STAFF PROFILE
Dr Andrew Christofferson
Position:
Senior Lecturer
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Science
Campus:
City Campus
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Research supervision
Research interests
- Structure determination of novel materials
- Protein-protein and protein-nanoparticle interactions
- Application of quantum mechanics calculations, classical molecular dynamics simulations, and advanced sampling techniques to biological systems
- Force field parameterisation and comparison
Awards and grants
- Materials Research Society Fall Meeting travel award, 2015
- Ian Potter Foundation travel grant, 2015
- Australian Nanotechnology Network Early Career Researcher travel bursary, 2014
- National Natural Science Foundation of China research grant (approx. $30,000 USD), 2010
- Biochemical Society (UK) travel grant, 2008
- PhD scholarship, University of Birmingham Department of Chemistry, 2005-2008
- Peace Corps Small Project Assistance grant, 2004
- Peace Corps Partnership Program grant, 2003
- Fry Scholarship, Montana State University, 2002
- Undergraduate Scholars Program grant, Montana State University, 2001
- Department of Chemistry scholarship, Montana State University, 1998
- Max Worthington scholarship, Montana State University, 1998
- PhD (Chemistry), University of Birmingham, UK, 2010
- Title of Project: A Computational Investigation of the Mechanism of CB1954 Reduction by E.coli Nitroreductase
- Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) Montana State University, USA, 2002
Membership of professional societies
- American Chemical Society
- Australasian Colloids and Interface Society
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Association of Molecular Modellers of Australasia
- Australian Nanotechnology Network
Positions
- Research Fellow, School of Engineering/School of Science, RMIT University, Australia, 2012-present
- Postdoctoral Researcher, National Institute of Biological Sciences, P. R. China, 2010-2011
- Process Engineer, Semitool, Inc., USA, 2005
- Elbourne, A.,Awad, M.,Meredith, L.,Christofferson, A.,Greaves, T.,Bryant, G.,Bryant, S. (2024). Solid-liquid interfacial nanostructure of ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents In: Encyclopedia of Solid-Liquid Interfaces, Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Penman, R.,Kariuki, R.,Shaw, Z.,Dekiwadia, C.,Christofferson, A.,Bryant, G.,Vongsvivut, J.,Bryant, S.,Elbourne, A. (2024). Gold nanoparticle adsorption alters the cell stiffness and cell wall bio-chemical landscape of Candida albicans fungal cells In: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 654, 390 - 404
- Ghasemian, M.,Zavabeti, A.,Allioux, F.,Christofferson, A.,Meftahi, N.,McConville, C.,Russo, S., et al, . (2024). Liquid Metal Doping Induced Asymmetry in Two-Dimensional Metal Oxides In: Small, , 1 - 12
- Krishnamurthi, V.,Parker, C.,Nguyen, C.,Vaillant, P.,Hocking, R.,Haas, B.,Christofferson, A.,Russo, S.,Chiang, K.,Elbourne, A.,Daeneke, T. (2024). A toolbox for investigating liquid metal systems In: Cell Reports Physical Science, 5, 1 - 37
- Elbourne, A.,Dupont, M.,Kariuki, R.,Meftahi, N.,Daeneke, T.,Greaves, T.,McConville, C.,Bryant, G.,Bryant, S.,Besford, Q.,Christofferson, A. (2023). Mapping the Three-Dimensional Nanostructure of the Ionic Liquid–Solid Interface Using Atomic Force Microscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulations In: Advanced Materials Interfaces, 10, 1 - 14
- Lin, G.,Nash, G.,Luo, T.,Ghosh, I.,Sohoni, S.,Christofferson, A.,Liu, G.,Engel, G.,Lin, W. (2023). 2D Nano-Sonosensitizers Facilitate Energy Transfer to Enhance Sonodynamic Therapy In: Advanced Materials, 35, 1 - 9
- Singh, M.,Ingle, A.,Gonzalez, A.,Mariathomas, P.,Ramanathan, R.,Taylor, P.,Christofferson, A.,Spencer, M.,Low, M.,Ahmed, T.,Walia, S.,Bansal, V., et al, . (2023). Repairing and Preventing Photooxidation of Few-Layer Black Phosphorus with ß-Carotene In: ACS Nano, 17, 8083 - 8097
- Meftahi, N.,Surmiak, M.,Furer, S.,Rietwyk, K.,Chesman, A.,Christofferson, A.,Russo, S. P., et al, . (2023). Machine Learning Enhanced High-Throughput Fabrication and Optimization of Quasi-2D Ruddlesden–Popper Perovskite Solar Cells In: Advanced Energy Materials, 13, 1 - 13
- Vaillant, P.,Krishnamurthi, V.,Parker, C.,Kariuki, R.,Russo, S.,Christofferson, A.,Daeneke, T.,Elbourne, A. (2023). Beneath the Skin: Nanostructure in the Sub-Oxide Region of Liquid Metal Nanodroplets In: Advanced Functional Materials, , 1 - 14
- Tang, J.,Christofferson, A.,Sun, J.,Zhai, Q.,Kumar, P.,Yuwono, J.,Tajik, M.,Meftahi, N.,Tang, J.,Dai, L.,Mao, G.,Russo, S.,Kaner, R.,Rahim, M.,Kalantar-Zadeh, K. (2023). Dynamic configurations of metallic atoms in the liquid state for selective propylene synthesis In: Nature Nanotechnology, , 1 - 7
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
3 PhD Completions8 PhD Current Supervisions
Computational modelling of organic monolayers on water, Polymer stereocomplexes, Protein-protein and protein-nanoparticle interactions, Environmentally responsive surfaces, Force field comparison and parameterisation
- Improving the stability of biomolecules using ionic liquids. Funded by: ARC-Discovery Projects from (2023 to 2026)
- Probing the Interactions of Metal Nanomaterials with Synthetic Cell Membranes. AINSE Postgraduate Research Award ( Student: Rowan Penman). Funded by: AINSE Post Graduate Research Award - Contract from (2023 to 2025)
- Liquid metal solvents and colloids – a new frontier. Funded by: ARC Discovery Projects commencing in 2022 from (2022 to 2025)
- Ian Potter Travel Grant to attend 'The 2015 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, USA, 29 November - 4 December 2015'.. Funded by: Ian Potter Foundation Travel Grant 2015 Round 2 from (2015 to 2016)