Dr Katia Bazaka ~ Adjunct Senior Research Fellow

Katia Bazaka holds an Australian Research Council – Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (2013 – 2015) to conduct research on functional nanobio coatings to enhance the biological performance of implantable materials. She received her PhD cum laude in 2012, MBA in 2009, and MEng in 2005.

Katia’s interests broadly include development of novel nanotechnologies that offer maximum efficiency at minimal environmental cost to facilitate sustainable societal and economic development. Where this issue is presently addressed by sustainable materials syntheses, designing bio-degradable products, and exploring sustainable energy sources, Katia’s goal is to apply green chemistry approaches across the entire life cycle of nanotech products, from design and nanomaterial synthesis to utilisation and disposal. Currently, Katia’s research focuses on the development of efficient methods that minimise the process steps and dramatically reduce the use of expensive and/or hazardous reagents to be applied to low-cost natural and waste sources to produce sophisticated, high-value nanomaterials with a wide range of applications.

Interests

Research

• Polymer thin films; Biomaterials; Antibacterial surfaces; Organic electronics; Biodegradable materials; Green chemistry; Non-equilibrium reactive chemistry; Plasma nanoscience; Nanobioscience; Material characterisation; In vitro material testing
• Reviewer for: American Journal of Infection Control; Biology; Future Microbiology; Mycoses; Journal of Microbial & Biochemical Technology; Materials Chemistry and Physics

Teaching

• Economics; Financial Management; Project Planning and Management

Research Disciplines

• Materials Engineering (0912)
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering (0906)
• Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry (0303)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing (8698)
• Health (9299)
• Environmentally Sustainable Information and Communication Services (8998)

Awards

• 2013 to 2015 - Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 2012 - Australian Institute for Nuclear Science and Engineering Gold Medal
• 2012 - James Cook University Medal for Excellence for Doctoral Research Thesis
• 2008 to 2012 - Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) Scholarship
• 2008 to 2012 - Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering Postgraduate Research Award
• 2011 - Inaugural Advanced Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre Student Prize for James Cook University
• 2009 to 2010 - Science and Innovation Award for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
• 2008 - Queensland Government Smart Women - Smart State Award

Fellowships

• 2013 - Endeavour Research Fellowship
• 2010 - Endeavour Research Fellowship

Memberships

• 2012 to 2013 - American Association for the Advancement of Science
• 2011 to 2013 - American Chemical Society
• 2008 to 2013 - ARC Australian Research Network of Advanced Materials
• 2008 to 2013 - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Other

• 2013 to 2014 - James Cook University Science and Engineering Faculty Grant "Novel polymer drug delivery devices"
• 2013 - James Cook University Collaboration Across Boundaries "Disposal of surgical waste using microwave pyrolysis "
• 2011 to 2012 - James Cook University Collaboration Across Boundaries “Antimicrobial and antifouling biomaterials from renewable sources by plasma polymerization”
• 2011 - James Cook University Graduate Research Scheme Postgraduate Grant "New organic antimicrobial and antifouling coatings"
• 2010 - James Cook University Graduate Research Scheme Postgraduate Grant "Fabrication of functional organic polymer materials"
• 2009 - James Cook University Graduate Research Scheme Postgraduate Grant "Fabrication of large area plasma polymerised non-synthetic polymer thin films"

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Kumar A, Al-Jumaili A, Prasad K, Bazaka K, Mulvey P, Warner J and Jacob M (2020) Pulse plasma deposition of Terpinen-4-ol: an insight into polymerization mechanism and enhanced antibacterial response of developed thin films. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 40, pp. 339-355, DOI:10.1007/s11090-019-10045-2.
• Al-Jumaili A, Kumar A, Bazaka K and Jacob M (2019) Electrically insulating plasma polymer/ZnO composite films. Materials, 12 (19), Article: 3099, DOI:10.3390/ma12193099.
• Al-Jumaili A, Mulvey P, Kumar A, Prasad K, Bazaka K, Warner J and Jacob M (2019) Eco-friendly nanocomposites derived from geranium oil and zinc oxide in one step approach. Scientific Reports, 9, Article: 5973, DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-42211-z.
• Alancherry S, Bazaka K and Jacob M (2018) RF plasma polymerization of orange oil and characterization of the polymer thin films. Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 26 (7), pp. 2925-2933, DOI:10.1007/s10924-018-1178-7.
• Al-Jumaili A, Kumar A, Bazaka K and Jacob M (2018) Plant secondary metabolite-derived polymers: a potential approach to develop antimicrobial films. Polymers, 10 (5), Article: 515, DOI:10.3390/polym10050515.
• Grant D, Siegele R, Bazaka K and Jacob M (2018) Formation of nanocrystalline and amorphous carbon by high fluence swift heavy ion irradiation of a plasma polymerized polyterpenol thin film precursor. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 135 (29), Article: 46498, DOI:10.1002/app.46498.
• Grant D, Bazaka K, Davies J, Banos C and Jacob M (2018) Organic bioelectronic plasma polymerised polyterpenol thin films: preservation of properties relevant to biomedical and organic electronic applications following exposure to sterilising doses of gamma radiation. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29 (1), pp. 801-812, DOI:10.1007/s10854-017-7975-2.
• Kumar A, Mills S, Bazaka K, Bajema N, Atkinson I and Jacob M (2018) Biodegradable optically transparent terpinen-4-ol thin films for marine antifouling applications. Surface and Coatings Technology, 349, pp. 426-433, DOI:10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.05.074.
• Kumar A, Grant D, Bazaka K and Jacob M (2018) Tailoring terpenoid plasma polymer properties by controlling the substrate temperature during PECVD. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 135 (5), Article: 45771, DOI:10.1002/app.45771.
• Al-Jumaili A, Alancherry S, Bazaka K and Jacob M (2017) The electrical properties of plasma-deposited thin films derived from pelargonium graveolens. Electronics, 6 (4), DOI:10.3390/electronics6040086.
• AL-Jumaili A, Bazaka K and Jacob M (2017) Retention of antibacterial activity in geranium plasma polymer thin films. Nanomaterials, 7 (9), Article: 270, pp. 1-22, DOI:10.3390/nano7090270.
• AL-Jumaili A, Alancherry S, Bazaka K and Jacob M (2017) Review on the antimicrobial properties of carbon nanostructures. Materials, 10 (9), pp. 1066-1052, DOI:10.3390/ma10091066.

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 60+ research outputs authored by Dr Katia Bazaka from 2009 onwards.

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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

• Development of carbon nanostructures from non-conventional resources (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Tailoring the properties of PECVD deposited terpinen-4ol thin films (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Synthesis and characterization of plasma polymer thin films from γ-terpinene for encapsulation of electronic devices (2015, PhD , Associate Advisor)
• Investigation into the Effects of Ionising Radiation on Plasma Polymer Monoterpene Alcohols for Applications in Organic Electronics (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Fabrication and characterization of antibacterial surfaces derived from geranium essential oil using PECVD (2019, PhD , Associate Advisor)

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