Prof John SADER
Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- Room: G22
- Building: Peter Hall Building
- Campus: Parkville
Research Interests
- Plasticity and elasticity
- Dynamic force spectroscopy
- Nanocrystal mechanics
- Atomic Force Microscopy
- Continuum Modelling
- Colloidal interactions
Research Groups
Recent Publications
J. Sader, B. Hughes, F Huber, FJ Giessibl. Publisher Correction: Interatomic force laws that evade dynamic measurement.. Nature nanotechnology, 298, 2019. doi: 10.1038/s41565-019-0364-7.
J. Sader, M Delapierre, S Pellegrino. Shear-induced buckling of a thin elastic disk undergoing spin-up. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 75-82, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2019.01.038.
Charlene Ng, Peng Zeng, Julian A Lloyd, D. Chakraborty, Ann Roberts, Trevor A Smith, Udo Bach, J. Sader, Timothy J Davis, Daniel E Gómez. Large-Area Nanofabrication of Partially Embedded Nanostructures for Enhanced Plasmonic Hot-Carrier Extraction. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2, 1164-1169, 2019. doi: 10.1021/acsanm.8b01988.
Melanie Delapierre, D. Chakraborty, J. Sader, Sergio Pellegrino. Wrinkling of transversely loaded spinning membranes. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 139, 163-173, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2018.01.031.
J. Sader, M Selim Hanay, A. Neumann, Michael L Roukes. Mass Spectrometry Using Nanomechanical Systems: Beyond the Point-Mass Approximation.. Nano letters, 18, 1608-1614, 2018. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04301.
Extra Information
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
| Name | Thesis title |
|---|---|
| Naijian (Eric) SHEN |
Past Postgraduate Supervision
| Name | Thesis title |
|---|---|
| Ellie BUTTON | "Thin film flows of surfactant solutions" |
| Jesse COLLIS | "Unsteady motion of small particles in fluid: from autonomous propulsion to the interrogation of liquid-solid interfaces" |
| Chris GREEN | "Dynamics of atomic force microscope cantilever beams in fluids" |
| Michael LACHUT | "Foundations of dynamic surface stress measurements" |
| Chien-Hua (Kevin) LIN | "Theoretical foundations of ultra fast laser measurement of the mechanical properties of nanoparticles" |
| Jason NASSIOS | "Kinetic theory of nanoscale devices." |
| Anthony VAN EYSDEN | |
| James WOODCOCK | "On Turbulent Flow of Incompressible Fluids." |
| Ying Wan YAP | "A study of rarefied gas dynamics with various molecular models" |
Current MSc Students
| Name | Project title |
|---|---|
| Alexander NUNN | |
| Timothy O'SULLIVAN |
Past MSc Students
| Name | Project title |
|---|---|
| Peter BROOKES | |
| Catherine BROWNE | "Oscillations of a cantilever in a fluid" |
| Ellie BUTTON | "The Dynamics of Water Bells" |
| Juwen HO | "The Wiener-Hopf method and its application to fluids" |
| Joesph JOHNSON | |
| Daniel LADIGES | |
| Nicholas LIU | |
| Miguel Carlo LONTOC | |
| Nicholas MACKENZIE | |
| Jason NASSIOS | "Kinetic Theory and the BGK Equation: Gas Dynamics for the Nanoscale" |
| Michael NEESON | |
| Andrej PEISKER | |
| Naijian (Eric) SHEN | |
| Michelle WILLCOX | |
| Ying Wan YAP |
Recent Grant History
| Year(s) | Source | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2021 | ARC | Discovery | Nanoelectromechanical Mass Spectrometry with Molecular Imaging |
| 2013 - 2015 | ARC | Discovery | Quantum dot energy transfer: the chemistry of blinking |
| 2010 - 2012 | ARC | Discovery | Repulsive van der Waals forces and Brownian ratchet motors: manipulating thermal and quantum Fluctuations |
| 2009 - 2011 | ARC | Discovery | The Mechanics of Nanoscale Devices |
Responsibilities
- Academic Board member
Committees
- Research and Industry Committee
- Strategic Planning Committee