
Current Members of 2023

The current members of the Henderson Research Group for the year of 2023.
See below for a small bio of each member and their contributions.

James
Randall
PhD Candidate
James's research is centralized around the chemical modification of carbon fibre's for improved adhesion in various thermoplastic and thermoset resin systems.
His research goals also focus on the generation of surface-bound polymeric films that are capable of interacting with the environment in unique and interesting ways.
Nick
Emonson
PhD Candidate
Nick's studies focus on improving antibacterial behaviours of metal alloys used in medical applications by incorporating a silk based drug delivery system to the metallic structures. This area branches from the materials science work commonly done in our group and hopes to expand its reach, opening up opportunities in medical applications.
Ben
Newman
PhD Candidate
Ben's research focuses on developing new chemical surface modifications for, and adapting old surface modifications to, recycled carbon fibre varieties such as milled, chopped, and nonwoven fabric. He aspires to improve the usefulness of recycled fibres to better enable a carbon fibre circular economy.
David
Hayne
Post Doc
David’s research focusses on improving the interfacial chemistry in carbon fibre reinforced polymers. His multidisciplinary approach combines organic and inorganic chemistry to provide catalytically active fibre surfaces, enabling chemical bonding of carbon fibre to a supporting polymer matrix.