Promoted to Associate Professor #UNSW Sydney. Grateful to my team, collaborators and mentors for their support. Excited that this coincides with a 2025 #ARC Future Fellowship to advance our work on enzyme-based nanomaterials. Proud of what we’ve built, and energised for what’s next.
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Proud of our PhD student Saluo Lai! 🎉 Winner of the Best Poster Prize at #DDA2025 in Sydney and an excellent talk at #39APS in Canberra this week, showcasing great work in polymers, biomaterials, drug delivery and nanomedicine! #DrugDelivery #Nanomedicine #WichLab #UNSWChemEng #UNSWEngineering

We said goodbye to Sophie (centre), who joined us from #Germany 🇩🇪 for 3 months through a #DAAD RISE Scholarship She worked on #biopolymers, #nanomaterials & #hydrogels, bringing great energy to the lab! All the best, Sophie! #WichLab #UNSW #UNSWChemEng

Abhishek joins our Team as a PhD student – Abhishek will work on polysaccharide-based nanosystems for therapeutic applications.
Welcome to our labs, and good luck with your experiments! 

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Backed by $1.13M in funding, the project will engineer biocatalytic nanoparticles that perform complex reactions inside cells, a platform for next-gen therapeutics, sustainable biomanufacturing, and precision agriculture. #ARC #FutureFellowship #WichLab #biopolymers #enzymes #nanoparticles

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Polysaccharide-based edible films — strategies to minimize water vapor permeability With increasing focus on sustainability, there has been a growth in the development of edible films to improve food quality, particularly with polysac…

Our latest review, led by Lilah Saidi, explores strategies to reduce water vapour permeability in polysaccharide-based edible films. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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#FollowUpJanuary

🌿 To wrap up 2024, the #Wichlab team hiked North Head National Park after a scenic ferry to Manly! Stunning views of Sydney, wildlife, & beaches made it the perfect end-of-year adventure. A mix of history, nature, & team spirit as we look ahead to 2025! ✨ #FollowUpJanuary #UNSWChemeng #UNSW

Huge congrats to Luca & Rakib on their graduation at the end of last year! 🎓
For me, it was special to finally attend after missing Vinod & Jonas' ceremonies last year. Amazing to celebrate all the grads with their proud families! 👏
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Joanna Li - Wichlab - UNSW - PhD Student

Joanna joins our Team as PhD student – Joanna will work on protein-based biopolymers and functional hydrogels for 3D printing applications.
Welcome to our labs, and good luck with your experiments! 🧪

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