graduate Centre will forward your application to the School to consider. If an APA is not awarded then the school will consider offering a divisional scholarship. Further details can be found at the scholarship websites http://www.adelaide.edu.au/scholarships/
Further information on international PhD scholarships can be found at: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/scholarships/research-international/opportunities/
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2019 Senior Lecturer The University of Adelaide 2016 - 2018 Research-only academic Level C The University of Adelaide 2014 - 2016 Research-only academic Level B The University of Adelaide -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Catalan; Valencian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review German Can read, write, speak and understand spoken Spanish; Castilian Can read, write, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title — Universitat Jaume I Spain Bachelor in Chemical Engineering — Universitat Rovira i Virgili Spain Master in Electronic Engineering — Universitat Rovira i Virgili Spain PhD in Electronic Engineering -
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Journals
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Books
Year Citation 2015 Losic, D., & Santos, A. (Eds.) (2015). Nanoporous Alumina Fabrication, Structure, Properties and Applications. Switzerland: Springer. 2015 Losic, D., & Santos, A. (Eds.) (2015). Electrochemically Engineered Nanoporous Materials: Methods, Properties and Applications. Switzerland: Springer. 2015 Nanoporous Alumina (2015). . Springer International Publishing.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2020 Law, C., Marsal, L., & Santos, A. (2020). Electrochemically engineered nanoporous photonic crystal structures for optical sensing and biosensing. In C. M. Hussain (Ed.), Handbook of Nanomaterials in Analytical Chemistry: Modern Trends in Analysis (pp. 201-226). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier.
Scopus22019 Kumeria, T., Qu, Z., Popat, A., Altalhi, T., & Santos, A. (2019). Luminescent porous silicon nanoparticles for continuous wave and time-gated photoluminescence imaging. In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 2054, pp. 185-198). Springer New York.
2015 Kumeria, T., & Santos, A. (2015). Sensing and biosensing applications of nanoporous anodic alumina. In D. Losic, & A. Santos (Eds.), Electrochemically Engineered Nanoporous Materials: Methods, Properties and Applications (Vol. 220, pp. 187-218). Switzerland: Springer.
Scopus22015 Santos, A., & Kumeria, T. (2015). Electrochemical etching methods for producing porous silicon. In D. Losic, & A. Santos (Eds.), Electrochemically Engineered Nanoporous Materials: Methods, Properties and Applications (Vol. 220, pp. 1-36). Switzerland: Springer.
Scopus92015 Losic, D., & Santos, A. (2015). Preface to 'Electrochemically Engineered Nanoporous Materials'. In D. Losic, & A. Santos (Eds.), Electrochemically Engineered Nanoporous Materials (Vol. 220, pp. v-vi). Springer. 2015 Santos, A., & Kumeria, T. (2015). Nanoporous anodic alumina for optical biosensing. In D. Losic, & A. Santos (Eds.), Nanoporous Alumina: Fabrication, Structure, Properties and Applications (Vol. 219, pp. 219-247). Switzerland: Springer.
Scopus12015 Kumeria, T., & Santos, A. (2015). Nanoporous alumina membranes for chromatography and molecular transporting. In D. Losic, & A. Santos (Eds.), Nanoporous Alumina: Fabrication, Structure, Properties and Applications (Vol. 219, pp. 293-318). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
Scopus12013 Santos, A., & Marsal, L. (2013). Engineering and understanding of nanoporous materials by electrochemical techniques. In Handbook of Functional Nanomaterials (Vol. 4, pp. 409-437). 2012 Ren, N., Wu, J., Jin, B., An, S., Abdullah, S., Bu, J., . . . Zhou, L. (2012). Preface. In Unknown Book (Vol. 524-527, pp. 3). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2018 Lim, S., Law, C., & Santos, A. (2018). Enhanced visible light photocatalysis in titanium dioxide-functionalized nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Vol. Part F119-FTS 2018 (pp. 1-2). online: OSA.
2018 Lim, S., Law, C., & Santos, A. (2018). Fine tuning of transmission features in nanoporous anodic alumina distributed Bragg reflectors. In Proceedings of SPIE Nanophotonics Austalasia 2017 Vol. 10456 (pp. 1045659-1-1045659-15). United States: SPIE Press.
Scopus22018 Lim, S., Law, C., & Santos, A. (2018). Surface modification of nanoporous anodic alumina photonic crystals for photocatalytic applications. In Proceedings of SPIE Nanophotonics Austalasia Vol. 10456 (pp. 1045658-1-1045658-9). Melbourne: SPIE Press.
2016 Kumeria, T., Yu, J., Alsawat, M., Kurkuri, M., Santos, A., Abell, A., & Losic, D. (2016). Modulating molecular transport across peptide-modified nanoporous alumina membranes with light. In M. Hutchinson, & E. Goldys (Eds.), Proceedings: SPIE BioPhotonics Australasia Vol. 10013 (pp. 100131W-1-100131W-6). Adelaide, Australia: SPIE.
2012 Marsal, L., Palacios, R., Formentín, P., Santos, A., Ferré-Borrull, J., & Pallarès, J. (2012). Effects of the nanostructure and fabrication process on the photoluminescence properties of PFO nanopillar arrays. In ECS Transactions Vol. 45 (pp. 199-206). Seattle, Washington: The Electrochemical Society.
2011 Santos, A., Ferré-Borrull, J., Pallarés, J., & Marsal, L. (2011). Generation of guided pores in nanoporous anodic alumina by nanoimprinting. In Proceedings of the 8th Spanish Conference on Electron Devices, CDE'2011 (pp. 4 pages). Palma de Mallorca, Spain: IEEE.
Scopus12010 Marsal, L. F., Palacios, R., Santos, A., Formentín, P., Martinez-Ferrero, E., Ferré-Borrull, J., & Pallarès, J. (2010). Synthesis and characterization of photoluminescent polymer micro- and nanopillar arrays. In D. J. Lockwood, & P. Mascher (Eds.), ECS Transactions Vol. 28 (pp. 105-113). Vancouver, CANADA: ELECTROCHEMICAL SOC INC.
2009 Santos, A., Vojkuvka, L., Pallarés, J., Ferré-Borrull, J., & Marsal, L. F. (2009). Modified hard anodization procedure to fabricate hybrid nanoporous alumina. In A. G. Loureiro, N. S. Iglesias, M. A. A. Rodriguez, & E. C. Figueroa (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2009 Spanish Conference on Electron Devices, CDE'09 (pp. 436-439). Univ Santiago de Compostelea, Santiago de Compostela, SPAIN: IEEE.
Scopus32009 Palacios, R., Formentín, P., Santos, A., Trifonov, T., Pallarés, J., Alcubilla, R., & Marsal, L. F. (2009). Synthesis of ordered polymer micro and nanostructures via porous templates. In A. G. Loureiro, N. S. Iglesias, M. A. A. Rodriguez, & E. C. Figueroa (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2009 Spanish Conference on Electron Devices, CDE'09 (pp. 424-427). Univ Santiago de Compostelea, Santiago de Compostela, SPAIN: IEEE.
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STUDENTSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS
- ARC - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Fellowship - DECRA (2014-2017) The University of Adelaide, School of Chemical Engineering, Australia
- Rovira i Virgili Fellowship (2011-2012) Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica, Tarragona, Spain
- Fellowship for mobility to obtain the European Doctorate Award (2010) Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica, Tarragona, Spain - Universität Hamburg, Institut für Angewandte Physik, Hamburg, Germany
- Rovira i Virgili Studentship (2006-2010) Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica, Tarragona, Spain
GRANTS
- ECMS OCL Travel Support Scheme (2016) 8th International Conference on Technological Advances of Thin Films and Surface Coatings (Singapore)
- IPAS Best Paper Competition (2015) Realisation and Advanced Engineering of True Optical Rugate Filters Based on Nanoporous Anodic Alumina by Sinusoidal Pulse Anodisation
- ARC - LE150100187 (2015) SA Facility for High Resolution Imaging and Material Characterization
- ARC - LE150100040 (2015) Advanced Capabilities for Surface Engineering, Thin Films, Nanoparticles and Nano-Patterns Fabrications
- ECMS Research Support Scheme (2014) Development of a Smart Point-of-Analysis System for Label-Free Fingerprint Identification of Wines by Optical Signatures
- ARC - DE14010054 (2014) Stratiform Optical Barcoding System for Cardiac Biomarkers: Towards Smart Computerised Clinical Prognosis of Cardiovascular Disease
- ANFF-SA Start-UP Award (2013) Nanoporous Anodic Alumina Nanochannels for Chromatography-on-a-Chip
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2020 Principal Supervisor Smart On-Chip Sensing Technology for Liquid Biopsy Applications Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Juan Wang 2020 Principal Supervisor Rational Design and Advanced Engineering of High-Quality Nanoporous Photonic Crystal Structures Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Satyathiran Gunenthiran -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2017 - 2020 Principal Supervisor Advanced Photonic Crystals for Efficient Light-Trapping in Photocatalytic Applications Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Siew Yee Lim 2015 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Advanced Engineering of Nanoporous Anodic Alumina Photonic Crystals for Optical Sensing Applications Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Suwen Cheryl Law 2013 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Synthesis of Anodic Alumina Nanotubes for Drug Delivery and Nanotoxicity Study: understanding of bio-nano interactions by a nanomaterial model Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ye Wang 2013 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Carbon Nanotubes Composites: Engineering, Properties and Applications Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mohammed Obid Alsawat 2012 - 2014 Co-Supervisor Carbon Nanotube Composites: Advanced Properties for Emerging Applications Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Tariq Ateeq J Altalhi 2012 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Development of Nanopore Based Label-Free Optical Sensors Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Tushar Kumeria
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