Professor Robert Shanks
Emeritus Professor
Details
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College: STEM College
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Department: STEM College
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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robert.shanks@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
Supervisor projects
- Superabsorbent Polymer and Silica Aerogel Incorporated Textiles for Chemical Protection and Thermal Comfort
- 19 Mar 2019
- Graphene-Polyamide-6 Composite for Additive Manufacture of Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Components
- 9 Nov 2016
- Development and characterization of starch-polyurethane hybrid materials for food packaging application
- 20 Jul 2015
- Synthesis and characterization of siloxane poly(urethane-urea)s for cardiovascular applications
- 20 Jul 2015
- Study on the Migration & Control of Slip Agents on the Surface of High Density Polyethylene Beverage Closers
- 25 Aug 2014
- Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid Materials Produced by Grafting or Mixing Hybrid Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes onto Natural Rubber and Starch Films
- 21 Jul 2014
- Microstructures, Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Gelatin-Starch Blends
- 27 Feb 2012
Teaching interests
Supervisor interests
Investigation of the chemical structure and microstructure of polymers and polymer blends and how this affects physical, thermal and mechanical properties.
Investigation of the chemical structure and microstructure of polymers and polymer blends and how this affects physical, thermal and mechanical properties.
Research interests
Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, Materials Engineering, Food Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
