Research Coordinator, Head of Laboratory Operations
Our Team
Dr. Laura Delafresnaye
QUT Contact Details
- P803-11, P Block, Level 8, Gardens Point Campus
mailto:laura.delafresnaye@qut.edu.au
Brief Curriculum Vitae
Brief Curriculum Vitae
| Since 12/2019 | Research Coordinator to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research & Innovation (DVCRI), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane |
| since 03/17 | Postdoctoral fellow / Head of the laboratory operations under the supervision of Prof. Barner-Kowollik, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane |
| 01/13 – 12/15 | Ph.D. studies in Chemistry under the supervision of Dr. Elodie Bourgeat-Lami and Dr. Muriel Lansalot at the Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymers & Processes (C2P2), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France. Fellowship from Solvay High Barrier Polymers: Synthesis of polymer/clay nanocomposites film-forming latexes for oxygen and water vapour films |
| 02/12 – 08/12 | M.Sc. Internship under the supervision of Prof. Bernadette Charleux, Dr. Franck D’Agosto and Muriel Lansalot at the Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymers & Processes (C2P2), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France: Synthesis of amphiphilic block copolymers with poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) and poly(vinyl acetate) via RAFT/MADIX polymerization in aqueous emulsion |
| 07/10- 07/11 | Industrial internship as a chemist engineer at Bluestar Silicones, Barcelona, Spain: Development of cosmetic formulation, elastomers and polyurethane foam containing silicone |
| 05/10 – 06/10 | Bachelor internship under the supervision of Dr. Franck D’Agosto and Dr. Christophe Boisson at the Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymers & Processes (C2P2), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France: Synthesis of functional polyethylenes for subsequent click chemistries and CRP techniques (RAFT, NMP) |
| 2011-2012 | Master degree in Chemistry and Innovating Materials, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France |
| 2008-2012 | Graduate Engineering School (Major in Chemistry & Chemical Engineering); Ecole Supérieure de Chimie, Physique, Electronique de Lyon (ESCPE Lyon), France |
| 2006-2008 | Classes Préparatoires CPE Lyon, Institution des Chartreux, Lyon, France; Intensive university-level classes, in preparation for direct entry to ESCPE Lyon |
Research Interests and Opportunities
Advanced Synthetic Tools
- Advanced Light-Induced Reactions, λ-Orthogonal Photochemistry for Macromolecular Design
- Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization (RDRP)
- Step-growth Polymerization
- Photoinduced Electron Transfer – Reversible Addition–Fragmentation chain Transfer (PET-RAFT) polymerization
- Ambient Temperature Ligation Methods
- RAFT Agent Design, RAFT Polymer Design
- Polymerization in bulk, solution or heterogenous media
- Particle synthesis: (mini)emulsion, precipitation polymerization
- Reactions Driven by Chemiluminescence, peroxyoxalate chemistry
Hybrid Materials
- Modification of Particle Surfaces by Light-Induced Ligation and Polymer Micro/Nanosphere Design
- Nanocomposites clay/polymer
- Pickering emulsion
- Polymer Film Formation Processes
Kinetics and Mechanisms
- Advanced Photochemical Reaction Systems
- Controlled Radical Polymerization
- Polymer and emulsion stability Assays
- Complex Polymer Architecture Formation Processes
- Kinetic and Mechanistic Investigations into Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT)
Polymer Characterization
- Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM, HR-TEM, cryo-TEM)
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM and STEM HAADF)
- Size-exclusion chromatography (SEC)
- Fluorescence, UV spectroscopy, spectrophotometer
- Dynamic light scattering (DLS)
- Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA)
- Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
- Minimum Film Forming Temperature (MFFT) and film characterization
- X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
Awards and Prizes
| 2022 | QUT Executive Dean’s Outstanding Achievement, Faculty of Science Award – Category HSE Leader of the year |
| 2022 | Health and Safety Recognition Award, QUT |
| 2021 | QUT Centre for Materials Science Award – Category Excellence/Early Career Researcher |
| 2021 | QUT Faculty of Science Finalist – Category Colleague of the Year |
| 2020 | Health and Safety Recognition Award, QUT |
| 2018 | Ian Potter Foundation travel grant |
| 2018 | Health and Safety Recognition Award, QUT |
Presentations
| [15] | Multi-Colour Synergistic, Antagonistic and Orthogonal Photochemistry for Macromolecular Synthesis
L. Delafresnaye, C. Barner-Kowollik, S. Walden, T. X. Truong, S. Gauci Materials Today Conference, August 2023, Singapore. Keynote lecture. |
| [14] | Microspheres from (Sun)Light – A Sustainable Materials Platform”
L. Delafresnaye, C. Barner-Kowollik Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2) SEMINAR series, August 2023, Singapore. Invited lecture |
| [13] | Microspheres from (Sun)Light – A Sustainable Materials Platform
L. Delafresnaye, F. Feist. J. Hooker, Barner-Kowollik Pacific Polymer Conference (PPC17), December 2022, Brisbane, Australia. Invited speaker / Chair |
| [12] | Microspheres from (Sun)Light – A Sustainable Materials Platform
L. Delafresnaye, F. Feist. J. Hooker, Barner-Kowollik Bordeaux Polymer Conference (BPC), May 2022, Bordeaux, France. Oral communication |
| [11] | Design of Multi-functional Microspheres via Photoinduced Crosslinking of Pre-polymers
L. Delafresnaye, F. Feist. J. Hooker, Barner-Kowollik International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem), December 2021, Hawaii, USA. Oral communication |
| [10] | Design of Multi-functional Microspheres via Photoinduced Crosslinking of Pre-polymers
L. Delafresnaye, F. Feist. J. Hooker, Barner-Kowollik Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium (QACS), November 2021, Gold Coast, Australia. Oral communication |
| [09] | Chemiluminescent Read-Out of Degradable Polymer Particle
L. Delafresnaye, J. P. Hooker, C. W. Schmitt, L. Barner, C. Barner-Kowollik 10th Australian Colloid and Interface Symposium (ACIS), April 2021, Brisbane, Australia. Oral communication / Chair |
| [08] | Chemiluminescent Read-Out of Degradable Fluorescent Polymer Particle
L. Delafresnaye, J. P. Hooker, C. W. Schmitt, L. Barner, C. Barner-Kowollik Queensland Annual Chemistry Symposium (QACS), November 2020, Brisbane, Australia. Oral communication / Chair |
| [07] | A Photochemical Ligation System Enabling Solid-phase Chemiluminescence Read Out
L. Delafresnaye, C. W. Schmitt, L. Barner, C. Barner-Kowollik 37th Australasian Polymer Symposium (APS), November 2019, Sunshine coast, Australia. Oral communication |
| [06] | A simple and versatile pathway for the synthesis of visible light photoreactive nanoparticles
L. Delafresnaye, N. Zaquen, R. P. Kuchel, J. P. Blinco, P. B. Zetterlund, C. Barner-Kowollik Bordeaux Polymer Conference (BPC), May 2018, Bordeaux, France, Oral communication |
| [05] | Synthesis of Laponite-armored P(Sty-co-MA) latexes by surfactant-free emulsion polymerization
L. Delafresnaye, E. Bourgeat-Lami, M. Lansalot International Polymer Colloid Group (IPCG) & Workshop 2015, New Hampshire, USA. Poster contribution |
| [04] | Synthesis of clay-armored P(Sty-co-MA) latexes by Pickering emulsion polymerization
L. Delafresnaye, E. Bourgeat-Lami, M. Lansalot 42ème Journée d’Etudes des Polymères (JEPO) 2014, Obernai, France. Oral Communication |
| [03] | Synthesis of clay-armored P(Sty-co-MA) latexes by Pickering emulsion polymerization
L. Delafresnaye, E. Bourgeat-Lami, M. Lansalot IPCG – 78th Prague Meeting on Macromolecules 2014, Prague, Czech Republic. Poster contribution |
| [02] | Synthesis of clay-armored P(Sty-co-MA) latexes by Pickering emulsion polymerization
L. Delafresnaye, E. Bourgeat-Lami, M. Lansalot Club Emulsion 2014, Givaudan, Argenteuil, France. Poster contribution |
| [01] | Emulsion Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate in the Presence of Different Hydrophilic Polymers Obtained by RAFT/MADIX
S. Binauld, L. Delafresnaye, B. Charleux, F. D’Agosto, M. Lansalot Club Emulsion 2013, ENSCM, Montpellier University, France. Poster contribution |
Publications
| [764] |
How Molecular Geometry Defines Quantum Yields
Pashley-Johnson, F.; Munaweera, R.; Houssain, S. I.; Gauci, S.; Delafresnaye, L.; Frisch, H.; O’Mara, M. L.; Du Prez, F. E.; Barner-Kowollik, C. 2024, submitted. |
| [762] |
Photo-induced Synthesis of Polymeric Nanoparticles and Chemiluminescent Degradable Materials via Flow Chemistry
Holloway, J. O.; Delafresnaye L.; Cameron, E. M.; Kammerer, J. A.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Mater. Horiz. 2024, in press. |
| [760] |
Photochemical Action Plots Map Orthogonal Reactivity in Photochemical Release Systems
Michenfelder, R. T.; Guschin, V.; Pashley-Johnson, F.; Delafresnaye, L.; Truong, V. X.; Wagenknecht, H.-A.; Barner-Kowollik, C. 2024, submitted. |
| [753] |
A Bioinspired Approach to Reversibly Metal Binding Interfaces
Morrissey, A. C.; Jayalatharachchi, V.; Michalek, L.; Egodawatta, P.; Zaquen, N.; Delafresnaye, L.; Barner-Kowollik, C. RSC Appl. Polym. 2024, in press. |
| [724] |
DNA labelling in live cells via visible light-induced [2+2] photocycloaddition
Michenfelder, R. T.; Delafresnaye, L.; Truong, V. X.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Wagenknecht, H.-A. Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 4012-4015. |
| [711] |
Microspheres from Light – A Sustainable Materials Platform
Delafresnaye, L.; Feist, F.; Hooker, J.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Nat. Commun. 2022, 13, 5132. |
| [696] |
Multisegmented Polymers via Step-Growth and RAFT Miniemulsion Polymerization
Guimarães, T. R.; Delafresnaye, L.; Zhou, D.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Zetterlund, P. B. Polym. Chem. 2021, 12, 5952-5962. |
| [691] |
Two Sides of the Same Coin: Light as a Tool to Control and Map Microsphere Design
Walden, S. L.; Hooker, J. P.; Delafresnaye, L.; Barner-Kowollik, C. ACS Macro Lett. 2021, 10, 851-856. |
| [681] |
Wavelength-Selective Light-Matter Interactions in Polymer Science
Lu, P.; Ahn, D.; Yunis. R.; Delafresnaye, L.; Corrigan, N.; Boyer, C.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Page, Z. A. Matter 2021, 4, 2172-2229. |
| [667] |
The Bright and the Dark Side of the Sphere: Light-Stabilized Microparticles
Schmitt, C. W.; Walden, S. L.; Delafresnaye, L.; Houck, H. A.; Barner, L.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Polym. Chem. 2021, 12, 449-457. |
| [658] |
Two Colours of Light Drive PET-RAFT Photoligation
Delafresnaye, L.; Jung, K.; Boyer, C.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Polym. Chem. 2020, 11, 6453-6462. |
| [640] |
Chemiluminescent Read-Out of Degradable Fluorescent Polymer Particles
Delafresnaye, L.; Hooker, J. P.; Schmitt, C. W.; Barner, L.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Macromolecules 2020, 53, 5826-5832. |
| [632] |
On-Demand Acid-Gated Fluorescence Switch-On in Photo-Generated Nanospheres
Hooker, J. P.; Feist, F.; Delafresnaye, L.; Cavalli, F.; Barner, L.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 4986-4989 (see journal cover). |
| [618] |
All Eyes on Visible-Light Peroxyoxalate Chemiluminescence Read-Out Systems
Delafresnaye, L.; Bloesser, F. R.; Kockler, K. B.; Schmitt, C. W.; Irshadeen, I. M.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 114-127. |
| [611] |
Precisely Controlled Microsphere Design via Visible-Light Cross-Linking of Functional Prepolymers
Hooker, J.; Feist, F.; Delafresnaye, L.; Barner, L.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 30, 1905399. (see journal cover) |
| [575] |
With Polymer Photoclicks to Fluorescent Microspheres
Hooker, J.; Delafresnaye, L.; Barner, L.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Mater. Horiz. 2019, 6, 356-363. |
| [598] |
A Photochemical Ligation System Enabling Solid-phase Chemiluminescence Read-Out
Delafresnaye, L.; Schmitt, C. W.; Barner, L.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 12538-12544. |
| [541] |
A Simple and Versatile Pathway for the Synthesis of Visible Light Photoreactive Nanoparticles
Delafresnaye, L.; Zaquen, N.; Kuchel, R. P.; Blinco, J. P.; Zetterlund, P.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2018, 28, 1800342. |
Other Publications
2020
| [04] | Innovative Method for Laponite Encapsulation into Polymer Latex Particles by Clay Cluster-Seeded Emulsion Polymerization Delafresnaye, L., Dugas, P.Y., Lansalot, M., Bourgeat-Lami E. Macromolecules 2020, 53, 39-50. |
2018
| [03] | Synthesis of clay-armored poly (vinylidene chloride-co-methyl acrylate) latexes by Pickering emulsion polymerization and their film-forming properties Delafresnaye, L., Dugas, P.Y., Dufils, P.E., Chaduc, I., Vinas, J., Lansalot, M., Bourgeat-Lami, E. Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 6217-6232. (journal cover) |
2017
| [02] | European patent: EP 15306883.8., P.-E. Process for the preparation of a vinylidene chloride polymer/clay composite, films obtained therefrom, and use thereof. Dufils, I. Chaduc, L. Delafresnaye, E. Bourgeat-Lami, M. Lansalot, J. Vinas and Y. Vanderveken |
2014
| [01] | Emulsion Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate in the Presence of Different Hydrophilic Polymers Obtained by RAFT/MADIX Binauld, S., Delafresnaye, L., Charleux, B., D’Agosto, F., Lansalot, M. Macromolecules 2014, 47, 3461–3472. |
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