STAFF PROFILE
Dr Jeff Hughes
Position:
Senior Lecturer
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Science
Phone:
+61399253370
Email:
jeff.hughes@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Research interests
- Applications of Chemometrics to Optimisation Studies in Analytical Chemistry
- Chemometric Applications in Spectroscopy
- Soil Chemistry
- Chemistry of Nutrients and Metals in Aquatic Environments
- Applications of Experimental Design in Food Science
- Program Leader (Chemistry programs)
- Physical Chemistry teaching (second and third year Chemistry programs)
- Environmental Chemistry teaching (third year and honours Environmental Science programs)
- Chemometrics/Data processing (honours and postgraduate programs)
- Applied Chemistry honours coordinator
B.Sc.,PhD. (Latrobe ), B,.App.Sci. (Mathematics and its Applications, Capricornia)
Professional interests
- Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)
Accomplishments
- RACI Hartung Lecturer, 2011
- Darmawan, K.,Karagiannis, T.,Hughes, J.,Small, D.,Hung, A. (2023). Molecular insights into the interaction of apo-lactoferrin with the receptor binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: a molecular dynamics simulation study In: Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 41, 7372 - 7385
- Darmawan, K.,Karagiannis, T.,Hughes, J.,Small, D.,Hung, A. (2023). Molecular modeling of lactoferrin for food and nutraceutical applications: insights from in silico techniques In: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 63, 9074 - 9097
- Darmawan, K.,Karagiannis, T.,Hughes, J.,Small, D.,Hung, A. (2021). In silico modelling of apo-lactoferrin under simulated gastric conditions: Structural dynamics, binding with ß-lactoglobulin and a-lactalbumin, and functional implications In: LWT- Food Science and Technology, 148, 1 - 9
- Darmawan, K.,Karagiannis, T.,Hughes, J.,Small, D.,Hung, A. (2021). Computational design of de novo nutraceuticals: Effects of spray drying temperatures on the interaction between apo-lactoferrin whey protein complex and the peptidoglycan layer in lactic acid bacteria In: LWT Food Science and Technology, 151, 1 - 9
- Darmawan, K.,Karagiannis, T.,Hughes, J.,Small, D.,Hung, A. (2021). Effects of low temperatures on the conformation of apo-lactoferrin and its interactions with a-lactalbumin and ß-lactoglobulin: Application of in silico approaches In: Food Hydrocolloids, 121, 1 - 10
- Albuquerque, N.,Meehan, B.,Hughes, J.,Surapaneni, A. (2020). Determination of total carbon in biosolids using MID-infrared spectroscopy In: Science of the Total Environment, 698, 1 - 6
- Pandohee, J.,Hughes, J.,Pearson, J.,Jones, O. (2020). Chemical fingerprinting of petrochemicals for arson investigations using two-dimensional gas chromatography - flame ionisation detection and multivariate analysis In: Science and Justice, 60, 381 - 387
- Darmawan, K.,Karagiannis, T.,Hughes, J.,Small, D.,Hung, A. (2020). High temperature induced structural changes of apo-lactoferrin and interactions with ß-lactoglobulin and a-lactalbumin for potential encapsulation strategies In: Food Hydrocolloids, 105, 1 - 12
- Dumancas, G.,Bello, G.,Hughes, J.,Murimi, R.,Viswanath, L.,Orndorff, C.,Fe Dumancas, G.,O'Dell, J.,Ghimire, P.,Setijadi, C. (2019). Chemometrics: from Data Preprocessing to Fog Computing In: International Journal of Fog Computing, 2, 1 - 42
- Casey, B.,Shimeta, J.,Hughes, J. (2019). Daily and seasonal calling activity of the growling grass frog litoria raniformis in northern suburban Melbourne In: Victorian Naturalist, 136, 64 - 69
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
9 PhD Completions and 2 Masters by Research Completions
Applications of chemometrics in analytical chemistry and spectroscopy, soil chemistry, chemistry of nutrients and metals in aquatic environments.
- Bioacoustic monitoring of frogs. Funded by: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - Grant from (2019 to 2020)
- Bioacoustic monitoring of frog populations. Funded by: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Grant 2017 from (2018 to 2020)
- Bioacoustic Monitoring of Frogs (RPP 1718 P14). Funded by: Parks Victoria Research Partners Grant 2017 onwards from (2018 to 2019)
- TDS reduction through adjustment of discharge pH limits. Funded by: City West Water Grant pre-2014 from (2004 to 2008)