Dr Tim Zhao

Grant-Funded Researcher (A)

School of Physical Sciences

Faculty of Sciences

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

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).

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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	Country	Amount
2017	Fellowship	Humboldt Research Fellowship	—	Germany	—
2017	Distinction	Seal of Excellence of Marie Curie Fellowship	—	—	—
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

Glass Nanomaterials Nanophotonics

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Journals

Year	Citation
2020	Huang, W., Wu, T., Shallan, A., Kostecki, R., Rayner, C. K., Priest, C., . . . Zhao, J. (2020). A multiplexed microfluidic platform towards interrogating endocrine function: simultaneous sensing of extracellular Ca²⁺ and hormone. ACS Sensors, 5(2), 490-499. DOI
2020	Huang, W., Xie, C., Young, R. L., Zhao, J., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Jones, K. L., . . . Wu, T. (2020). Development of innovative tools for investigation of nutrient-gut interaction. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 26(25), 3562-3576. DOI
2020	Jiang, S., Zhao, J., Förster, R., Weidlich, S., Plidschun, M., Kobelke, J., . . . Schmidt, M. A. (2020). Three dimensional spatiotemporal nano-scale position retrieval of the confined diffusion of nano-objects inside optofluidic microstructured fibers.. Nanoscale, 12(5), 3146-3156. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2020	Pan, X., Zhao, J., Qian, G., Zhang, X., Ruan, Y., Abell, A., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2020). Mechanistic insight into the non-hydrolytic sol-gel process of tellurite glass films to attain a high transmission. RSC Advances, 10(4), 2404-2415. DOI
2019	Wei, Y., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., & Zhao, J. (2019). Recent advances in hybrid optical materials: integrating nanoparticles within a glass matrix. Advanced Optical Materials, 7(21), 1900702-1-1900702-34. DOI Scopus13 WoS12
2019	Zhang, R., Liang, L., Meng, Q., Zhao, J., Ta, H., Li, L., . . . Xu, Z. (2019). Responsive upconversion nanoprobe for background-free hypochlorous acid detection and bioimaging. Small, 15(2), 1803712-1-1803712-11. DOI Scopus16 WoS17 Europe PMC2
2018	Riesen, N., Pan, X., Badek, K., Ruan, Y., Monro, T., Zhao, J., . . . Riesen, H. (2018). Towards rewritable multilevel optical data storage in single nanocrystals. Optics Express, 26(9), 12266-12276. DOI Scopus11 WoS10
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. DOI Scopus294 WoS287 Europe PMC75
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. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
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. DOI Scopus89 WoS87 Europe PMC22
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), 11-1-11-25. DOI Scopus25
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. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
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. DOI Scopus46 WoS46 Europe PMC11
2016	Nadort, A., Zhao, J., & Goldys, E. (2016). Lanthanide upconversion luminescence at the nanoscale: fundamentals and optical properties. Nanoscale, 8(27), 13099-13130. DOI Scopus135 WoS132 Europe PMC29
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. DOI Scopus43 WoS46
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(1), 3741-1-3741-8. DOI Scopus85 WoS83 Europe PMC44
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. DOI Scopus381 WoS426
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. DOI Scopus31 WoS25 Europe PMC7
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. DOI Scopus406 WoS398 Europe PMC108
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. DOI Scopus232 WoS223 Europe PMC70
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. DOI
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. DOI Scopus14 WoS11 Europe PMC6
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. DOI Scopus69 WoS63 Europe PMC15
2010	Wei, X., Zhao, J., Chen, Y., Yin, M., & Li, Y. (2010). Quantum cutting downconversion by cooperative energy transfer from Bi <sup>3+</sup> to Yb<sup>3+</sup> in Y<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> phosphor. Chinese Physics B, 19(7), 5 pages. DOI Scopus30 WoS30
2010	Xiantao, W., Jiangbo, Z., Weiping, Z., Yong, L., & Min, Y. (2010). Cooperative energy transfer in Eu<sup>3+</sup>, Yb<sup>3+</sup> codoped Y<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> phosphor. Journal of Rare Earths, 28(2), 166-170. DOI Scopus32 WoS32
2010	Li, Y., Wang, C., Wei, X., Zhao, J., Zhang, W., & Yin, M. (2010). Synthesis and luminescent properties of nanoscale Gd <inf>2</inf>Si <inf>2</inf>O <inf>7</inf>:Eu <sup>3+</sup> phosphors. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 10(3), 2219-2222. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
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. DOI Scopus14 WoS11
2009	ZHAO, J., WANG, Z., WANG, C., WEI, X., LI, Y., ZHANG, W., & YIN, M. (2009). Synthesis and luminescent properties of Pr-doped Lu<inf>3</inf>Al<inf>5</inf>O<inf>12</inf> translucent ceramic. Journal of Rare Earths, 27(3), 376-380. DOI Scopus10 WoS7
—	Jiangbo., Zhao., Qi, C., Li, G., & Schmidt, M. A. (n.d.). An improved spectrophotometry tests the Einstein-Smoluchowski equation: a revisit and update.

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2019	Jiang, S., Zhao, J., Weidlich, S., Plidschun, M., & Schmidt, M. (2019). Three dimensional particle tracking in microstructured graded index fiber. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Vol. Part F140-CLEO_Europe 2019.
2018	Riesen, N., Pan, X., Badek, K., Ruan, Y., Monro, T., Zhao, J., . . . Riesen, H. (2018). Rewritable multilevel optical data storage in BaFCl nanocrystals. In R. Katayama, & Y. Takashima (Eds.), Optical Data Storage 2018: Industrial Optical Devices and Systems Vol. 10757 (pp. 1075704-1-1075704-6). San Diego, CA: SPIE. DOI
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. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Vol. Part F3-ACOFT 2016 (pp. 1-2). online: OSA. DOI
2013	Zhao, J., Lu, Z., Yin, Y., Zhang, L., McKay, A., McRae, C., . . . Dawes, J. (2013). Characterisation of upconversion nanoparticles for imaging. In Asia Communications and Photonics Conference, ACP. DOI
2013	Schartner, E., Jin, D., Zhao, J., & Monro, T. (2013). Sensitive detection of NaYF₄: Yb/Tm nanoparticles using suspended core microstructured optical fibers. In W. J. Parak, M. Osinski, & K. Yamamoto (Eds.), Colloidal Nanocrystals for Biomedical Applications VIII Vol. 8595 (pp. 0 pages). Online: SPIE. DOI Scopus1
2013	Zhao, J., Lu, Z., Yin, Y., Zhang, L., McKay, A., McRae, C., . . . Dawes, J. (2013). Characterisation of upconversion nanoparticles for imaging. In Asia Communications and Photonics Conference, ACP.
2012	Wang, H., Zhao, J., & Yu, Y. (2012). A Novel Tunable Semiconductor Laser Based on a Sampled Grating Reflector and an Interleaved Sampled Grating Reflector. In 2011 ASIA COMMUNICATIONS AND PHOTONICS CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION (ACP) (pp. 7 pages). Shanghai, PEOPLES R CHINA: IEEE. DOI WoS1
2011	Zhao, J., Piper, J., Dawes, J., Jin, D., & Goldys, E. (2011). Mechanisms of size-dependent lifetime quenching in luminescent upconverting colloidal NaYF4:Yb, Er nanocrystals. In 2011 Int. Quantum Electron. Conf., IQEC 2011 and Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011 Incorporating the Australasian Conf. Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy and the Australian Conf. (pp. 384-386). online: Optical Society of America. DOI Scopus1
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. In 2011 Int. Quantum Electron. Conf., IQEC 2011 and Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011 Incorporating the Australasian Conf. Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy and the Australian Conf. (pp. 80-82). online: Optical Society of America. DOI

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2019	Co-Supervisor	Human gut-pancreas chip - a novel in vitro model for diabetes study	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Weikun Huang
2017	Co-Supervisor	Develop Transparent Conductive Material	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Xuanzhao Pan

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2017 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	A microfluidic sensing system for simultaneous monitoring of extracellular Ca(II) and insulin secretion	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr 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

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Committee Memberships

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2017 - ongoing Member International Program Committee - BIOIMAGING — —
2014 - ongoing Member Asia Nano Forum Young Leaders Committee — —

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2017 - ongoing	Member	International Program Committee - BIOIMAGING	—	—
2014 - ongoing	Member	Asia Nano Forum Young Leaders Committee	—	—

Position: Grant-Funded Researcher (A)
Email: tim.zhao@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 8313 4380
Campus: North Terrace
Building: The Braggs
Org Unit: Physics

Dr Tim Zhao

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

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