Prof. of Chemistry and Nanotechnology
School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences
The Flinders University of South Australia
Adelaide
South Australia, 5001
Australia
PH: +61 (8) 82012005
Fax: +61 (8) 82013035
Email: Joe.Shapter@flinders.edu.au
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Background
Prof. Shapter is the deputy director of the South Australian
Research Facility (SARF) which is focused on microscopy and
microanalysis. SARF is one of the nodes of the Australian
Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Facility (AMMRF).
Prof. Shapter is also Director of the Centre of Expertise in
Energetic Materials (CEEM) which is a Flinders based centre
funded to examine novel aspects of energetic material
chemistry.
Prof. Shapter's group works in the areas of biosensors,
nanotubes and biological membranes. He has given invited
talks on his research in various universities and at international
conferences around the world. He is the co-author of 64
original articles in highly respected, peer-refereed
internationally renowned journals. He has been invited to
contribute book chapters on the use of nanotubes in the
biological arena and another chapter on nanotube treatments.
Prof. Shapter was the conference chair an SPIE conference on
Smart Materials, Nano- and Micro-Smart Systems held in
Adelaide in December 2006. He was a symposium chair for
the ARC Nanotechnology Network ICONN conferences held
in Brisbane in 2006 and Melbourne in 2008. He is also a
referee for several journals including top international journals
such as Journal of the American Chemical Society and
Nanotechnology.