Professor Alan Rowan
Professor

Alan Rowan

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Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Liverpool
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Liverpool

Search Professor Alan Rowan’s works on UQ eSpace

382 works between 1988 and 2025
All (382) Journal Article (311) Book Chapter (12) Conference Publication (58) Other Outputs (1)

41 - 60 of 382 works

2019

Journal Article

Erratum: Highly Selective Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Methane on Novel Mesoporous Rh Catalysts (ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2018) 10:30 (24963-24968) DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b06977)

Arandiyan, Hamidreza, Kani, Kenya, Wang, Yuan, Jiang, Bo, Kim, Jeonghun, Yoshino, Masahiro, Rezaei, Mehran, Rowan, Alan E., Dai, Hongxing and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2019). Erratum: Highly Selective Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Methane on Novel Mesoporous Rh Catalysts (ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2018) 10:30 (24963-24968) DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b06977). ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11 (49), 46398-46398. doi: 10.1021/acsami.9b18665

Erratum: Highly Selective Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Methane on Novel Mesoporous Rh Catalysts (ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2018) 10:30 (24963-24968) DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b06977)

2019

Journal Article

Nano as a rosetta stone: The global roles and opportunities for nanoscience and nanotechnology

Zhao, Yuliang, Bai, Chunli, Brinker, C. Jeffrey, Chi, Lifeng, Dawson, Kenneth A., Gogotsi, Yury, Halas, Naomi J., Lee, Shuit-Tong, Lee, Takhee, Liz-Marzán, Luis, Miller, Jeff F., Mitra, Sushanta, Nel, Andre E, Nordlander, Peter, Parak, Wolfgang J, Rowan, Alan, Rogach, Andrey L., Rotello, Vincent M., Tang, Ben Zhong, Wee, Andrew T. S. and Weiss, Paul S. (2019). Nano as a rosetta stone: The global roles and opportunities for nanoscience and nanotechnology. ACS Nano, 13 (10), 10853-10855. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.9b08042

Nano as a rosetta stone: The global roles and opportunities for nanoscience and nanotechnology

2019

Journal Article

Simple chemistry drives controlled synthesis of platinum nanocrystal to micron size

Tajerian, Tahoora, Monsefi, Mehrdad and Rowan, Alan (2019). Simple chemistry drives controlled synthesis of platinum nanocrystal to micron size. Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, 9 (3), 197-202. doi: 10.1007/s40097-019-0310-0

Simple chemistry drives controlled synthesis of platinum nanocrystal to micron size

2019

Journal Article

Molecular design strategies for electrochemical behavior of aromatic carbonyl compounds in organic and aqueous electrolytes

Peng, Huiling, Yu, Qianchuan, Wang, Shengping, Kim, Jeonghun, Rowan, Alan E., Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Yu, Jingxian (2019). Molecular design strategies for electrochemical behavior of aromatic carbonyl compounds in organic and aqueous electrolytes. Advanced Science, 6 (17) 1900431, 1900431. doi: 10.1002/advs.201900431

Molecular design strategies for electrochemical behavior of aromatic carbonyl compounds in organic and aqueous electrolytes

2019

Journal Article

Synthetic semiflexible and bioactive brushes

Voerman, Dion, Schluck, Marjolein, Weiden, Jorieke, Joosten, Ben, Eggermont, Loek J., van den Eijnde, Tuur, Ignacio, Bob, Cambi, Alessandra, Figdor, Carl G., Kouwer, Paul H. J., Verdoes, Martijn, Hammink, Roel and Rowan, Alan E. (2019). Synthetic semiflexible and bioactive brushes. Biomacromolecules, 20 (7), 2587-2597. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00385

Synthetic semiflexible and bioactive brushes

2019

Journal Article

Monitoring 111In-labelled polyisocyanopeptide (PIC) hydrogel wound dressings in full-thickness wounds

Op 't Veld, Roel C., Joosten, Lieke, van den Boomen, Onno I., Boerman, Otto C., Kouwer, Paul, Middelkoop, Esther, Rowan, Alan E., Jansen, John A., Walboomers, X. Frank and Wagener, Frank A. D. T. G. (2019). Monitoring 111In-labelled polyisocyanopeptide (PIC) hydrogel wound dressings in full-thickness wounds. Biomaterials Science, 7 (7), 3041-3050. doi: 10.1039/c9bm00661c

Monitoring 111In-labelled polyisocyanopeptide (PIC) hydrogel wound dressings in full-thickness wounds

2019

Journal Article

A portable and efficient solar‐rechargeable battery with ultrafast photo‐charge/discharge rate

Hu, Yuxiang, Bai, Yang, Luo, Bin, Wang, Songcan, Hu, Han, Chen, Peng, Lyu, Miaoqiang, Shapter, Joe, Rowan, Alan and Wang, Lianzhou (2019). A portable and efficient solar‐rechargeable battery with ultrafast photo‐charge/discharge rate. Advanced Energy Materials, 9 (28) 1900872, 1900872. doi: 10.1002/aenm.201900872

A portable and efficient solar‐rechargeable battery with ultrafast photo‐charge/discharge rate

2019

Journal Article

Epitaxial crystallization of insulin on an ordered 2D polymer template

de Poel, Wester, Elemans, Johannes A. A. W., van Enckevort, Willem J. P., Rowan, Alan E. and Vlieg, Elias (2019). Epitaxial crystallization of insulin on an ordered 2D polymer template. Chemistry: A European Journal, 25 (15), 3756-3760. doi: 10.1002/chem.201805276

Epitaxial crystallization of insulin on an ordered 2D polymer template

2019

Journal Article

Synthetic extracellular matrices with nonlinear elasticity regulate cellular organization

Liu, Kaizheng, Mihaila, Silvia M., Rowan, Alan, Oosterwijk, Egbert and Kouwer, Paul H. J. (2019). Synthetic extracellular matrices with nonlinear elasticity regulate cellular organization. Biomacromolecules, 20 (2), 826-834. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01445

Synthetic extracellular matrices with nonlinear elasticity regulate cellular organization

2019

Journal Article

Cytoskeletal stiffening in synthetic hydrogels

de Almeida, Paula, Jaspers, Maarten, Vaessen, Sarah, Tagit, Oya, Portale, Giuseppe, Rowan, Alan E. and Kouwer, Paul H. J. (2019). Cytoskeletal stiffening in synthetic hydrogels. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 609, 609. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08569-4

Cytoskeletal stiffening in synthetic hydrogels

2018

Journal Article

Injectable biomimetic hydrogels as tools for efficient T Cell expansion and delivery

Weiden, Jorieke, Voerman, Dion, Dölen, Yusuf, Das, Rajat K., Van Duffelen, Anne, Hammink, Roel, Eggermont, Loek J., Rowan, Alan E., Tel, Jurjen and Figdor, Carl G. (2018). Injectable biomimetic hydrogels as tools for efficient T Cell expansion and delivery. Frontiers in Immunology, 9 (NOV) 02798. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02798

Injectable biomimetic hydrogels as tools for efficient T Cell expansion and delivery

2018

Journal Article

Tunable properties based on regioselectivity of 1,2,3-triazole units in axially chiral 2,2′-linked 1,1′-binaphthyl-based copolymers for ions and acid responsiveness

Lauko, Ján, Kouwer, Paul H. J., Kasak, Peter and Rowan, Alan E. (2018). Tunable properties based on regioselectivity of 1,2,3-triazole units in axially chiral 2,2′-linked 1,1′-binaphthyl-based copolymers for ions and acid responsiveness. European Polymer Journal, 108, 191-198. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.08.030

Tunable properties based on regioselectivity of 1,2,3-triazole units in axially chiral 2,2′-linked 1,1′-binaphthyl-based copolymers for ions and acid responsiveness

2018

Journal Article

Self-assembly of porphyrin hexamers via bidentate metal-ligand coordination

Lensen, Marga C., Nolte, Roeland J. M., Rowan, Alan E., Pyckhout-Hintzen, Wim, Feiters, Martin C. and Elemans, Johannes A. A. W. (2018). Self-assembly of porphyrin hexamers via bidentate metal-ligand coordination. Dalton Transactions, 47 (40), 14277-14287. doi: 10.1039/c8dt01572d

Self-assembly of porphyrin hexamers via bidentate metal-ligand coordination

2018

Journal Article

Cytokine-functionalized synthetic dendritic cells for T cell targeted immunotherapies

Eggermont, Loek J., Hammink, Roel, Blank, Kerstin G., Rowan, Alan E., Tel, Jurjen and Figdor, Carl G. (2018). Cytokine-functionalized synthetic dendritic cells for T cell targeted immunotherapies. Advanced Therapeutics, 1 (6) 1800021, 1-15. doi: 10.1002/adtp.201800021

Cytokine-functionalized synthetic dendritic cells for T cell targeted immunotherapies

2018

Journal Article

Thermosensitive biomimetic polyisocyanopeptide hydrogels may facilitate wound repair

op ‘t Veld, Roel C., van den Boomen, Onno I., Lundvig, Ditte M.S., Bronkhorst, Ewald M., Kouwer, Paul H. J., Jansen, John A., Middelkoop, Esther, Von den Hoff, Johannes W., Rowan, Alan E. and Wagener, Frank A. D. T. G. (2018). Thermosensitive biomimetic polyisocyanopeptide hydrogels may facilitate wound repair. Biomaterials, 181, 392-401. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.07.038

Thermosensitive biomimetic polyisocyanopeptide hydrogels may facilitate wound repair

2018

Journal Article

Mesoporous metallic iridium nanosheets

Jiang, Bo, Guo, Yanna, Kim, Jeonghun, Whitten, Andrew E., Wood, Kathleen, Kani, Kenya, Rowan, Alan E., Henzie, Joel and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2018). Mesoporous metallic iridium nanosheets. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140 (39) jacs.8b05206, 12434-12441. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b05206

Mesoporous metallic iridium nanosheets

2018

Journal Article

Catalytic single-chain polymeric nanoparticles at work: from ensemble towards single-particle kinetics

Liu, Yiliu, Turunen, Petri, de Waal, Bas F. M., Blank, Kerstin G., Rowan, Alan E., Palmans, Anja R. A. and Meijer, E. W. (2018). Catalytic single-chain polymeric nanoparticles at work: from ensemble towards single-particle kinetics. Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 3 (4), 609-618. doi: 10.1039/c8me00017d

Catalytic single-chain polymeric nanoparticles at work: from ensemble towards single-particle kinetics

2018

Journal Article

Highly selective reduction of carbon dioxide to methane on novel mesoporous Rh catalysts

Arandiyan, Hamidreza, Kani, Kenya, Wang, Yuan, Jiang, Bo, Kim, Jeonghun, Yoshino, Masahiro, Rezaei, Mehran, Rowan, Alan E., Dai, Hongxing and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2018). Highly selective reduction of carbon dioxide to methane on novel mesoporous Rh catalysts. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10 (30) acsami.8b06977, 24963-24968. doi: 10.1021/acsami.8b06977

Highly selective reduction of carbon dioxide to methane on novel mesoporous Rh catalysts

2018

Journal Article

Materials nanoarchitectonics using 2D layered materials: recent developments in the intercalation process

Sangian, Danial, Ide, Yusuke, Bando, Yoshio, Rowan, Alan E. and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2018). Materials nanoarchitectonics using 2D layered materials: recent developments in the intercalation process. Small , 14 (33) 1800551, e1800551. doi: 10.1002/smll.201800551

Materials nanoarchitectonics using 2D layered materials: recent developments in the intercalation process

2018

Journal Article

Crosslinking of fibrous hydrogels

Schoenmakers, Daniël C., Rowan, Alan E. and Kouwer, Paul H. J. (2018). Crosslinking of fibrous hydrogels. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 2172, 2172. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-04508-x

Crosslinking of fibrous hydrogels

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    Discovering therapeutic vulnerabilities of circulating melanoma clusters
    United States Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - Melanoma Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2030
    ARC Centre of Excellence in Quantum Biotechnology
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    Biosustainability Hub: Paving the way to net zero using biological strategies
    Woodside Energy Technologies Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Biobandage CUREator
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    Metabolic and radiotheraperutic approaches in prostate cancer
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Venom driven wound healing
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Unveiling the modulators of scarless wound healing
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Microenvironmental regulation of melanoma brain metastasis
    United States Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - Melanoma Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Expediting wound repair for burns and trauma patients with biomaterials conducive to issue driven repair.
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2025
    Upscale process development and production activities from the Pilot Project and Biofutures Project for the downstream processing of spinifex fibre into CNF to demonstration-scale
    Dugalunji Aboriginal Corporation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2024
    Synthetic Biology for Synthesis of Novel Polymers Used in Energy Storage
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space Tectonics
    Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Development of Nanoarchitectural Porous Electrode Materials for High Performance Energy Storage Systems
    Korean Institute of Materials Science
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    An Integrated Materials Surface Analytical Facility
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Cellular mechanics in unusual systems
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Dissolution DNP Hyperpolariser
    UQ Research Facilities Infrastructure Grants
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Histology and Advanced Microscopy Research Facility upgrade
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2023
    Outside-In. Strain stiffening as a key to cell control
    ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Exosome and Bio/Nanoparticle Characterisation Facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2023
    The National Biologics Facility - NCRIS 2013/2015/2016-17/2017-18/2018-19/2019-2023 (administered by Therapeutic Innovation Australia (TIA))
    Therapeutic Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Alan Rowan is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    REGULATION OF STEM CELL FATE IN RGD-FUNCTIONALIZED BIOMIMETIC HYDROGEL

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Amanda Kijas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Controlling hybrid systems

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Samantha Stehbens

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Cellular Mechanics in Unusual Systems

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Westra Van Holthe

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Controlling hybrid systems

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Samantha Stehbens

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Cellular Mechanics in Unusual Systems

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Westra Van Holthe

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Stress stiffening biomaterials driving differentiation

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Amanda Kijas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Controlling hybrid systems

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Samantha Stehbens

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Modelling biological response to simulated microgravity

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Mel White

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation of Matrix Regulation of Wound Repair

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Katharine Irvine, Dr Amanda Kijas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Characterisation of Cytoskeleton information transfer

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Amanda Kijas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    THE ROLE OF EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX AND FOCAL ADHESION DYNAMICS IN STEM CELL COMMITMENT

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Mel White

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Modelling biological response to simulated microgravity

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Mel White

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation of the biophysical parameters modulating endothelial cell behaviour and function towards angiogenesis

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Amanda Kijas, Dr Parinaz Ahangar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sustainable Antimicrobial Coating Materials for Potential Face Mask Applications

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Mark Blaskovich, Dr Nasim Amiralian

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Next generation bleeding control agents

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Amanda Kijas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Expiditing wound healing

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Amanda Kijas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Relationship between microbiota, phytochemistry, and environment of Australian native plants and their importance in empowering First Nations communities

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Bronwyn Fredericks, Associate Professor Anthony Young, Dr Marlize Bekker

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sustainable antimicrobial coating materials for potential face mask application

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Mark Blaskovich, Dr Nasim Amiralian

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Biodegradable medical textiles

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Keng Chew, Dr Nasim Amiralian

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Expiditing wound healing

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Amanda Kijas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sustainable antimicrobial coating materials for potential face mask application

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Mark Blaskovich, Dr Nasim Amiralian

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Bio-mimickry
  • Cellular behaviour
  • Hydrogels
  • Nano-mimickry
  • Regenerative medicine
  • Wound healing

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