Dr Stuart Thickett is a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Chemistry in the School of Natural Sciences. He is interested in the field of polymer, colloid and materials chemistry with a specific focus on polymer kinetics and mechanism.

Biography

Before joining the University of Tasmania in 2015, Stuart received his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry from the University of Sydney in 2004 and 2008 respectively. He subsequently held post-doctoral positions at the University of Queensland, University of Toronto (Canada) and the University of Sydney, prior to being awarded a Vice-Chancellor’s Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship to join the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales in 2012. He was appointed lecturer within the Discipline of Chemistry at the University of Tasmania in 2015 and was promoted to senior lecturer in 2017.

Achievements

Stuart received his BSc (Hons) from The University of Sydney in 2004 and completed his PhD with Professor Robert Gilbert at The University of Sydney in 2008. He has since held post-doctoral positions at The University of Toronto, Canada (with Professor Mitchell Winnik) and The University of Sydney (with Associate Professor Chiara Neto). In 2012 he was awarded a Vice-Chancellor's Post-Doctoral Fellowship to join the School of Chemical Engineering at The University of New South Wales. He was appointed as a Lecturer in Soft Matter Chemistry at The University of Tasmania in February 2015.

Teaching Responsibilities

• KRA113 – Chemistry 1A
• KRA170 – Chemistry of Materials
• KRA343 – Structure and Materials

Publications

• Thickett, S.C. and Zetterlund, P.B. Graphene Oxide (GO) Nanosheets as Oil-in-Water Emulsion Stabilizers: Influence of Oil Phase Polarity,Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2015, 442, 67-74.
• Ghezzi, M., Thickett, S.C., Telford, A.M., Easton, C.D., Meagher, L. and Neto, C. Protein Micropatterns by PEG Grafting on Dewetted PLGA Films, Langmuir, 2014, 30, 11714-11722.
• Che Man, S.C., Ly, D., Whittaker, M.R., Thickett, S.C. and Zetterlund, P.B. Nano-sized Graphene Oxide as Sole Surfactant in Miniemulsion Polymerization for Nanocomposite Synthesis: Effect of pH and Ionic Strength, Polymer, 2014, 55, 3490-3497.
• Thickett, S.C., Wood, N., Ng, Y.H. and Zetterlund, P.B. Hollow Hybrid Polymer-Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles via Pickering Miniemulsion Polymerization, Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 8590-8594.
• Pu, D.W., Devitt, M.P., Thickett, S.C., Lucien, F.P. and Zetterlund, P.B. Dispersion Polymerization of Styrene in CO2-Expanded Ethanol, Polymer, 2013, 54, 6689-6694.

Career summary

Qualifications

Graduate Certificate of University Learning and Teaching, University of New South Wales, Australia, 19/12/2014

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, The Kinetics of Electrosterically Stabilized Emulsion Polymerization Systems, University of Sydney, Australia, 6/6/2008

Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours), Propagation Kinetics of Acrylic Acid: An Experimental and Theoretical Study, University of Sydney, Australia, 20/4/2004

Administrative expertise

Teaching

Teaching expertise

Stuart has taught undergraduate and postgraduate units in chemistry (primarily physical chemistry from first to third year) and chemical engineering (including topics in materials science and polymer chemistry) since 2010, at UNSW, The University of Sydney and the University of Tasmania. He has also been involved in the re-design of the first year chemistry undergraduate laboratory program here at The University of Tasmania. Stuart received a Teaching Merit Certificate from the University of Tasmania in 2017 and the Executive Dean’s Award for Development and Innovation in Teaching and Learning in 2018.

Teaching responsibility

Unit coordinator, KRA343 Structure and Materials www.utas.edu.au/units/KRA343

Laboratory coordinator, KRA114 Chemistry 1B www.utas.edu.au/units/KRA114

Topic lecturer, KRA113 Chemistry 1A www.utas.edu.au/units/KRA113

Topic lecturer, KRA242 Physical and Analytical Chemistry www.utas.edu.au/KRA242

Topic lecturer, KRA341 Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry www.utas.edu.au/KRA341