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Biography
Professor Vincent Craig completed both his B.Sc. (Honours in Chemistry, 1993) and Ph.D. degrees (Reasearch School of Physics, 1997) at the ANU before postdoctoral positions at UC Davis, California and the University of Newcastle, NSW. He was awarded an ARC Postdoctoral fellowship in 1998 and an ARC Research Fellowship in 2001 and is currently on an ARC Future Fellowship. He was formerly the Head of the Department from Jan 2009-Jan 2012.
His research interests include the direct measurement of surface forces - both quasistatic and dynamic, interfacial adsorption of surfactants and polymers, boundary slip in Newtonian solutions, Controlled wetting, specific ion effects and bubble coalescence in electrolyte solutions. He has considerable experience in the development of scientific instrumentation.
He has published over 70 fully referees journal papers which have been cited over 2600 times for a H factor of 25.
With Tim Senden he operates the open access scanned probe microscopy facility at ANU. Research interests
Currently active areas of research include;
- Bubble Coalescence in Aqueous Electrolyte solutions
- Nanorheology: The measurement of flow properties of highly confined fluids
- Single molecule extension studies using Atomic Force Microscopy (nanointerrogation)
- Kinetics of adsorption of surfactants and polymers
Available student projects
Next time you have a BBQ observe the behavior of water (or beer) droplets on the hot BBQ plate. The droplet skates around on a cushion of evaporating liquid. This is known as the Leidenfrost effect. How the shape of a droplet changes as it approaches the Leidenfrost temperature will be investigated.
Navier-Stokes flow calculations modelling diffusion and deposition of material in a stagnant region.
Do you want to measure the basic forces that operate between all molecules? These same forces are manifest at interfaces and control a wide variety of industrial and biological systems. Using the Atomic Force Microscope and a range of surface analytical techniques we are experimentally investigating these forces which can be as small as the strenght of a single hydrogen bond with distance resolution below a nanometre.
The cells of living things constitute a high salt environment, in which the type of salt is critical. Experiments will be conducted to reveal how different electrolytes control molecular interactions will be performed.
Recent publications
Liu G, Rode A, Fu L, Craig VReply to comment on water droplet motion control on superhydrophobic surfaces: Exploiting the Wenzel-to-Cassie transitionLangmuir 27 (2011) 13962-13963 Listing is not complete for publications pre 2000
All publications
Book chapter
Craig V, Henry C Specific Ion Effects at the Air-Water Interface: Experimental StudiesSpecific Ion EffectsWorld Scientific Publishing Company, New York (2010) 191-214
Journal article
Craig V, Senden TA Forecast of Developments in Scanned Probe MicroscopyAustralian Journal of Chemistry 59 (2006) 355-358
Evans D, Craig VSensing Cantilever Beam Bending by the Optical Lever Technique and Its Application to Surface StressJournal of Physical Chemistry B 110 (2006) 5450-5461
Evans D, Craig VThe Origin of Surface Stress induced by the Adsorption of Iodine on GoldJournal of Physical Chemistry B 110, 39 (2006) 19507-19514
Evans D, Parsons D, Craig VPhysical Properties of Phase-Change EmulsionsLangmuir 22 (2006) 9538-9545
Thormann E, Evans D, Craig V"Experimental studies of the dynamic mechanical response of a single polymer chain"Macromolecules 39 (2006) 6180-6185
Zhang X, Maeda N, Craig V"Physical Properties of Nanobubbles on Hydrophobic Surfaces in Water and Aqueous Solutions"Langmuir 22 (2006) 5025-5035
McLean S, Lioe H, Meagher L, Craig V, Gee M Atomic Force Microscopy Study of the Interaction between Adsorbed Poly(ethylene oxide) Layers: Effects of Surface Modification and Approach VelocityLangmuir 21 (2005) 2199-2208
Neto C, Evans D, Bonaccurso E, Butt H, Craig VBoundary slip in Newtonian liquids: a review of experimental studiesReports on Progress in Physics 68 (2005) 2859-2897
Craig VBubble Coalescence and Specific-ion EffectsCurrent Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 9 (2004) 178-184
Evans D, Craig V, Senden TThe Hydrophobic Force: Nanobubbles or Polymeric Contaminant?Physica A: Statistical mechanics and its applications 339 (2004) 101-105
Henry C, Neto C, Evans D, Biggs S, Craig VThe Effect of Surfactant Adsorption on Liquid Boundary SlippagePhysica A: Statistical mechanics and its applications 339 (2004) 60-65
Hermawan M, Bushell G, Craig V, Teoh W, Amal R Floc Strength Characterization Technique. An Insight into Silica AggregationLangmuir 20 (2004) 6450-6457
Kugge C, Craig V, Daicic J A Scanning Electron Microscope Study of the Surface Structure of Mineral Pigments, Latices and Thickeners used for Paper Coating on Non-absorbent SubstratesColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 238 (2004) 1-11
Notley S, Biggs S, Craig V, Wagberg L Adsorbed Layer Structure of a Weak Polyelectrolyte Studied by Colloidal Probe Microscopy and QCM-D as a Function of pH and Ionic StrengthPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics 6 (2004) 2379-2386
Notley S, Biggs S, Craig V, Wagberg L Adsorbed Layer Structure of a weak polyelectrolyte studied by Colloidal Probe Microscopy and QCM-DPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics 6 (2004) 2379-2386
Zimin D, Craig V, Kunz W Adsorption Pattern of Mixtures of Trimethylammonium-Modified Hydroxyethylcellulose and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate at Solid-Liquid InterfacesLangmuir 20, 6 (2004) 2282-2291
Zimin D, Craig V, Kunz W Adsorption and Desorption of Polymer/Surfactant Mixtures at Solid-Liquid Interfaces: Substitution ExperimentsLangmuir 20 (2004) 8114-8123
Atkin R, Craig V, Hartley P, Wanless E, Biggs S Adsorption of Ionic Surfactants to a Plasma Polymer SubstrateLangmuir 19 (2003) 4222-4227
Atkin R, Craig V, Wanless E, Biggs S The Influence of Chain Length and Electrolyte on the Adsorption Kinetics of Cationic Surfactants at the Silica-aqueous Solution InterfaceJournal of Colloid and Interface Science 266 (2003) 236-244
Atkin R, Craig V, Wanless E, Biggs S Mechanism of Cationic Surfactant Adsorption at the Solid-aqueous InterfaceAdvances in Colloid and Interface Science 103 (2003) 219-304
Atkin R, Craig V, Wanless E, Biggs S Adsorption of 12-s-12 Gemini Surfactants at the Silica-aqueous Solution InterfaceJournal of Physical Chemistry B 107, 13 (2003) 2978-2985
Bonaccurso E, Butt H, Craig VSurface Roughness and Hydrodynamic Boundary Slip of a Newtonian Fluid in a Completely Wetting SystemPhysical Review Letters 90, 14 (2003) 144501-1-4
Bostrom M, Craig V, Albion R, Williams D, Ninham BHofmeister Effects in pH Measurements: Role of Added Salt and Co-ionsJournal of Physical Chemistry B 107, 13 (2003) 2875-2878
Craig V, Plunkett M Determination of Coupled Solvent Mass in Quartz Crystal Microbalance Measurements using Deuterated SolventsJournal of Colloid and Interface Science 262 (2003) 126-129
Neto C, Craig V, Williams DEvidence of Shear-dependent Boundary Slip in Newtonian LiquidsEuropean Physical Journal E 12 (2003) S71-S74
Notley S, Biggs S, Craig VCalibration of Colloid Probe Cantilevers using Dynamic Viscous Response of a Confined LiquidReview of Scientific Instruments 74, 9 (2003) 4026-4032
Notley S, Biggs S, Craig VApplication of a Dynamic Atomic Force Microscope for the Measurement of Lubrication Forces and Hydrodynamic Thickness between Surfaces Bearing Absorbed Polyelectrolyte LayersMacromolecules 36 (2003) 2903-2906
Atkin R, Craig V, Biggs S Adsorption Kinetics and Structural Arrangements of Cetylpyridinium Bromide at the Silica-Aqueous InterfaceLangmuir 17 (2001) 6155-6163
Craig V, Neto C In Situ Calibration of Colloid Probe Cantilevers in Force Microscopy: Hydrodynamic Drag on a Sphere Approaching a WallLangmuir 17 (2001) 6018-6022
Craig V, Jones A, Senden TContact Angles of Aqueous Solutions on Copper Surfaces Bearing Self-Assembled MonolayersJournal of Chemical Education 78, 3 (2001) 345-346
Craig V, Neto C, Williams DShear-Dependent Boundary Slip in an Aqueous Newtonian LiquidPhysical Review Letters 87, 5 (2001) 054504-1-4
Neto C, Craig VColloid Probe Characterization: Radius and Roughness DeterminationLangmuir 17 (2001) 2097-2099
Atkin R, Craig V, Biggs S Adsorption Kinetics and Structural Arrangements of Cationic Surfactants on Silica SurfacesLangmuir 16 (2000) 9374-9380
Notley S, Craig V, Biggs S Modification of a Commercial AFM for Nano-Rheological Experiments: Adsorbed Polymer LayersMicroscopy and Microanalysis 6 (2000) 121-128
Craig V, Ninham BDirect Measurement of the Hydrophobic Attraction: The Effects of Dissolved Gas, Approach Rate and Neutron IrradiationLangmuir 15 (1999) 1562-1569
Craig V, Ninham B, Pashley R Direct measurement of hydrophobic forces: a study of dissolved gas, approach rate and neutron irradiationLangmuir 15(4) (1999) 1562-1569
Gallardo B, Gupta V, Eagerton F, Jong L, Craig V, Shah R, Abbott N Electrochemical principles for active control of liquids on submillimeter scalesScience 283 (1999) 57-60 Conference paper
Craig V, Henry C Inhibition of Bubble Coalescence by Salts and SugarsInternational Mineral Processing Congress (2010)
Selomulya C, Hermawan M, Bushell G, Craig V, Amal R Characterizing the Bond Strength of Aggregates in SuspensionAustralasian Conference on Chemical Engineering 2004 (2004) Paper 273 Conference Paper
Craig VThe complex influence of electrolytes on bubble coalescenceChemical Congress 2008 (2008) 1
Journal short contribution (non refereed)
Liu G, Rode A, Fu L, Craig VReply to comment on water droplet motion control on superhydrophobic surfaces: Exploiting the Wenzel-to-Cassie transitionLangmuir 27 (2011) 13962-13963 Journal article (non-refereed)
Listing is not complete for publications pre 2000
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