Professor Thomas W. Healy
MSc(Melb), PhD(Columbia), DSc(Hon), FRACI, FAA, FTSE, AO |
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Position |
Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee |
Phone Number |
61 3 8344 6481 |
Fax Number |
61 3 8344 6233 |
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Office Location |
Rm 1.9, Bld 167 |
Academic Qualifications:
- BSc 1958, The University of Melbourne
- MSc 1960, The University of Melbourne
- PhD 1963, Columbia University, NY, USA
- DSc 1999, The University of Melbourne (Honoris Causa)
Current Position
Professorial Fellow & Chair of Scientific Committee, Particulate Fluids Processing Centre, The University of Melbourne
Awards & Honours
- Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship (1965)
- Rennie Medal, 1968
- Grimwade Prize, University of Melbourne (1974)
- Chemical Society (London) Lecturer (1980)
- Freundlich Centennial Lecturer 55th Colloid Symposium, American Chemical Society (ACS), (1981)
- Liversidge Lecturer, ANZAAS, (1985)
- ICI (Aust) Inaugural Bicentennial RACI Lectureship, (1988)
- Plenary Lecturer IACIS Conference, Hakone, Japan, (1989)
- Plenary Lecturer, RK Iler Symposium, ACS, Washington DC (1990)
- AE Alexander Lectureship, RACI and the University of Sydney, (1991)
- Royal Society of Victoria, Medallist, (1992)
- The Ian Wark Medal & Lecture of the Australian Academy of Science, (1999)
- Centenary of Federation Medalist (2003)
- The Royal Australian Chemical Institute 40 year Membership Award (2003)
- Senior Australian of the Year 2004, Victorian Finalist (2004)
- Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 40 Year Membership Award (2005)
- Keynote Presentation, “Centenary of Flotation Symposium”, Brisbane, Australia, 6-9 June (2005)
- Admitted as an Officer in the order of Australia for services to science as a researcher and academic in the area of physical chemistry, and to the community through support for the activities of the Ian Potter Foundation and Philanthropy Australia (2005)
- Plenary Lecturer, International Symposium on the Role of Adsorbed Films and Particulate Systems in Nano and Biotechnologies, University of Florida, USA (2005)
- A Chief Investigator in the ARC Linkage Project “Australian Mineral Science Research Institute, (approx $20 million over 5 years with Univ. Q’ld, Univ. N’Castle and Univ. of SA) (2006)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow, May-June (2006)
Professional Appointments
- Lecturer in Materials Science, 1963 – 1965; Visiting Associate Professor 1970, University of California, Berkeley USA
- QEII Fellow (1965-1967), University of Melbourne
- Senior Lecturer (1967-1975), University of Melbourne
- Reader and Professor of Physical Chemistry, (1977-1998), University of Melbourne
- Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies) (1983-1984), University of Melbourne
- Dean Faculty of Science (1985-1990), University of Melbourne
- Member of University Council (1985-1998), University of Melbourne
Other Academic Appointments
- Senior Visiting Research Fellow University of Bristol, UK. (1975); Visiting Senior Research Scientist, ICI Corporate Colloid Group Runcorn, U.K. (1981); Visiting Professor, Clarkson University, Potsdam, USA, (1981);
- Visiting Professor, Columbia University, New York, USA (May-June 2001)
External Appointments
- Member of Council Australian Research Council, Chair, Institutional Grants Committee, (1993-1996), Member Appeals Committee (1998-current)
- Member Cooperative Research Centres Committee, Evaluation and Selection Committee
- Governor, Ian Potter Foundation, (1990-present);
- Chairman, Australian Landscape Trust (1997-present)
- Treasurer and Council Member, Philanthropy Australia Pty Ltd
Membership in Professional Societies
- Fellow, Australian Academy of Science, (1983)
- Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1991)
- Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1975)
- Member, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- Member and Founding Committee Member, International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists (IACIS)
- Member, Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, the Chemical Society of Japan
Committee and Board Membership
- Member of Editorial Boards of Journal of Colloid & Interface Science (1969-1974)
- Advances in Colloid and Interface Science (1975-present)
- Colloids & Surfaces (1979-present) Langmuir (1987-1996)
- Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science (1995-present)
- Founding Editor, Colloids and Surfaces, (1979-1984).
Research Interests
Colloid and Surface Chemistry, structure properties and function of aqueous interfaces, control of the stability and rheology of colloidal dispersions, adsorption of simple and complex ions, molecules, surfactants, polymers at aqueous interfaces, mineral and materials processing fundamentals.
Research Experience
Supervisor or co-supervisor of 40 Ph.D. students, author or co-author of 200+ publications, Invited-Plenary Lecturer at many national and international meetings, recipient of continuous funding from ARC since 1967, ARC Special Investigator, Director ARC Special Research Centre, ICI U.K. Strategic Research Funding, Senior Fulbright Fellowship.
Research Management Experience
- Director, ARC Special Research Centre (Advanced Mineral Products Centre) 1991-1999
- Associate Dean (Rags) Faculty of Science
- Dean Faculty of Science
- President Academic Board and Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbourne
Industrial Links/Consulting
- Visiting Researcher, Consultant ICI (U.K.)(1981-1999)
- Part-time consultant to ICI (Aust)-ORICA Pty. Ltd
- ICI-Glidden Paints USA; Tioxide (Australia) 1969-1997 Tioxide U.K. (now ICI Tioxide) 1970-1999
- Various major law firms and Supreme Court of NSW.
Principal, Colloid Consultants Pty Ltd.
Publications (1994-)
R A Hobson, F Grieser and T W Healy, “Surface potential measurements in mixed micelle systems”, J. Phys. Chem. 98: 274-278 (1994)
S J Miklavic, D Y C Chan, L R White and T W Healy, “Double layer forces between heterogeneous charged surfaces”, J. Phys. Chem. (1994)
T W Healy, “Stability of aqueous silica sols” in The Colloid Chemistry of Silica, ACS Advances in Chemistry Series, No 234, American Chemical Society, pp 147-159 (1994)
T W Healy, D V Boger, L R White, Y K Leong and P J Scales, “Thickening and clarification; How much do we really know about dewatering?", Proceedings 6th AusIMM Extractive Metallurgy Conference, pp 105-109 (1994)
S Biggs and T W Healy, “Electrosteric stabilisation of colloidal zirconia with low-molecular-weight polyacrylic acid - An atomic force microscopy study”, J Chem Soc. Faraday Trans. 90: 3415 (1994)
M Trau, F Grieser, T W Healy and L R White, “Evanescent wave spectroscopy: Application to the study of the spatial disbribution of charged groups on an adsorbed polyelectrolyte at the silica/water interface”, J Chem Soc. Faraday Trans. 90 (9): 1251-1259 (1994)
W Barron, B S Murray, P J Scales, T W Healy, D R Dixon and M Pascoe, “The streaming current detector: A comparison with conventional electrokinetic techniques”, Colloids and Surfaces 88: 129 - 139 (1994)
S Nishimura, S Biggs, P J Scales, T W Healy, K Tsunematsu and T Tateyama, “Molecular-scale structure of the cation modified muscovite mica basal plane”, Langmuir 10, 4554-4559 (1994)
E Silvester , F Grieser, T W Healy, D Meisel and J C Sullivan, “Thermodynamics and kinetics of the reaction of copper (II) and iron (III) with ultra-small colloidal chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)”, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 90 (21): 3301-3307 (1994)
Y K Leong, P J Scales, T W Healy and D V Boger, “Interparticle forces arising from adsorbed polyelectrolytes in colloidal suspensions”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 95: 43-52 (1995)
S Nishimura , P J Scales, T Tateyama, K Tsunematsu and T W Healy, “Cationic modification of muscovite mica: An electrokinetic study”, Langmuir, 11: 291-295 (1995)
S Biggs , P J Scales, Y K Leong and T W Healy, “Effects of citrate adsorption on the interactions between Zirconia surfaces”, J Chem Soc Faraday Trans. 91: 2921-2928 (1995)
T W Healy, D V Boger,L R White,Y K Leong and P J Scales, “Thickening and clarification: How much do we really know about dewatering?”, XIX International Mineral Processing Congress Physical and Chemical Processing Volume 2 :Chapter 13, pp 71 - 74 (1995)
S Nishiumura, P J Scales,S R Biggs and T W Healy, “AFM studies of amine surfactant hemimicelle structures at the mica-water interface”, Colloids and Surfaces, 103: 289-298 (1995)
Y K Leong, P J Scales, T W Healy and D V Boger, “Effect of particle size on colloidal zirconia rheology at the isoelectric point”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 78: 2209 (1995)
S Nishimura, P J Scales, H Tateyama, K Tsunematsu and T W Healy, “An electrokinetic study of Li+ ions fixed at the muscovite mica basal plane”, Clays: Controlling the Environment, Proceedings of the 10 International Clay Conference, Adelaide, Australia 1993, (Churchman, GJ Fitzpatrick, RW and Eggleton, RA Eds.) CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, Australia, p 192 (1995)
P J Scales, T W Healy and D V Boger, “The role of surface forces in the control of the rheology of particulate fluids”, Proceedings of the conference Mineral Processing :Recent Advances and Future Trends, Kanpur, India Dec 1995 (Mehrotra, SP and Shekhar, R Eds.)., Allied Publishers Limited, New Delhi Chapter 1, pp 3 - 12 (1995)
P C Kapur,T W Healy, P J Scales, D V Boger and D Wilson, “The role of dispersants in kinetics and energetics of stirred ball mill grinding”, Int J Miner.Process, 47: 141-152 (1996)
Y K Leong, D V Boger, P J Scales and T W Healy, “Interparticle forces arising from adsorbed surfactants in colloidal suspensions: An additional attractive force”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 181: 605-612 (1996)
T W Healy, P J Scales, F Grieser, and D V Boger, “Direct measurement of surface forces by AFM in relation to the flow of particulate fluids”, Proceedings of the 5th Nisshin Engineering Particle Technology International Seminar, Kyoto, Japan, pp 1-12 (1996)
M Prica, S Biggs, F Grieser and T W Healy, “Effect of calcination temperature on the electrokinetic properties of colloidal zirconia”, Colloids and Surfaces, 119: 205-213 (1996)
H Tateyama, P J Scales, M Ooi, S Nishimura, K Rees and T W Healy, “An X-ray diffraction and rheology study of highly ordered clay platelet alignment in aqueous solutions of sodium tripolyphosphate”, Langmuir, 13 (9): 2440-2446 (1997)
P C Kapur, P J Scales, D V Boger and T W Healy, “Yield stress of suspensions loaded with size distributed partricles”, AIChEJ, 43 (5): 1171 - 1179 (1997)
R Buscall, R Ettelaie and T W Healy, “Yield stress and contact forces in coagulated oxide dispersions: Role of electrostatic interactions”, J.Chem.Soc.,Faraday Trans., 93 (22): 4009-4015 (1997)
H Tateyama, P J Scales, M Ooi, S B Johnson, K Rees, D V Boger and T W Healy, “Effects of particle alignment on the flow properties of an expandable mica in Na5P3010 and K4P207 solutions”, Langmuir, 13 (24): 6393-6399 (1997)
N Pashias , D V Boger, T W Healy and P J Scales, “Waste minimisation in the alumina industry”, Proc. XX Internat. Mineral Processing Congress, Aachen, Germany, 21-26 September: 99-106 (1997).
P J Scales, T W Healy and D V Boger, “Surfactants, dispersants, complexants and flocculants. The role of additives in the processing of concentrated particulate suspensions in the mining industry”, Proceedings of AusIMM, The Mining Cycle, Mt Isa, Qld, Australia, April: 285-289 (1998)
T W Healy, “Interparticle forces and rheology - The problem of zero separation”, Proceedings of 5th Australia/Japan Symposium, Self-Assembly in Colloid Science, Fukuoka Sunpalace, Fukuoka, Japan, July: 8 (1998)
P J Scales, S Johnson T W Healy and P C Kapur, “Shear yield stress of partially flocculated colloidal suspensions”, AIChEJ, 44 (3): 538-544 (1998)
G V Franks, S B Johnson, P J Scales, D V Boger and T W Healy, “Ion specific strength of attractive particle networks”, Langmuir (1999)
S B Johnson, P J Scales and T W Healy, “The binding of monovalent electrolyte ions on a-Alumina. I. Electroacoustic studies at high electrolyte concentrations”, Langmuir, 15 (8): 2836-2843 (1999)
S B Johnson, G V Franks, P J Scales and T W Healy, “The binding of monovalent electrolyte ions on a-Alumina. II. The shear yield stress of concentrated suspensions”, Langmuir, 15 (8); 2844-2853 (1999)
K M Drummond, F Grieser, T W Healy, E J Silvester and M Giersig, “Steady-state radiolysis study of the reductive dissolution of ultrasmall colloidal CuS”, Langmuir, 15: 6637-6642 (1999)
S B Johnson, G V Franks, P J Scales, D V Boger and T W Healy, “Surface chemistry – rheology relationships in concentrated mineral suspensions” International Journal of Mineral Processing, 58: 267-304 (2000)
S Nishimura, P J Scales, S R Biggs and T W Healy, “An electrokinetic study of the adsorption of dodecyl ammonium amine surfactant at the muscovite mica-water interface”, Langmuir, 16: 690-694 (2000)
C P Whitby, P J Scales, F Grieser and T W Healy, “The adsorption of DTAB on mica in aqueous solution studies by XRD and AFM”, J. Colloid & Interface Science, 235: 350-357 (2001)
S Usui and T W Healy, “Zeta potential of insoluble monolayer of long-chain alcohol at the air-aqueous solution interface”, J Colloid & Interface Science, 240: 127-132 (2001)
Z Zhou, D V Boger, P J Scales and T W Healy, “Shear and compressional rheology principles in ceramic processing”, Polymers in Particulate Systems, Properties and Applications, Surfactant Science Series Vol 104 Marcel Dekker, Inc. Chapter 6, pp 157-196 (2002)
P C Kapur and T W Healy, “A parking lot model for adsorption of polydispersed surfactants”, J Colloids & Surfaces A, 205: 101-110 (2002)
K E Bremmell, D E Dunstan, P J Scales and T W Healy, “Particulate hematite diffusion in sodium polyacrylate solutions. The effect of ionic strength”, J. Colloid and Interface Science, 247: 303-309 (2002)
S Usui and T W Healy, “Zeta potential of stearic acid monolayer at the air-aqueous solution interface”, J Colloid and Interface Science, 250: 371-378 (2002)
C P Whitby, P J Scales, F Grieser, T W Healy, G Kirby, J A Lewis and C F Zukoski, “PAA/PEO comb polymer effects on rheological properties and interparticle forces in aqueous silica suspensions”, J Colloid and Interface Science, 262: 274-281 (2003)
T W Healy, K Han and P King (Editors), “Special issue of the International Journal of Mineral Processing honouring Douglas W. Fuerstenau”, Int. J. Mineral Processing, 72: 1-2 (2003)
T W Healy, P Somasundaran and D W Fuerstenau, “The adsorption of alkyl and alkylbenzene sulfonates at mineral oxide – water interfaces”, Int. J. Mineral Processing, 72: 3-10 (2003)
T W Healy, “On the foundation of COLLOIDS AND SURFACES”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem.Eng Aspects, 250: 5-7 (2004)
T W Healy, “On the Founding of IACIS”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem.Eng Aspects, 250: 9-10 (2004)
R Jung, R O James and T W Healy, “Solution and precipitate equilibria in oleate-alkaline earth cation mineral system”, AusIMM-AIME, Centenary of Flotation, June (2005)
S B Johnson, G E Brown Jnr, T W Healy and P J Scales, “Adsorption of organic matter at mineral/water interfaces VI effect of inner-sphere versus outer-sphere adsorption of colloid stability”, Langmuir, 21(14): 6356-6365 (2005)
T W Healy, "Electrostatic interactions in flotation of sulphides and non-sulphides", Proceeding of the XXIII International Mineral Processing Congress, Ed: Gven nal, Neet Acarkan, M Sabri elik, Fatma Arslan, Gndz Ateok, Ali Gney, A.Ali Sirkeci, A. Ekrem Yce, K.Tahsi Perek, Istanbul Technical University, Mining Faculty, Turkey, Published by Promedaverstingagency, Istanbul, Turkey, ISBN 975-7946-28-1 (Volume 1): 566-571 (2006)
D Y C Chan, T W Healy, T Supasiti and S Usui, “Electrical double layer interactions between dissimilar oxide surfaces with charge regulation and Stern Grahame layers”, J Colloid & Interface Science, 296: 150-158 (2006)
T W Healy and D W Fuerstenau, “The isoelectric point/point-of-zero-charge of interfaces formed by aqueous solutions and nonpolar solids, liquids and gases”, J.Colloid & Interface Sci, 309: 183-188 (2007)