Henderson Research Group
Luke Henderson completed his Bachelor of Science with Honours at Griffith University in 2003. This was followed by a PhD in Organic Chemistry, which was conferred in 2008. This was followed by a postdoc at Oxford University, in the area of platinum Catalysis. Luke then accepted a position as an Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Fellow at Deakin University, working in medicinal chemistry. Afterwards his knowledge on advanced synthesis helped seed his research in an independant direction, where he began focusing on surface chemistry (2013). Since then this has become the main focus of his research group, with carbon fibres being the primary material for his research efforts.
Prof. Luke Henderson
Associate Supervisor
2017
Baris Demir
Thesis entitled: Modelling Structure/Property Relationships of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials
Ryan Robson
Thesis entitled: Further supramolecular chemistry of fused [n]polynorbornanes in solution and solid-state
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
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2016
Luke Andrighetto
Thesis entitled: Platform Technology Towards the Chemical Fingerprinting of Methamphetamine from Ephedrine Pathways
Doctor of Philosophy (Biol & Chem), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
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2015
Shane Matthew Hickey
Thesis entitled: Norbornane-based Peptidomimetics as Antibacterial Agents
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Cassandra Fleming
Thesis entitled: Development of Fluorescent and Class Selective HDAC Inhibitors
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
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2014
Mark Johnstone
Thesis entitled: Conformationally preorganised hosts for Anion recognition and Sensing
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Benjamin Long
Thesis entitled: Understanding and Applying Fused [n]Polynorbornane Scaffolds in Supramolecular Chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (Biol & Chem), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Simren Kaur Khosa
Thesis entitled: Peptide Mimics Targeting Bacterial Membranes
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
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2013
Megan Thornton
Thesis entitled: SYNTHESIS OF FLAVONOIDS AND FLAVONOID-BASED DESIGNED MULTIPLE LIGANDS FOR HYPERTENSION
Doctor of Philosophy (Biol & Chem), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Elizabeth Maree Zammit
Thesis entitled: Evaluation of Selected Platinum Group Metal Complexes as Chemiluminescence Reagents
Doctor of Philosophy (Biol & Chem), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Principal Supervisor
2019
Daniel Eyckens
Thesis entitled: Applications of New Ionic Liquids for Organic Transformations
Doctor of Philosophy (Biol & Chem), Institute for Frontier Materials
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2018
Kathleen Manson Beggs
Thesis entitled: Optimising Surface Functionalisation of Carbon Fibre to Enhance Interfacial Adhesion
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), Institute for Frontier Materials
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2016
Jarrad Altimari
Thesis entitled: Investigations into 1,2,3-Triazoles for use in Medicinal Chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), Institute for Frontier Materials
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2015
Linden Servinis
Thesis entitled: Organic functionalisation of carbon fiber toward enhanced fiber-matrix adhesion
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), Institute for Frontier Materials
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2013
Jennifer Suzanne Squire
Thesis entitled: Realising the potential of gene therapy: non-viral DNA vectors
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Joshua Delaney
Thesis entitled: The Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel, C2-Symmetric Organocatalysts
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Co-supervisor
2019
Filip Stojcevski
Thesis entitled: Effect of sizing and surface treatment on carbon fiber mechanical composite performance
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering
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2018
Maxime Robert Maghe
Thesis entitled: Investigating novel stabilization treatments for economical polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fibre manufacture
Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), Institute for Frontier Materials