DrQiran Cai

Research Fellow - DECRA

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

  • Research Fellow - DECRA
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

TEACHING EXPERTISE

I contribute to postgraduate teaching in SLE706 Nanobiotechnology, delivering practical classes on nanomaterial synthesis, biosensing, advanced characterisation techniques, and experimental research skills. My teaching received a 100% overall student satisfaction rating, and our teaching team received the 2025 Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Teaching Excellence Award. I have supervised two PhD students to successful completion and currently supervise two PhD candidates, supporting career development in both industry and academia.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    Guest Lecturer – SLE706 Nanobiotechnology
    Invited to deliver laboratory classes for the postgraduate unit SLE706 Nanobiotechnology, teaching three laboratory modules across nine class sessions.
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Conversion of CO2 into value added products using mechanochemistry.
    Joel Saji - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Intelligent Design and Analysis of Battery Systems
    Yi Zhu - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Synthesis and performance of single atom catalyst for Li-O2 batteries
    Bilal Ahmad - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Thermal Conductive Materials Based on Nano-scaled Boron Nitride Materials
    Hongbo Jiang - Institute for Frontier Materials - 2023