Dr Tim Zhao
Dr. Jiangbo (Tim) Zhao is an Associate Investigator of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Nanoscale Biophotonics and a Research Associate at University of Adelaide. He is from Inner Mongolia, China, and holds Ph.D from Macquarie University, Australia. His research interests lie in the interdisciplinary area of photonics, materials, and biomedical science, focusing on light-matter interactions, luminescence in solid state and nanoscale structures, and photonics-based devices for practical applications. His experimental and theoretical work in lanthanide-doped upconversion nanocrystals has led to a better understanding of upconversion luminescence, and to broadband advanced applications from single molecule imaging, rare-event cells detection, remote fibre sensor, to security printing. Tim’s primary research in nanoparticles-embedded glass/fibre provides insight in their chemical, structural and optical properties and is expected to impact applications in the areas of optics and photonics (e.g., light source), imaging and sensing, energy saving (e.g., smart window), and human health (e.g., diabetes, neuroscience).
Appointments
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Associate Investigator of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) | The University of Adelaide |
| 2013 - 2016 | Research Associate | The University of Adelaide |
Awards and Achievements
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Humboldt Research Fellowship | |||
| 2017 | Seal of Excellence of Marie Curie Fellowship | |||
| 2017 | IPAS Best Early Career Research Paper for 2016 | IPAS/The University of Adelaide | ||
| 2016 | Early Career Researcher International Conference Travel Scholarship | |||
| 2015 | 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting | |||
| 2015 | Science at the Shine Dome | |||
| 2015 | 7th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates | |||
| 2014 | National Awards for Outstanding Chinese Students Studying Overseas, 2013 | |||
| 2013 | Royal Society of New South Wales Scholarships |
Education
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Macquarie University | Australia | Ph.D, in Nano-/Bio-photonics |
| 2009 | University of Science & Technology of China | China | M.Sc., in Luminescent Nanomaterials |
| 2006 | Inner Mongolia University | China | B.Sc., in Applied Physics |
Research Interests
Glass, Nanomaterials, Nanophotonics
Journals
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Ballato, J., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Zhao, J., Petit, L. & Troles, J. (2017). Glass and Process Development for the Next Generation of Optical Fibers: A Review. Fibers, 5, 1, 11-11. 10.3390/fib5010011 |
| 2017 | Liu, Y., Lu, Y., Yang, X., Zheng, X., Wen, S., Wang, F. ... Jin, D. (2017). Amplified stimulated emission in upconversion nanoparticles for super-resolution nanoscopy. Nature, 543, 7644, 229-233. 10.1038/nature21366 |
| 2017 | Son, J., Lee, H., Byeon, J., Zhao, J. & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2017). Electro-holographic display using a ZBLAN glass as the image space. Optics Letters, 42, 7, 1317-1320. 10.1364/OL.42.001317 |
| 2017 | Ma, C., Xu, X., Wang, F., Zhou, Z., Liu, D., Zhao, J. ... Jin, D. (2017). Optimal sensitizer concentration in single upconversion nanocrystals. Nano Letters, 17, 5, 2858-2864. 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b05331 |
| 2016 | Nadort, A., Zhao, J. & Goldys, E. (2016). Lanthanide upconversion luminescence at the nanoscale: fundamentals and optical properties. Nanoscale, 8, 27, 13099-13130. 10.1039/c5nr08477f |
| 2016 | Zheng, X., Lu, Y., Zhao, J., Zhang, Y., Ren, W., Liu, D. ... Jin, D. (2016). High-precision pinpointing of luminescent targets in encoder-assisted scanning microscopy allowing high-speed quantitative analysis. Analytical Chemistry, 88, 2, 1312-1319. 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b03767 |
| 2016 | Zhao, J., Zheng, X., Schartner, E., Ionescu, P., Zhang, R., Nguyen, T. ... Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2016). Upconversion nanocrystal-doped glass: a new paradigm for photonic materials. Advanced Optical Materials, 4, 10, 1507-1517. 10.1002/adom.201600296 |
| 2016 | Zheng, X., Zhu, X., Lu, Y., Zhao, J., Feng, W., Jia, G. ... Jin, D. (2016). High-contrast visualization of upconversion luminescence in mice using time-gating approach. Analytical Chemistry, 88, 7, 3449-3454. 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b04626 |
| 2014 | Lu, Y., Lu, J., Zhao, J., Cusido, J., Raymo, F., Yuan, J. ... Jin, D. (2014). On-the-fly decoding luminescence lifetimes in the microsecond region for lanthanide-encoded suspension arrays. Nature Communications, 5, 3741-1-3741-8. 10.1038/Ncomms4741 |
| 2014 | Lu, Y., Zhao, J., Zhang, R., Liu, Y., Liu, D., Goldys, E. ... Jin, D. (2014). Tunable lifetime multiplexing using luminescent nanocrystals. Nature Photonics, 8, 1, 33-37. 10.1038/nphoton.2013.322 |
| 2013 | Walker, D., Britton, J., He, Y., Keshani, M., Aradhya, S., Malkhasyan, V. ... Kappeler, N. (2013). Thoughts on an education. Nature Nanotechnology, 8, 11, 794-796. 10.1038/nnano.2013.239 |
| 2013 | Song, Z., Anissimov, Y., Zhao, J., Nechaev, A., Nadort, A., Jin, D. ... Zvyagin, A. (2013). Background free imaging of upconversion nanoparticle distribution in human skin. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 18, 6, 061215-1-061215-10. 10.1117/1.Jbo.18.6.061215 |
| 2013 | Zhao, J., Jin, D., Schartner, E., Lu, Y., Liu, Y., Zvyagin, A. ... Monro, T. (2013). Single-nanocrystal sensitivity achieved by enhanced upconversion luminescence. Nature Nanotechnology (online), 8, 10, 729-734. 10.1038/nnano.2013.171 |
| 2013 | Zhao, J., Lu, Z., Yin, Y., McRae, C., Piper, J., Dawes, J. ... Goldys, E. (2013). Upconversion luminescence with tunable lifetime in NaYF₄:Yb,Er nanocrystals: role of nanocrystal size. Nanoscale, 5, 3, 944-952. 10.1039/C2NR32482B |
| 2012 | Lu, J., Martin, J., Lu, Y., Zhao, J., Yuan, J., Ostrowski, M. ... Jin, D. (2012). Resolving low-expression cell surface antigens by time-gated orthogonal scanning automated microscopy. Analytical Chemistry, 84, 22, 9674-9678. 10.1021/Ac302550u |
| 2011 | Deng, W., Sudheendra, L., Zhao, J., Fu, J., Jin, D., Kennedy, I. & Goldys, E. (2011). Upconversion in NaYF₄:Yb, Er nanoparticles amplified by metal nanostructures. Nanotechnology, 22, 32, 325604-1-325604-8. 10.1088/0957-4484/22/32/325604 |
| 2010 | Li, Y., Wang, C., Wei, X., Zhao, J., Zhang, W. & Yin, M. (2010). Synthesis and luminescent properties of nanoscale Gd 2Si 2O 7:Eu 3+ phosphors. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 10, 3, 2219-2222. 10.1166/jnn.2010.2144 |
| 2010 | Wei, X., Zhao, J., Chen, Y., Yin, M. & Li, Y. (2010). Quantum cutting downconversion by cooperative energy transfer from Bi 3+ to Yb3+ in Y2O3 phosphor. Chinese Physics B, 19, 7, -. 10.1088/1674-1056/19/7/077804 |
| 2010 | Xiantao, W., Jiangbo, Z., Weiping, Z., Yong, L. & Min, Y. (2010). Cooperative energy transfer in Eu3+, Yb3+ codoped Y2O3 phosphor. Journal of Rare Earths, 28, 2, 166-170. 10.1016/S1002-0721(09)60073-9 |
| 2009 | Wang, C., Zhao, J., Li, Y., Zhang, W. & Yin, M. (2009). Influence of dispersant on Y₂O₃: Eu³⁺ powders synthesized by combustion method. Journal of Rare Earths, 27, 6, 879-885. 10.1016/S1002-0721(08)60354-3 |
| 2009 | ZHAO, J., WANG, Z., WANG, C., WEI, X., LI, Y., ZHANG, W. & YIN, M. (2009). Synthesis and luminescent properties of Pr-doped Lu3Al5O12 translucent ceramic. Journal of Rare Earths, 27, 3, 376-380. 10.1016/S1002-0721(08)60254-9 |
Conference Papers
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Zhao, J., Zheng, X., Schartner, E., Ionescu, P., Zhang, R., Nguyen, T. ... Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2016). Upconversion nanocrystals doped glass: A new paradigm for integrated optical glass. Australasian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. Sydney. 10.1364/ACOFT.2016.AM5C.7 |
| 2013 | Zhao, J., Lu, Z., Yin, Y., Zhang, L., McKay, A., McRae, C. ... Dawes, J. (2013). Characterisation of upconversion nanoparticles for imaging. |
| 2013 | Schartner, E., Jin, D., Zhao, J. & Monro, T. (2013). Sensitive detection of NaYF₄: Yb/Tm nanoparticles using suspended core microstructured optical fibers. Colloidal Nanocrystals for Biomedical Applications. W. J. Parak, M. Osinski & K. Yamamoto (Eds.) San Francisco, CA. 10.1117/12.2004236 |
| 2011 | Jin, D., Lu, Y., Zhao, J., Deng, W., Lu, J. & Piper, J. (2011). Advances in lanthanide bioprobes and high-throughput background-free biophotonics sensing. 10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194134 |
| 2011 | Zhao, J., Piper, J., Dawes, J., Jin, D. & Goldys, E. (2011). Mechanisms of size-dependent lifetime quenching in luminescent upconverting colloidal NaYF 4:Yb, Er nanocrystals. 10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194145 |
Research Supervision (eligible as a Principal Supervisor)
Current PhD Students
- 2016 – Marina Aburas (PhD, School of Architecture and Built Environment) [co-supervisor]
- 2015 – Yunle Wei (PhD, IPRS holder, School of Physical Sciences) [co-supervisor]
Current Masters Students
- 2017 – Weikun Huang (School of Physical Sciences & Adelaide Medical School) [co-supervisor]
Completed Masters Students
- 2015 – 2017 Xuanzhao Pan (School of Physical Sciences, High Distinction for thesis) [co-supervisor]
Completed Honours Students
- 2014 Jeremy Wong (School of Chemical Engineering)
International Summer Students/Internships
- 2017 Peishu Shi (undergraduate, Electronic Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China)
- 2016 Roman Sajzew (master, Otto Scholt Institute of Materials Research, University of Jena, Germany)
- 2015 Laura Strodtmann (undergraduate, Otto Scholt Institute of Materials Research, University of Jena, Germany)
- 2015 Michel Woy (master, Otto Scholt Institute of Materials Research, University of Jena, Germany)
Committee Memberships
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 - ongoing | Member | International Program Committee - BIOIMAGING | ||
| 2014 - ongoing | Member | Asia Nano Forum Young Leaders Committee |
Position
ARC Research Associate
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Email
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Building
The Braggs
Room Number
1 81
Org Unit
Physics