Dr Luke Parkinson
Contact Details
Tel: +61 8 8302 3780
Fax: +61 8 8302 3683
Email: luke.parkinson@unisa.edu.au
Position
Microfluidics Engineer: Scientific Services
Qualifications
BSc Adelaide, BSc(Hons) Queensland PhD UniSA
Background
Luke has recently completed a PhD in Applied Science (Minerals and
Materials) at The Wark, with interests in micro and nanoscale fluidic flow,
mineral processing and interfacial science. Luke holds a BSc Degree from The
University of Adelaide (Physiology, Pharmacology) with Honours (Physiology)
from The University of Queensland. Added to his broad knowledge of the
sciences, Luke is also a metal machinist with substantial experience in
mechanical design engineering and machining for lapidary, tooling and
scientific instrumentation.
Publications
Parkinson, L., Fornasiero, D. Sedev, R. and Ralston, J., “The terminal rise
velocity of 10-100 µm diameter bubbles in water,” Journal of Colloid and
Interface Science 2008, 322, 168.
Henry, C. L.; Parkinson, L. A., Ralston, J. and Craig, V. S. J., “A mobile
gas-water interface in electrolyte solutions,” Journal of Physical Chemistry
C 2008, 112, 15094.
Parkinson, L. and Ralston, J., “The interaction between a very small rising
bubble and a hydrophilic titania surface,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2010, 114, 2273.
Manica, R., Parkinson, L., Ralston, J. and Chan, D. Y. C., “Interpreting the
dynamic interaction between a very small rising bubble and a hydrophilic
titania surface,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2010, 114, 1942.
Beaussart, A., Parkinson, L., Mierczynska-Vasilev, A., Ralston, J. and
Beattie, D. A., “The effect of adsorbed polymers on bubble-particle
attachment,” Langmuir 2009, 25 (23) 13290.