MrsNguyen Nguyen Le Thao

Nguyen Le Thao Nguyen is an Associate Research Fellow at Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM). She is deeply passionate about sustainability and dedicated to advancing the field through the development of next‑generation materials that minimise environmental impact and support a circular economy. Nguyen holds a Master’s degree in Nanotechnology from Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea, and completed her PhD in Engineering at Deakin University in 2024, focusing on bio-based precursors for carbon fibre production.

Her research spans fibre production via wet spinning, advancing sustainable approaches for the development of high-performance carbon fibre. She has contributed to collaborative projects with industry partners, driving innovation from the laboratory to real-world applications.

Nguyen is skilled in a wide range of advanced materials characterisation techniques, including: 

• Australia Synchroton- Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)/ Wide Angle Scattering (SAXS) analysis
• Mechanical tester- Tensile/Compression
• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
• Micro-compressive (FIB-Quanta 3D)
• Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
• Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
• Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), 
• Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
• X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
• Raman spectroscopy
• Spectrophotometry
• Rheological Analysis
• Electrical Properties
• Energy Consumption

Currently, she is contributing to the development of new carbon fibres with intermediate mechanical properties, as well as integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) tools to revolutionise processing and accelerate the advancement of sustainable carbon fibre technologies.