A/Prof Bobby Mathan ~ Adjunct Associate Professor
College of Science & Engineering
- About
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- Interests
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- Research
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- Electrochemical Engineering
- Biomaterials
- Corrosion
- Wastewater Treatment
- Experience
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- 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
- Socio-Economic Objectives
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.
- Honours
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- Awards
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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)
- Publications
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- Journal Articles
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- 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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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 105+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Bobby Mathan from 2003 onwards.
- Current Funding
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Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.
Australian Research Council - Discovery - Projects
Microbiological and abiotic marine corrosion of steel in particulate media
- Indicative Funding
- $77,583 over 3 years (administered by University of Newcastle)
- Summary
- This project considers the complex interfacial physicochemical interaction between structural steel and inert particles in marine environments, including microbial growth influences. It will use novel field-testing and also electrochemical laboratory experiments to increase scientific understanding of the short and long-term corrosion processes. Mathematical models to predict likely corrosion loss and pitting, based on physicochemical corrosion principles, will be developed from the data and other observations. Such models increasingly are required in industry for the safety and reliability management of major infrastructure often not protected against corrosion, including offshore energy systems, coastal structures and buried pipelines.
- Investigators
- Robert Melchers, Igor Chaves and Bobby Mathan (The University of Newcastle and College of Science & Engineering)
- Keywords
- mild steel; Corrosion; particles
- Supervision
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Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.
These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.
- Completed
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- 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)
- Collaboration
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