Dr Bryan Coad

Grant-Funded Researcher (C)

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

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

Dr Bryan Coad is a Senior Research Fellow (Senior Mortlock Fellow) at the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, the University of Adelaide. He leads a, multidisciplinary research group at the intersection of physical chemistry, materials science, and biology. This group works towards developing bioactive, nano-engineered material surface coatings and biomaterials through fundamental research and industry-linked projects. Impacts of his research have contributed to improving health & medicine, the environment, and benefited the food sector (agriculture & horticulture).

Dr Coad is also the Research Director for the End Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre. He contributes to the management of $66 M in industry cash and government investment dedicated towards ensuring research excellence is translated into impactful products, services, technologies and policies that see Australia's food waste halved by 2030.

He is an experienced supervisor & mentor and has contributed to training more than 35 scientists at various levels.

For more than 10 years, he has been active as a leader in the biomaterials community and has served as President of the Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (ASBTE).

My Research
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Research Interests and Goals

My research goal is to innovate in agrifood & wine research using a multidisciplinary research approach derived from my experience and training in physical sciences (chemistry and materials science).

My research has both academic and industry impact. Research themes include

Discovering new methods and technologies that contribute to Australia’s goal of reducing food waste
Applying new technologies to find solutions for food, horticultural, pharmaceutical, and medical industries
Developing advanced materials, coatings and interfaces

I am known for

Research excellence in plasma processes (over 40 publications, 10 research grants, 4 industry projects)
Managing and directing academic/industry research projects
My research leadership and mentorship of trainees

I am interested in

Discussing new academic collaborative research projects
Collaborating with industries and solving challenges with innovative research solutions
Supervising trainees at all levels

To join my research group

PhD and MSc Students

Please see the University of Adelaide’s website for Information on Scholarships and University applications

Honours Students

Please contact me about project availability and your research interests

Visiting international student / Work placement / Overseas work experience

I have had a number of visiting students spend time working in our lab to complete work experience, and overseas bachelor's and master's theses. All placements have been highly successful from both student and laboratory perspectives. Many have led to publications.

If you are interested in one of these positions, please contact me.

Postdoctoral Positions

These positions are occasionally available depending on available funding. Please contact me with your enquiry.

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2023 - ongoing	Research Director	End Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre
2023 - ongoing	Senior Mortlock Fellow	School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide
2017 - ongoing	Senior Research Fellow	University of Adelaide
2017 - ongoing	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow	University of South Australia
2010 - 2016	Senior Research Fellow	University of South Australia
2008 - 2010	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
2006 - 2008	Research Fellow	Monash University

Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2022	Fellowship	Senior Mortlock Fellowship	The University of Adelaide	Australia	-
2018	Fellowship	Adelaide University Research Fellowship	The University of Adelaide	Australia	-
2017	Fellowship	University of Adelaide Beacon Fellowship	The University of Adelaide	Australia	-
2004	Fellowship	Fellowship: Strategic Training Program in Transfusion Science	The University of British Columbia	Canada	-
2002	Fellowship	Canadian Blood Services Graduate Fellowship Program	The University of British Columbia	Canada	-

Education

Date Institution name Country Title

2006 The University of British Columbia Canada PhD

1997 Simon Fraser University Canada BSc
Research Interests

Biomaterials Chemical Characterisation of Materials Colloid and Surface Chemistry Crop and Pasture Protection Functional Materials Infectious Diseases Medical Devices Nanomaterials Plasma Physics

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2006	The University of British Columbia	Canada	PhD
1997	Simon Fraser University	Canada	BSc

Journals

Year	Citation
2025	Ford, M., & Coad, B. R. (2025). Plasma glows and shifting water flows: Measuring the changes to water transport phenomena in seeds after plasma treatment. Food Chemistry, 479, 143733. DOI
2025	Nkurunziza, D., Coad, B. R., & Bulone, V. (2025). A review on integrated biorefining of brown algae focusing on bioactive compounds and holistic biomass valorisation. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. DOI
2024	Phuong Nguyen, M. T., Escribà-Gelonch, M., Hessel, V., & Coad, B. R. (2024). A Review of the Current and Future Prospects for Producing Bioplastic Films Made from Starch and Chitosan. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 12(5), 1750-1768. DOI Scopus13
2024	Kolbe, B. H., Coad, B., & Richter, K. (2024). Plasma-activated water’s potential contribution to ‘One Health’. Microbiology Australia, 45(2), 83-87. DOI Scopus2
2023	Chakraborty, A., Jasieniak, M., Coad, B. R., & Griesser, H. J. (2023). Comparison of continuous wave and pulsed mode plasma polymerization of glycidol for storage-stable coatings for biomolecule immobilization. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 20(7), 14 pages. DOI Scopus1
2023	Chakraborty, A., Jasieniak, M., Coad, B. R., & Griesser, H. J. (2023). Outside Front Cover: Plasma Process. Polym. 7/2023. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 20(7). DOI
2023	Warne, G. R., Lim, M., Wilkinson, K., Hessel, V., Williams, P. M., & Fisk, I. D. (2023). Radiofrequency cold plasma – A novel tool for flavour modification in fresh and freeze-dried strawberries. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 90, 103497. DOI Scopus9
2022	Lamont-Friedrich, S. J., Kidd, S. E., Giles, C., Griesser, H. J., & Coad, B. R. (2022). Candida auris susceptibility on surfaces coated with the antifungal drug caspofungin. Medical Mycology, 60(1), 4 pages. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2022	Coad, B. R., Favia, P., Vasilev, K., & Griesser, H. J. (2022). Plasma polymerization for biomedical applications: A review. PLASMA PROCESSES AND POLYMERS, 19(11), 1-16. DOI Scopus30 WoS6
2022	Coad, B. R., Favia, P., Vasilev, K., & Griesser, H. J. (2022). Outside Front Cover: Plasma Process. Polym. 11/2022. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 19(11). DOI
2021	Saboohi, S., Coad, B. R., Short, R. D., Michelmore, A., & Griesser, H. J. (2021). Rational approaches for optimizing chemical functionality of plasma polymers: A case study with ethyl trimethylacetate. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 18(3), 1-12. DOI Scopus4 WoS2
2021	Hopke, A., Mela, A., Ellett, F., Carter-House, D., Peña, J. F., Stajich, J. E., . . . Irimia, D. (2021). Crowdsourced analysis of fungal growth and branching on microfluidic platforms. PLoS ONE, 16(September), e0257823-1-e0257823-20. DOI Scopus11 WoS5 Europe PMC7
2021	Chakraborty, A., Jasieniak, M., Coad, B. R., & Griesser, H. J. (2021). Candida albicans Can Survive Antifungal Surface Coatings on Surfaces with Microcone Topography. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 4(11), 7769-7778. DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2021	Naderi, J., Griesser, H. J., & Coad, B. R. (2021). Assessment of nonreleasing antifungal surface coatings bearing covalently attached pharmaceuticals. Biointerphases, 16(6), 061001-1-061001-12. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2020	Wang, L., Li, J., Coad, B. R., McFarland, C. D., & Nordon, R. E. (2020). Interaction of endothelial cells with plasma-polymer modified surfaces. Materialia, 9, 11 pages. DOI Scopus1
2020	Naderi, J., Giles, C., Saboohi, S., Griesser, H. J., & Coad, B. R. (2020). Combatting fungal biofilm formation by diffusive release of fluconazole from heptylamine plasma polymer coating. Biointerphases, 15(6), 061012-1-061012-9. DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2019	Chowdhury, J., Coad, B., & Little, A. (2019). Cell Wall Responses to Biotrophic Fungal Pathogen Invasion. Annual Plant Reviews Online, 2(4), 1001-1030. DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2019	Marshall, A. C., Kidd, S. E., Lamont-Friedrich, S. J., Arentz, G., Hoffmann, P., Coad, B. R., & Bruning, J. B. (2019). Structure, mechanism, and inhibition of aspergillus fumigatus thioredoxin reductase. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 63(3), 1-15. DOI Scopus30 WoS25 Europe PMC17
2019	Naderi, J., Giles, C., Saboohi, S., Griesser, H., & Coad, B. R. (2019). Surface coatings with covalently attached anidulafungin and micafungin prevent Candida albicans biofilm formation. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 74(2), 360-364. DOI Scopus14 WoS11 Europe PMC5
2019	Hossain, M. A., Biva, I. J., Kidd, S. E., Whittle, J. D., Griesser, H. J., & Coad, B. R. (2019). Antifungal activity in compounds from the Australian desert plant Eremophila alternifolia with potency against Cryptococcus spp. Antibiotics, 8(2), 34-1-34-12. DOI Scopus10 WoS6 Europe PMC5
2019	Coad, B. R., Michl, T. D., Bader, C. A., Baranger, J., Giles, C., Gonçalves, G. C., . . . Plush, S. E. (2019). Visualizing Biomaterial Degradation by Candida albicans Using Embedded Luminescent Molecules to Report on Substrate Digestion and Cellular Uptake of Hydrolysate. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2(9), 3934-3941. DOI
2019	Saboohi, S., Short, R. D., Coad, B. R., Griesser, H. J., & Michelmore, A. (2019). The physics of plasma ion chemistry: a case study of plasma polymerization of ethyl acetate. The journal of physical chemistry letters, 10(23), 7306-7310. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2018	Michl, T., Barz, J., Giles, C., Haupt, M., Henze, J., Mayer, J., . . . Griesser, H. (2018). Plasma polymerization of TEMPO yields coatings containing stable nitroxide radicals for controlling interactions with prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 1(12), 6587-6595. DOI Scopus14 WoS10
2018	Giles, C., Lamont-Friedrich, S. J., Michl, T. D., Griesser, H. J., & Coad, B. R. (2018). The importance of fungal pathogens and antifungal coatings in medical device infections. Biotechnology Advances, 36(1), 264-280. DOI Scopus49 WoS30 Europe PMC23
2018	Khodabandeh, A., Arrua, R., Coad, B., Rodemann, T., Ohigashi, T., Kosugi, N., . . . Hilder, E. (2018). Morphology control in polymerized high internal phase emulsion templated via macro-RAFT agent composition: visualizing surface chemistry. Polymer Chemistry, 9(2), 213-220. DOI Scopus7 WoS7
2018	Saboohi, S., Griesser, H., Coad, B., Short, R., & Michelmore, A. (2018). Promiscuous hydrogen in polymerising plasmas. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20(10), 7033-7042. DOI Scopus13 WoS10 Europe PMC2
2018	Akhavan, B., Michl, T., Giles, C., Ho, K., Martin, L., Sharifahmadian, O., . . . Bilek, M. (2018). Plasma activated coatings with dual action against fungi and bacteria. Applied Materials Today, 12, 72-84. DOI Scopus58 WoS48
2018	Michl, T. D., Jung, D., Pertoldi, A., Shulte, A., Mocny, P., Klok, H. -A., . . . Coad, B. R. (2018). An acid test: Facile SI-ARGET-ATRP of methacrylic acid. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 219(15), 1800182-1-1800182-9. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2018	Naderi, J., Giles, C., Saboohi, S., Griesser, H., & Coad, B. (2018). Surface-grafted antimicrobial drugs: possible misinterpretation of mechanism of action. Biointerphases, 13(6), 06E409-1-06E409-9. DOI Scopus6 WoS7 Europe PMC1
2017	Michl, T., Giles, C., Cross, A., Griesser, H., & Coad, B. (2017). Facile single-step bioconjugation of the antifungal agent caspofungin onto material surfaces: Via an epoxide plasma polymer interlayer. RSC Advances, 7(44), 27678-27681. DOI Scopus15 WoS14
2017	Saboohi, S., Coad, B., Griesser, H., Michelmore, A., & Short, R. (2017). Synthesis of highly functionalised plasma polymer films from protonated precursor ions via the plasma α-γ transition. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 19(7), 5637-5646. DOI Scopus13 WoS14 Europe PMC6
2017	Michl, T., Giles, C., Mocny, P., Futrega, K., Doran, M., Klok, H., . . . Coad, B. (2017). Caspofungin on ARGET-ATRP grafted PHEMA polymers: enhancement and selectivity of prevention of attachment of Candida albicans. Biointerphases, 12(5), 05G602-1-05G602-11. DOI Scopus17 WoS17 Europe PMC7
2016	Lamont-Friedrich, S., Michl, T., Giles, C., Griesser, H., & Coad, B. (2016). Chlorine-rich plasma polymer coating for the prevention of attachment of pathogenic fungal cells onto materials surfaces. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 49(29), 294001. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2016	McInnes, S., Michl, T., Delalat, B., Al-Bataineh, S., Coad, B., Vasilev, K., . . . Voelcker, N. (2016). "Thunderstruck": plasma-polymer-coated porous silicon microparticles ss a controlled drug delivery system. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8(7), 4467-4476. DOI Scopus30 WoS25 Europe PMC9
2016	Coad, B., Griesser, H., Peleg, A., & Traven, A. (2016). Anti-infective surface coatings: design and therapeutic promise against device-associated infections. PLoS Pathogens, 12(6), 1-7. DOI Scopus47 WoS41 Europe PMC19
2016	Michl, T., Coad, B., Hüsler, A., Valentin, J., Vasilev, K., & Griesser, H. (2016). Effects of Precursor and Deposition Conditions on Prevention of Bacterial Biofilm Growth on Chlorinated Plasma Polymers. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 13(6), 654-662. DOI Scopus10 WoS8
2016	Saboohi, S., Coad, B., Michelmore, A., Short, R., & Griesser, H. (2016). Hyperthermal intact molecular ions play key role in retention of ATRP surface initiation capability of plasma polymer films from ethyl α-bromoisobutyrate. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8(25), 16493-16502. DOI Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC4
2015	Griesser, S. S., Jasieniak, M., Coad, B. R., & Griesser, H. J. (2015). Antifungal coatings by caspofungin immobilization onto biomaterials surfaces via a plasma polymer interlayer. Biointerphases, 10(4), 04A307-1-04A307-9. DOI Scopus24 WoS24 Europe PMC11
2015	Coad, B. R. (2015). On the surface of it: the role of materials science in developing antifungal therapies and diagnostics. Microbiology Australia, 36(2), 71-73. DOI WoS1
2015	Jasieniak, M., Coad, B., & Griesser, H. (2015). ToF-SIMS multivariate analysis of surface-grafted small bioactive molecules. Biointerphases, 10(4), 04A310-1-04A310-11. DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC6
2015	Michl, T. D., Coad, B. R., Doran, M., Osiecki, M., Kafshgari, M. H., Voelcker, N. H., . . . Griesser, H. J. (2015). Nitric oxide releasing plasma polymer coating with bacteriostatic properties and no cytotoxic side effects. Chemical Communications, 51(32), 7058-7060. DOI Scopus40 WoS34 Europe PMC15
2015	Saboohi, S., Jasieniak, M., Coad, B., Griesser, H., Short, R., & Michelmore, A. (2015). Comparison of plasma polymerization under collisional and collision-less pressure regimes. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 119(49), 15359-15369. DOI Scopus22 WoS18 Europe PMC2
2015	Michl, T., Coad, B., Hüsler, A., Vasilev, K., & Griesser, H. (2015). Laboratory scale systems for the plasma treatment and coating of particles. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 12(4), 305-313. DOI Scopus22 WoS19
2015	Coad, B., Lamont-Friedrich, S., Gwynne, L., Jasieniak, M., Griesser, S., Traven, A., . . . Griesser, H. (2015). Surface coatings with covalently attached caspofungin are effective in eliminating fungal pathogens. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 3(43), 8469-8476. DOI Scopus32 WoS29 Europe PMC11
2014	Coad, B. R., Styan, K. E., & Meagher, L. (2014). One step ATRP initiator immobilization on surfaces leading to gradient-grafted polymer brushes. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 6(10), 7782-7789. DOI Scopus35 WoS27 Europe PMC9
2014	Michl, T. D., Coad, B. R., Doran, M., Hüsler, A., Valentin, J. D. P., Vasilev, K., & Griesser, H. J. (2014). Plasma polymerization of 1,1,1-trichloroethane yields a coating with robust antibacterial surface properties. RSC Advances, 4(52), 27604-27606. DOI Scopus17 WoS16
2014	Coad, B., Kidd, S., Ellis, D., & Griesser, H. (2014). Biomaterials surfaces capable of resisting fungal attachment and biofilm formation. Biotechnology Advances, 32(2), 296-307. DOI Scopus66 WoS54 Europe PMC30
2014	Lindén, J. B., Larsson, M., Coad, B. R., Skinner, W. M., & Nydén, M. (2014). Polyethyleneimine for copper absorption: kinetics, selectivity and efficiency in artificial seawater. RSC Advances, 4(48), 25063-25066. DOI Scopus53 WoS45
2014	Coad, B., Bilgic, T., & Klok, H. (2014). Polymer brush gradients grafted from plasma-polymerized surfaces. Langmuir, 30(28), 8357-8365. DOI Scopus27 WoS24 Europe PMC9
2013	Ameringer, T., Ercole, F., Tsang, K. M., Coad, B. R., Hou, X., Rodda, A., . . . Forsythe, J. S. (2013). Surface grafting of electrospun fibers using ATRP and RAFT for the control of biointerfacial interactions. Biointerphases, 8(1), 16-1-16-11. DOI Scopus32 WoS30 Europe PMC9
2013	Coad, B., Jasieniak, M., Griesser, S., & Griesser, H. (2013). Controlled covalent surface immobilisation of proteins and peptides using plasma methods. Surface and Coatings Technology, 233, 169-177. DOI Scopus88 WoS72
2012	Coad, B. R., Lu, Y., Glattauer, V., & Meagher, L. (2012). Substrate-independent method for growing and modulating the density of polymer brushes from surfaces by ATRP. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 4(5), 2811-2823. DOI Scopus33 WoS29 Europe PMC10
2012	Coad, B., Scholz, T., Vasilev, K., Hayball, J., Short, R., & Griesser, H. (2012). Functionality of Proteins Bound to Plasma Polymer Surfaces. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 4(5), 2455-2463. DOI Scopus54 WoS51 Europe PMC14
2012	Coad, B., Vasilev, K., Diener, K., Hayball, J., Short, R., & Griesser, H. (2012). Immobilized Streptavidin gradients as bioconjugation platforms. Langmuir, 28(5), 2710-2717. DOI Scopus35 WoS33 Europe PMC10
2012	Christo, S., Sarvestani, G., Griesser, S., Coad, B., Griesser, H., Vasilev, K., . . . Hayball, J. (2012). Individual and population quantitative analyses of calcium flux in T-cells activated on functionalized material surfaces. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 65(1), 45-49. DOI Scopus7 WoS7
2012	Coad, B., Lu, Y., & Meagher, L. (2012). A substrate-independent method for surface grafting polymer layers by atom transfer radical polymerization: reduction of protein adsorption. Acta Biomaterialia, 8(2), 608-618. DOI Scopus45 WoS43 Europe PMC18
2007	Coad, B. R., Kizhakkedathu, J. N., Haynes, C. A., & Brooks, D. E. (2007). Synthesis of novel size exclusion chromatography support by surface initiated aqueous atom transfer radical polymerization. Langmuir, 23(23), 11791-11803. DOI Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC6
2007	Coad, B. R., Steels, B. M., Kizhakkedathu, J. N., Brooks, D. E., & Haynes, C. A. (2007). The influence of grafted polymer architecture and fluid hydrodynamics on protein separation by entropic interaction chromatography. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 97(3), 574-587. DOI Scopus19 WoS19 Europe PMC7
2005	Pang, P., Koska, J., Coad, B. R., Brooks, D. E., & Haynes, C. A. (2005). Entropic interaction chromatography: Separating proteins on the basis of size using end-grafted polymer brushes. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 90(1), 1-13. DOI Scopus17 WoS17 Europe PMC6

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2013	Radford, J., Wang, L., Li, J., Coad, B., McFarland, C., & Nordon, R. (2013). A novel flash detection algorithm for single molecule counting with TIRF microscopy. In Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE 10th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro (pp. 1066-1069). San Francisco, California: IEEE. DOI Scopus1 WoS9

Patents

Year	Citation
2014	Nyden, B. M., Nann, T., Griesser, H. J., Coad, B. R., Larsson, M., & Linden, J. B. (2014). WO2014085863-A1, Metal ion binding polymers and uses thereof. World.
2010	Coad, B. R., Ameringer, T., Evans, R. A., Forsythe, J. S., Hou, X., Meagher, L., . . . Tsang, K. (2010). WO2010020008-A1, Electrospun polymer fiber useful for manufacture of polymer brushes. World.

Theses

Year Citation

2006 Coad, B. R. (2006). Evaluation of entropic interaction chromatography media. (PhD Thesis).
Internet Publications

Year Citation

2019 Coad, B. (2019). Australia’s in the Fungus Olympics, the race to find new ways to tackle disease. The Conversation.

Year	Citation
2006	Coad, B. R. (2006). Evaluation of entropic interaction chromatography media. (PhD Thesis).

Year	Citation
2019	Coad, B. (2019). Australia’s in the Fungus Olympics, the race to find new ways to tackle disease. The Conversation.

Date	Project/ No.	Investigators	Funding Body	Amount
2024 - 2025	Plasma Activated Water: Investigating opportunities to reduce food waste in the poultry industry	Coad BR, Richter K, McWhorter A	End Food Waste CRC	$210,000
2024 - 2022	4 Industry funded projects: biomedical, pharmaceutical, horticulture, food	Coad BR et al.	Various	$217,273
2023 - 2025	Outsmarting fungal pathogens by preventing host recognition	Coad BR	Grains Research and Development Corporation	$250,000
2022 - 2023	Research Consortium for Agricultural Product Development	Bulone V, Pukala T, Krasowska M, Zannettino A, Abell A, Beattie D, Coad BR, Blencowe A	The Department for Industry, Innovation and Science, SA Govt.	$7,100,000
2022	Biosensor for early detection and surveillance of plant diseases	Francois M, Leifert W, Coad BR, Garrard T	CSIRO	$36,064
2022	Improving germination success for Australian native plant seeds using plasma treatments	Coad BR, Guerin, J	Australian Flora Foundation	$15,000
2019	3D printed renewable and biodegradable nanocellulose materials	Coad BR	Waite Research Institute Internal Grants	$20,000
2015 - 2018	DP150101674 Combating fungal biofilm growth on surfaces	Griesser HJ, Coad BR, Klok H-A, Read ND	Australian Research Council	$355,000
2016 - 2018	DP160105001 Order from chaos: Rational design of biointerfacing plasma polymer coatings	Griesser HJ, Short RD, Coad BR, Michelmore A	Australian Research Council	$260,000
2014 - 2017	1066647 Mechanisms of Interaction and Therapeutic Strategies for Polymicrobial Biofilms	Peleg AY, Traven A, Griesser HJ, Coad BR	Australian National Health and Medical Research Council	$607,232
2016 - 2017	Best-defence materials for understanding and outsmarting invasive pathogens	Griesser HJ, Plush SE, Brooks DA, Coad BR	University of South Australia, Research Themes Investment Scheme	$26,200
2016 - 2017	New in-vivo technologies for preclinical assessment of novel antimicrobial drugs against wound infections	Kopecki Z, Cowin A, Venter R, Garg S, Coad BR	University of South Australia, Research Themes Investment Scheme	$39,650
2013	Antifungal surfaces	Coad BR	University of South Australia, Divisional Research Funding Scheme	$4,000

I hold a research-only position but am interested to lecture on topics in biomaterials, chemistry (physical, polymer), and surface analysis
I have been a volunteer lecturer
2021 University of Adelaide CHEM 2530 Environmental & Analytical Chemistry II, lecturer for "Water Chemistry"
2016, 2012 University of South Australia Materials for the Future, guest lecturer

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2024	Co-Supervisor	Management strategies for surplus ready-to-eat food from a hospital foodservice/s	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Ms Pei Ying Liew
2024	Co-Supervisor	Bioactive isolation from plasma-deliberated biomass via continuous-flow extraction	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Rabin Duwal
2024	Principal Supervisor	Storage communication conventions and regulatory requirements for food waste reduction	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Jia En Sit
2023	Co-Supervisor	Plasma-activated water as a novel disinfectant against foodborne bacteria	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Bjoern Hendrik Kolbe
2022	Principal Supervisor	Identification and Exploitation of Carbohydrate Polymers and Bioactive Compounds from Plant Biomass	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr David Nkurunziza
2022	Principal Supervisor	This PhD project aims to understand how to improve the properties of bio-degradable packaging materials through a program of research in the fields of chemistry and materials engineering.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Melinda Nguyen

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2020 - 2022	Principal Supervisor	Investigating the Effects of Non-thermal Air Plasma on Five Grains and Their Economically Important Pathogens	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Melanie Ford

Committee Memberships

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2022 - 2023	Vice-President	Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering	Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering	Australia
2020 - 2022	President	Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering	Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering	Australia
2019 - 2020	Vice-President	Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering	Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering	Australia
2016 - 2017	Co-Chair	Organising committee for the 2017 Australian Colloid Society Conference	-	-
2015 - ongoing	Secretary	Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering	-	Australia
2012 - 2013	Co-Chair	Organising Committee for the 2013 Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Conference	-	Australia

Position: Grant-Funded Researcher (C)
Phone: 83137171
Email: bryan.coad@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 83137116
Campus: Waite
Building: Plant Genomics Centre, floor 2
Org Unit: Agricultural Science

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