Researcher

Professor Richard David Tilley

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Biography

Professor Richard Tilley is the Director of Electron Microscope Unit at UNSW. His research is focused on the solution synthesis of nanoparticles for applications ranging from catalysis to biomedical imaging. He graduated with a Masters of Chemistry from Oxford University and did his PhD in the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK, after which he was a Postdoctoral Fellow for two years at the Toshiba basic R&D Center, Japan. He...view more

Professor Richard Tilley is the Director of Electron Microscope Unit at UNSW. His research is focused on the solution synthesis of nanoparticles for applications ranging from catalysis to biomedical imaging. He graduated with a Masters of Chemistry from Oxford University and did his PhD in the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK, after which he was a Postdoctoral Fellow for two years at the Toshiba basic R&D Center, Japan. He spent 10 years in New Zealand in the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington and became Deputy Head of School and an Associate Professor. He was also a Principle Investigator in the MacDiarmid Institute. In 2015 he joined the University of New south Wales as Director of the Electron Microscope Unit and a Professor in the School of Chemistry.


My Research Activities

Research Interests

Research into the synthesis of nanoparticles with a range of applications including MRI contrast agents, catalysts and solar cells. Characterization of nanoparticle sizes, shapes.

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Location

Electron Microscope Unit:

Basement
Chemical Sciences Building (F10)
Kensington UNSW Sydney
NSW 2052

Email: r.tilley@unsw.edu.au

Contact

0432894886
+61 (2) 9385 6400