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Associate ProfessorRangam Rajkhowa

Associate Professor

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

Orcid identifier0000-0002-6811-9126 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials
  • +61 3 522 73427 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    FEATURED
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    Chair Fiber Society Conference 2027 (opens in a new tab)⁠
    To be hosted by Deakin University
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  • BOOK EDITORSHIP
    FEATURED
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    Science and Technology of Silkworm Sericin (Elsevier)
    Edited by Sabu Thomas, Sneha Sabu Mathew, Hanna J. Maria, and Rangam Rajkhowa
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    FEATURED
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    Anthem Award (Gold) in NYC for Perpetual Pigment Project that I am leading (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2024
    In the Sustainability, Environment & Climate category by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Selected from over 2,000 submissions across 44 countries for global impact in social innovation.
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  • PROFESSIONAL PROJECT
    FEATURED
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    Perpetual Pigment at London Design Exibition
    14 Sep 2026 - 21 Aug 2026
  • PROFESSIONAL PROJECT
    FEATURED
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    Perpetual Pigment Exibition at Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne Exhibition France
    20 May 2025 - 25 May 2025
  • PROFESSIONAL PROJECT
    FEATURED
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    Indigeous arts at Geelong Design Show 2023 (opens in a new tab)⁠
    Indigenous Artists Displayed Art works created from Perpetual Pigments
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  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    Closely Associated with International Sericulture Commission
  • FELLOWSHIP
    2018 Australian Academy of Science AISRF Mid Career Research Fellowship
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Australian Academy of Science Australia India Early Career Research Fellowship
  • JOURNAL REVIEWING / REFEREEING
    Regular reviewer for more than 40 journals including Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Applied Interfaces, Biomacromolecules, and ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyfAj6W4XlY
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    https://globalchangeaward.com/winners/denim-dyed-denim/
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/media-releases/articles/denim-goes-green-thanks-to-deakin-innovation
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    http://creativebharat.com/six-new-deakin-university-research-projects-to-benefit-india/
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2019 Deakin Vice Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Industry and Employer Partnerships (as part of ARC ITRH team)
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2019 Deakin Vice Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Industry and Employer Partnerships (as part of ARC ITRH team)
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2017 H&M Foundation Global Change Award 2017 for Denim Dyed Denim
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2018 Australian Academy of Science AISRF Mid Career Research Fellowship 2
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2013 Australan Academy of Science AISRF Early Career Research Fellowship
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2008 Australian Nuclear Science and Engineering Post Graduate Award
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2006 Endeavour International Post Graduate Research Scholarship, Department of Education Science and Technology, Australia,
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    Travel Awards from Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, Australian Research Network for Advanced Materials, and Australsian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Perpetual Pigment was exhibited at UNESCO International Design Biennale (France, 2025)
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    2018 Australian Academy of Science AISRF Mid Career Research Fellowship
  • CAREER HIGHLIGHT
    2017 H&M Foundation Global Change Award 2017 for Denim Dyed Denim