Research Network for Metals in Medicine






Professor Gordon Parkinson Position: Director, Nanochemistry Research Institute Affiliation: Curtin University of Technology Postal Address: Nanochemistry Research Institute Curtin University of Technology GPO Box U1987 Perth 6845 Western Australia AUSTRALIA Phone: +61 (08) 9266 3838 Email: G.Parkinson@curtin.edu.au Webpage: http://power.curtin.edu.au/t2_gordon.html Research Profile The core areas of expertise (of Parkinson and colleagues within the NRI) are: crystallization, in particular control of processes at the nano-level that determine size, morphology, polymorph, nanostructure, etc.; mineral processing and biomineralisation; computational chemistry, molecular modelling and computational fluid dynamics; nanocharacterization, in particular the use of in situ scanning probe microscopy; the synthesis and application of nanoporous structures and catalysts; synthetic and supramolecular chemistry; surface science; precipitation of iron in mineral processing and medicine. Selected Publications S.J. Freij, G.M. Parkinson and M.M. Reyhani J. Cryst. Growth 260, 232-242 (2004) “Direct observation of the growth of gibbsite crystals by atomic force microscopy” F. Jones, M.I. Ogden, A. Olliveira, G.M. Parkinson and W.R. Richmond Cryst. Eng. Comm.5(30),159-163 (2003) “The effect of phosphonate-based growth modifiers on the morphology of hematite nanoparticles formed via acid hydrolysis of ferric chloride solutions” M. Loan, T.G. St Pierre, G.M. Parkinson, O.G.M. Newman and J.B. Farrow Journal of Metals 40-43 (2002) “Identifying Nanoscale Ferrihydrite in Hydrometallurgical Residues” A.M. Fogg, A.J. Freij, A.L. Rohl, M.I. Ogden and G.M. Parkinson J. Phys. Chem. B 106, 5820-5826 (2002) “Toward a Fundamental Understanding of Molecular Recognition: A Synthetic and Computational Study of Morphological Control of Ca₃Al₂(OH)₁₂” Fleming, S., Rohl, A. L. and Parkinson, G.M. (2000). Atomistic Modelling of Gibbsite: Surface Structure and Morphology J. Cryst. Growth 209, 159-166. Gale, J.D., Rohl, A.L., Watling, H.R. and Parkinson, G.M. (1999) Theoretical investigations of the nature of aluminium-containing species present in alkaline solution J. Phys. Chem. B102 10372 Fogg, A., Rohl, A.L., Parkinson, G.M. and O'Hare, D. (1999) Predicting Guest Orientations in Layered Double Hydroxide Intercalates Chem. Mater. 11, 1194 Rossiter, D.S., Fawell, P.D., Ilievski, D. & Parkinson, G.M. (1998) Investigation of the unseeded nucleation of gibbsite, Al(OH)₃, from synthetic Bayer liquors J. Cryst. Growth 191 525-536. Parkinson, G.M (1998) Crystal-macromolecule interactions in urolithiasis: lessons from healthy biomineralization systems Current Opinion in Urology 8:301-308. Rossiter, D.S., Ilievski, D., Smith, P.G. & Parkinson, G.M. (1996) The mechanism of sodium gluconate poisoning of gibbsite precipitation Trans I ChemE 74(A), 828. Benton, W.J., Collins I.R., Cooper, S.D., Grimsey, I.M., Parkinson, G.M. and Rodger, S.A. (1993) The nucleation, growth and inhibition of barium sulphate - controlled modification with organic and inorganic additives Faraday Discussion No 95, 281 Ramdas, S., Parkinson, G.M., Thomas, J.M., Grammacioli, C.M., Filipini, G., Simonetta, M. and Goringe, M. (1980) Determination of the crystal structure of metastable anthracene by a novel method Nature 284, 153 Facilities Scanning Probe Microscopy Facility (3 AFMs, 1 STMs) in situ cells; force measurement; electrochemical capabilities; TEM, SEM, XRD, SAXS Computational Molecular Modelling (6 Silicon Graphics Work Stations; 2 Beowulf Parallel Processors; Software: ab initio QM; forcefield; molecular dynamics; GULP, MARVIN, SIESTA, GDIS) Supramolecular chemistry synthesis International Linkages Professor Richard Catlow Wolfson Professor of Natural Philosophy Director, Davy Faraday Laboratory Dr Jim de Yoreo Head, Biosecurity and Nanosciences Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Professor Kieran Hodnett Director, Materials and Surface Science Institute University of Limerick