George Vamvounis

George obtained his PhD in Polymer Chemistry from Simon Fraser University where he held a prestigious NSERC IPS with the Xerox Research Centre of Canada to develop Polymer and Organic LEDs. George’s work towards his PhD was recognized by Chemical Institute of Canada with the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Division Award for his contributions in Polymer Science and Engineering. Following his PhD, George worked at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden investigating dendritic macromolecules. He then joined The University of Queensland’s Centre for Organic Photonics and Electronics as a senior researcher and followed-up with an ARC Australian Research Fellows to investigate electroactive dendrimers. George is currently a member JCU’s Chemistry team as an ARC Australian Research fellow and a Senior Lecturer. George's research interest is based on Polymer Chemistry with applications in:

Advanced Sensing Technology: New polymers are being prepared for the colourimetric or fluorescence detection of analytes, like nitroaromatics, that are highly responsive and selective.

Solar Energy Conversion: New polymers for plastic solar cells (OPVs) are currently being synthesized to increase the efficiency and operational lifetime of these devices .

Plastic Electronics: New class of high dimensional organic semiconductors are being prepared for Organic Field Effect Transistors (OFETs).

See: Colourimetric Detection of Nitroaromatics