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 90 peer-reviewed articles, including 1 book, 7 book chapters and 70 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 (0912)
• Biomedical Engineering (0903)
• Civil Engineering (0905)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Basic Metal Products (8611)
• Fabricated Metal Products (8612)

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

• 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).
• Kannan M, Walter R, Yamamoto A, Khakbaz H and Blawert C (2018) Electrochemical surface engineering of magnesium metal by plasma electrolytic oxidation and calcium phosphate deposition: biocompatibility and in vitro degradation studies. RSC Advances, 8 (51). pp. 29189-29200
• Kazum O, Beladi H and Kannan M (2018) Hydrogen permeation in twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) steel. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43 (50). pp. 22685-22693
• Li L, Cui L, Zeng R, Li S, Chen X, Zheng Y and Kannan M (2018) Advances in functionalized polymer coatings on biodegradable magnesium alloys – a review. Acta Biomaterialia, 79. pp. 23-36
• Somasundaram S, Ionescu M and Mathan B (2018) Ion implantation of calcium and zinc in magnesium for biodegradable implant applications. Metals, 8 (1).
• Baloch A and Kannan M (2017) Electropolymerisation of aniline on AZ91 magnesium alloy: the effect of coating electrolyte corrosiveness. Metals, 7 (12).
• Kannan M and Ronan K (2017) Conversion of biowastes to biomaterial: an innovative waste management approach. Waste Management, 67. pp. 67-72
• Kannan M, Moore C, Saptarshi S, Somasundaram S, Rahuma M and Lopata A (2017) Biocompatibility and biodegradation studies of a commercial zinc alloy for temporary mini-implant applications. Scientific Reports, 7.
• Kannan M, Khakbaz H and Yamamoto A (2017) Understanding the influence of HEPES buffer concentration on the biodegradation of pure magnesium: an electrochemical study. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 197. pp. 47-56
• Kazum O and Kannan M (2017) Effect of cathodic hydrogen-charging current density on the hydrogen diffusivity in nanostructured bainitic steels. Materials Science and Technology, 33 (13). pp. 1548-1552
• Malekzadeh M, Sivakugan N, Kazum O and Mathan B (2017) Effect of polyaniline-coated galvanized steel electrodes on electrokinetic sedimentation of dredged mud slurries. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 54 (8). pp. 1150-1157
• Mazigi O, Kannan M, Xu J, Han-Cheol C and Qingsong Y (2017) Biocompatibility and degradation of a low elastic modulus Ti-35Nb-3Zr alloy: nanosurface engineering for enhanced degradation resistance. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 3 (4). pp. 509-517

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 94+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Bobby Mathan from 2003 onwards.

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Current

• Synthesis and performance characterisation of bifunctional catalyst for biodiesel production (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• Mechanisms of hydrogen-induced cracking in ultrahigh-strength steels (2018, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Enhanced degradation resistance of metallic magnesium using biocompatible coatings for implant applications (2015, Masters , Primary Advisor)
• Electrokinetic dewatering and consolidation of dredged marine sediments (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Understanding and improving the degradation behaviour of magnesium-based biomaterials (2016, 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)
• Enhancing the corrosion resistance of a commercial magnesium alloy using polyaniline coating (2018, Masters , Primary Advisor)

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