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Professor John SADER
Position:	Professor
Email:	J.Sader@ms.unimelb.edu.au
Room:	G22
Ext. Number:	44042
Research Group:	- Applied Mathematics
Interests:	- Atomic Force Microscopy - Colloidal interactions - Continuum Modelling - Dynamic force spectroscopy - Nanocrystal mechanics - Plasticity and elasticity
Recent Publications: Selected Publications \| Publications RSS Feed Erratum: "Frequency response of cantilever beams immersed in viscous fluids with applications to the atomic force microscope: Arbitrary mode order"(2008) more Compressible viscous flows generated by oscillating flexible cylinders(2008) more Artifact-free dynamic atomic force microscopy reveals monotonic dissipation for a simple confined liquid(2008) more Flexural resonant frequencies of rectangular cantilever plates(2008) more Frequency modulation atomic force microscopy in liquids(2008) more
My research efforts cover a wide range of fields, and focus on both pure and applied research in the broad areas of colloid and surface science, elasticity, electromagnetic wave theory, rheology, fibre optics, electrostatics, fluid mechanics, granular mechanics, plasticity, atomic force microscopy and nanoscience. This stems from my multidisciplinary background as a trained electrical engineer and subsequent research focus in continuum mechanics. I am particularly interested in investigating problems of practical relevance, and work closely with leading local and internationally based experimentalists. As such, much of my work is conducted in parallel to experimental measurements, which enables the validity and practical relevance of the models to be verified. This approach has led to the commercial implementation of my work on the international market. A sample of my recent research efforts include development of models for the dynamic response of nanoparticles under femtosecond laser excitation, failure of plastic materials under gravity, investigation of fundamental properties of atomic force microscope cantilevers and developments of experimental methods for their calibration, and models for the dynamic behaviour of elastic beams immersed in fluids.

Current Postgraduate Supervision:

Douglas BRUMLEY	"Fluid Mechanics of Nanoelectromechanical (NEMS) devices."
Ellie BUTTON	"Thin film flows of surfactant solutions"
Chien-Hua (Kevin) LIN	"Theoretical foundations of ultra fast laser measurement of the mechanical properties of nanoparticles"
Michael LACHUT	"The effect of surface stress on the cantilever plates"
James WOODCOCK

Past Postgraduate Supervision:

"Dynamics of atomic force microscope cantilever beams in fluids"

Current Honours Students:

Ying Wan YAP
Peter BROOKES

Recent Honours Students:

Ellie BUTTON	"The Dynamics of Water Bells"
Nicholas MACKENZIE
Michelle WILLCOX
Juwen HO	"The Wiener-Hopf method and its application to fluids"
Douglas BRUMLEY	"The Dynamics of High-Frequency Nanoelectromechanical Resonators In Fluid"
Jason NASSIOS	"Kinetic Theory and the BGK Equation: Gas Dynamics for the Nanoscale"

Subject(s) Currently Teaching:

620-342	Industrial and Applied Mathematics (Semester 2, 2009)
620-299	Dynamical Systems and Chaos (Semester 2, 2009)

Recent Grant History:

Year(s)	Source	Type	Title
2009 - 2011	ARC	Discovery	The Mechanics of Nanoscale Devices
2005 - 2009	ARC	Discovery	Nanotribiology - The Chemical Rolling Resistance of Single Nanocrystals
2006 - 2008	ARC	Discovery	Towards nano-asesembled light emitting polymer films
2005 - 2007	ARC	Special Research Centre	SRC Particulate Fluids Processing Centre

Responsibilities:

Faculty of Science Research and Industry Committee member

Committees:

Management Committee

Strategic Planning Committee

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