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Associate ProfessorWill Gates

Associate Professor, Research

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

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  • Associate Professor, Research
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials
  • +61 3 924 68373 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

TEACHING EXPERTISE

A/Prof Gates supervises and mentors a number of PhD research candidates and participates in multiple research projects undertaken by students..

He imparts his expertice in getotechniques, geochemistry, the application of various research instrumentation to the study of poorly crystalline minerals and materials (e,g,, FTIR, TGA, XRD, INS, XAS) and wet-chemical methods (acid digestion, titrations) as part of PhD training.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Combined Effect of Chloride Penetration and Carbonation on Low Carbon Cement Mixes
    Oluwatosin Babatola - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Microplastics in landfills and surrounding environments: towards safe containment
    Joseph Acquah - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    E-Waste : Emerging Contaminants
    Amoluck Eluri - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Impact of waste resource recycling on environmental pollution
    Hasanthi Kosgahakumbure - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Cellular Lightweight Concrete Incorporating Low-Carbon and Waste Materials
    Akorede John Adese - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    A digital electromechanical system for measurement of soil bulk density
    Ahmed Abed Gatea - School of Engineering - 2021
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Time-Dependent Diffusion of Chloride through Cement Pastes: Effect of Pore Structure and Chloride-Cement Interaction
    Jahidul Islam - Institute for Frontier Materials - 2020
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Developing a Smart Reinforced Concrete Infrastructure for Monitoring Durability
    Seyyed Sobhan Hosseini - Institute for Frontier Materials - 2021
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Electrochemical Pressure Solution: On its Mechanism and Possible Applications
    Kilian Fraysse - Institute for Frontier Materials - 2023
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Alternative Resources for Low Embodied Carbon Cements in a Circular Economy
    Prateek Kumar Sharma - Institute for Frontier Materials - 2026
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Potential for Australian Bentonite and Plasterboard Waste for Limestone Calcined Clay Cement
    Munib Ul Rehman - Institute for Frontier Materials - 2025
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Thermoelectric Concretes Harvesting Energy for a Sustainable Future
    Carlos Mario Espinal Zapata - Institute for Frontier Materials - 2024