ARC Future Fellow and Professor (QUT)
Our Team
Prof. Kathryn Fairfull-Smith
QUT Contact Details
- M Block, Level 6, Room M673, Gardens Point Campus
mailto:k.fairfull-smith@qut.edu.au
Brief Curriculum Vitae
Brief Curriculum Vitae
| 1979 | born in Melbourne, Australia |
Professional Work
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since 12/19
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co-Director Centre for Materials Science (Tier 1), Queensland University of Technology, Australia |
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since 01/17
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Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology, Australia |
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since 03/15
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Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology, Australia |
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03/12 – 03/14
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Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology, Australia |
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02/09 – 03/12
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Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology, Australia |
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02/06 – 02/09
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Postdoctoral research associate, under supervision of Prof. Steven Bottle, Queensland University of Technology, Australia |
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05/04 – 01/06
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Postdoctoral research associate, under supervision of Prof. Nick Williams, University of Sheffield, England |
Education
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01/01 – 04/04
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PhD thesis on the topic of ”Synthetic investigations of some novel organophosphorus reagents”, under supervision of Prof. Ian Jenkins and Prof Wendy Loughlin, Griffith University, Australia |
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01/97 – 11/00
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Bachelor of Science with Advanced Studies and 1st Class Honours, Griffith University, Australia |
Membership
| Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Chartered Chemist |
| Royal Society of Chemistry |
Research Interests and Opportunities
Areas of Research Expertise
- Organic Synthesis
- Free Radical Chemistry
- Medicinal Chemistry
Our research focuses primarily on the use of organic synthesis to build molecules or functionalise surfaces and polymers for various applications.
Selected Research Projects
- Anti-biofilm coatings
- Fluorescent probes
- Anti-hypertensives
- Photosensitive alkoxyamines for NMP2
- Nano sensors for drug delivery and imaging
Awards and Prizes
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2017
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Queensland University of Technology Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research |
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2016
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Windows on Science Travel Award, Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development |
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2014
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Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship (ARC Future Fellowship) |
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2014
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Nancy Mills Medal for Women in Science (nominee) |
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2013
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Most valuable Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology |
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2013
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Queensland Tall Poppy Science Award (nominee) |
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2010
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Ian Potter Travel Award |
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2009
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QUT Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellowship |
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2001
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AstraZeneca Top-up Scholarship |
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2001
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Australian Postgraduate Award |
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2000
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Australian National University Summer Vacation Scholarship |
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2000
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Griffith University Medallist |
Presentations
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[03]
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Ristovski, Z.; Surawski, N.; Miljevic, B.; Stevanovic, S.; Ayoko, G.; Elbagir, S.; Morawska, L.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E.; Bottle, S. E.
“On the Influence of Biodiesel Feedstock on Compression Ignition Particulate Emissions”, Proceedings of the 20th Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand Conference, 2011, 1-6. |
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[02]
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Charnley, M.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E.; Williams, N. H.; Douglas, C. W. I.; McArthur, S. L.; Haycock, J. W.
“Evaluation of Anti-Inflammatory and AntiMicrobial Resorcinarene-Peptides for Biomaterial Modification”, European Cells and Materials 2007,14, 23. |
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[01]
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Charnley, M.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E.; Williams, N. H.; Haycock, J. W.
“Evaluation of Anti-Inflammatory Resorcinarene-Peptides for Biomaterial Modification”, European Cells and Materials 2006,11, 26. |
Publications
| [30] |
Using Nitroxides to Enhance Carbon Fiber Interfacial Adhesion and as an Anchor for “Graft to” Surface Modification Strategies
Eyckens, D. J.; Adcock, J. L.; Blinco, J. P.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E.; Harris, J.; Vuković, F.; He, S.; Dharmasiri, B.; Walsh, T. R.; Francis, P. S.; Hendlmeier, A.; Henderson, L. C. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2023, 2300274. |
| [637] |
A Methoxyamine-Protecting Group for Organic Radical Battery Materials – An Alternative Approach
Hansen, K.-A.; Chambers, L. C.; Eing, M.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E. ; Blinco, J. P. ChemSusChem 2020, 13, 2386-2393. |
| [602] |
Controlling Biofilm Formation with Nitroxide Functional Surfaces
Woehlk, H.; Trimble, M. J.; Mansour, S. C.; Pletzer, D.; Trouillet, V.; Welle, A.; Barner, L.; Hancock, R. E. W.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E. Polym. Chem. 2019, 10, 4252-4258. |
| [578] |
Dynamic Nitroxide Functional Materials
Woehlk, H.; Lauer, A.; Trouillet, V.; Welle, A.; Barner, L.; Blinco, J. P.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 18873-18879. |
| [544] |
Direct Access to Biocompatible Nitroxide Containing Polymers
Lang, C.; Barner, L.; Blinco J. P.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E. Polym. Chem. 2018, 9, 1348-1355. |
| [536] |
Reporting pH-Sensitive Drug Release via Unpaired Spin Fluorescence Silencing
Eing, M.; Olshausen, B.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E.; Schepers, U.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Blinco, J. P. Polym. Chem. 2018, 9, 499-505. |
| [529] |
Engineering Nitroxide Functional Surfaces Using Bioinspired Adhesion
Woehlk, H.; Steinkoenig, J.; Lang, C.; Michalek, L.; Trouillet, V.; Krolla, P.; Goldmann, A. S.; Barner, L.; Blinco, J. P.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E. Langmuir 2018, 34, 3264-3274. |
| [90] |
Ciprofloxacin-Nitroxide Hybrids with Potential for Biofilm Control
Verderosa, A. D.; De La Fuente-Nunez, C. ; Mansour, S. C.; Cao, J.; Lu, T. K.; Hancock, R. E.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2017, 138, 590-601. |
| [89] |
BODIPY-Based Profluorescent Probes Containing Meso- and β-Substituted Isoindoline Nitroxides
Allen, J. P.; Pfrunder, M. C.; McMurtrie, J. C.; Bottle, S. E.; Blinco, J. P.; Fairfull-Smith, K. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 3, 476-483. |
| [504] |
Oxidative Polymerization of Catecholamines: Structural Access by High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Woehlk, H.; Steinkoenig, J.; Lang, C.; Goldmann, A. S.; Barner, L.; Blinco, J. P.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 3050-3055. |
| [516] |
High Resolution Mass Spectrometric Access to Nitroxide Containing Polymers
Fischer, T.; Steinkoenig, J.; Woehlk, H.; Blinco, J. P.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 5269-5274. |
| [520] |
Spin Fluorescence Silencing Enables an Efficient Thermally Driven Self-Reporting Polymer Release System
Mutlu, H.; Schmitt, C. W.; Wedler-Jasinski, N.; Woehlk, H.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E.; Blinco, J. P.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 6199-6203. |
| [6] |
Development of a Redox-Responsive Polymeric Profluorescent Probe
Hansen, K.-A.; Fairfull-Smith, K. E.; Bottle, S. E.; Blinco, J. P. Macro. Chem. Phys. 2016, 217, 2330-2340. |
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