Bobby Mathan's research interests include electrochemical engineering, biomaterials, corrosion, wastewater treatment, environment-assisted cracking, polymer coatings and failure analysis of engineering materials. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, including 1 book, 7 book chapters and 80 journal papers.

Interests

Research

• Electrochemical Engineering
• Biomaterials
• Corrosion
• Wastewater Treatment

Experience

• 2015 to 2017 - Associate Professor, James Cook University (Australia)
• 2012 to 2014 - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Australia)
• 2010 to 2014 - Head of Chemical Engineering, James Cook University (Australia)
• 2012 to 2013 - JSPS Fellow/Visiting Scientist, National Institute for Materials Science (Japan)
• 2011 - Visiting Scientist, Chosun University (South Korea)
• 2009 to 2011 - Lecturer, James Cook University (Australia)
• 2006 to 2009 - Post-doctoral Fellow, Monash University (Australia)
• 2005 to 2006 - Helmholtz Postdoctoral Fellow, Helmholtz Research Centre (Germany)
• 2003 to 2004 - Visiting Scholar, University of Erlangen (Germany)

Research Disciplines

• Materials engineering (4016)
• Biomedical engineering (4003)
• Inorganic chemistry (3402)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Fabricated metal products (2407)

Awards

• 2016 - Australia-China Young Scientists Exchange Program
• 2013 - ACA Qld Young Corrosion Professional Award, Australia
• 2011 - Dean's Research Excellence Award, JCU
• 2005 - Best PhD Thesis Award, US-based NACE, India Section.
• 2005 - ICC Young Researcher Award, China

Fellowships

• 2013 - NIMS Fellowship, Japan
• 2012 - JSPS Invitation Fellowship, Japan
• 2011 - AKF-ECR Fellowship, South Korea
• 2005 to 2006 - Helmholtz Postdoctoral Fellowship, Germany
• 2003 to 2004 - DAAD Fellowship, Germany

Memberships

• 2013 - Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM)
• 2011 - Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
• 2011 - Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA)
• 2009 - Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (ASBTE)

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Journal Articles

• Wang J, Sun X, Song L, Kannan M, Zhang F, Cui L, Zou Y, Li S and Zeng R (in press) Corrosion resistance of Mg-Al-LDH steam coating on AZ80 Mg alloy: Effects of citric acid pretreatment and intermetallic compounds. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys,
• Cai L, Mei D, Zhang Z, Huang Y, Cui L, Guan S, Chen D, Kannan M, Zheng Y and Zeng R (2022) Advances in bioorganic molecules inspired degradation and surface modifications on Mg and its alloys. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 10 (3). pp. 670-688
• Kannan M, Rahuma M, Khakbaz H and Melchers R (2022) Antipsychotic drug waste: A potential corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in the oil and gas industry. Waste Management, 145. pp. 38-47
• Wang X, Lu G, Cui L, Liu C, Kannan M, Zhang F, Li S, Zou Y and Zeng R (2022) In vitro degradation and biocompatibility of vitamin C loaded Ca-P coating on a magnesium alloy for bioimplant applications. Corrosion Communications, 6. pp. 16-28
• Al-Saadi A, Mathan B and He Y (2020) Esterification and transesterification over SrO–ZnO/Al2O3 as a novel bifunctional catalyst for biodiesel production. Renewable Energy, 158. pp. 388-399
• Al-Saadi A, Mathan B and He Y (2020) Biodiesel production via simultaneous transesterification and esterification reactions over SrO-ZnO/Al2O3 as a bifunctional catalyst using high acidic waste cooking oil. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 162. pp. 238-248
• Zhang Z, Wang L, Zeng M, Zeng R, Kannan M, Lin C and Zheng Y (2020) Biodegradation behavior of micro-arc oxidation coating on magnesium alloy-from a protein perspective. Bioactive Materials, 5 (2). pp. 398-409
• Fan X, Huo Y, Li C, Kannan M, Chen X, Guan S, Zeng R and Ma Q (2019) Corrosion resistance of nanostructured magnesium hydroxide coating on magnesium alloy AZ31: influence of EDTA. Rare Metals, 38 (6). pp. 520-531
• Kazum O, Ionescu M, Beladi H and Kannan M (2019) Hydrogen depth profiles and microhardness of electrochemically hydrogen-charged nanostructured bainitic steels. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44 (26). pp. 14064-14069
• Li C, Fan X, Zeng R, Cui L, Li S, Zhang F, He Q, Kannan M, Jiang H, Chen D and Guan S (2019) Corrosion resistance of in-situ growth of nano-sized Mg(OH)₂ on micro-arc oxidized magnesium alloy AZ31—influence of EDTA. Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 35 (6). pp. 1088-1098
• Li C, Feng X, Fan X, Yu X, Yin Z, Kannan M, Chen X, Guan S, Zhang J and Zeng R (2019) Corrosion and wear resistance of micro-arc oxidation composite coatings on magnesium alloy AZ31 — the influence of inclusions of carbon spheres. Advanced Engineering Materials, 21 (9).
• Gummow R, Vamvounis G, Mathan M and He Y (2018) Calcium-ion batteries: current state-of-the-art and future perspectives. Advanced Materials, 30 (39).

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Completed

• Biodiesel production using a SrO-ZnO/Al?O? bifunctional heterogeneous catalyst (2021, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Enhancing the corrosion resistance of a commercial magnesium alloy using polyaniline coating (2018, Masters , Primary Advisor)
• Mechanisms of hydrogen-induced cracking in ultrahigh-strength steels (2018, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Cemented paste backfill modification using different types of binders and insight into its mechanical, micro-structure, and flow properties (2018, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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