Contact

Address

03, 3.16, Chemical Engineering #1, Parkville

Phone

83448200

Email

davids@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position

Chemical Engineering
Education
Honorary Doctorate of Applied Science
University of Melbourne
Doctor of Science
University of New South Wales
Doctor of Philosophy
University of New South Wales
Master of Science
New South Wales University of Technology
ORCID

0000-0001-8765-7045

Prof. David Solomon

Honorary
Chemical Engineering
226 Scholarly works
7 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2016

    Journal article

    Duolayers at the Air/Water Interface: Improved Lifetime through Ionic Interactions
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b04273
  • 2016

    Presentation

    On Living Radical Polymerisation and Plastic Banknotes
  • 2015

    Presentation

    Transforming currency: The research behind the world’s first plastic banknote
  • 2014

    Book

    The Plastic Banknote
  • 2014

    Journal article

    Dynamic Performance of Duolayers at the Air/Water Interface. 1. Experimental Analysis
    DOI: 10.1021/jp5060974
  • 2014

    Journal article

    Dynamic Performance of Duo layers at the Air/Water Interface. 2. Mechanistic Insights from All-Atom Simulations
    DOI: 10.1021/jp506098d
  • 2013

    Research Contracts

    Project 2.2 System for controlling the air-water interface and reducing evaporation from water storages
David Solomon

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2016
Companion of the Order of Australia
1990
Member of the Order of Australia
2011
For significant role in revolutionising polymer science. Prime Ministers Prize for Science 2011
2007
NES Award for Novel Engineering Solutions 2007 Institution of Chemical Engineers

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2013

    Journal article

    Molecular Mechanism of Stabilization of Thin Films for Improved Water Evaporation Protection
    DOI: 10.1021/la402275p
  • 2013

    Journal article

    Molecular Interactions behind the Synergistic Effect in Mixed Mono layers of 1-Octadecanol and Ethylene Glycol Monooctadecyl Ether
    DOI: 10.1021/jp401027c
  • 2013

    Journal article

    Formation of Dynamic Duolayer Systems at the Air/Water Interface by using Non-ionic Hydrophilic Polymers
    DOI: 10.1071/CH13094
  • 2012

    Journal article

    Rational design of monolayers for improved water evaporation mitigation
    DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.09.025

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2010

    Research Contracts

    DEMONSTRATION OF A NOVEL SYSTEM FOR REDUCING EVAPORATION FROM WATER STORAGES
  • 2006

    Research Contracts

    CRC FOR POLYMERS PROJECT 3.5 - POLYMERS FOR EVAPORATION MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES (SUBMISSION NUMBER - 0713665)

  • Research Grant

    Novel nano particles for advanced automotive and industrial coatings

  • Research Grant

    Nanogels: next generation polymeric particles