Dr Tyron Turnbull
Program Director
School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
College of Science
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Courses I teach
- PHYS 5 Introductory Physics (2025)
- PHYS 1007 Applied Physics 1 (2025)
- PHYS 1008 Applied Physics 2 (2025)
- PHYS 2002 Physics of Materials and Technology (2025)
- AERO 1011 Aviation Physics (2024)
- MATH 1066 Essential Mathematics 1: Algebra and Trigonometry (2024)
- PHYS 5 Introductory Physics (2024)
- PHYS 1007 Applied Physics 1 (2024)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Co-Supervisor | Tumour cell population heterogeneity: Therapeutic challenges and opportunities | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Mr QUY VAN CHANH LE |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Development of a tumour microenvironment sensitive polymeric nanoparticle to formulate multiple chemotherapy agents for cancer treatment | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Sisi Liang |
| 2021 - 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Investigation of radiosensitization mechanisms using gold and aluminium nanoparticles under clinical beam radiation in the 4T1 mouse model of breast cancer | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Ali Nazarizadeh Khangheshlaghi |
| 2020 - 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Unravelling biochemical effects of radiosensitizing gold nanoparticles on cancer cells at the cell population, single-cell, and molecular levels | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Mahshid Ghasemi Esfidvajani |
| 2019 - 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Linking the intracellular journey of gold nanoparticles to protein expression changes in prostate cancer cells | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Mrs Sonia Sebastian |