Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics Group

The Nanoscale Research Group (Nano) is a multidisciplinary research team within Western Sydney University, whose ultimate aim is to establish the University as an internationally recognised research group for molecular association, organisation and dynamics.

Professor William S. Price (Group Leader)
NMR and MRI studies of molecular dynamics
Professor Janice R. Aldrich-Wright
Cytotoxic and Anti-Bacterial agents
Associate Professor Gary R. Dennis
Polymer and Surface Chemistry
Professor Anne-Marie Hennessey
Preeclampsia
Dr Tim Stait-Gardner (NIF Fellow)
MRI and Quantum Physics
Dr Abhishek Gupta
MRI Contrast Agent Development
and NMR Relaxation
Dr Allan Torres
NMR and MRI
Dr Scott A. Willis (BMRF Manager)
Diffusion, Pulse Sequences and
Polymer Materials
Dr Gang Zheng
NMR Pulse Sequence Development
and Chemical Exchange
Associate National Member of the Nanoscale Research Group
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Affiliation to Western Sydney University

Research Interest
Prof. Michael Barton Ingham Institute, Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales MRI biomarkers of cancer
Prof. Bruce Cornell Surgical Diagnostics, Sydney NMR of biophysical systems
Prof. Yves De Deene Macquarie University MRI development
Prof. Peter Greer Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital MRI of cancer biomarkers
Prof. Paul Keall University of Sydney MRI contrast agent development
Prof. Scott Keogh Australian National University MRI of lizard brain development
Prof. Suzy Rogiers NSW Department of Primary Industries MRI of plant development and physiology
A/Prof. Jason Harper University of New South Wales Magnetic resonance studies of ionic liquids
A/Prof. Lois Holloway Ingham Institute MRI contrast agent development
A/Prof. Gary Liney Ingham Institute MRI contrast agent development
Dr Stephen Bosi University of New England MRI methods for electron density determination
Dr Jonathon Beves UNSW Applications of diffusion NMR to reaction monitoring
Dr Roger Bourne University of Sydney Diffusion MRI
Dr Abhirup Das UNSW MRI of the spine
Dr Paul De Souza University of Wollongong Cancer Clinician
Dr Trevor Hambley University of Sydney Metal Anticancer complexes
Dr James Hook UNSW NMR methodology
Dr Daniel Hoops McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada MRI of lizard brain development
Dr Trang Pham Ingham Institute, Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales MRI biomarkers of cancer
Dr Aditya Rayal UNSW NMR methodology
Dr Kieran Scott Ingham Institute Professor of Oncology
Dr Don Thomas UNSW NMR methodology
Dr Helen Xu UTS MRI contrast agents
Associate International Members
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Affiliation to Western Sydney University Research Interest
Prof. Yuichi Aihara Samsung R&D Institute Japan Conducting electrolyte systems
Prof. Patrick J. Bednarski Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universite, Germany Cell-line testing
Prof. A. Bolhuis University of Bath, UK Antibacterial testing
Prof. Peter Caravan A. A. Martinos Centre, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA MRI contrast agents
Prof. Kavita Dorai Ind Inst Sci Edn & Res (IISER) Mohali, India NMR theory
Prof. Martin Guest Waseda Univ., Japan Topology
Prof. Masaya Ishikawa University of Tokyo, Japan MRI studies of freezing injury in plants
Prof. Danuta Kruk University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland NMR relaxation theory
Prof. Shingo Matsukawa Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan Applications of NMR diffusometry to biological and chemical systems
Prof. Alison Rodgers University of Warwick, UK Biophysical chemistry, circular and linear dichroism
Prof. Olle Söderman University of Lund, Sweden NMR diffusion measurements and surfactants
Prof. Peter Stilbs Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden NMR diffusion measurements and physical chemistry
Prof. Yitzhak Tor University of California, San Diego, USA Organic chemistry
Prof. Sergey Traytak Sholokhov Moscow State University for the Humanities, Russia Diffusion controlled reactions
Asst. Prof. Tom Brenner Sophia University, Japan NMR pulse sequence development
Dr Eric Gale A. A. Martinos Centre, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA MRI contrast agents
Dr Jeroen Goos Karolinska Institute, Sweden MRI contrast agents
Dr Dennis Hwang Academia Sinica, Taiwan Taiwan MRI contrast agent development
Dr Michael J. Tilby University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK Cancer
Dr Nirbhay Yadav Johns Hopkins University, USA CEST MRI