Associate ProfessorRobert Kerr

Associate Professor

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials

  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials
  • +61 3 924 45628 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Materials science and electrochemistry
Battery materials, device prototyping and manufacturing
Energy storage systems

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Accelerating the Commercial Readiness of Element Zero's Low-emission Silicon
    1 Apr 2026 - 30 Sep 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Element Zero Pty Ltd - $182,626.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Stream 3 Carbon Products from Biochar
    5 May 2025 - 31 May 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Barwon Water - $290,844.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Sovereign Advanced Battery (SABRE)
    30 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Calix Limited - $4,994,938.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Recovery of critical and high-tech minerals from legacy mine materials: Part 2 Value metals and REE in recovery.
    15 May 2023 - 1 Jun 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    EcoTech Minerals Pty Ltd - $104,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Sicona Proposal: Mixing, Electrode Coating, Cell Assembly and Testing of Sicona Anode Material.
    3 May 2023 - 31 Mar 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Sicona Battery Technologies Pty Ltd - $113,833.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Sicona Electrolyte Project Work Schedule 1 (as part of the Deakin - Sicona Research Framework Agreement).
    1 Mar 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    Sicona Battery Technologies Pty Ltd - $27,600.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Future Electrolyte Systems
    3 Dec 2020 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Future Battery Industries CRC - 024 - $2,088,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Research Hub for Microrecycling of battery and consumer wastes
    27 Aug 2020 - 26 Aug 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Sahajwalla V,
    • Giurco D,
    • Bhattacharya S,
    • O'Mullane A,
    • Tricoli A
    ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs - IH190100009 - $100,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Training Centre for Future Energy Storage Technologies
    1 Jun 2019 - 5 May 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Defence - $30,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Training Centre for Future Energy Storage Technologies
    6 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres - IC180100049 - $4,429,730.55
  • GRANT
    ARC Training Centre for Future Energy Storage Technologies
    6 May 2019 - 5 May 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Calix Limited - $280,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Training Centre for Future Energy Storage Technologies
    6 May 2019 - 5 May 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    SupraG Energy
  • GRANT
    ARC Training Centre for Future Energy Storage Technologies
    6 May 2019 - 5 May 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Sensorplex Pty Ltd - $9,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Training Centre for Future Energy Storage Technologies
    6 May 2019 - 5 May 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Ionic Industries Ltd - $35,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Training Centre for Future Energy Storage Technologies
    6 May 2019 - 5 May 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Sentek Pty Ltd - $6,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Training Centre for Future Energy Storage Technologies
    6 May 2019 - 5 May 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Sicona Battery Technologies Pty Ltd - $70,000.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Training Centre for Future Energy Storage Technologies
    6 May 2019 - 5 May 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    SupraG International PTY LTD - $100,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    The CRC-P for Advanced Hybrid Batteries
    26 Mar 2018 - 30 Jun 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Projects Program, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. - $3,000,000.00