Tim Zhao

Tim Zhao

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


  • Awards and Achievements

    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2017 Fellowship Humboldt Research Fellowship - Germany -
    2017 Award IPAS Best Early Career Research Paper for 2016 IPAS/The University of Adelaide Australia -
    2016 Scholarship Early Career Researcher International Conference Travel Scholarship - - -
    2015 Invitation 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting - - -
    2015 Invitation Science at the Shine Dome - - -
    2015 Invitation 7th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates - - -
    2014 Award National Awards for Outstanding Chinese Students Studying Overseas, 2013 - - -
    2013 Award 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

  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2019 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Understanding intestinal and pancreatic hormone secretion in health and type 2 diabetes: (pre-)clinical studies and technical innovations Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Weikun Huang
    2017 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Mechanistic Studies of Tellurite-Based Glasses for Enhancing Visible Transparency and Ionic Conductivity Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Xuanzhao Pan
    2017 - 2019 Co-Supervisor A microfluidic sensing system for simultaneous monitoring of extracellular Ca(II) and insulin secretion Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Dr Weikun Huang
    2015 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Tellurite Glass Film for Enhanced Emission and Collection Efficiency of NV Centre in Nanodiamond Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Xuanzhao Pan
    2015 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Noble metal nanoparticles in glass: A universal pathway towards light modulation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yunle Wei
  • Committee Memberships

    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2014 - ongoing Member Asia Nano Forum Young Leaders Committee - -

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