Professor Gary Bryant
Head of Department & Associate Dean, Physics
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College: School of Science
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Department: School of Science
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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gary.bryant@rmit.edu.au
About
Gary Bryant is Head of Physics & Associate Dean in the School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He graduated with a PhD from the University of New South Wales in 1991. He was awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship at RWTH Aachen (Germany), before pursuing further postdoctoral research at the École Normale Supérieure Paris (France) and the University of South Australia. He commenced an ongoing position at RMIT in 1996. He has extensive international collaborations and has been a visiting researcher in the US, Germany, France and the UK.
Research fields
- 510405 Soft condensed matter
- 340603 Colloid and surface chemistry
- 510501 Biological physics
Academic positions
- Associate Dean (Physics)
- RMIT University
- Physics
- Melbourne, Australia
- 18 Sep 2019 – Present
- Director
- RMIT University
- Centre for Molecular & Nanoscale Physics (NanoPhys)
- Melbourne, Australia
- 2012 – 2019
- Associate Dean (HDR)
- RMIT University
- School of Applied Science/Science
- Melbourne, Australia
- 2011 – 2019
- Professor
- RMIT University
- Physics, School of Science
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2010 – Present
- Visiting Scientist
- University of Edinburgh
- Physics
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- 1 Jul 2007 – 31 Dec 2007
- Visiting Scientist
- École Normale Supérieure
- Statistical Physics
- Paris, France
- 1 Jul 2002 – 31 Jul 2002
- Associate Professor
- RMIT University
- Applied Physics
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2002 – 31 Dec 2009
- Senior Lecturer
- RMIT University
- Applied Physics
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 1999 – 31 Dec 2001
- Lecturer
- RMIT University
- Applied Physics
- Melbourne, Australia
- 6 Jan 1996 – 31 Dec 1998
- Postdoctoral Research Associate
- University of South Australia
- Applied Physics
- Adelaide, Australia
- 1 Jan 1994 – 31 Dec 1995
- Visiting Scientist
- École Normale Supérieure
- Statistique Physique
- Paris, France
- 1 Jul 1993 – 31 Dec 1993
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellow
- RWTH Aachen University
- Helmholtz Institut für Biomediziniche Technik
- Aachen, Germany
- 1 Jan 1993 – 30 Jun 1994
Supervisor projects
- Design and Development of Eutectogels for Antimicrobial Delivery and Advanced Wound Care Applications
- 15 Jul 2025
- Evolution of local climate records: local variations on global trends
- 1 Apr 2025
- Improved sperm motility following cryopreservation: a multi-species study
- 18 Feb 2025
- Improved cryopreservation of cells and tissues
- 1 Mar 2024
- Light scattering characterisation of platelets for improved cold and cryo storage
- 2 Oct 2023
- Investigation of The Solvation Properties of Ionic Solvents Using Scattering Techniques
- 20 Jul 2023
- Impact of Solvent on Crystal Structure of Nucleic Acid Encapsulated Polymorphic Zeolitic Imidazole Framework and Bioactivity
- 1 Mar 2023
- Understanding the Microstructural Origin of TwoStep Yielding in Repulsion Dominated Colloidal Suspensions
- 1 Feb 2023
- Nanomaterial Interactions with Model Cell Membranes
- 2 Dec 2022
- New techniques for the characterization of non-spherical nanoparticles using light scattering, differential dynamic microscopy and small angle scattering
- 18 Nov 2021
- Characterization of Non-spherical Nanoparticles Using Scattering Techniques
- 18 Feb 2021
- Neutron and X-ray characterisation of Lunar and Martian minerals
- 15 Dec 2020
- Differential Dynamic Microscopy Studies of Bacterial Motility
- 7 Oct 2020
- Understanding and controlling the formation of photonic crystals from polydisperse colloidal systems
- 10 Dec 2019
- Building Phase Field Simulations to Investigate Cryoprotectant Properties
- 12 Dec 2018
- Characterization of Nanodiamonds and Their Aggregates in Suspension
- 14 Sep 2018
- Dynamics in Charged Colloidal Suspensions near the Freezing Point
- 25 Jul 2016
- Biophysical Investigation of Novel Cryoprotectants
- 29 Feb 2016
- Investigation of Crystallisation Inhibitors through Molecular Dynamics Simulation Submitted and completed via Equella
- 29 Aug 2014
- The effect of dimethylsulphoxide on the phase behaviour of model lipid membranes using small angle scattering
- 4 Mar 2013
- Differential Dynamic Microscopy and Dynamic Light Scattering Studies of Challenging Colloidal Suspensions
- 28 Feb 2011
Teaching interests
Gary has taught across a wide range of physics and related sciences, including Astrophysics, Nanotechnology, Biophysics and Soft Matter Sciences
Research interests
Gary's research interests are in the application of Light, Neutron and X-ray Scattering techniques to problems in biological physics and soft matter. Particular interests include: the biology of extreme environments – in particular cryobiology and desiccation; fundamental studies of complex colloidal suspensions; and the study of dynamics of particles and motile organisms.
