Dr. JJ Richardson
Details
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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jj.richardson@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0001-8618-4127
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
I have a unique academic background with a BA in Philosophy and MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering from University of Florida, and a PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from University of Melbourne (top 10 program globally).
I've lived and worked in 7 countries (USA, Australia, Japan, Korea, China, Belgium, Spain), and enjoy tackling new projects with diverse groups.
Besides my academic research (see below), I'm passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship, and science communication. In fact, I'm the only person ever to go in Shark Tank Australia and receive offers from all 5 sharks. On that note I've spun out multiple companies around the world and have multiple products on the market directly from my research.
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Supervisor projects
- Nanotoxicology investigations into aquatic plants and crustaceans
- 7 May 2024
- how nanomaterials interact with plants
- 6 Nov 2023
- Understanding how nanomaterials interact with biological systems
- 3 Oct 2023
- Towards Integrated Miniaturisation of Actuation Schemes in Lab-on-a-Chip Point-of-Care Diagnostic Devices
- 9 Jul 2023
- Nanomaterial Coatings to Prevent Plant Diseases
- 9 Jun 2023
Teaching interests
I currently teach Entrepreneurship for Researchers, a mandatory course for all STEM PhD students at RMIT. I also help develop internal programs for Entrepreneurship training for academics.
Research interests
My research lies at the intersection of nanomaterials and living things. This means I develop new materials and new coatings while studying their influence on biological systems like cells, animals, plants, and people.
This core research in nanomedicine, agriculture, and synthetic biology has resulted in real-world impact.
Besides my core scientific research, I also conduct research in innovation and entrepreneurial frameworks focusing on how deep tech research can be commercialized and translated into real-world impact reproducibly.
