Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200101788

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE200101788

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Advanced Macromolecular Architecture via Selenium. The overarching aim of this project is to drastically expand the scale and scope of selenium-based macromolecular chemistry via safe, odor-free multicomponent reactions utilising elemental selenium. This project will develop new methods and techniques in drastically reducing the cost while increasing worker and environmental safety of industrial elastomers such as Spandex. Next the project will exploit selenium's sensitivity to ozonolysis to design a new instrument capable of extreme precision in monitoring oxidative damage in polymeric materials. Finally, selenium's unique reactivity will lend itself towards the next generation of smart materials which will be capable of completely reorganizing their structure down to the molecular level.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 14-03-2020

End Date: 31-12-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $415,498.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Synthesis of Materials | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry not elsewhere classified | Chemical Characterisation of Materials

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Organic Industrial Chemicals (excl. Resins, Rubber and Plastics) | Plastics in Primary Forms |

Other Keywords

Chemical Characterisation of Materials | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry not elsewhere classified | Organic Industrial Chemicals (excl. Resins, Rubber and Plastics) | Plastics in Primary Forms | Synthesis of Materials

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