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Bradley R. Smith
6-313, Department of Physics
The University of Queensland
St Lucia, QLD, 4072
office: +61 7 334697297
fax: +61 7 3365 1242
bsmith[at]physics.uq.edu.au
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PhD Graduate, Optical Nanoprobe Laboratory
Department of Physics and Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia)
Project: Application of luminescent diamond nanocrystals to intracellular optical imaging
Accepted thesis: download (8.8MB, 133 page pdf)
Supervisors: Taras Plakhotnik (School of Mathematics and Physics),
Aleksander Rakic (School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering)
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2006 - December 2010 |
Education |
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Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical), Hons 1st class.
University of Queensland |
2001 - 2005 |
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- B. R. Smith, D. Gruber, and T. Plakhotnik, The effects of surface oxidation on luminescence of nano diamonds. Diamond and Related Materials, 2010. 19(4):314-318.
- B. R. Smith, D.W. Inglis, B.Sandnes, J.R. Rabeau, A.V. Zvyagin, D. Gruber, C.J. Noble, R. Vogel, E. Osawa, T. Plakhotnik. Five-nanometer diamond with luminescent nitrogen-vacancy defect centers,
Small, 2009, 10.1002/smll.200801802. Link to full text.
- B. R. Smith, M. Niebert, T. Plakhotnik, A.V. Zvyagin. Transfection and Imaging of Diamond Nanocrystals as Scattering Optical Labels, Journal of Luminescence, 2007, 127, 260. Full Text
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Presentations |
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- B. R. Smith1, D. Gruber, D. Inglis, J. Rabeau, A. Zvyagin, T. Plakhotnik. Luminescent Detonation Nanodiamond, 21st International Congress on Optics,Syndey, Australia, 2008. Oral Presentation. Abstract
- B. Smith, T. Plakhotnik, M. Niebert, A. Zvyagin. Nanodiamonds as Optical Labels for Biological Imaging, Australian Institute of Physics Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 2006. Oral Presentation.
- B. R. Smith, M. Niebert, T. Plakhotnik, A.V. Zvyagin. Novel Optical Scattering Labels Based on Diamond Nanocrystals for Cellular Imaging, Focus on Microscopy, Perth, Australia, 2006. Abstract
- B. R. Smith, M. Niebert, T. Plakhotnik, A.V. Zvyagin. Novel optical scattering and luminescent labels based on diamond nanocrystals for cellular imaging, Ninth International Conference on Hole Burning, Single Molecule and Related Spectroscopies, Aussois, France, 2006
- B. R. Smith, M. Niebert, T. Plakhotnik, A.V. Zvyagin. Transfection and Imaging of Diamond Nanocrystals as Optical Scattering Labels, International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Santa Barbara, USA, 2006
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Awards
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- Best Student Presentation, 21st ICO Congress, Sydney, Australia, 2008.Image
- Best Poster Prize, 4th Fluorescence Applications in Biological and Life Sciences Workshop, Brisbane, Australia, 2008. Image
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Experience
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| Lab Tutor: PHYS1002 Electromagnetism, Optics and Special Relativity
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2009
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| Tutor: PHYS2810 Electronics and Circuit Theory
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2007, 2008
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| Assistant project manager for Clifton Coney Group, Brisbane
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2005
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Other Interests
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Climate Change and Sustainability Activism:
- Member of Six Degrees coal and climate change campaign.(link)
- Member of Friends of the Earth Brisbane (link)
- Member of the Australian Student Environment Network (link)
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Sport and fitness:
- Member of the UQ Kung-Fu club, 2009 (link)
- Represented Australia on Beach Volleyball World Tour. 2007, 2005 (blog)
- Member of Australian Junior Volleyball Team, 2001-2003
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updated 22nd August, 2010
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