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.
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Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Panjabi; Punjabi Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
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
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Journals
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.
Scopus42017 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.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 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 Scopus22018 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 Scopus62018 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.
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