ProfessorTiff Walsh

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

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

* Materials modelling of bio/nano interfaces, principally at the molecular level, to make connections between molecular scale details and macroscopic properties.
* Development of efficient molecular simulation approaches for the meaningful study of self-assembly of large biomolecules and their structure-function relationships.
* Application of these approaches to investigate problems ranging from the directed biomolecule-mediated assembly of inorganic nanoparticles, through to modeling the mechanical response of keratin fibres in skin in the presence of molecular additives.

Projects
Currently Funded Projects:
1. Mapping, Modelling, and Manipulating Graphene Oxide Interfaces. Funded by the Australian Research Council.(2019-2021)
2. Developing a Microkinetic Model for Mineral Wool Dissolution, Funded by Rockwool Group (2019-2021)
3. Peptide-driven Exfoliation and Organization of Multi-compositional 2D Nanomaterials. Funded by the US Air Force Office for Scientific Research (2018-2021).
4. Optimization of Carbon Fiber Surfaces for Advanced Composites. Funded by the US Office for Naval Research (2018-2020).
5. Interfacial Design for High Performance Carbon Fibre Polymer Composites. Funded by the Australian Research Council.(2018-2020)
6. Investigation of membrane-mediated structures relevant to the Factor X-ase complex via molecular simulations. Funded by CSL Ltd. (2017-2019)

Past Projects:
1. Integration of Experiment and Modelling to Advance Biosensor Design based on Conformational Switching of Surface-Adsorbed Nucleic Acids. Funded by the Asian Office of Aerospace Research & Development (AFOSR Tokyo Office), (2016-2018).
2. Bioinspired Interfaces for Improved Carbon Fibre Composite Performance. Funded by the Australian Research Council.(2014-2016)
3. Molecular Simulations of Blood Protein Therapeutics. Consultancy, funded by CSL Ltd. (2015-2016).
4. Bio-nanocombinatorics to Achieve Precisely-Assembled Multicomponent, Functional Hybrid Nanomaterials. Grant #FA9550-12-1-0226. Funded by the Air Force Office for Scientific Research (U.S.A). (2012-2017)
5. Aiding Developments in Advanced Materials. Funded by veski. (2012-2015)
6. Modelling the Elastic and Barrier Properties of Skin: Investigation of Keratin Self-Organization at the Molecular Level. Funded by Unilever R&D, Port Sunlight, UK. (2011-2014)

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Stimuli-responsive nanofibrous composites for antibacterial applications
    1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP260100975 - $713,661.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Hydrogen Upskilling for Engineers
    31 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Engineering Education Australia - $632,055.60
  • GRANT
    Stimuli-Responsive Assembly Proteins (StRAPs) for Hierarchical and Reconfigurable Organization of Inorganic Nanomaterials
    1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Knecht M,
    • Walsh T
    The United States Army Research Office - W911NF-23-1-0365 - $311,445.56
  • GRANT
    Programming Resilin Assembly using Materials-Binding peptides for Bioinspired Resilient Elastometric Materials of Precise Morpholiges
    1 Jun 2023 - 31 May 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Knecht M,
    • Walsh T
    Air Force Office of Scientific Research United States of America - FA9550-23-1-0253 - $301,440.20
  • GRANT
    Nanoscale Biosensing Devices: Fundamental Insight on the Sensing Mechanism
    22 Mar 2023 - 21 Mar 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Tiff Walsh
    Air Force Office of Scientific Research United States of America - 23IOA020 - $235,866.00
  • GRANT
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC) for Facilitated Advancement of Australia's Bioactives (FAAB)
    3 Feb 2022 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres - IC210100040 - $238,090.00
  • GRANT
    A design-led approach for multifunctional composites
    1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP220100130 - $317,442.00
  • GRANT
    The Extreme-Scale Electronic Structure System (EXESS): Protecting the Chemistry of Nanomaterial Interfaces
    29 Apr 2021 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Barca G,
    • Walsh T
    2-2 DESE - NCRIS - Pawsey Supercomputing Centre - $58,194.00
  • GRANT
    Mapping, modelling and manipulating graphene oxide
    1 Jan 2019 - 21 Mar 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Walsh T,
    • Wilson N,
    • Rourke J
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP190103273 - $343,229.66
  • GRANT
    Peptide-driven exfoliation and organization of multi-compositional 2D nanomaterials
    21 Oct 2018 - 31 Jul 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Walsh T,
    • Knecht M
    Air Force Office of Scientific Research United States of America - 18RT0299 - $97,152.00
  • GRANT
    Interfacial Design for High Performance Carbon Fibre Polymer Composites
    1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP180100094 - $217,148.82
  • GRANT
    Optimization of Carbon Fiber Surfaces for Advanced Composites
    28 Nov 2017 - 9 Nov 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    ONR USA Grant - Research - Office of Naval Research USA - N62909-18-1-2024 - $551,455.53
  • GRANT
    Investigation of membrane-mediated structures relevant to the Factor X-ase complex via molecular simulations
    27 Mar 2017 - 26 Mar 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Walsh T,
    • Pandya V
    CSL Limited - $25,454.53
  • GRANT
    Integration of Experiment and Modelling to Advance Biosensor Design based on Conformational Switching of Surface-Adsorbed Nucleic Acids
    25 Oct 2016 - 27 Oct 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Tiff Walsh
    Air Force Office of Scientific Research United States of America - WOS-162154 - $2,827.79
  • GRANT
    Integration of Experiment and Modelling to Advance Biosensor Design based on Conformational Switching of Surface-Adsorbed Nucleic Acids
    1 Aug 2016 - 7 Jan 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Tiff Walsh
    Air Force Office of Scientific Research United States of America - 16IOA053 - $126,791.67
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Molecular Simulation of Interactions between von Willebrand Factor and Factor VIII
    30 Mar 2015 - 30 Sep 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Tiff Walsh
    CSL Limited - $20,000.00
  • GRANT
    Bioinspired interfaces for improved carbon fibre composite performance
    30 May 2014 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP140100165 - $409,119.90
  • GRANT
    Bio-nanocombinatorics to Achieve Precisely-Assembled Multicomponent, Functional Hybrid Nanomaterials
    1 May 2012 - 30 Apr 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Prasad P,
    • Walsh T
    Air Force Office of Scientific Research United States of America - 4040-0001 - $574,235.72
  • GRANT
    Underpinning Development in Advanced Materials with Molecular Simulation
    1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Tiff Walsh
    VESKI Victorian Endowment for Science Knowledge and Innovation - VIF15 - $150,000.00