Dr Neil Trout

Dr Neil Trout

AU Pathways and Participation

Academic

I've held a variety of research, teaching and non-teaching positions at UniSA over many years.
My focus in the classroom is on the teaching and motivation of students studying Maths, Chemistry and
Physics at UniSA College & at SAIBT.
In the Laboratory I'm involved with the following research :
-Chemical analysis and Ballistics work for Victoria  and NSW Police Force.
-Expanding the capability of Biobased Epoxy-resins with Change Climate.
-Phase Change Materials (PCM's) with scientists from the Future Industries Institute at Mawson Lakes
Outside of this I enjoy tutoring and mentoring students who are studying Maths and Chemistry.

My research interests are varied due to the stimulating research projects I've been involved with over many years.

Briefly they include,

Prepare flavour formulations for Kerry customers and use GC–MS to analyse both our products and competitor samples.

Capsaicin (pepper spray) research and quality control (Victoria Police/Spectre Ballistics)

Geopolymer encapsulation of phase change materials (PCM) for high temperature thermal energy storage (Adel Uni-Engineering Dept)

Novel synthetic polyunsaturated fatty acids as anti-inflammatory drugs (WCH)

Biolubricants made from canola and mustard oils (COOE)

New high-strength polymer epoxy resins made from glycerol (being commercialised by Change Climate Pty Ltd)

 

 

 

Year Citation
2018 Jacob, R., Raud, R., Trout, N., Bell, S., Clarke, S., Will, G., . . . Bruno, F. (2018). Effect of inner coatings on the stability of chloride-based phase change materials encapsulated in geopolymers. Solar energy materials and solar cells, 174, 271-276.
DOI Scopus16 WoS16
2017 Indrani, D. J., Soegijono, B., Adi, W. A., & Trout, N. (2017). Phase composition and crystallinity of hydroxyapatite with various heat treatment temperatures. International journal of applied pharmaceutics, 9(2), 87-91.
DOI
2017 Clarke, S. R., Nguyen, K. A. T., Markovic, E., Trout, N., Ginic Markovic, M., Matisons, J., . . . Mifsud, J. (2017). Advanced silicon chemistry in Australia: forming strong links with Asia. Chemistry - an Asian journal, 12(11), 1123-1152.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2014 Trout, N., Lewis, D., & Clarke, S. (2014). Looking into the future: glycerol from micro algae. Chemical industry digest, June, 1-7.
2010 Moheimani, F., Moore, L., Ferrante, J., Trout, N., Hii, C., & Ferrante, A. (2010). Inhibition of atherosclerotic lesion development in the ApoE(-/-) mouse by a novel beta-oxa polyunsaturated fatty acid. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 56(4), 431-439.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2009 Fraschetti, C., Novara, F. R., Filippi, A., Speranza, M., Trout, N., Adcock, W., . . . Marcolini, M. (2009). Gas-phase facial diastereoselectivity of equatorial and axial 4-chloro-adamant-2-yl cations. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 74(15), 5135-5144.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5
2008 Adcock, W., & Trout, N. A. (2008). Diastereofacial selectivity in some 4-substituted (X) 2-adamantyl derivatives : electronic versus steric effects. Journal of physical organic chemistry, 21(1), 68-72.
DOI Scopus8 WoS6
2007 Adcock, W., & Trout, N. A. (2007). The nature of the electronic factor governing diastereofacial selectivity in remotely substituted (X) 2-adamantyl cations: 5-X versus 4-X substitution. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 20(10), 791-798.
DOI Scopus6 WoS4
2007 Fraschetti, C., Novara, F. R., Filippi, A., Trout, N. A., Adcock, W., Sorensen, T. S., & Speranza, M. (2007). Gas-phase diastereoselectivity of secondary 5-substituted (X)-adamant-2-yl (X = F, Si(CH3)3) cations. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 72(11), 4077-4083.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC5
2006 Ferrante, A., Robinson, B., Singh, H., Jersmann, H., Ferrante, J., Huang, Z., . . . Hii, C. (2006). A novel ß-oxa polyunsaturated fatty acid downregulates the activation of the IκB kinase/nuclear factor κB pathway, inhibits expression of endothelial cell adhesion molecules, and depresses inflammation. Circulation Research, 99(1), 34-41.
DOI Scopus12 WoS13 Europe PMC11
2005 Ferrante, A., Robinson, B. S., Jersmann, H. P. A., Huang, H., Trout, N., Rathjen, D. A., . . . Lee, F. S. (2005). A novel beta-oxa polyunsaturated fatty acid down regulates the activation of the IkappaB kinase - NFkappaB pathway, inhibits expression of endothelial cell adhesion molecules and depresses inflammation. INFLAMMATION RESEARCH, 54, S204-S205.
2005 Adcock, W., Graton, J., Laurence, C., Luçon, M., & Trout, N. (2005). Three-centre hydrogen bonding in the complexes of syn-2,4- difluoroadamantane with 4-fluorophenol and hydrogen fluoride. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 18(3), 227-234.
DOI Scopus22 WoS18
2005 Adcock, W., Baran, Y., Filippi, A., Speranza, M., & Trout, N. A. (2005). Polar substituent effects in the bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane ring system: Acidities of 3-substituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-carboxylic acids. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 70(3), 1029-1034.
DOI Scopus10 WoS10
2004 Knippenberg, S., Nixon, K. L., Brunger, M. J., Maddern, T., Campbell, L., Trout, N., . . . Winkler, D. A. (2004). Norbornane: An investigation into its valence electronic structure using electron momentum spectroscopy, and density functional and Green's function theories. Journal of Chemical Physics, 121(21), 10525-10541.
DOI Scopus42 WoS44
2004 Filippi, A., Trout, N. A., Brunelle, P., Adcock, W., Sorensen, T. S., & Speranza, M. (2004). Importance of entropy in the diastereoselectivity of 5-substituted 2-methyladamant-2-yl cations. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 69(17), 5537-5546.
DOI Scopus11 WoS11
2003 Robinson, B., Rathjen, D., Trout, N., Easton, C., & Ferrante, A. (2003). Inhibition of neutrophil leukotriene B4 production by a novel synthetic N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid analogue, b-oxa 21:3n-1. Journal of Immunology, 171(9), 4773-4779.
DOI Scopus10 WoS11 Europe PMC7
2003 Adcock, W., Trout, N., Vercoe, D., Taylor, D., Shiner, Jr, V., & Sorensen, T. (2003). Solvolysis of (Z)-5-trimethylstannyl 2-adamantyl p-bromobenzenesulfonate: Mechanistic implications of a record-breaking secondary a-deuterium kinetic isotope effect for an SN1 substrate. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 68(13), 5399-5402.
DOI Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC11
2001 Adcock, W., Clark, C. I., & Trout, N. A. (2001). Nucleophilic substitution induced by electron transfer at the bridgehead of polycyclic alkanes: Competition between polar and radical pathways. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 66(10), 3362-3371.
DOI Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC3
2001 Filippi, A., Trout, N. A., Brunelle, P., Adcock, W., Sorensen, T. S., & Speranza, M. (2001). Origin of diastereofacial selectivity in tertiary 2-adamantyl cations. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 123(26), 6396-6403.
DOI Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC5
1999 Adcock, W., & Trout, N. A. (1999). Nature of the Electronic Factor Governing Diastereofacial Selectivity in Some Reactions of Rigid Saturated Model Substrates. Chemical Reviews, 99(5), 1415-1435.
DOI Scopus84 WoS75
1999 Alexander, U., Trout, N., King, K., & Lawrance, W. (1999). Phenylgermane as a suitable precursor for laser flash photolysis measurements of germylene kinetics. Chemical Physics Letters, 299(3-4), 291-295.
DOI Scopus38 WoS33
1998 Adcock, W., & Trout, N. A. (1998). Transmission of polar substituent effects in the adamantane ring system as monitored by 19F NMR. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 36(3), 181-195.
DOI Scopus24 WoS22
1998 Adcock, W., Lünsmann, D., & Trout, N. A. (1998). Diastereofacial selectivity in atom transfer reactions of 5-substituted (x) adamant-2-yl radicals: nature of the electronic factor. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 63(21), 7231-7235.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6
1997 Adcock, W., Head, N. J., Lokan, N. R., & Trout, N. A. (1997). Diastereofacial Selectivity in Reactions of 5-Substituted (X) Adamant-2-yl Cations: Manifestations of Electron Demand. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 62(18), 6177-6182.
DOI Scopus27 WoS29
1995 Adcock, W., Cotton, J., & Trout, N. A. (1995). Erratum: Electrostatic vs hyperconjugative effects as stereoinductive factors in the adamantane ring system (Journal of Organic Chemistry (1994) 59, (1872)). Journal of Organic Chemistry, 60(21), 7074.
DOI Scopus1 WoS4
1994 Adcock, W., Cotton, J., & Trout, N. A. (1994). Electrostatic vs Hyperconjugative Effects as Stereoinductive Factors in the Adamantane Ring System. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 59(7), 1867-1876.
DOI Scopus80 WoS79
1994 Adcock, W., Clark, C. I., & Trout, N. A. (1994). The nature of electronic interactions governing the control of Π-facial selectivity in the capture of 5-substituted(X)-2-adamantyl radicals: Electrostatic versus hyperconjugative effects. Tetrahedron Letters, 35(2), 297-300.
DOI Scopus21 WoS19
1991 Adcock, W., & Trout, N. A. (1991). Transmission of Polar Substituent Effects in the Adamantane Ring System As Monitored by 19F NMR: Hyperconjugation as a Stereoinductive Factor. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 56(10), 3229-3238.
DOI Scopus62 WoS57
1990 Adcock, W., Trout, N. A., Coope, J., & Shiner, V. J. (1990). Evidence for 2-fold Hyperconjugation in the Solvolysis of 5-(Trimethylsilyl)- and 5-(Trimethylstannyl)-2-adamantyl Sulfonates. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 55(5), 1411-1412.
DOI Scopus67 WoS63

Year Citation
2020 Jacob, R., Trout, N., Solé, A., Clarke, S., Fernández, A. I., Cabeza, L. F., . . . Bruno, F. (2020). Novel geopolymer for use as a sensible storage option in high temperature thermal energy storage systems. In C. Richter (Ed.), AIP Conference Proceedings: SOLARPACES 2019: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems Vol. 2303 (pp. 1-11). US: American Institute of Physics.
DOI Scopus15 WoS12
2016 Jacob, R., Trout, N., Raud, R., Clarke, S., Steinberg, T. A., Saman, W., & Bruno, F. (2016). Geopolymer encapsulation of a chloride salt phase change material for high temperature thermal energy storage. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 1734 (pp. 1-8). US: AIP Publishing.
DOI Scopus16 WoS11
2015 Clarke, S., Trout, N., & Keough, A. (2015). Improved curing of sodium silicate solutions for soil stabilization. In ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Vol. 250 (pp. 1 page). AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
2002 Mackenzie-Ross, H., Brunger, M. J., Wang, F., Adcock, W., Trout, N., McCarthy, I. E., & Winkler, D. A. (2002). Definitive confirmation for through-space bond dominance in the outermost π-orbitals of norbornadiene. In Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena Vol. 123 (pp. 389-395). ELSEVIER.
DOI Scopus23 WoS22

Courses I teach

  • CHEM 1006 Chemistry 100 (2025)
  • EDUC 1116 Literacy and Numeracy for Teachers (2025)
  • MATH 1082 Learning Mathematics at University (2025)
  • NASC 1014 Science for Tertiary Learning (2025)
  • EDUC 1116 Literacy and Numeracy for Teachers (2024)
  • MATH 1082 Learning Mathematics at University (2024)
  • MATH 1084 Introduction to Algebra (2024)

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