Lathe Jones

Research interests

Applied Chemistry (Industrial Chemistry, Minerals Chemistry) and Electrochemistry (Electrodeposition and Catalysis).

Dr. Jones currently supervises 6 postgraduate students in these areas and Inquiries about PhD projects are welcome.

Recent Projects and Funding are listed below, including involvement in attracting more than $1.5M in funding from Industry in the last 4 years (in collaboration with other scientists at RMIT):

• Advanced Studies on the Hydrometallurgy and Electrochemistry of Primary Copper Sulphide Ores (LP13010091). Rio Tinto, Murdoch University, Monash University ($400K Industry cash, $615K ARC, 2013-16, >$1.1 M).
• Studies of factors that lead to benzene emission from Alumina calcination stacks (BHP Billiton Worsley).
• Studies on the physical chemistry of Bayer liquors (BHP Billiton Worsley)
• Surface studies of mineral ores by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) (BHP Billiton)
• Electrodeposition of porous materials for catalysis and sensing.
• Surface chemistry and morphological control of electrodeposited metals and alloys.

More information on Dr Jone's Google Scholar publication list of peer reviewed journals

Deputy Director CAMIC (Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry).

Teaching

• ONPS2320/2321 – Applied Science 1 and 2 (Chemistry)
• CHEM1031/1254 – Chemistry of Materials (Inorganic Chemistry)
• CHEM1068 – Chemistry Theory 3B (Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry)
• ONPS2186 – 3rd Year Chemistry Project (Project Supervisor)
• ONPS2335 Professional Scientist (Group Mentor)

Deputy Director CAMIC (Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry).

Teaching

• ONPS2320/2321 – Applied Science 1 and 2 (Chemistry)
• CHEM1031/1254 – Chemistry of Materials (Inorganic Chemistry)
• CHEM1068 – Chemistry Theory 3B (Physical Chemistry, Electrochemistry)
• ONPS2186 – 3rd Year Chemistry Project (Project Supervisor)
• ONPS2335 Professional Scientist (Group Mentor)

• B.Sc. (Hons I.), University of Newcastle (Australia)
• Ph.D., University of Queensland (Australia).

• Royal Australian Chemical Society, RACI (Member) and Chartered Chemist (C. Chem.)
• International Society for Electrochemistry, ISE. (Member)
• Electrochemical Society, ECS. (Member)

Past experience

• Lecturer (School of Applied Science) and Deputy Director (Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry - CAMIC), 2015 to present. 
• Vice Chancellors (Industry) Fellow, RMIT University, 2010 – 2014.
• Senior Research Fellow and Unit Manager (CIDETEC, San Sebastian, Spain), 2005-2010.
• Research Fellow (Universidad De Zaragoza, Spain), 2003 – 2004.
• Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Manchester, UK), 1999 – 2002.