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This team of creative scientists and engineers is exploring new ways to develop applications of grapheneÌýand other 2D materials.ÌýTeam leaderÌýA/Prof Rakesh Joshi is currently leading 5 industry-sponsoredÌýresearch projectsÌýon developing graphene-based products for industrial applications.ÌýA/Prof JoshiÌýhas more than $1.6 millionÌýofÌýindustryÌýfunding asÌýPrincipal investigatorÌý(Lead Chief Investigator)Ìýand over $4 millionÌýas Chief Investigator (CI)ÌýonÌýARC projects.ÌýThis team was the finalist (with Sydney Water) for NSW Water Award (Australian Water Association) in Research Excellence Category.Ìý

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Group LeaderÌýRakesh JoshiÌýis anÌýAssociate ProfessorÌýat the School of Materials Science and Engineering. Before joining UNSW, Dr Joshi was aÌýMarie Curie International FellowÌýwithÌýNobel LaureateÌýSir Andre GeimÌýat the University of Manchester. He has a PhD inÌýSemiconductor NanotechnologyÌýfrom the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. Joshi isÌýamong a select group of researchers who have been awarded each of the world’s most prestigious relevant International Research Fellowships; theÌýJSPSÌýInvitation Fellowship, theÌýHumboldtÌýFellowship and theÌýMarie CurieÌýInternational Fellowship.Ìý

Important publications withÌýA/Prof JoshiÌýasÌýfirst/corresponding author

Science (2014); Nature Communications (2022); Materials Today (2021, 2011); Advanced Materials (2020); ACS Nano (2021); Applied Materials Today (2015); Chemical Science (2018, 2016); Green Chemistry (2018); CarbonÌý(8Ìýpapers- 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020); Materials Today Chemistry (2019, 2020); Journal of Membrane Science (2019); Applied Physics Letters ( 5 papers- 2006, 2008, 2009);ÌýNanotechnology (6 papers); Advanced Materials Interfaces (4 papers-Ìý2018, 2019, 2020); Journal of Physical Chemistry (6 papers); ÌýNanoscale (2016, 2018).Ìý

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Research students

Research facilitiesÌýin Joshi's lab

• Microphase CVD for graphene
• Plasma CVD for large-area graphene and MoS2
• Vacuum drying ovens (2)
• Freeze-drying
• 3D Printing
• Kelvin Probe to measure work function
• Electrical characterisationÌý– Four-Point Probe (Ossila and Keithley Instruments)
• Electrochemical work station
• BET Analysis for the surface area
• Anton Paar SurPASS3-Electrokinetic Analyser (Surface Charge & Zeta Potential) for Solid Surfaces
• Water quality analysis (Hach DR900 and Hach SL1000)
• Contact angle measurement
• Dead-end filtration cells (multiple unitsÌý– Sterlitech HP4750 High-Pressure Stirred Cell)
• Forward osmosis and cross-flow filtration measurements
• Radleys StarFishÌýworkstation.

Joshi's lab hasÌýmultiple lab-scale membranes fabrication and testing facilities, industrial-scale membranes fabrication and testing facilities, and access toÌýstate-of-the-art facilitiesÌýatÌýÌý.

Contact:Ìý+61(02) 90659731

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