Associate Professor Tushar Kumeria
2012-2015: PhD in Chemical Engineering (nanomaterails) - University of Adelaide, Australia
2005-2011: B.Tech + M. Tech (integrated) Nanotechnology and Nanoscience - Amity Univerity, India
I am a Scientia Senior Lecturer and an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Early Career Fellow (ECF) at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales (»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ), Sydney, Australia. I completed my Ph.D. in 2015 from the University of Adelaide with a Doctoral Thesis Medal and Dean’s Commendation Letter. After that, I spent two years at the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) as a postdoc in Prof. M. J. Sailor’s lab. In 2017, I returned to Australia to the School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland (UQ) as UQ Development Fellow and transitioned to my NHMRC ECF soon after as an independent researcher leader. I have received research grants of ~ AU$3.5 million (AU$1.4 M as Lead Investigator) from various competitive sources. My research expertise lies in porous materials and their composite for biomedical applications with a focus on:
- Porous materials-based drug delivery systems for efficient and targeted delivery.
- Porous materials/Polymer composite scaffolds and implants for tissue engineering
- Porous photonic crystals-based point-of-care sensors for diagnostics and environmental applications.
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- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
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Grant/Fellowship |
Funds |
Years |
Source |
Ìý |
| Defense Science Institute-HAC call | $402,000 | 2021-2022 | DSTG | Ìý |
| »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ Industry Network Seed Funding | $108,000 (including in-kind) | 2021 | »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ | Ìý |
| Australia-India Strategic Research Fund | $574,000 | 2021-2022 | Australian Dept. of Business | Ìý |
| US Army Research Program (»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ CIA) | US$200k | 2021-2022 | US Department of Defence | Ìý |
|
Discovery Project (CIA) |
$414,000 |
2020-2022 |
Australian Research Council |
Ìý |
|
Discovery Project (CIC) |
$510,000 |
2020-2022 |
Australian Research Council |
Ìý |
|
Scientia Academic Fellowship |
$200,000 |
2020-2024 |
University of New South Wales |
Ìý |
|
UQ-ECR Grant (CIA) |
$37,000 |
2019 |
University of Queensland |
Ìý |
|
ADRF Grant (2x CIB) |
$21,000 |
2019 & 2021 |
Australian Dental Research Foundation |
Ìý |
|
InterfacultyÌýSeeding Grant (CIB) |
$37,000 |
2019 |
HaBS & Medicine Faculty, UQ |
Ìý |
|
Aus-German Exchange (CIB) |
$20,000 |
2019-2020 |
DAAD-German Academic Exchange Service |
Ìý |
|
Early Career Fellowship |
$328,000 |
2018-2022 |
National Health and Medical Research Council |
Ìý |
|
Seeding Grant (CIA; 2x CIB; CID) |
$125,000 |
2018-2019 |
HaBS Faculty, University of Queensland |
Ìý |
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Research Strategy Funds (CIA) |
$22,000 |
2017 |
School of Pharmacy, UQ |
Ìý |
|
PACE Start-up Funds (CIA) |
$10,000 |
2017 |
School of Pharmacy, UQ |
Ìý |
|
UQ Development Fellowship |
$320,000 |
2017-2020 |
School of Pharmacy, UQ |
Ìý |
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Overseas Travel Fellowship |
$5000 |
2014 |
Australian Nanotechnology Network |
Ìý |