Sean Collins

2011-present: PhD Chemistry, University of Melbourne

PhD topic: Plasmonic devices

Supervisor: Professor Paul Mulvaney

Previous education and research:

2006-2010:

Victoria University of Wellington

Bachelor of Science and Technology

(Advanced Materials).

Honours Dissertation:

“Solution phase synthesis and characterisation of titanium disulfide nanostructures” (Colloidal synthesis of inorganic fullerene nanoparticles and hollow spheres of titanium disulfide, S.Prabakar, S. Collins, B. Northover and R. D. Tilley, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 439-441). Supervisor: AProf Richard Tilley.

2010/2011:

University of Canterbury

Summer scholar research project on probing excited states of lanthanide materials with laser excitation.

Supervisors: AProf. Mike Reid and Prof. Roger Reeves.

2009/2010:

Australian National University

Summer scholar research project on dielectric ceramics synthesis and characterisation.

Supervisor: Prof. Ray Withers and Dr Yun Liu.

Hobbies and interests:

Listening to music, swimming, surf lifesaving, kayaking, surfing, cycling, watching rugby, technology, reading, wildlife.

Contact email: s.collins3@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au