Researcher

Fields of Research (FoR)

Sensor Technology (Chemical aspects), Medical Biotechnology Diagnostics (incl. Biosensors), Electrochemistry

Biography

Dr Yanfang Wu is an emerging leader in the fields of sensor technology, electrochemistry, and nanotechnology in Australia and internationally. His research primarily focuses on developing advanced sensing technologies for analytical applications, with a particular focus on bioelectronic systems for disease diagnosis.

He has authored over 50 papers in high-impact journals, including Chem. Soc. Rev., Nat. Commun., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem....view more

Dr Yanfang Wu is an emerging leader in the fields of sensor technology, electrochemistry, and nanotechnology in Australia and internationally. His research primarily focuses on developing advanced sensing technologies for analytical applications, with a particular focus on bioelectronic systems for disease diagnosis.

He has authored over 50 papers in high-impact journals, including Chem. Soc. Rev., Nat. Commun., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. and Adv. Mater. His work has been cited more than 1900 times and his H-index (Google Scholar) is 21.

 

 


My Qualifications

  • PhD, UNSW Sydney

My Awards

  • 2023 Winner, Best Oral Presentation Award (sponsored by the journals Advanced Healthcare Materials and Advanced NanoBiomed Research) at the 13th International NanoMedicine Conference, Sydney, Australia, 19-21 June 2023
  • 2023 Winner, Australian Centre for NanoMedicine Travel Award
  • 2021 Finalist, Metrohm-Electrochemistry Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Young Electrochemist in the Australia/New Zealand (Post-doctoral category)
  • 2021 First runner-up to the 2021 Biosensors and Bioelectronics Best Paper Award
  • 2019 Winner, Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Theses
  • 2019 Winner, Australian Centre for NanoMedicine Travel Award
  • 2018 Recipient, UNSW Science PhD Writing Scholarship
  • 2018 Outstanding Reviewer for Q1 journal, Sensors and Actuator: B. Chemical
  • 2017 Outstanding Reviewer for Q1 journal, Electrochimica Acta
  • 2014 Recipient, International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)

My Research Activities

Bioelectronic systems for disease diagnosis 

Single-molecule sensors for quantitative analysis

Micro-/nano-fabrication of sensor devices

Single-particle collision electrochemistry

Paper-based analytical sensors for onsite testing

Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensors


My Research Supervision


Currently supervising

 

I have helped co-supervise 6 PhD students and 1 Honours student with 4 completions so far.

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