
Dr Georgina Sylvia
Senior Project Officer
School of Physical Sciences
Faculty of Sciences
An enthusiastic and highly organised STEM-trained professional, I am committed to delivering quality scientific and practical solutions for all research stakeholders.
I'm also passionate about science outreach, and volunteering with organisations which promote STEM education. As a Science Presenter, I run fun and interactive workshops for kids complete with slime, strawberries and the occasional explosion.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2020 Senior Project Officer University of Adelaide 2018 - 2020 Postdoctoral Research Scientist University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2013 - 2013 University Of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Honours) 2010 - 2012 University Of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Nanoscience and Materials) -
Postgraduate Training
Date Title Institution Country 2014 - 2018 Doctor of Philosophy (Chemical Sciences) University of Adelaide Australia -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2019 Peng, L., Khalid, A., Warren-Smith, S. C., Arman, A., Schartner, E. P., Sylvia, G. M., . . . Li, J. (2019). Chemical sensing based on silk coated exposed-core fibers. In Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 11202 (pp. 1-3). online: SPIE.
2019 Sylvia, G., Schartner, E., McLennan, H., Saini, A., Dunning, K., Purdey, M., . . . Thompson, J. (2019). High precision pH measurements in biological environments using a portable optical fibre pH sensor. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 11202 (pp. 1-3). online: SPIE.
2016 Sylvia, G., Heng, S., & Abell, A. (2016). Fluorescence enhancement of photoswitchable metal ion sensors. In M. Hutchinson, & E. Goldys (Eds.), Proceedings: SPIE BioPhotonics Australasia Vol. 10013 (pp. 100131X-1-100131X-9). Adelaide, Australia: SPIE.
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2018 Pei, J. V., Heng, S., De Ieso, M., Sylvia, G., Kourghi, M., Abell, A. D., & Yool, A. J. (2018). Real-Time Imaging of Lithium 'Hot-Spots': An Analysis of Ion Conductance in Aquaporin-1 using Novel Photo-Switchable Sensor. Poster session presented at the meeting of BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL. San Francisco, CA: CELL PRESS.
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2019 - ongoing Member Healthy Development Adelaide Australia 2017 - ongoing Member Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN) Australia -
Community Engagement
Date Title Engagement Type Institution Country 2017 - ongoing Science Presenter Public Community Engagement Children's University Australia
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