STAFF PROFILE
Professor Rajiv Padhye
Rajiv Padhye is Professor, Fashion and Textiles and Director of the Centre for Advanced Materials and Performance Textiles at RMIT
Research supervision
Rajiv supervises research in the fields of Textile Technology, Wet processing, Protective textiles, High Performance textiles, Nano materials, Nano-fibres and Medical textiles.
Current research students
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Jalvandi, Javid – PhD – Biodegradable Electrospun Nanofibers for Medical Application
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Singh, Amanpreet – MTech – Australian Maritime Clusters: Evaluating Collaborative or Competitive Pathways
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Asif, Muhammad – PhD – The Impact of Political Disruptions on Textile Supply Chain Performance in Pakistan
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Emerson, Grant – MTech – An unsustainable capability
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[Second Supervisor] Cowper, Elizabeth – PhD – Severance Morphology of Stabbed Knitted Fabrics
Accomplishments
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Research Leadership Award – RMIT University, 2012
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Media Person Award – RMIT University, 2010
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Awarded FTI (Fellow of Textile Institute, UK), 2000. Highest professional award recognised internationally.
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Awarded International Wool Secretariat Travelling Fellowship to present a paper at 7th IWTR conference, Tokyo, Japan, 1985.
Research
Professor Rajiv Padhye is chartered Textile Technologist and Fellow of the Textile Institute, UK. He holds two bachelor degrees and a PhD from Leeds, UK.
Over 30 years Rajiv has been involved in the textile industry, and has worked on a shop floor mainly in the wet processing area, as well as in research and academic fields. His expertise is in the areas of Chemical Technology and Processing of Textiles, Dyeing and Finishing, Fibre Chemistry, Nanotechnology and Protective/Performance textiles. Rajiv has received various research grants since 2002 and was the chief investigator for Ballistic Armour project, funded by Australian Wool Innovation, which was patented in 2008–2009. Rajiv also has published his research on widely differing topics in international high-ranking journals.
Recent funded projects
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WHO-RAE Australia (2014–2015) $160,000
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Strategic Capability Program with Bekaert Textiles (2013–2014) $200,000
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Defence Materials Technology Centre Project 7.2 and 7.3 (2012–2015) $700,000
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Strategic Capability Program with Bruck Textiles (2012–2014) $550,000
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Metro Rail Project (2013) $12,000
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Researcher in Business with Code Silver (2012) $30,000
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Defence Materials Technology Centre Strategic Project (2010–2011) $50,000
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Country Fire Authority – Kneepad Assessment (2010) $6,000
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Researcher in Business with United Bonded Fabrics (2010) $18,000
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Country Fire Authority – UV Resistance Fabric (2010) $12,000
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Australian Federal Police- Anti Stabbing + training (2009–2010) $13,500
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Defence Materials Technology Centre Project 1 (2009–2011) $120,000
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City West Water (2006–2008) $45,000
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Australian Wool Innovation (2004–2007) $470,000
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International Fibre Centre (2002–2006) $180,000
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Australian Postgraduate Award (2001–2005) $120,000
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Melbourne Fire Brigade (2007) $10,000
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UNDP – India (1991–1993) $ 20,000
Patent
Fibre-blends ballistic fabrics for use as protection against high-speed impacts.
Reviewer
- Textile Research Journal
- Journal of Textile Institute
- Powder Technology
- Clothing and Textile Research Journal
- Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research
- BSc (Chemistry)
- BSc (Textile Technology)
- PhD (Leeds UK)
- C Col, C Text, FTI
- Pillai, M.,Kumar, G.,Houshyar, S.,Padhye, R.,Bhattacharyya, A. (2020). Effect of nanocomposite coating and biomolecule functionalization on silk fibroin based conducting 3D braided scaffolds for peripheral nerve tissue engineering In: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, 24, 1 - 10
- Nayak, R.,Houshyar, S.,Patnaik, A.,Nguyen, L.,Shanks, R.,Padhye, R.,Fergusson, M. (2020). Sustainable reuse of fashion waste as flame-retardant mattress filing with ecofriendly chemicals In: Journal of Cleaner Production, 251, 1 - 9
- Nayak, R.,Houshyar, S.,Padhye, R.,Fergusson, S. (2020). Identification of natural textile fibres In: Handbook of Natural Fibres, Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, USA
- Kanesalingam, S.,Nayak, R.,Thompson, L.,Padhye, R. (2020). Application of sustainable phase change materials in motorcycle helmet for heat-stress reduction In: Journal of the Textile Institute, , 1 - 9
- Houshyar, S.,Sarker, A.,Jadhav, A.,Kumar, G.,Bhattacharyya, A.,Nayak, R.,Shanks, R.,Saha, T.,Rifai, A.,Padhye, R.,Fox, K. (2020). Polypropylene-nanodiamond composite for hernia mesh In: Materials Science and Engineering C, 111, 1 - 10
- Kadam, V.,Kyratzis, I.,Truong, Y.,Wang, L.,Padhye, R. (2020). Air filter media functionalized with �-Cyclodextrin for efficient adsorption of volatile organic compounds In: Journal of Applied Polymer Science, , 1 - 9
- Pillai, M.,Sathishkumar, G.,Houshyar, S.,Senthilkumar, R.,Quigley, A.,Shanthakumari, S.,Padhye, R.,Bhattacharyya, A. (2020). Nanocomposite-Coated Silk-Based Artificial Conduits: The Influence of Structures on Regeneration of the Peripheral Nerve In: ACS applied bio materials, 3, 4454 - 4464
- Kadam, V.,Truong, Y.,Schutz, J.,Kyratzis, I.,Padhye, R.,Wang, L. (2020). (In Press) Gelatin/ߖCyclodextrin Bio�Nanofibers as Respiratory Filter Media for Filtration of Aerosols and Volatile Organic Compounds at Low Air Resistance In: Journal of Hazardous Materials, , 1 - 29
- Nayak, R.,Kanesalingam, S.,Vijayan, A.,Wang, L.,Padhye, R.,Arnold, L. (2020). Impact Resistance and Comfort Properties of Textile Structures for Sportswear In: Fibres and Polymers, 21, 2147 - 2159
- Rehman, A.,Houshyar, S.,Reineck, P.,Padhye, R.,Wang, X. (2020). Multifunctional Smart Fabrics through Nanodiamond-Polyaniline Nanocomposites In: ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2, 4848 - 4855
- Spacesuits for Preserving Human Health and Mobility (Administered by Human Aerospace Pty Ltd). Funded by: International Space Investment - Expand Capability Grants from (2020 to 2022)
- Manikin Flash Fire Evaluation System for material thermal protection. Funded by: ARC Linkage, Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) 2019 from (2019 to 2021)
- Sheer Corrective Bunion Splint (APR Intern Tanushree Saha). Funded by: Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute Internship from (2019 to 2020)
- Ultra-High Hardness Steel (UHHS) Low Profile Hard Armour Plate. Funded by: DefendTex Contract from (2018 to 2019)
- Continuous mercerisation of loose stock cotton without fiber shrinkage (CRDC). Funded by: Cotton Research & Development Corp Research Project from (2018 to 2018)
19 PhD Completions and 7 Masters by Research Completions5 PhD Current Supervisions and 1 Masters by Research Current Supervisions