Gurleen Singh Sandhu
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Gurleen Singh Sandhu is a PhD candidate at the School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, under the supervision of Professor Dusan Losic and co-supervision of Dr. MD Julker Nine. His research focuses on developing functionally active charged surfaces for antibiofouling applications, aimed at creating innovative solutions for marine environments.
Gurleen completed his Bachelor of Production Engineering in India before pursuing a Master of Materials Engineering at The University of Adelaide. During his master’s program, he made significant strides in developing smart fire-retardant coatings, working closely with Prof. Losic and Dr. Nine. The success of this project, coupled with his academic excellence, earned him the opportunity to continue his research journey as a PhD candidate in the same research group.
With a passion for materials engineering and innovation, Gurleen is dedicated to advancing the field of functional coatings, contributing to sustainability and performance in challenging environments.
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Panjabi; Punjabi | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 2021 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Master of Materials Engineering |
| 2017 | Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (Punjab Technical University) | India | Master of Technology in Industrial Engineering |
| 2014 | Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (Punjab Technical University) | India | Bachelor of Technology in Production Engineering |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Sandhu, G. S., Nine, M. J., Purasinhala, K., Dadkhah, M., Hassan, K., & Losic, D. (2025). Morphology and charge effect of ZnO nanostructures on the performance of anticorrosion coatings. Surfaces and Interfaces, 69, 106750-1-106750-11. |
| 2024 | Dadkhah, M., Nine, M. J., Purasinhala, K., Sandhu, G. S., & Losic, D. (2024). Nanostructure-dependent colouration efficiency of electrochromic coatings using 0D, 1D, and 2D WO₃ for smart windows. Nano Materials Science, 1-9. Scopus7 |
| 2017 | Singh, R., Sandhu, G. S., Penna, R., & Farina, I. (2017). Investigations for thermal and electrical conductivity of ABS-graphene blended prototypes. Materials, 10(8), 13 pages. Scopus80 WoS63 Europe PMC15 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Sandhu, G. S., Nine, M. J., & Losic, D. (2025). Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Coatings for Antibacterial and Antibiofouling Applications. In Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation – Fundamentals, Advances and Applications (pp. 597-609). Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI |
| 2021 | Singh, R., & Sandhu, G. S. (2021). Investigations of Graphene Reinforced Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Matrix Prototypes Produced Via Functional Deposition Modeling (FDM). In Encyclopedia of Materials Composites (Vol. 2, pp. 847-854). Elsevier. DOI Scopus2 |
| 2018 | Sandhu, G. S., & Singh, R. (2018). Development of abs-graphene blended feedstock filament for fdm process. In Additive Manufacturing of Emerging Materials (pp. 279-297). Springer International Publishing. DOI Scopus6 |
| 2018 | Singh, N., Singh, R., & Sandhu, G. S. (2018). Application of Graphene Polymer Blended Feed Stock Filament for 3D/4D Printing. In Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering. Elsevier. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Prosser, S. L., Xu, S. X., Wang, L., Randhawa, R. R., Pirati, S., Ravensbergen, L., . . . Bader, A. G. (2023). Preclinical characterization of allogeneic V.9Vd2 HER2-TAC T cells for the treatment of HER2-positive solid tumors. In CANCER RESEARCH Vol. 83 (pp. 2 pages). FL, Orlando: AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH. DOI |
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