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Emily Cameron

PhD Student

QUT Contact Details

mailto:e8.cameron@hdr.qut.edu.au

Brief Curriculum Vitae

since 03/2024	Ph.D. studies under the supervision of Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia and Prof. Megan O’Mara at The University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, Australia
11/2023 – 02/2024	Financial Research Officer at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia. Researching U.S. philanthropic organisations for grants and collaboration opportunities.
02/2023 – 11/2023	Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Chemistry with First Class Honours under the supervision of Dr Laura Delafresnaye and Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia. Thesis Title: Investigation of Solvent Effects on Light-Induced Microsphere Formation.
11/2022 – 02/2023	Vacation Research Experience Scheme (VRES) under the supervision of Dr Laura Delafresnaye at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia. Developing stable and monodispersed microspheres using light.
11/2022 – 02/2023	Research Assistant at Macroarc Soft Matter Materials Group, Australia
02/2019 – 11/2022	Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) with Distinction from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
11/2021 – 01/2022	Vacation Research Experience Scheme (VRES) under the supervision of Dr Nathan Boase at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia. Developing SG1 alkoxyamines for surface-initiated polymerisation of nanoparticles.
06/2021 – 07/2021	Winter Research Experience Scheme (WRES) under the supervision of Dr Emad Kiriakous at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia. Developing sensors and biosensors for disease diagnosis, environmental monitoring, and hazard detection.

Research Interests and Opportunities

Advanced Synthetic Tools

Advanced light-induced reactions
Step-growth polymerisation
Polymeric particle synthesis via precipitation polymerisation and [4+2] Diels-Alder cycloaddition

Kinetics, Mechanisms, and Theory

Advanced photochemical reaction systems
Kinetic and mechanistic investigation of light-induced polymer formations
Quantum investigations of polymeric particle formation

Characterisation Techniques

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Size-exclusion chromatography (SEC)

Computational Methods

Computational software for investigation of polymeric particle formation (molecular dynamics investigations using GROMACS)
Semi-empirical quantum mechanical methods (GFNn-xTB)

Awards and Prizes

2023	QUT Frank Oliver Prize, awarded to the highest achieving student in the Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree, from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
2023	QUT Executive Deans’ Commendation for Academic Excellence, for students who achieved a GPA of 6.50 or above, from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
2022	Deans’ List for Academic Performance (Semester 1 & 2), for students who achieved a GPA of 6.50 or above, from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Presentations

Publications

2024

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Photo-induced synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles and chemiluminescent degradable materials via flow chemistry

Holloway, J. O.; Delafresnaye L.; Cameron, E. M.; Kammerer, J. A.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Mater. Horiz. 2024, 11, 3115-3126.

Other Publications

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