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Nathan Kilah
Nathan Kilah
Senior Lecturer
Room 301 , Chemistry Building
+61 3 6226 2183 (phone)
Biography
Nathan completed his BSc Hons in 2003 at the University of Queensland, and his PhD in 2008 at the Australian National University. He was awarded a Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Science Research Fellowship (2008-2010) at the University of Oxford (United Kingdom) and was subsequently awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship (2011-2013) at the Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany). He commenced as Lecturer in Synthetic Chemistry at the University of Tasmania in 2013, and previously held a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Fellowship (2015-2018).
Career summary
Qualifications
| Degree | Thesis Title | University | Country | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GradCert ULT | University of Tasmania | Australia | 08/2015 | |
| PhD | Chiral Arsenium-Phosphine Complexes | Australian National University | Australia | 18/07/2008 |
| BSc (1st Class Hons) | University of Queensland | Australia | 12/2003 | |
| BSc | University of Queensland | Australia | 12/2002 |
Memberships
Professional practice
- Royal Australian Chemical Institute – Chartered Chemist
- Royal Australian Chemical Institute – Tasmanian Branch Committee Member
- Society of Crystallographers in Australia and New Zealand
- Australian Association of von Humboldt Fellows
Teaching
Supramolecular, Halogen, Assembly, Self-assembly, Inorganic, Synthesis, Synthetic, Bioinorganic
Teaching responsibility
- KRA113 Chemistry 1A (Unit Coordinator)
- KRA241 Organic and Inorganic
- KRA342 Catalysis and Sustainable Reaction Processes
- KRA343 Structure and Materials
- KRA521 Laboratory Methods and Scientific Reporting (Unit Coordinator)
Outreach
I enjoy engaging with the public to explore and understand the chemistry around them. This includes live chemistry shows (including fireworks!), magazine articles, and media interviews.
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Expertise
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Supramolecular Chemistry
- Stereochemistry
Research Themes
My research interests are in synthetic chemistry, and are focused on the design of molecules capable of self-assembling in solution, and of recognising small molecules. My group has developed coloured sensors for pollutant molecules. These sensors are currently being developed for commercial application.
Awards
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Stereochemistry
- Supramolecular Chemistry
- Organometallic Chemistry
Fields of Research
- Transition metal chemistry (340211)
- Nanochemistry (340303)
- Food chemistry and food sensory science (300602)
- Other chemical sciences (349999)
- F-block chemistry (340203)
- Non-metal chemistry (340208)
- Main group metal chemistry (340205)
- Natural products and bioactive compounds (340502)
- Organic chemical synthesis (340503)
- Bioinorganic chemistry (340201)
- Supramolecular chemistry (340308)
- Separation science (340109)
- Inorganic green chemistry (340204)
- Occupational and workplace health and safety (350505)
- Retail (350404)
- Animal protection (incl. pests and pathogens) (300304)
- Solid state chemistry (340210)
- Interaction and experience design (330310)
- Analytical chemistry (340199)
- Crystallography (340202)
- Chemical thermodynamics and energetics (340602)
- Physical properties of materials (340305)
- Structure and dynamics of materials (340307)
- Metal organic frameworks (340207)
Research Objectives
- Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences (280105)
- Wholesale and retail trade (110304)
- Workplace safety (230506)
- Environmentally sustainable manufacturing activities (240699)
- Teaching and instruction technologies (160304)
- Insects (100407)
- Management of solid waste from mineral resource activities (250103)
Publications
Total publications
53
Highlighted publications
(5 outputs)| Year | Type | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Journal Article | Kilah NL, Meggers E, 'Sixty years young: The diverse biological activities of metal polypyridyl complexes pioneered by Francis P. Dwyer', Australian Journal of Chemistry: An International Journal for Chemical Science, 65, (9) pp. 1325-1332. ISSN 0004-9425 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/CH12275 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 52Web of Science - 53 | |
| 2012 | Journal Article | Kilah NL, Wild SB, 'Phosphine complexes of an enantiomerically pure, atropisomeric arsenium ion', Organometallics, 31, (7) pp. 2658-2666. ISSN 0276-7333 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/om200853d [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 11 | |
| 2011 | Journal Article | Kilah NL, Wise MD, Beer PD, 'Crystallographic implications for the design of halogen bonding anion receptors', Crystal Growth & Design, 11, (10) pp. 4565-4571. ISSN 1528-7483 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/cg200811a [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 52Web of Science - 50 | |
| 2010 | Journal Article | Kilah NL, Wise MD, Serpell CJ, Thompson AL, White NG, et al., 'Enhancement of anion recognition exhibited by a halogen-bonding rotaxane host system', American Chemical Society. Journal, 132, (34) pp. 11893-11895. ISSN 0002-7863 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/ja105263q [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 229Web of Science - 221 | |
| 2010 | Journal Article | Serpell CJ, Kilah NL, Costa PJ, Felix V, Beer PD, 'Halogen bond anion templated assembly of an imidazolium pseudorotaxane', Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 49, (31) pp. 5322-5326. ISSN 1433-7851 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/anie.201001729 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 138Web of Science - 132 |
Journal Article
(36 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dutra-Nobre AR, Olivier WJ, Deans BJ, Kilah NL, Maya Alejandro F, et al., 'Intraspecific variation in the terpene profiles of Dodonaea viscosa', Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry Article e202300039. ISSN 2193-5807 (2023) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202300039 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Olivier WJ; Deans BJ; Maya Alejandro F; Smith JA; Bissember AC | |
| 2022 | Taylor CM, Kilah NL, 'Synthesis of [2+2] Schiff base macrocycles by a solvent templating strategy and halogen bonding directed assembly', Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 102 pp. 543-555. ISSN 1388-3127 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10847-022-01137-2 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Taylor CM | |
| 2021 | Taylor CM, Ellingsen TA, Breadmore MC, Kilah NL, 'Porphyrin-based colorimetric sensing of perfluorooctanoic acid as proof of concept for perfluoroalkyl substance detection', Chemical Communications, 57, (88) pp. 11649-11652. ISSN 1359-7345 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04903h [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Taylor CM; Ellingsen TA; Breadmore MC | |
| 2021 | Waheed S, Rodas M, Kaur H, Kilah NL, Paull B, et al., 'In-situ growth of metal-organic frameworks in a reactive 3D printable material', Applied Materials Today, 22 Article 100930. ISSN 2352-9407 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100930 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Waheed S; Rodas M; Kaur H; Paull B; Maya F | |
| 2020 | Deans BJ, Just J, Tedone L, Kilah NL, Jordan GJ, et al., 'Distinct drimane chemotypes in Tasmanian Mountain Pepper (Tasmannia lanceolata): Differences in the profiles of pungent leaf phytochemicals associated with altitudinal cline', Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 68 pp. 315−322. ISSN 1520-5118 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b05703 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Deans BJ; Just J; Tedone L; Jordan GJ; Bissember AC; Smith JA | |
| 2020 | Kilah NL, 'Bang! Crackle! Pop! Fizzle? - Chemistry outreach and fireworks', Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 152, (Part 3) pp. 327-331. ISSN 0035-9173 (2020) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] | |
| 2018 | Deans BJ, Kilah NL, Jordan GJ, Bissember AC, Smith JA, 'Arbutin derivatives isolated from ancient proteaceae: potential phytochemical markers present in Bellendena, Cenarrhenes, and Persoonia Genera', Journal of Natural Products, 81, (5) pp. 1241-1251. ISSN 0163-3864 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b01038 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 17 Co-authors: Deans BJ; Jordan GJ; Bissember AC; Smith JA | |
| 2018 | Wolfenden AV, Kilah NL, 'Ancient alchemy in the classroom: a honey-based, deflagrating pyrotechnic', Journal of Chemical Education, 95, (8) pp. 1350-1353. ISSN 0021-9584 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00978 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Wolfenden AV | |
| 2017 | Deans BJ, Just J, Chhetri J, Burt LK, Smith JN, et al., 'Pressurized hot water extraction as a viable bioprospecting tool: isolation of coumarin natural products from previously unexamined Correa (Rutaceae) species', ChemistrySelect, 2, (8) pp. 2439-2443. ISSN 2365-6549 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/slct.201602006 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Deans BJ; Just J; Chhetri J; Burt LK; Smith JN; Guven N; Bissember AC; Smith JA | |
| 2017 | Macdonald NP, Bunton GL, Park AY, Breadmore MC, Kilah NL, '3D printed micrometer-scale polymer mounts for single crystal analysis', Analytical Chemistry, 89, (8) pp. 4405-4408. ISSN 0003-2700 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b00443 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Macdonald NP; Bunton GL; Park AY; Breadmore MC | |
| 2016 | Olivier WJ, Kilah NL, Horne J, Bissember AC, Smith JA, 'ent-Labdane Diterpenoids from Dodonaea viscosa', Journal of Natural Products, 79, (12) pp. 3117-3126. ISSN 0163-3864 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00858 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Olivier WJ; Horne J; Bissember AC; Smith JA | |
| 2016 | Wielandt JW, Petrie S, Kilah NL, Willis AC, Dewhurst RD, et al., 'Self-assembly of square-planar halide complexes of trimethylphosphine-stabilized diphenyl-arsenium, -stibenium, and -bismuthenium hexafluorophosphates', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 69, (5) pp. 524-532. ISSN 0004-9425 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/CH15701 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 8 | |
| 2015 | Brown A, Langton MJ, Kilah NL, Thompson AL, Beer PD, 'Chloride-anion-templated synthesis of a strapped-porphyrin-containing catenane host system', Chemistry: A European Journal, 21, (49) pp. 17664-17675. ISSN 0947-6539 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/chem.201502721 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 18 | |
| 2013 | Allain C, Beer PD, Faulkner S, Jones MW, Kenwright AM, et al., 'Lanthanide appended rotaxanes respond to changing chloride concentration', Chemical Science, 4, (1) pp. 489-493. ISSN 2041-6520 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1039/c2sc21614k [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 39Web of Science - 36 | |
| 2012 | Evans NH, Rahman H, Leontiev AV, Greenham ND, Orlowski GA, et al., 'Solution and surface-confined chloride anion templated redox-active ferrocene catenanes', Chemical Science, 3, (4) pp. 1080-1089. ISSN 2041-6520 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1039/C2SC00909A [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 54Web of Science - 49 | |
| 2012 | Kilah NL, Meggers E, 'Sixty years young: The diverse biological activities of metal polypyridyl complexes pioneered by Francis P. Dwyer', Australian Journal of Chemistry: An International Journal for Chemical Science, 65, (9) pp. 1325-1332. ISSN 0004-9425 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/CH12275 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 52Web of Science - 53 | |
| 2012 | Kilah NL, Wild SB, 'Phosphine complexes of an enantiomerically pure, atropisomeric arsenium ion', Organometallics, 31, (7) pp. 2658-2666. ISSN 0276-7333 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/om200853d [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 11 | |
| 2012 | Lu D, Coote ML, Ho J, Kilah NL, Lin CY, et al., 'Resolution and improved synthesis of (±)-arsenicin A: A natural adamantane-type tetraarsenical possessing strong anti-acute promelocytic leukemia cell line activity', Organometallics, 31, (5) pp. 1808-1816. ISSN 0276-7333 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/om201180d [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 24 | |
| 2011 | Hancock LM, Gilday LC, Kilah NL, Serpell CJ, Beer PD, 'A new synthetic route to chloride selective [2]catenanes', Chemical Communications, 47, (6) pp. 1725-1727. ISSN 1359-7345 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1039/c0cc04683c [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 26 | |
| 2011 | Kilah NL, Wise MD, Beer PD, 'Crystallographic implications for the design of halogen bonding anion receptors', Crystal Growth & Design, 11, (10) pp. 4565-4571. ISSN 1528-7483 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/cg200811a [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 52Web of Science - 50 | |
| 2011 | Tropiano M, Kilah NL, Morten M, Rahman H, Davis JJ, et al., 'Reversible luminescence switching of a redox-active ferrocene-europium dyad', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133, (31) pp. 11847-11849. ISSN 0002-7863 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/ja203069s [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 139Web of Science - 136 | |
| 2010 | Hancock LM, Gilday LC, Carvalho S, Costa PJ, Felix V, et al., 'Rotaxanes capable of recognising chloride in aqueous media', Chemistry: A European Journal, 16, (44) pp. 13082-13094. ISSN 0947-6539 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/chem.201002076 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 55Web of Science - 54 | |
| 2010 | Kilah NL, Wise MD, Serpell CJ, Thompson AL, White NG, et al., 'Enhancement of anion recognition exhibited by a halogen-bonding rotaxane host system', American Chemical Society. Journal, 132, (34) pp. 11893-11895. ISSN 0002-7863 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/ja105263q [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 229Web of Science - 221 | |
| 2010 | Serpell CJ, Kilah NL, Costa PJ, Felix V, Beer PD, 'Halogen bond anion templated assembly of an imidazolium pseudorotaxane', Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 49, (31) pp. 5322-5326. ISSN 1433-7851 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/anie.201001729 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 138Web of Science - 132 | |
| 2009 | Hasan S, Kilah NL, Martinez M, Bernhardt PV, 'Macrocyclic thiophene-appended cyanido-bridged CoIII/FeII complexes: Precursors to mixed-valent poly-thiophene hybrid materials', Australian Journal of Chemistry, 62, (10) pp. 1214-1220. ISSN 0004-9425 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/CH09245 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 | |
| 2009 | Weir ML, Cade IA, Kilah NL, Zhou X, Wild SB, 'Asymmetric synthesis of bis(tertiary arsines): Highly stereoselective alkylations of diastereomers of a chiral phosphine-stabilized bis(arsenium triflate)', Inorganic Chemistry, 48, (15) pp. 7482-7490. ISSN 0020-1669 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/ic900797y [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 19 | |
| 2008 | Gugger PA, Hockless DCR, Kilah NL, Mayadunne RC, Wild SB, 'Resolution of (+-)-nipecotic acid ((+-)-3-piperidinecarboxylic acid) by separation of palladium(II) diastereomers containing orthometallated (S)-(-)-1-[1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]naphthalene', Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 19, (15) pp. 1810-1812. ISSN 0957-4166 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2008.07.018 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 | |
| 2008 | Kilah NL, Weir ML, Wild SB, 'Tertiary arsine-stabilised arsenium salts: Syntheses and comparisons with phosphine analogues', Dalton Transactions, (18) pp. 2480-2486. ISSN 1477-9226 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1039/b800965a [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 21 | |
| 2007 | Bernhardt PV, Kilah NL, 'Macrocyclic cobalt(III) complexes as precursors for metal-polythiophene hybrid materials', Polyhedron, 26, (29) pp. 392-399. ISSN 0277-5387 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2006.07.001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9 | |
| 2007 | Kilah NL, Petrie S, Stranger R, Wolfram Wielandt J, Willis AC, et al., 'Triphenylphosphine-stabilized diphenyl-arsenium, -stibenium, and -bismuthenium salts', Organometallics, 26, (25) pp. 6106-6113. ISSN 0276-7333 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/om700512h [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 44Web of Science - 44 | |
| 2006 | Habermehl NC, Angus PM, Kilah NL, Noren L, Rae AD, et al., 'Asymmetric transformation of a double-standard, dicopper(I) helicate containing achiral bis(bidentate) Schiff bases', Inorganic Chemistry, 45, (4) pp. 1445-1462. ISSN 0020-1669 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/ic051478c [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 58Web of Science - 59 | |
| 2006 | Wolfram Wielandt J, Kilah NL, Willis AC, Wild SB, 'Self-assembly of square-planar halide complexes of phospine-stabilised stibenium salts', Chemical Communications, 42, (35) pp. 3679-3680. ISSN 1359-7345 (2006) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2005 | Bernhardt PV, Kilah NL, 'Cyanocobalt(III) complexes of penta- and tetradentate-coordinated macrocyclic hexaamines', Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications, 61, (5) pp. m245-m249. ISSN 0108-2701 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1107/S0108270105009261 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 | |
| 2005 | Bernhardt PV, Kilah NL, Meacham AP, Meredith P, Vogel R, 'Immobilisation of electroactive macrocyclic complexes within titania films', Dalton Transactions, 34, (15) pp. 2508-2515. ISSN 1477-9226 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1039/b505917h [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 11 | |
| 2003 | Zeng Q, Kilah NL, Riley M, 'The luminescence of Sm2+ in alkaline earth borophosphates', Journal of Luminescence, 101, (3) pp. 167-174. ISSN 0022-2313 (2003) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2313(02)00410-6 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 44Web of Science - 40 | |
| 2003 | Zeng Q, Kilah NL, Riley M, Riesen H, 'Luminescence properties of Sm2+-activated barium chloroborates', Journal of Luminescence, 104, (1-2) pp. 65-76. ISSN 0022-2313 (2003) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2313(02)00665-8 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 24 |
Chapter in Book
(2 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kilah NL, Beer PD, 'Pyridine and pyridinium-based anion receptors', Anion Recognition in Supramolecular Chemistry, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Philip A Gale, Wim Dehaen (ed), Germany, pp. 301-340. ISBN 978-3-642-15443-0 (2010) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2009 | Kilah NL, Wild SB, 'Product class 13: Triakylphosphine oxides, sulfides, selenides, tellurides, and imides', Organophosphorus Compounds (incl. RO-P and RN-P), Thieme, F Mathey (ed), New York, pp. 595-632. ISBN 978-3-13-118951-6 (2009) [Research Book Chapter] |
Conference Publication
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bissember A, Hindrum S, Hornblow M, Kilah N, Power J, et al., 'Growing and bio-fabricating SCOBY: a project developed in an extended cross-disciplinary research team', Proceedings of the 1st Annual Design Research Conference (ADR18), 27-28 September 2018, University of Sydney, pp. 581-595. ISBN 978-0-646-99249-5 (2018) [Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Bissember A; Hindrum S; Hornblow M; Power J; Thickett S; Yong A |
Major Creative Work
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kilah N, 'Better living through chemistry', Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Beaker St Science Festival, TMAG, pp. 10 minutes (2021) [Broadcast] |
Other Public Output
(13 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Grimmer L, Kilah N, 'Why best before' food labelling is not best for the planet or your budget', The Conversation, Australia, 19 September 2022 (2022) [Magazine Article] Co-authors: Grimmer L | |
| 2022 | Kilah N, 'Can a crystal change your life?', Cosmos Magazine, Luna Media Pty Ltd, Australia, January (2022) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2022 | Kilah N, 'What's the white stuff on my Easter chocolate, and can I still eat it?', The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 14 April (2022) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2022 | Kilah N, 'Varroa - and the threat of bee decimation - has now arrived. What have we learned from other nations' devastation?', Cosmos Magazine, Luna Media Pty Ltd, Australia, 22 July (2022) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2022 | Kilah N, 'Eggscellent Chemistry', Cosmos Magazine, Luna Media Pty Ltd, Australia, December (2022) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2022 | Kilah N, Rutledge P, 'Visually striking science experiments at school can be fun, inspiring and safe - banning is not the answer', The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 28 November (2022) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2022 | Kilah N, Taylor C, 'How to make the perfect pavlova, according to chemistry experts', The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 22 December (2022) [Magazine Article] Co-authors: Taylor C | |
| 2021 | Kilah N, 'Cold and creamy chemistry', Cosmos Magazine, Luna Media Pty Ltd, Australia, December (2021) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2020 | Kilah N, 'Sweet Science', Cosmos Magazine, Luna Media Pty Ltd, Australia, September, 88 (2020) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2019 | Kilah N, 'The science of fireworks', Cosmos, The Royal Institution of Australia Inc., Adelaide, Australia, 85, pp. 102-106. (2019) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2019 | Kilah N, 'Fireworks a display of sciences, says UTAS chemistry lecturer', Tasmania Talks, Tasmania (2019) [Media Interview] | |
| 2019 | Kilah NL, 'Has the appetite for fireworks changed?', ABC Drive with Piia Wirsu, Tasmania, 11 December (2019) [Media Interview] | |
| 2019 | Kilah NL, 'The science of fireworks', ABC Hobart Drive with Sarah Gillman, Tasmania, 11 December (2019) [Media Interview] |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
2
Total funding
Projects
- Description
- The properties of substances we experience in our daily lives owe much to very weak interactions taking place between molecules. Consider a cup of coffee: very weak interactions hold the water together as a liquid, and result in the biological action of caffeine within the body. The project will develop new materials based on an underexplored class of weak interactions known as halogen bonds. These interactions will be used to assemble large molecules in solution, probe the presence of pollutants in water, and to separate active and inactive forms of pharmaceuticals. The development of health and environmental applications in the course of this project will significantly enhance our fundamental understanding of these weak interactions.
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($373,536)
- Scheme
- Fellowship-Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Kilah NL
- Period
- 2015 - 2017
- Grant Reference
- DE150100263
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($14,500)
- Scheme
- Grant-Research Enhancement (REGS)
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Kilah NL
- Year
- 2014
Research Supervision
Nathan is currently supervising undergraduate, honours and PhD research projects. Please contact him by email if you are interested in pursuing research within the Kilah Group.
Current
2
Completed
3
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Halogen Bonding for the Self Assembly of Helicates | 2016 |
| PhD | Supramolecular PFAS Detection | 2024 |
Completed
| Degree | Title | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Colorimetric PFAS Detection Candidate: Chloe Maree Taylor | 2023 |
| PhD | Tethered Mixed Anion Aggregates, a Structural Basis for Superbasic Activity Candidate: Samuel Ross Harris | 2021 |
| PhD | Organolanthanide Complexes of the Calix[2]phenylene[2]pyrrolide Macrocyclic Ligand Candidate: Adele Jane Wilson | 2015 |