Dr. Nevena Todorova
Deputy Head of Department, Chemical & Environmental (T&L)
Details
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College: School of Engineering
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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nevena.todorova@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0001-6358-2974
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Current research projects:
- Understanding biomolecular interactions of nanoparticles for engineering efficient nanobiomaterials and devices (ARC Discovery project)
- Theoretical modelling of biomolecular responses to electromagnetic radiation (NHMRC Centre of Excellence: Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research (ACEBR))
- Protein self-assembly on surfaces, interfaces and nanoparticles (ARC Discovery project)
Awards and grants:
- Materials Research Society Prize for best presentation at the MRS 2015 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, USA
- High commendation for quality of research and poster presented at the Computational Molecular Science Conference at University of Warwick, United Kingdom, 2015
- RMIT Early Career Researcher Travel Grant, 2014
- RACI Victorian Polymer Division prize for best poster by a Post-doctoral fellow at the Nanotechnology and Medicines for Tomorrow Symposium, Melbourne, 2014
- Australian Nanotechnology Network Early Career Researcher Travel Bursary, 2014
- RMIT Foundation International Research Exchange Fellowship, 2013
- 3rd COMBINE Symposium Presentation Award, 2012
- VLSCI Travel Grant, 2012
- CASS Foundation Early Career Researcher Travel Grant, 2012
- University of Southampton Travel Support, 2011 and 2012
- Thomas Young Centre Junior Research Fellowship, Imperial College, London UK, 2010
- Prize for best poster, Biomolecular Dynamics and Interactions Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 2009
- Prize for best poster, The 11th Australian Molecular Modelling Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2007
- Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry), 2006-2009
- Mark Rietman Memorial Award, 2005
- Understanding biomolecular interactions of nanoparticles for engineering efficient nanobiomaterials and devices (ARC Discovery project)
- Theoretical modelling of biomolecular responses to electromagnetic radiation (NHMRC Centre of Excellence: Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research (ACEBR))
- Protein self-assembly on surfaces, interfaces and nanoparticles (ARC Discovery project)
Awards and grants:
- Materials Research Society Prize for best presentation at the MRS 2015 Spring Meeting, San Francisco, USA
- High commendation for quality of research and poster presented at the Computational Molecular Science Conference at University of Warwick, United Kingdom, 2015
- RMIT Early Career Researcher Travel Grant, 2014
- RACI Victorian Polymer Division prize for best poster by a Post-doctoral fellow at the Nanotechnology and Medicines for Tomorrow Symposium, Melbourne, 2014
- Australian Nanotechnology Network Early Career Researcher Travel Bursary, 2014
- RMIT Foundation International Research Exchange Fellowship, 2013
- 3rd COMBINE Symposium Presentation Award, 2012
- VLSCI Travel Grant, 2012
- CASS Foundation Early Career Researcher Travel Grant, 2012
- University of Southampton Travel Support, 2011 and 2012
- Thomas Young Centre Junior Research Fellowship, Imperial College, London UK, 2010
- Prize for best poster, Biomolecular Dynamics and Interactions Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 2009
- Prize for best poster, The 11th Australian Molecular Modelling Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2007
- Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry), 2006-2009
- Mark Rietman Memorial Award, 2005
Academic positions
- Research Fellow
- RMIT University
- NHMRC Australian Center of Research Excellence in Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research
- Melbourne, Australia
- 2013 – Present
- Research Fellow
- RMIT University
- School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 2012 – Present
- Post-doctoral Fellow
- RMIT University
- ARC Discovery project, School of Applied Science
- Melbourne, Australia
- 2009 – 2012
Supervisor projects
- 2D Material based Polymer composition design for 3D printing of Elastomer
- 23 Oct 2023
- Computational design of environmentally clean and non-toxic corrosion inhibitors
- 20 Apr 2023
- Peptide templated synthesis of composite materials: physicochemical mechanisms and nanotechnology applications
- 27 Jul 2022
- Molecular understanding of protein misfolding and aggregation phenomena
- 1 Mar 2022
- Computational Modelling of Graphene Oxide and Amyloidogenic Protein Amylin
- 19 Oct 2020
- Atomistic Insights into the Effects of Electromagnetic Field on Amyloidogenic Peptides
- 21 Jul 2014
- In silico explorations of gold-biomolecule interactions for the engineering of biomedical gold nanomaterials
- 4 Mar 2013
Teaching interests
Computational modelling of biological molecules (peptides, proteins, membranes) in various environments and conditions (pH, lipids, mutations, nanoparticles) and investigating their folding, misfolding and aggregation behaviour.
Research interests
Fundamental understanding of the structure and function of biomolecules and nanomaterials using computer modelling simulations.
