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Brief Curriculum Vitae
Brief Curriculum Vitae
| since 11/23 | Postdoctoral researcher under the supervision of Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik. Project title: 3D Laser Lithography of Responsive Materials, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 12/20 – 11/23 | PhD studies under supervision of Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik, A/Prof. James Blinco and Bryan Tuten, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia |
| 02/20 – 11/20 | Honours project under supervision of Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia |
| 02/17 – 06/19 | Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) with Distinction from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia |
| 02/19 – 06/19 | Capstone Project on Sequence Defined Macromolecules under the supervision of Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik |
| 11/18 – 02/19 | Summer Project on Sequence Defined Macromolecules under the supervision of Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik |
| 03/11 | Completed Apprenticeship in Carpentry from Department of Education, Training and Employment, Brisbane, Australia |
| 12/05 – 07/09 | Australian Defence Force (Army) with Deployments to East Timor (2006) and Iraq (2008) |
Research Interests and Opportunities
Research Interests
- 3D Laser Lithography
- Development of novel photoresists
- Photoresponsive and dynamic polymer systems
- Functional materials
Awards and Prizes
| 2019 | Dean’s List Award (Semester 1) |
| 2017 | Dean’s List Award (Semester 1) |
Presentations
Publications
| [772] |
Intrinsically Thermally Degradable Microstructures Fabricated by Rapid and Initiator-Free 3D Laser Printing
Gauci, S. C.; Aljuaid, M.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Houck, H. A. 2024, submitted. |
| [764] |
How Molecular Architecture 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. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 6033 |
| [744] |
Photochemically Activated 3D Printing Inks: Current Status, Challenges and Opportunities
Gauci, S. C.; Vranic, A.; Blasco, E.; Bräse, S.; Wegener, M.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Adv. Mater. 2024, 36, 2306468. |
| [740] |
The Power of Action Plots: Unveiling Reaction Selectivity of Light-Stabilized Dynamic Covalent Chemistry
Gauci, S. C.; Du Prez, F. E.; Holloway J. O.; Houck, H. A.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202310274. |
| [734] |
Two Functions from a Single Photoresist: Tuning Microstructure Degradability from Light-Stabilized Dynamic Materials
Gauci, S. C.; Ehrmann, K.; Gernhardt, M.; Tuten, B.; Blasco, E.; Frisch, H.; Jayalatharachchi, V.; Blinco, J. P.; Houck, H. A.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2300151. |
| [712] |
3D Printed Microstructures Erasable by Darkness
Gauci, S. C.; Gernhardt, M.; Frisch, H.; Houck, H. A.; Blinco, J. P.; Blasco, E.; Tuten, B. T.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 33, 2206303. |
| [701] |
A Simplified Approach to Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) Bipolar Host Polymers
Kunz, S. V.; Cole, C. M.; Gauci, S. C.; Zaar, F.; Shaw, P. E.; Ranasinghe, C. S. K.; Baumann, T.; Sonar, P.; Yambem, S. D.; Blasco, E.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Blinco, J. P. Polym. Chem. 2022, 13, 4241-4248. |
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