Person
Caruso, Frank (1968 - )
FAA FRS FRACI
- Born
- 1968
- Occupation
- Materials scientist and Physical chemist
Summary
Professor Frank Caruso obtained his PhD from the University of Melbourne in 1994 for his research into molecule dynamics. He obtained a postdoctoral fellowship at the CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers to research how surfaces should be altered to allow specific molecules to be detected, and in 1997, was a recipient of an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship to work at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Berlin. Here, utilising the self-assembly technique, he created a strategy to alter the surface of nano-sized colloid particles. The nanoparticles that resulted could then perform new roles (e.g. biosensors) and be utilised to create advanced materials. He has been awarded medals from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and the Royal Society of Chemistry-Royal Australasian Chemical Institute in 2000 and 2001 respectively. In 2002, Caruso received a Federation Fellowship to become a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Melbourne.
Details
Chronology
- 1991 - 2006
- Career position - Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1994
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
- 1996 - 1997
- Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, CSIRO Division of Chemicals and Polymers
- 1997 - 2002
- Career position - Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute Colloids and Interfaces, Berlin, Germany
- 1999 - 2002
- Career position - Group Leader, Max Planck Institute Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
- 2000
- Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2001
- Award - Exchange Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute/Royal Chemical Society
- 2002 - 2012
- Award - ARC Federation Fellow, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 2003 -
- Career position - Professor in chemistry, University of Melbourne
- 2005 -
- Career position - Member, American Chemical Society
- 2005
- Award - Le Fèvre Memorial Prize, Australian Academy of Science
- 2006 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2006
- Award - David Sangster Polymer Science and Technology Achievement Award, Polymer Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2008
- Award - Woodward Medal for Science and Technology, University of Melbourne
- 2009 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2012
- Award - Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research in the Physical Sciences
- 2012 - 2017
- Award - ARC Laureate Fellow
- 2013
- Award - CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science
- 2014 -
- Career position - Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology
- 2017 -
- Award - Fellow, Asia Pacific Academy of Materials
- 2018 -
- Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
- 2018
- Award - Batteard-Jordan Australian Polymer Medal, Polymer Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2019
- Award - Leverhulme Medal, Royal Society, London
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Academy Fellows elected to Royal Society', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 115/6 (2018), 12-4. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q38801492. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/56848686. Details
- 'Caruso, Frank (1968-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1308085. Details
Resource Sections
- Salt, David, 'Interview with Professor Frank Caruso, Physical chemist and materials scientist', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 2002, http://science.org.au/scientists/interviews/c/fc.html. Details
See also
- Who's who in Australia 2012 (Melbourne: Crown Content Pty Ltd, 2012), 2430 pp. Details
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Created: 24 April 2013, Last modified: 8 April 2022