Professor  Natalie Thamwattana

Professor Natalie Thamwattana

Professor

School of Information and Physical Sciences (Mathematics)

Career Summary

Biography

Natalie’s impact to the applied mathematics discipline is evidenced by the award of the 2014 Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM)’s the JH Michell Medal as the outstanding researcher for the year and the 2014 University of Wollongong’s Vice Chancellor Emerging Researchers Excellence Award. Natalie’s achievement was profiled in the 2016 University of Wollongong’s Women of Impact, an initiative to acknowledge important contributions to research and teaching by women academics across all levels and disciplines. Natalie was selected to be featured in an exhibit displaying 16 Australian Women of Mathematics – an Australian version of a well-known exhibit "Women of Mathematics throughout Europe: a gallery of portraits". These awards and recognition are evidences of the quality of her research in Applied Mathematics and her national and international standing.  The excellence of Natalie’s contribution is also demonstrated by the high quality of her research, as shown by her research publications in high-quality fully-refereed international journals including a good number of articles are published in topmost journals, such as the Proceedings of the Royal Society. Natalie was a Chair of ANZIAM in 2022-2023 and now she is a Deputy Chair. Natalie is a member of the ARC College of Experts from 2021 to 2024. She is a Fellow of the Australian Mathematical Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales. She was also a Vice-Chair of the Hunter Branch of the Royal Society of New South Wales.

Natalie has made pioneering contributions to the fields of granular materials and nanotechnology. The major result of her research in granular materials was the derivation of a number of exact solutions for highly frictional materials in important industrial problems, such as a gravity flow from hopper. In 2007, Natalie jointly started the Nanomechanics Group at the University of Wollongong. Her research in nanotechnology involves the mechanics of interacting atomic and molecular structures, and is described as truly pioneering; the mathematical modelling undertaken is unique in a world context, and produces powerful analytical results for problems previously only solved numerically. Natalie’s modelling work with members of the Nanomechanics Group has resulted in a textbook “Modelling and Mechanics of Carbon-based Nanostructured Materials”, recently published by Micro & Nano Technologies, ELSEVIER.

Natalie has worked with researchers from various disciplines including engineering, computer science, chemistry, biology and medicine. These collaborations include research student supervisions and grant submissions. Presently, Natalie is the lead Chief Investigator of an ARC Discovery Project (2017-2019) on modelling electromaterials for energy applications. Natalie is also a modelling CI on an ARC Linkage Project (2020-2022) on clogging of permeable reactive barrier when treating acidic groundwater. In 2007-2011, she held an Australian postdoctoral award (APD) associated with an ARC Discovery Project on modelling nanomaterials in biology and medicine. Also, she has secured several University of Wollongong’s competitive grants.

Natalie has contributed to her discipline through research training and mentoring students who will further provide the expertise for the future development of applied mathematics nationally and internationally. She is currently supervising two PhD students at the University of Newcastle. Natalie has already successfully supervised ten PhD students to successful timely completion, many of whom have gone on to become established researchers in their own right:

-Dr Yue Chan is a lecturer at the Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, China;
-Dr Thien Tran-Duc is a research fellow at the School of Computer and Mathematical and Sciences, University of Adelaide;
-Dr Fainida Rahmat is the Head of the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Sultan Idris University of Education, Perak, Malaysia; and
-Dr Duangkamon Baowan (Young Thai Scientist of the year 2013) is now an Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematics, Mahidol University, Thailand. 

Natalie is actively involved in research leadership, holding positions on the various committees of the Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS), Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM), and the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI). She is the Director of the 2025 ANZIAM Confrence which will be held in Coffs Harbour. She was the Director of UON's Priority Research Centre: Computer-Assisted Research Mathematics and its Applications (CARMA). She was the Co-Director of Mathematics in Industry Study Group (MISG), 2020-2022. She has also been on the executive committee of Women in Mathematics Special Interest Group (WIMSIG) of the AustMS and a strong supporter of gender equity and diversity in mathematical sciences. Her passion is to promote study and research in mathematics across disciplinary boundaries.

Natalie also contributes to the discipline through outreach programs. She was awarded the NSW Department of Industry Conference Sponsorship Program to organise the MISG in 2020. At the University of Wollongong, she secured competitive grants to run an outreach program to motivate high school students to study high level mathematics at their schools which will help open the door to many degree options at the university level and many career pathways.
• 2013 Social Inclusion Project Scheme, “University of Wollongong: Mathematics and Statistics Explorer Day”
• 2011 Social Inclusion Project Scheme, “University of Wollongong: Mathematics Explorer Day 2011”

Summary of Natalie’s recent research contribution:

Natalie has made significant contributions in the area of electrorheological nanofluids, which consist of suspensions of dielectric nanoparticles in nonconducting fluids. She has explored different compositional nanoparticles, including two identical uncharged spheres, two non-identical dielectric spheres and particles containing both conducting and dielectric materials. She has developed an approach to accurately calculate the force of attraction for closely spaced, polarised, dielectric particles; while at the same time are amenable to the material boundaries of various particle geometries. An exact solution was obtained which has not appeared in the literature previously, and which can be exploited to efficiently determine accurate numerical values to be used for the design of new ER fluids.

During her APD, Natalie has made contributions to the analysis of the mechanical characteristics of nanotubes as nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery. This work in particular involves exact mathematical formulae for the potential energy and the interaction forces between various nanostructures. These results give precise predictions for the equilibrium spacing of the two molecules and the conditions under which a molecule will be attracted into or repulsed from a particular nanotube. These results have been applied by other researchers to the study of the mechanics of encapsulation of various anti-cancer drugs into nanocontainers, such as various types of nanotubes. This approach was also used to investigate the encapsulation of conducting polymers, such as acetylene molecules, into carbon nanotubes for applications as super-conducting nanowires. Natalie has undertaken research on predicting the structure of proteins using the calculus of variations. Through this method, she has provided a new set of numerical data which are suitable for explaining the physical behaviour of several types of DNA. She also studied the equilibrium conformation of polymer chains with noncircular cross section. Recently, Natalie adopts the calculus of variations to determine the joining profiles of carbon nanostructures and the folding and the wrinkle of graphene sheets. 

Natalie has also studied the interactions between aromatic rings. These interactions are generally found to stabilize protein molecules and the double helical structure of DNA, and they also play an important role in recognition processes in biological and non-biological systems. For the interaction between two benzene rings, she obtained an analytical expression for the potential energy which can then be used to predict equilibrium configurations for two interacting benzene molecules. These studies have been extended to modelling molecular interactions involving hydrocarbon molecules. In particular, she investigated an environmental application of carbon nanostructures for filtering and adsorbing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are environmental pollutants.

Natalie has explored the use of layered graphene structures as a carrier for drug molecules. She has also investigated the use of organic nanotubes, such as peptide nanotubes and lipid nanotubes, for applications in nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology. For the application of peptide nanotubes as an artificial transmembrane ion channel, she has studied the mechanisms of encapsulation and transportation of various ions in a peptide nanotube. This study has been extended to the encapsulation and transport of drug molecules in peptide nanotubes. Additionally, her current research involves the electrochemical process in dye-sensitized solar cells (ARC-DP170102705), modelling interactions between cells, modelling biological channels and micro- and meso-porous materials. Her work also includes modelling flow of water, ions and molecules through porous structures and biological channels. She is also a CI on a recently awarded Discovery Project (DP240102104): Mathematical and numerical models of piezoelectric wave Energy converters.

Invited keynote and speaker addresses

  • Invited speaker at the Fifth Workshop on Interdisciplinary Sciences (WIS 2023), Kyushu University, Japan (14-15 September 2023). This workshop was a Satellite Meeting of the 10th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 2023 Tokyo).
  • Invited speaker at International Conference in Mathematics and Applications - Mahidol University (ICMA-MU) (15-17 December 2022) organised by Centre of Excellence in Mathematics, Mahidol University.
  • Invited speaker at Statistics and Mathematical Modelling in Combination (16-18 November 2022) and at Mathematics for Public Health and Sustainability (21-24 November 2022), organised by La Trobe University and the Asia-Pacific Consortium of Mathematics for Industry (APCMfI).
  • Invited speaker for MATRIX Seminar on topic "Reaction-diffusion equations and their modelling applications", 7 June 2022.
  • Invited speaker at Women in Mathematics Day 2022, organised by the School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences, Western Sydney University, 12 May 2022.
  • Invited speaker at a mini-symposium on “Collaborative session from APCMfI" part of the 21st ECMI Conference on Industrial and Applied Mathematics organised by the European Conference on Maths in Industry (ECMI), 13-15 April 2021.
  • Invited speaker at the Statistical Mechanics of Soft Matter online meeting, 14-15 December 2020.
  • Invited speaker at the 2020 AMSI-ANZIAM Early-Career Workshop, held prior to the Annual Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) Conference, 1-2 February 2020.
  • Plenary speaker at the 1st Joint Wollongong-Newcastle Workshop on Mathematical Modelling, 3-4 October 2019, University of Wollongong.
  • Keynote speaker and chair of a focussed session on “Nanomaterials Characterization/ Modelling” at Nanotech France 2019.
  • Invited speaker and chair of a special session on “Carbon and Graphene” at Advanced Materials Sciences and Engineering, 22-24 July 2019, Osaka, Japan.
  • Invited speaker at the International Conference in Mathematics and Applications 2018 (ICMA-MU 2018) organised by the Centre of Excellence in Mathematics, Mahidol University, Thailand, on 16-18 December 2018 at the Century Park Hotel, Bangkok.
  • Plenary speaker at the Annual Australian Mathematical Society Conference, which was held at the University of Adelaide, 4-7 December 2018.
  • Invited speaker at the 3rd International Conference on Emerging Advanced Materials (ICEAN) which was held at Newcastle Exhibition & Conference Centre, 30 October - 2 November 2018.
  • Keynote speaker, organiser and chair of a focussed session on “Mathematical Modelling in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” at Nanotech France 2018.
  • Invited speaker at the Annual ANZIAM Conference, Gold Coast, 1-7 February 2015 on topic “Mathematical modelling in nanotechnology”.
  • Invited speaker at the Annual NSW/ACT branch of ANZIAM, The University of Sydney, 27-28 November 2013 on topic “Mathematical modelling in nanotechnology”.
  • Invited speaker in a special session on “Industrial applications of mathematics” at the inaugural Pacific Rim Mathematical Association (PRIMA) Congress held at the University of New South Wales, 6-10 July 2009.

Media

 https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6600441/finding-dollar-signs-in-pure-mathematics/

 https://maths.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/australian-women-mathematics-exhibition

 https://careerswithstem.com.au/profiles/natalie-thamwattana-university-of-newcastle/#gsc.tab=0

 https://magazine.uow.edu.au/research/woi/UOW214831.html


Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wollongong

Keywords

  • applied mathematical modelling
  • applied mathematics
  • engineering mathematics
  • mechanics of granular materials
  • modelling nanostructures
  • nanomechanics

Languages

  • English (Fluent)
  • Thai (Mother)

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
490109 Theoretical and applied mechanics 60
510403 Condensed matter modelling and density functional theory 20
460207 Modelling and simulation 20

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title Organisation / Department
Professor University of Newcastle
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Australia

Awards

Award

Year Award
2014 The JH Michell Medal
Australia and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Distinction

Year Award
2022 Fellow of the Australian Mathematical Society, FAustMS
The Australian Mathematical Society
2020 Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW, FRSN
Royal Society of New South Wales

Honours

Year Award
2018 Honorary Professor
University of Wollongong

Member

Year Award
2021 Council member of Asia Pacific Consortium of Mathematics for Industry (APCMfI)
Asia Pacific Consortium of Mathematics for Industry (APCMfI)
2021 Member of the ARC College of Experts
ARC (Australian Research Council)

Research Award

Year Award
2014 University of Wollongong's Emerging Researchers Excellence Award
University of Wollongong
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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.


Book (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2017 Baowan D, Cox BJ, Hilder TA, Hill JM, Thamwattana N, Modelling and mechanics of carbon-based nanostructured materials (2017)

Modelling and Mechanics of Carbon-based Nanostructured Materials sets out the principles of applied mathematical modeling in the topical area of nanotechnology. It is purposely de... [more]

Modelling and Mechanics of Carbon-based Nanostructured Materials sets out the principles of applied mathematical modeling in the topical area of nanotechnology. It is purposely designed to be self-contained, giving readers all the necessary modeling principles required for working with nanostructures. The unique physical properties observed at the nanoscale are often counterintuitive, sometimes astounding researchers and thus driving numerous investigations into their special properties and potential applications. Typically, existing research has been conducted through experimental studies and molecular dynamics simulations. This book goes beyond that to provide new avenues for study and review. Explores how modeling and mechanical principles are applied to better understand the behavior of carbon nanomaterials. Clearly explains important models, such as the Lennard-Jones potential, in a carbon nanomaterials context. Includes worked examples and exercises to help readers reinforce what they have read.

DOI 10.1016/C2016-0-02653-0
Citations Scopus - 34

Chapter (3 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2022 Thamwattana N, Maldon B, 'Diffusion of Electron Density in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells', Mathematics in Industry, Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland 257-265 (2022) [B1]
DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-11818-0_34
2010 Baowan D, Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Mechanics of nanoscaled oscillators', Handbook of Nanophysics: Functional Nanomaterials 36-1-36-16 (2010)

Based on the results of Zheng et al. (2002), the shorter the inner core nanotube, the higher is the frequency. As a result, instead of using multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Liu et ... [more]

Based on the results of Zheng et al. (2002), the shorter the inner core nanotube, the higher is the frequency. As a result, instead of using multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Liu et al. (2005) investigated the high frequencies generated by using a C60 fullerene that is oscillating inside a single-walled carbon nanotube. Furthermore, in contrast to the multi-walled carbon nanotube oscillator, the C60-nanotube oscillator tends not to suffer from a rocking motion, as a consequence of the reduced frictional effect. While Qian et al. (2001) and Liu et al. (2005) use molecular dynamics simulations to study this problem, this chapter employs elementary mechanical principles to provide models for the C60-single-walled carbon nanotube, doublewalled carbon nanotubes, and single-walled carbon nanotube- nano-bundle oscillators. The oscillatory behavior of these systems is investigated by utilizing the continuum approximation arising from the assumption that the discrete atoms can be smeared across each surface. The chapter provides a synopsis of the work of the authors appearing in Baowan and Hill (2007), Baowan et al. (2008), Cox et al. (2007a-c, 2008), Hilder and Hill (2007), and Thamwattana and Hill (2008).

2005 Cox GM, McCue SW, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Perturbation solutions for flow through symmetrical hoppers with inserts and asymmetrical wedge hoppers', Mathematics and Mechanics of Granular Materials 63-91 (2005)

Under certain circumstances, an industrial hopper which operates under the funnel-flow regime can be converted to the mass-flow regime with the addition of a flow-corrective inser... [more]

Under certain circumstances, an industrial hopper which operates under the funnel-flow regime can be converted to the mass-flow regime with the addition of a flow-corrective insert. This paper is concerned with calculating granular flow patterns near the outlet of hoppers that incorporate a particular type of insert, the cone-in-cone insert. The flow is considered to be quasi-static, and governed by the Coulomb-Mohr yield condition together with the non-dilatant double-shearing theory. In two-dimensions, the hoppers are wedge-shaped, and as such the formulation for the wedge-in-wedge hopper also includes the case of asymmetrical hoppers. A perturbation approach, valid for high angles of internal friction, is used for both two-dimensional and axially symmetric flows, with analytic results possible for both leading order and correction terms. This perturbation scheme is compared with numerical solutions to the governing equations, and is shown to work very well for angles of internal friction in excess of 45°. © 2005 Springer.

DOI 10.1007/1-4020-4183-7_5

Journal article (118 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2024 Athuraliya S, Indraratna B, Medawela S, Rowe RK, Thamwattana N, 'Modelling biogeochemical clogging affecting piezometers in acid sulfate soil terrain', Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 61 149-164 (2024) [C1]
DOI 10.1139/cgj-2023-0004
2024 Sripaturad P, Thamwattana N, Karton A, Stevens K, Baowan D, 'Adsorption of corannulene on graphene', Carbon Trends, 15 100334-100334 (2024)
DOI 10.1016/j.cartre.2024.100334
2024 Thamwattana N, Karton A, Sripaturad P, Stevens K, Baowan D, 'Orientation of Corannulenes inside Carbon Nanotubes', Advanced Theory and Simulations, 7 (2024) [C1]
DOI 10.1002/adts.202300554
2024 Rodrigo M, Thamwattana N, 'Analytical approach to solving linear diffusion-advection-reaction equations with local and nonlocal boundary conditions', MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN THE APPLIED SCIENCES, [C1]
DOI 10.1002/mma.9937
2023 Baowan D, Thamwattana N, 'Modeling Ultrafast Transport of Water Clusters in Carbon Nanotubes', ACS Omega, 8 27366-27374 (2023) [C1]
DOI 10.1021/acsomega.3c02632
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1
2023 Tran-Duc T, Meylan MH, Thamwattana N, 'Smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations for wave induced ice floe melting', Physics of Fluids, 35 (2023) [C1]
DOI 10.1063/5.0138858
Citations Scopus - 6
Co-authors Thien Tranduc, Mike Meylan
2023 Meylan M, Bissaker E, Orozovic O, Georgiou F, Marsh T, Hill J, et al., 'Pneumatic Conveying', ANZIAM Journal, 63 M6-M32 [C1]
DOI 10.21914/anziamj.v63.16615
Co-authors Ognjen Orozovic
2023 Sripaturad P, Karton A, Stevens K, Thamwattana N, Baowan D, Cox BJ, 'Catalytic effect of graphene on the inversion of corannulene using a continuum approach with the Lennard-Jones potential', Nanoscale Advances, 5 4571-4578 [C1]
DOI 10.1039/d3na00349c
Citations Scopus - 2
2023 Stevens K, Thamwattana N, Thien T-D, 'Continuum Modeling with Functional Lennard-Jones Parameters for DNA-Graphene Interactions', ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS, 6 (2023) [C1]
DOI 10.1002/adts.202200896
2023 Thamwattana N, Meylan MH, Roberts AJ, 'Proceedings of the 2021 Mathematics in Industry Study Group', ANZIAM Journal, 63 M1-M5
DOI 10.21914/anziamj.v63.17984
Co-authors Mike Meylan
2023 Medawela S, Armaghani DJ, Indraratna B, Kerry Rowe R, Thamwattana N, 'Development of an advanced machine learning model to predict the pH of groundwater in permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) located in acidic terrain', Computers and Geotechnics, 161 105557-105557 (2023) [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105557
Citations Scopus - 1
2022 Thamwattana N, Meylan M, Roberts AJ, 'Proceedings of the 2020 Mathematics in Industry Study Group', ANZIAM Journal, 62 M89-M111
DOI 10.21914/anziamj.v62.17406
Co-authors Mike Meylan
2022 Thamwattana N, Meylan MH, Roberts AJ, 'Proceedings of the 2022 Mathematics in Industry Study Group', ANZIAM Journal, 64 M1-M19
DOI 10.21914/anziamj.v64.17494
Co-authors Mike Meylan
2022 Stevens K, Thamwattana N, Tran-Duc T, 'Continuum Modeling with Functional Lennard-Jones Parameters for Methane Storage inside Various Carbon Nanostructures', ACS OMEGA, 7 29773-29786 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1021/acsomega.2c02485
Citations Scopus - 3
2022 Thien T-D, Meylan MH, Thamwattana N, 'NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS FOR LARGELY DEFORMED BEAMS AND RINGS ADOPTING A NONTENSILE SMOOTHED PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS ALGORITHM', ANZIAM JOURNAL, 64 355-379 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1017/S1446181123000160
Co-authors Mike Meylan
2022 Hocking G, Sweatman W, Maldon B, Boral S, Braun P, Kurihara H, et al., 'Aerodynamics and Control of Next Generation Electric Rotorcraft', ANZIAM Journal, 62 M42-M72 [C1]
DOI 10.21914/anziamj.v62.15964
2022 Georgiou F, Buhl C, Green JEF, Lamichhane B, Thamwattana N, 'Modelling foraging competition between solitarious and gregarious organisms in increasingly heterogeneous environments', JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, 143 [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2022.104443
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Bishnu Lamichhane
2022 Baowan D, Thamwattana N, Tran-Duc T, 'Critical sizes for PET cylindrical and hourglass shaped pores for selective ion channels', PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER, 633 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.physb.2021.413476
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2022 Thien T-D, Meylan MH, Thamwattana N, 'Dynamical response of a floating plate to water waves using a smoothed particle hydrodynamics algorithm for nonlinear elasticity', PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, 34 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1063/5.0088536
Citations Scopus - 5
Co-authors Thien Tranduc, Mike Meylan
2022 Georgiou FH, Lamichhane B, Thamwattana N, Buhl J, Green E, 'A numerical scheme for non-local aggregation with non-linear diffusion and approximations of social potential', ANZIAM Journal, 62 C242-C255 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.21914/anziamj.v62.16056
Co-authors Bishnu Lamichhane
2021 Georgiou F, Buhl J, Green JEF, Lamichhane B, Thamwattana N, 'Modelling locust foraging: How and why food affects group formation (vol 17, e1008353, 2021)', PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, 17 (2021)
DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009695
Citations Scopus - 1
Co-authors Bishnu Lamichhane
2021 Georgiou F, Buhl J, Green JEF, Lamichhane B, Thamwattana N, 'Modelling locust foraging: How and why food affects group formation', PLoS Computational Biology, 17 (2021) [C1]

Locusts are short horned grasshoppers that exhibit two behaviour types depending on their local population density. These are: solitarious, where they will actively avoid other lo... [more]

Locusts are short horned grasshoppers that exhibit two behaviour types depending on their local population density. These are: solitarious, where they will actively avoid other locusts, and gregarious where they will seek them out. It is in this gregarious state that locusts can form massive and destructive flying swarms or plagues. However, these swarms are usually preceded by the aggregation of juvenile wingless locust nymphs. In this paper we attempt to understand how the distribution of food resources affect the group formation process. We do this by introducing a multi-population partial differential equation model that includes non-local locust interactions, local locust and food interactions, and gregarisation. Our results suggest that, food acts to increase the maximum density of locust groups, lowers the percentage of the population that needs to be gregarious for group formation, and decreases both the required density of locusts and time for group formation around an optimal food width. Finally, by looking at foraging efficiency within the numerical experiments we find that there exists a foraging advantage to being gregarious.

DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008353
Citations Scopus - 7Web of Science - 2
Co-authors Bishnu Lamichhane
2021 Rodrigo MR, Thamwattana N, 'A unified analytical approach to fixed and moving boundary problems for the heat equation', Mathematics, 9 (2021) [C1]

Fixed and moving boundary problems for the one-dimensional heat equation are considered. A unified approach to solving such problems is proposed by embedding a given initialbounda... [more]

Fixed and moving boundary problems for the one-dimensional heat equation are considered. A unified approach to solving such problems is proposed by embedding a given initialboundary value problem into an appropriate initial value problem on the real line with arbitrary but given functions, whose solution is known. These arbitrary functions are determined by imposing that the solution of the initial value problem satisfies the given boundary conditions. Exact analytical solutions of some moving boundary problems that have not been previously obtained are provided. Moreover, examples of fixed boundary problems over semi-infinite and bounded intervals are given, thus providing an alternative approach to the usual methods of solution.

DOI 10.3390/math9070749
Citations Scopus - 8Web of Science - 4
2021 Tran-Duc T, Ho T, Thamwattana N, 'A smoothed particle hydrodynamics study on effect of coarse aggregate on self-compacting concrete flows', International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 190 (2021) [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2020.106046
Citations Scopus - 17Web of Science - 10
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2021 Maldon B, Lamichhane BP, Thamwattana N, 'NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS to A FRACTIONAL DIFFUSION EQUATION USED in MODELLING DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS', ANZIAM Journal, 63 420-433 (2021) [C1]

Dye-sensitized solar cells consistently provide a cost-effective avenue for sources of renewable energy, primarily due to their unique utilization of nanoporous semiconductors. Th... [more]

Dye-sensitized solar cells consistently provide a cost-effective avenue for sources of renewable energy, primarily due to their unique utilization of nanoporous semiconductors. Through mathematical modelling, we are able to uncover insights into electron transport to optimize the operating efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cells. In particular, fractional diffusion equations create a link between electron density and porosity of the nanoporous semiconductors. We numerically solve a fractional diffusion model using a finite-difference method and a finite-element method to discretize space and an implicit finite-difference method to discretize time. Finally, we calculate the accuracy of each method by evaluating the numerical errors under grid refinement.

DOI 10.1017/S1446181121000353
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Bishnu Lamichhane
2020 Maldon B, Thamwattana N, 'A Fractional Diffusion Model for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells', Molecules, 25 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.3390/molecules25132966
Citations Scopus - 11Web of Science - 6
2020 Stevens K, Thamwattana N, Tran-Duc T, 'New functional Lennard-Jones parameters for heterogeneous molecules', Journal of Applied Physics, 128 (2020) [C1]

Continuum modeling using the Lennard-Jones potential has been shown to provide a good estimation for the interaction energy between regular-shaped homogeneous molecules comprising... [more]

Continuum modeling using the Lennard-Jones potential has been shown to provide a good estimation for the interaction energy between regular-shaped homogeneous molecules comprising the same type of atoms. However, this method may not be accurate for heterogeneous molecules, which are made up of more than one chemical element. The traditional method to deal with this involves approximating the molecule via multiple surfaces in a piecemeal fashion. While this approach works well for small sized molecules, calculations become intensive for large sized molecules as a large number of sums from multiple surface interactions are involved. To address this issue, we propose a new model that approximates a heterogeneous molecule with a single surface or volume, where attractive and repulsive constants (A and B) in the Lennard-Jones potential are replaced by functions A (r) and B (r), which depend on the parameterization of the surface r. We comment that this technique is suitable for regular-shaped nanostructures where their heterogeneity can be modeled by surface (or volume) parameterization. Validation of the new approach is carried out via two problems, namely, carbon nanotube-methane and carbon nanotube-coronene interactions. For coronene and methane, which are assumed to be radially symmetric, we propose A (r) and B (r) to be sigmoidal functions for which the interaction strength decreases from the inner region of the carbon atoms toward the outer region of the hydrogen atoms. Our results for both cases show that using the sigmoidal profiles for A (r) and B (r) gives rise to interaction energies that are in better agreement with those obtained from molecular dynamics studies compared to results using constant A and B. The new approach provides a significant improvement to the current continuum modeling using the Lennard-Jones potential.

DOI 10.1063/5.0025066
Citations Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2020 Georgiou F, Thamwattana N, 'Modelling phagocytosis based on cell cell adhesion and prey predator relationship', Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 171 52-64 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.matcom.2019.09.019
Citations Scopus - 4Web of Science - 2
2020 Tran-Duc T, Phan-Thien N, Thamwattana N, 'On permeability of corrugated pore membranes', AIP Advances, 10 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.1063/5.0006017
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2020 Stevens K, Tran-Duc T, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Continuum Modelling for Interacting Coronene Molecules with a Carbon Nanotube.', Nanomaterials, 10 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.3390/nano10010152
Citations Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2020 Maldon B, Thamwattana N, 'Review of diffusion models for charge-carrier densities in dye-sensitized solar cells', Journal of Physics Communications, 4 1-18 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.1088/2399-6528/abacd6
Citations Scopus - 7Web of Science - 3
2020 Sarapat P, Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Baowan D, 'Modelling carbon nanocones for selective filter', Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, 58 1650-1662 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.1007/s10910-020-01153-y
Citations Scopus - 7Web of Science - 6
2020 Cox B, Dyer T, Thamwattana N, 'A variational model for conformation of graphene wrinkles formed on a shrinking solid metal substrate', Materials Research Express, 7 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.1088/2053-1591/abaa8f
Citations Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4
2020 Tran-Duc T, Meylan MH, Thamwattana N, Lamichhane BP, 'Wave Interaction and Overwash with a Flexible Plate by Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics', WATER, 12 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.3390/w12123354
Citations Scopus - 15Web of Science - 11
Co-authors Bishnu Lamichhane, Thien Tranduc, Mike Meylan
2020 Stevens K, Tran-Duc T, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Modeling interactions between graphene and heterogeneous molecules', Computation, 8 1-13 (2020) [C1]

The Lennard¿Jones potential and a continuum approach can be used to successfully model interactions between various regular shaped molecules and nanostructures. For single atomic ... [more]

The Lennard¿Jones potential and a continuum approach can be used to successfully model interactions between various regular shaped molecules and nanostructures. For single atomic species molecules, the interaction can be approximated by assuming a uniform distribution of atoms over surfaces or volumes, which gives rise to a constant atomic density either over or throughout the molecule. However, for heterogeneous molecules, which comprise more than one type of atoms, the situation is more complicated. Thus far, two extended modeling approaches have been considered for heterogeneous molecules, namely a multi-surface semi-continuous model and a fully continuous model with average smearing of atomic contribution. In this paper, we propose yet another modeling approach using a single continuous surface, but replacing the atomic density and attractive and repulsive constants in the Lennard¿Jones potential with functions, which depend on the heterogeneity across the molecules, and the new model is applied to study the adsorption of coronene onto a graphene sheet. Comparison of results is made between the new model and two other existing approaches as well as molecular dynamics simulations performed using the LAMMPS molecular dynamics simulator. We find that the new approach is superior to the other continuum models and provides excellent agreement with molecular dynamics simulations.

DOI 10.3390/computation8040107
Citations Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2020 Indraratna B, Medawela S, Rowe RK, Thamwattana N, Heitor A, 'Biogeochemical Clogging of Permeable Reactive Barriers in Acid-Sulfate Soil Floodplain', Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 146 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002231
Citations Scopus - 12Web of Science - 7
2020 Maldon B, Thamwattana N, Edwards M, 'Exploring nonlinear diffusion equations for modelling dye-sensitized solar cells', Entropy, 22 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.3390/e22020248
Citations Scopus - 8Web of Science - 5
2020 Putthikorn S, Tran-Duc T, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, Baowan D, 'Interacting Ru(bpy)2+ 3 dye molecules and TiO2 semiconductor in dye-sensitized solar cells', Mathematics, 8 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.3390/MATH8050841
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2019 Thamwattana N, Sarapat P, Chan Y, 'Mechanics and dynamics of lysozyme immobilisation inside nanotubes', JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER, 31 (2019) [C1]
DOI 10.1088/1361-648X/ab13c9
Citations Scopus - 9Web of Science - 6
2019 Georgiou F, Lamichhane B, Thamwattana N, 'An adaptive numerical scheme for a partial integro-differential equation', ANZIAM Journal, 60 C187-C200 (2019) [C1]
DOI 10.21914/anziamj.v60i0.14066
Co-authors Bishnu Lamichhane
2019 Maldon B, Thamwattana N, 'An analytical solution for charge carrier densities in dye-sensitized solar cells', Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 370 41-50 (2019) [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.10.018
Citations Scopus - 7Web of Science - 5
2018 Sripaturad P, Alshamarri NA, Thamwattana N, McCoy JA, Baowan D, 'Willmore energy for joining of carbon nanostructures', PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE, 98 1511-1524 (2018) [C1]
DOI 10.1080/14786435.2018.1442029
Citations Scopus - 8Web of Science - 4
Co-authors James Mccoy
2018 Dyer T, Thamwattana N, Cox B, 'Conformation of graphene folding around single-walled carbon nanotubes', JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MODELING, 24 (2018) [C1]
DOI 10.1007/s00894-018-3630-y
Citations Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5
2018 Alshammari NA, Thamwattana N, McCoy JA, Baowan D, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Modelling joining of various carbon nanostructures using calculus of variations', Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems Series B: Applications and Algorithms, 25 307-339 (2018) [C1]
Citations Scopus - 5
Co-authors James Mccoy
2017 Al Garalleh H, Thamwattana N, Garaleh M, 'Modelling interaction between a methane molecule and biological channels', Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 14 3416-3421 (2017)

Aquaporins are small ubiquitous membranes in biological channels that play significant role in the transportation of nano-sized materials, such as water and other biomolecules, in... [more]

Aquaporins are small ubiquitous membranes in biological channels that play significant role in the transportation of nano-sized materials, such as water and other biomolecules, into cell. The present work proposes a mathematical model to determine the potential energy of the interaction between a methane molecule and three different types of aquaporin channels, which are aquaporin-Z, aquaglyceroporin and aquaporin-1. We adopt a continuous model, where all atoms comprising the aquaporin channels are assumed to be uniformly distributed throughout their volumes. We also assume that a methane molecule comprises two parts: A single point representing the carbon atom at the centre and a spherical shell of four evenly distributed hydrogen atoms. Our results indicate the naturalistic acceptance of a methane molecule inside aquaglyceroporin and aquaporin-1 channels, but the repulsion occurs for the case of aquaporin-Z channel.

DOI 10.1166/jctn.2017.6644
2016 Sarapat P, Thamwattana N, Baowan D, 'Continuum modelling for adhesion between paint surfaces', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADHESION AND ADHESIVES, 70 234-238 (2016) [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2016.07.003
Citations Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6
2016 Al Garalleh H, Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Encapsulation of L-Histidine Amino Acid Inside Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes', JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS AND TISSUE ENGINEERING, 6 362-369 (2016) [C1]
DOI 10.1166/jbt.2016.1459
Citations Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9
2016 Tiangtrong P, Thamwattana N, Baowan D, 'Modelling water molecules inside cyclic peptide nanotubes', APPLIED NANOSCIENCE, 6 345-357 (2016) [C1]
DOI 10.1007/s13204-015-0436-4
Citations Scopus - 10Web of Science - 8
2015 Al Garalleh H, Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Modeling Interactions Between C-60 Antiviral Compounds and HIV Protease', BULLETIN OF MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY, 77 184-201 (2015)
DOI 10.1007/s11538-014-0056-2
Citations Scopus - 10Web of Science - 8
2015 Thamwattana N, 'MODELLING ION, WATER AND ION-WATER CLUSTER ENTERING PEPTIDE NANOTUBES', ANZIAM JOURNAL, 57 62-78 (2015)
DOI 10.21914/anziamj.v57i0.9824
2015 Al Garalleh H, Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Interaction of Individual Ions, Ion-Water Clusters with Aquaglyceroporin and Aquaporin-1 Channels', JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL NANOSCIENCE, 12 1505-1511 (2015)
DOI 10.1166/jctn.2015.3921
2015 Dyer T, Thamwattana N, Jalili R, 'Modelling the interaction of graphene oxide using an atomistic-continuum model', RSC ADVANCES, 5 77062-77070 (2015)
DOI 10.1039/c5ra13353j
Citations Scopus - 13Web of Science - 10
2014 Baowana D, Thamwattana N, 'Modelling encapsulation of gold and silver nanoparticles inside lipid nanotubes', PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS, 396 149-154 (2014)
DOI 10.1016/j.physa.2013.11.003
Citations Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7
2014 Tran-Duc T, Thamwattana N, Baowan D, 'Modelling gas storage capacity for porous aromatic frameworks', Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 11 234-241 (2014)

This paper examines the gas storage capacity of recently developed high-porosity materials known as porous aromatic frameworks (PAFs). We develop a mathematical model to examine t... [more]

This paper examines the gas storage capacity of recently developed high-porosity materials known as porous aromatic frameworks (PAFs). We develop a mathematical model to examine the gravimetric and volumetric uptake capacities of both hydrogen and methane for PAFs. Our results indicate that hydrogen gravimetric and volumetric uptakes of PAF-301, PAF-302, PAF-303 and PAF-304 at 77 K and 100 bar are (1.09 wt.%, 9.14 g/L), (6.43 wt.%, 20.26 g/L), (12.62 wt.%, 20.34 g/L) and (19.80 wt.%, 19.77 g/L), respectively. The gravimetric uptakes of PAF-303 and PAF-304 are reasonably high, while their volumetric uptakes are relatively low due to their very low bulk densities. Although high porosity is an important criterion for the design of gas-storage materials, our results show that it is not the dominating factor for determining gas-storage capacity of porous materials. A porous material with reasonably high porosity together with selectively highly-interacting components and a reasonable bulk density will have a higher storage capacity than materials with high porosities, such as PAF-304. Copyright © 2014 American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved.

DOI 10.1166/jctn.2014.3343
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2014 Rahmat F, Thamwattana N, 'Encapsulation of a Chloroform Molecule in a Peptide Nanotube', Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, 05 748-757 (2014)
DOI 10.4236/abb.2014.59088
2014 Chan Y, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Carbon Nanotubes as a Nonlinear Buckled Beam for Nanoelectromechanical Systems', Advanced Materials Research, 1082 535-538
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1082.535
2013 Thamwattana N, Thien T-D, Baowan D, 'Modelling interactions between a PBB and fullerenes', JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL CHEMISTRY, 51 1001-1022 (2013)
DOI 10.1007/s10910-012-0129-0
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2013 Al Garalleh H, Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Modelling interaction between ammonia and nitric oxide molecules and aquaporins', JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL CHEMISTRY, 51 2020-2032 (2013)
DOI 10.1007/s10910-013-0197-9
Citations Scopus - 9Web of Science - 8
2013 Al Garalleh H, Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Modelling carbon dioxide molecule interacting with aquaglyceroporin and aquaporin-1 channels', JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL CHEMISTRY, 51 2317-2327 (2013)
DOI 10.1007/s10910-013-0240-x
Citations Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2
2013 Baowan D, Thamwattana N, 'Modelling selective separation of trypsin and lysozyme using mesoporous silica', MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS, 176 209-214 (2013)
DOI 10.1016/j.micromeso.2013.04.011
Citations Scopus - 20Web of Science - 18
2013 Gerhardt-Bourke A, Thamwattana N, 'Comment on "Equilibrium conformation of polymer chains with noncircular cross section"', PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 87 (2013)
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevE.87.046601
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1
2013 Rahmat F, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Modelling Lennard-Jones Interactions Between Two Peptide Rings', JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL NANOSCIENCE, 10 775-782 (2013)
DOI 10.1166/jctn.2013.2769
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1
2013 Al Garalleh H, Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Modelling van der Waals Interaction Between Water Molecules and Biological Channels', JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL NANOSCIENCE, 10 2722-2731 (2013)
DOI 10.1166/jctn.2013.3272
Citations Scopus - 7Web of Science - 6
2013 Thamwattana N, Baowan D, Cox BJ, 'Modelling bovine serum albumin inside carbon nanotubes', RSC ADVANCES, 3 23482-23488 (2013)
DOI 10.1039/c3ra43991g
Citations Scopus - 12Web of Science - 12
2012 Thamwattana N, 'Insertion of atoms and fullerenes into layers of graphene structures', Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems Series B: Applications and Algorithms, 19 597-611 (2012)

In this paper, we use a continuum approach together with the Lennard-Jones potential to determine the potential energy for an atom and a C 60 fullerene interacting with a single-l... [more]

In this paper, we use a continuum approach together with the Lennard-Jones potential to determine the potential energy for an atom and a C 60 fullerene interacting with a single-layer graphene sheet. We also consider the interactions involving double-layer graphene structures. In order to explore the possibility of using double-layer graphene structures as a nano-carrier for targeted drug delivery, we investigate the molecular insertion of a carbon atom and a C 60 molecule into the space between the graphene layers. We find that an atom and the outer surface of the fullerene prefer to be approximately 3.4 and 2.95 Å away from a single-layer graphene, which is consistent with the literature. Further, we find that the minimum distances between the two layers of the graphene structure for an atom and a C 60 molecule to be accepted into the interspace are 6.2 and 12.2 Å, respectively. However, we find that when the distances between the layers equal to 6.8 and 13 Å for the atom and the C 60 molecule, respectively, the total interaction energy is minimum and therefore the system is most stable. When the inter-layer distance is greater than 6.8 and 13 Å for the atom and the fullerene C 60, even though the atom and the fullerene C 60 will be accepted into the inter-layer spacing, the system is not stable as the energy is higher. Knowledge of the size of the inter-layer spacing may be particularly useful for the design of the double-layer graphene structures for drug delivery applications. Copyright © 2012 Watam Press.

2011 Thien T-D, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Orientation of a benzene molecule inside a carbon nanotube', JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL CHEMISTRY, 49 1115-1127 (2011)
DOI 10.1007/s10910-011-9809-4
Citations Scopus - 13Web of Science - 13
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2011 Baowan D, Thamwattana N, 'Modelling adsorption of a water molecule into various pore structures of silica gel', JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL CHEMISTRY, 49 2291-2307 (2011)
DOI 10.1007/s10910-011-9887-3
Citations Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6
2011 Thien T-D, Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Encapsulation of a benzene molecule into a carbon nanotube', COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE, 50 2720-2726 (2011)
DOI 10.1016/j.commatsci.2011.04.026
Citations Scopus - 11Web of Science - 10
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2011 Thien T-D, Thamwattana N, 'Modeling encapsulation of acetylene molecules into carbon nanotubes', JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER, 23 (2011)
DOI 10.1088/0953-8984/23/22/225302
Citations Scopus - 5
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2011 Rahmat F, Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, 'Modelling peptide nanotubes for artificial ion channels', NANOTECHNOLOGY, 22 (2011)
DOI 10.1088/0957-4484/22/44/445707
Citations Scopus - 21Web of Science - 20
2011 Chan Y, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Axial buckling of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and nanopeapods', EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MECHANICS A-SOLIDS, 30 794-806 (2011)
DOI 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2011.05.001
Citations Scopus - 29Web of Science - 20
2011 Thien T-D, Thamwattana N, 'Modelling Carbon Nanostructures for Filtering and Adsorbing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons', JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL NANOSCIENCE, 8 2072-2077 (2011)
DOI 10.1166/jctn.2011.1928
Citations Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2010 Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Editorial: Special Issue on Mathematics and Mechanics in Nanotechnology', MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS OF SOLIDS, 15 707-707 (2010)
DOI 10.1177/1081286510375345
2010 Thamwattana N, Hill JM, Baowan D, Cox BJ, 'A Review of Mathematical and Mechanical Modelling in Nanotechnology', MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS OF SOLIDS, 15 708-717 (2010)
DOI 10.1177/1081286510375344
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2
2010 Tran-Duc T, Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'General Model for Molecular Interactions in a Benzene Dimer', MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS OF SOLIDS, 15 782-799 (2010)
DOI 10.1177/1081286510375343
Citations Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2010 Tran-Duc T, Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Modelling the interaction in a benzene dimer', PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE, 90 1771-1785 (2010)
DOI 10.1080/14786430903476349
Citations Scopus - 12Web of Science - 9
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2010 Rahmat F, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Carbon nanotube oscillators for applications as nanothermometers', JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND THEORETICAL, 43 (2010)
DOI 10.1088/1751-8113/43/40/405209
Citations Scopus - 5Web of Science - 3
2009 Chan Y, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Restricted Three Body Problems at the Nanoscale', FEW-BODY SYSTEMS, 46 239-247 (2009)
DOI 10.1007/s00601-009-0070-3
Citations Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4
2009 Chan Y, Thamwattana N, Cox GM, Hill JM, 'Mechanics of nanoscale orbiting systems', JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL CHEMISTRY, 46 1271-1291 (2009)
DOI 10.1007/s10910-008-9516-y
Citations Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4
2009 Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Nanotube bundle oscillators: Carbon and boron nitride nanostructures', PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER, 404 3906-3910 (2009)
DOI 10.1016/j.physb.2009.07.140
Citations Scopus - 25Web of Science - 24
2009 Thamwattana N, Baowan D, Hill JM, 'Continuum Modelling for Interactions Between Fullerenes and Other Carbon Nanostructures', JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL NANOSCIENCE, 6 972-984 (2009)
DOI 10.1166/jctn.2009.1132
Citations Scopus - 11Web of Science - 9
2009 Chan Y, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Magnetic Field Driven Nano Tippe Top', JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL NANOSCIENCE, 6 1013-1020 (2009)
DOI 10.1166/jctn.2009.1137
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2
2009 Chan Y, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Spiral motion of carbon atoms and C<SUB align=right>60 fullerenes inside single-walled carbon nanotubes', International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Multiscale Mechanics, 1 176-176 (2009)
DOI 10.1504/ijtamm.2009.029219
2008 Cox GM, Thamwattana N, McCue SW, Hill JM, 'Coulomb-Mohr Granular Materials: Quasi-static Flows and the Highly Frictional Limit', APPLIED MECHANICS REVIEWS, 61 (2008)
DOI 10.1115/1.2987874
Citations Scopus - 18Web of Science - 12
2008 Baowan D, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Suction energy and offset configuration for double-walled carbon nanotubes', COMMUNICATIONS IN NONLINEAR SCIENCE AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION, 13 1431-1447 (2008)
DOI 10.1016/j.cnsns.2007.01.002
Citations Scopus - 32Web of Science - 22
2008 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Mechanics of nanotubes oscillating in carbon nanotube bundles', PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, 464 691-710 (2008)
DOI 10.1098/rspa.2007.0247
Citations Scopus - 44Web of Science - 34
2008 Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Oscillation of nested fullerenes (carbon onions) in carbon nanotubes', JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH, 10 665-677 (2008)
DOI 10.1007/s11051-007-9300-0
Citations Scopus - 23Web of Science - 17
2008 Cox BJ, Hilder TA, Baowan D, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Continuum modelling of gigahertz nano-oscillators', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, 5 195-217 (2008)
DOI 10.1504/IJNT.2008.016916
Citations Scopus - 9Web of Science - 6
2008 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Mathematical modelling of electrorheological nanofluids', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, 5 243-276 (2008)
DOI 10.1504/IJNT.2008.017453
2008 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Mathematical modelling of electrorheological nanofluids', International Journal of Nanotechnology, 5 243-276 (2008)

This paper provides a review of theoretical and experimental advancements in electrorheological (ER) fluids. Experimental results and theoretical models for these novel fluids and... [more]

This paper provides a review of theoretical and experimental advancements in electrorheological (ER) fluids. Experimental results and theoretical models for these novel fluids and their impact in the field of nanotechnology are discussed. This paper reviews their development since the ER phenomenon was first described in the 1940s as well as some recent theoretical results of the authors. These include a description of the multipole re-expansion method for calculating the electrostatic force of attraction between dielectric particles in an externally applied electric field; the description of a critical ratio of particle sizes in a bidisperse systems which provides a genuine maximum for the force of attraction between particles; and how the multipole re-expansion method may be extended to provide a solution for conducting particles with a dielectric coating. Finally, a new general result for thinly coated conducting bodies in an applied electric field is given.

DOI 10.1504/ijnt.2008.017453
Citations Scopus - 1
2008 Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Comment on "General equilibrium shape equations of polymer chains"', PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 78 (2008)
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevE.78.013901
Citations Scopus - 11Web of Science - 9
2008 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Orientation of spheroidal fullerenes inside carbon nanotubes with potential applications as memory devices in nano-computing', JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND THEORETICAL, 41 (2008)
DOI 10.1088/1751-8113/41/23/235209
Citations Scopus - 29Web of Science - 20
2008 Baowan D, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Zigzag and spiral configurations for fullerenes in carbon nanotubes (vol 40, pg 7543, 2007)', JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND THEORETICAL, 41 (2008)
DOI 10.1088/1751-8113/41/29/299801
2008 Baowan D, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Erratum: Zigzag and spiral configurations for fullerenes in carbon nanotubes (Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (2007) 40 (7543-7556))', Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 41 (2008)
DOI 10.1088/1751-8121/41/29/299801
2008 Thamwattana N, McCoy JA, Hill JM, 'Energy density functions for protein structures', QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF MECHANICS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS, 61 431-451 (2008)
DOI 10.1093/qjmam/hbn012
Citations Scopus - 32Web of Science - 24
Co-authors James Mccoy
2007 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Mechanics of spheroidal fullerenes and carbon nanotubes for drug and gene delivery', QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF MECHANICS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS, 60 231-253 (2007)
DOI 10.1093/qjmam/hbm005
Citations Scopus - 21Web of Science - 16
2007 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Electrostatic force between coated conducting spheres with applications to electrorheological nanofluids', JOURNAL OF ELECTROSTATICS, 65 680-688 (2007)
DOI 10.1016/j.elstat.2007.05.004
Citations Scopus - 10Web of Science - 6
2007 Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Continuum modelling for carbon and boron nitride nanostructures', JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER, 19 (2007)
DOI 10.1088/0953-8984/19/40/406209
Citations Scopus - 21Web of Science - 18
2007 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Mechanics of atoms and fullerenes in single-walled carbon nanotubes. I. Acceptance and suction energies', PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, 463 461-476 (2007)
DOI 10.1098/rspa.2006.1771
Citations Scopus - 203Web of Science - 182
2007 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Mechanics of atoms and fullerenes in single-walled carbon nanotubes. II. Oscillatory behaviour', PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, 463 477-494 (2007)
DOI 10.1098/rspa.2006.1772
Citations Scopus - 142Web of Science - 128
2007 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Mechanics of atoms and fullerenes in single-walled carbon nanotubes. I. Acceptance and suction energies (vol 463, pg 461, 2006)', PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, 463 3395-3395 (2007)
Citations Web of Science - 1
2007 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Mechanics of atoms and fullerenes in single-walled carbon nanotubes. II. Oscillatory behaviour (vol 463, pg 477, 2006)', PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, 463 3395-3395 (2007)
Citations Web of Science - 1
2007 Baowan D, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Continuum modelling of spherical and spheroidal carbon onions', EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL D, 44 117-123 (2007)
DOI 10.1140/epjd/e2007-00159-8
Citations Scopus - 32Web of Science - 25
2007 Baowan D, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Zigzag and spiral configurations for fullerenes in carbon nanotubes', JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND THEORETICAL, 40 7543-7556 (2007)
DOI 10.1088/1751-8113/40/27/008
Citations Scopus - 15Web of Science - 15
2007 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Mechanics of fullerenes oscillating in carbon nanotube bundles', JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND THEORETICAL, 40 13197-13208 (2007)
DOI 10.1088/1751-8113/40/44/001
Citations Scopus - 21Web of Science - 18
2007 Baowan D, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Encapsulation of C-60 fullerenes into single-walled carbon nanotubes: Fundamental mechanical principles and conventional applied mathematical modeling', PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 76 (2007)
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.155411
Citations Scopus - 28Web of Science - 23
2006 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Electric field-induced force between two identical uncharged spheres', APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 88 (2006)
DOI 10.1063/1.2185607
Citations Scopus - 24Web of Science - 20
2006 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Maximising the electrorheological effect for bidisperse nanofluids from the electrostatic force between two particles', RHEOLOGICA ACTA, 45 909-917 (2006)
DOI 10.1007/s00397-006-0084-4
Citations Scopus - 8Web of Science - 6
2005 Thamwattana N, 'Some analytical solutions for problems involving highly frictional granular materials', BULLETIN OF THE AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY, 71 527-528 (2005)
DOI 10.1017/S0004972700038533
2005 Thamwattana N, 'Some analytical solutions for problems involving highly frictional granular materials', Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society, 71 527-528 (2005)
DOI 10.1017/s0004972700038533
2005 Cox GM, Mccue SW, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Perturbation solutions for flow through symmetrical hoppers with inserts and asymmetrical wedge hoppers', JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS, 52 63-91 (2005)
DOI 10.1007/s10665-004-7952-7
Citations Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5
2005 Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Perturbation solutions for highly frictional granular media', PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, 461 21-42 (2005)
DOI 10.1098/rspa.2004.1368
Citations Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4
2004 Cox GM, Hill JN, Thamwattana N, 'A formal exact mathematical solution for a sloping rat-hole in a highly frictional granular solid', ACTA MECHANICA, 170 127-147 (2004)
DOI 10.1007/s00707-004-0118-x
Citations Scopus - 8Web of Science - 5
2004 Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Stress distributions within curved highly frictional granular stockpiles', QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF MECHANICS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS, 57 447-466 (2004)
DOI 10.1093/qjmam/57.3.447
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 3
2004 Thamwattana N, Cox GM, Hill JM, 'Stress distributions in highly frictional granular heaps', Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik, 55 330-356 (2004)

The practice of storing granular materials in stock piles occurs throughout the world in many industrial situations. As a result, there is much interest in predicting the stress d... [more]

The practice of storing granular materials in stock piles occurs throughout the world in many industrial situations. As a result, there is much interest in predicting the stress distribution within a stock pile. In 1981, it was suggested from experimental work that the peak force at the base does not occur directly beneath the vertex of the pile, but at some intermediate point resulting in a ring of maximum pressure. With this in mind, any analytical solution pertaining to this problem has the potential to provide useful insight into this phenomenon. Here, we propose to utilize some recently determined exact parametric solutions of the governing equations for the continuum mechanical theory of granular materials for two and three-dimensional stock piles. These solutions are valid provided sin f = 1, where f is the angle of internal friction, and we term such materials as "highly frictional". We note that there exists materials possessing angles of internal friction around 60 to 65 degrees, resulting in values of sin 0 equal to around 0.87 to 0.91. Further, the exact solutions presented here are potentially the leading terms in a perturbation solution for granular materials for which 1 - sin f is close to zero. The model assumes that the stock pile is composed of two regions, namely an inner rigid region and an outer yield region. The exact parametric solution is applied to the outer yield region, and the solution is extended continuously into the inner rigid region. The results presented here extend previous work of the authors to the case of highly frictional granular solids.

DOI 10.1007/s00033-003-3080-x
Citations Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5
2003 Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Analytical stress and velocity fields for gravity flows of highly frictional granular materials', ACTA MECHANICA, 164 91-112 (2003)
DOI 10.1007/s00707-003-0012-y
Citations Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7
2003 Hill JM, Thamwattana N, 'Two approximate analytical solutions for the kinematically determined velocity equations for granular solids', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NON-LINEAR MECHANICS, 38 1523-1531 (2003)
DOI 10.1016/S0020-7462(02)00115-4
2003 Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Analytical solutions for tapering quadratic and cubic rat-holes in highly frictional granular solids', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES, 40 5923-5948 (2003)
DOI 10.1016/S0020-7683(03)00395-0
Citations Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6
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Conference (14 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2019 Maldon B, Lamichhane B, Thamwattana N, 'Numerical solutions for nonlinear partial differential equations arising from modelling dye-sensitized solar cells', Proceedings of the 18th Computational Techniques and Applications Conference, Newcastle, NSW (2019) [E1]
DOI 10.21914/anziamj.v60i0.14053
Co-authors Bishnu Lamichhane
2019 Georgiou F, Thamwattana N, Lamichhane BP, 'Modelling cell aggregation using a modified swarm model', MODSIM2019: 23rd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Supporting Evidence-Based Decision Making: The Role of Modelling and Simulation, Canberra, A.C.T. (2019) [E1]
Co-authors Bishnu Lamichhane
2017 Dyer T, Thamwattana N, Cox B, McCoy J, 'ICTAM 2016', Intercalation of carbon nanotubes into a graphene sheet, Montreal, Canada (2017)
Co-authors James Mccoy
2010 Tran-Duc T, Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on graphite surfaces', COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE, Hanoi, VIETNAM (2010)
DOI 10.1016/j.commatsci.2010.03.001
Citations Scopus - 20Web of Science - 16
Co-authors Thien Tranduc
2009 Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Mathematical modelling for nanotube bundle oscillators', ADVANCED MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, PROCEEDINGS, Dunedin, NEW ZEALAND (2009)
2009 Baowan D, Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Two Minimisation Approximations for Joining Carbon Nanostructures', IUTAM SYMPOSIUM ON MODELLING NANOMATERIALS AND NANOSYSTEMS, Aalborg, DENMARK (2009)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4020-9557-3_12
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2
2009 Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Oscillation of carbon molecules inside carbon nanotube bundles', JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA (2009)
DOI 10.1088/0953-8984/21/14/144214
Citations Scopus - 17Web of Science - 10
2008 Thamwattana N, Cox BJ, Hill JM, 'Carbon Molecules Oscillating in Carbon Nanotube Bundles', 2008 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA (2008)
DOI 10.1109/ICONN.2008.4639289
Citations Scopus - 5Web of Science - 3
2008 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Spherical and spheroidal fullerenes entering carbon nanotubes', CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND (2008)
DOI 10.1016/j.cap.2007.10.009
Citations Scopus - 17Web of Science - 14
2006 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Modelling the induced force of attraction in electrorheological nanofluids', Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN (2006)

The problem of electric-field induced force between spheres is fundamental to electrorheological fluids. In this paper we summarize recent work, and in particular present an exact... [more]

The problem of electric-field induced force between spheres is fundamental to electrorheological fluids. In this paper we summarize recent work, and in particular present an exact solution to the electrostatic problem of dielectric spheres subject to an externally applied electric field. The numerical results are compared to published experimental data and the solution is shown to accurately predict the low-frequency experimental results at all measured interstices and particularly is applicable to nanosized spheres in close proximity. This method is applicable to nonidentical spheres and results indicate a genuine maximum in the attractive force between spheres exists, which depends on relative particle size and the electrostatic permittivity of the particles and that of the medium. These maxima have not previously been reported in the literature and the existing published work of the present authors constitutes the first published material on this topic. © 2006 IEEE.

DOI 10.1109/ICONN.2006.340716
Citations Scopus - 1
2006 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Mathematical modelling for a C

The discovery of fullerenes C60 and carbon nanotubes has created an enormous impact on nanotechnology. Because of their unique mechanical and electronic properties, such as low we... [more]

The discovery of fullerenes C60 and carbon nanotubes has created an enormous impact on nanotechnology. Because of their unique mechanical and electronic properties, such as low weight, high strength, flexibility and thermal stability, fullerenes C60 and carbon nanotubes are of considerable interest to researchers from many scientific areas. One problem that has attracted much attention is the creation of gigahertz oscillators. While there are difficulties for micromechanical oscillators, or resonators, to reach a frequency in the gigahertz range, it is possible for nanomechanical systems to achieve this. A number of studies have found that the sliding of the inner-shell inside the outer-shell of a multi-walled carbon nanotube can generate oscillatory frequencies up to several gigahertz. In addition, it has been observed that the shorter the inner tube, the higher the frequency, leading to the introduction of a C60-nanotube oscillator. Thus instead of multi-walled carbon nanotubes, high frequencies can be generated using a fullerene C60 oscillating inside a single-walled carbon nanotube. In this paper, using the Lennard-Jones potential, we determine the potential for an offset C60 molecule inside a single-walled carbon nanotube, so as to determine its position with reference to the cross-section of the carbon nanotube. The condition for the C60 initially at rest outside the carbon nanotube to be sucked in and to start oscillating is also presented together with a mathematical model for the resulting oscillatory motion. This paper summarizes recent results obtained by the present authors. © 2006 IEEE.

DOI 10.1109/ICONN.2006.340555
2006 Cox GM, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'A survey of some mathematical results for highly frictional granular materials', MODERN TRENDS IN GEOMECHANICS, Vienna, AUSTRIA (2006)
2006 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JM, 'Modelling the induced force of attraction in electrorheological nanofluids', 2006 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, VOLS 1 AND 2, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA (2006)
2006 Cox BJ, Thamwattana N, Hill JA, 'Mathematical modelling for a C-60 carbon nanotube oscillator', 2006 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, VOLS 1 AND 2, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA (2006)
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Preprint (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2020 Georgiou F, Buhl J, Green JEF, Lamichhane B, Thamwattana N, 'Modelling locust foraging: How and why food affects hopper band formation (2020)
DOI 10.1101/2020.09.21.305896
Co-authors Bishnu Lamichhane
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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants 12
Total funding $2,224,657

Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.


20241 grants / $471,614

Mathematical and Numerical Models of Piezoelectric Wave Energy Converters$471,614

Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding body ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team Professor Mike Meylan, Dr Vivien Challis, Professor Natalie Thamwattana, Dr Vivien Challis, Prof Deborah Greaves , Siming Zheng, AProf Siming Zheng
Scheme Discovery Projects
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2024
Funding Finish 2026
GNo G2300098
Type Of Funding C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC
Category 1200
UON Y

20221 grants / $84,318

The role of energy absorbing rubber grid on ballast track performance$84,318

Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding body ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team Professor Natalie Thamwattana, Professor Buddhima Indraratna, Dr Trung Ngo, Dr Yujie Qi
Scheme Discovery Projects
Role Lead
Funding Start 2022
Funding Finish 2024
GNo G2200096
Type Of Funding C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC
Category 1200
UON Y

20201 grants / $570,000

Clogging of permeable reactive barrier when treating acidic groundwater$570,000

Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding body ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team

B Indraratna, A Heitor, N Thamwattana, F Hai, R K Rowe, G McIntosh, P Amidy and G Lugg

Scheme Linkage Projects
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2020
Funding Finish 2022
GNo
Type Of Funding C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC
Category 1200
UON N

20191 grants / $5,000

Mathematics in Industry Study Group (MISG)$5,000

Funding body: Department of Industry

Funding body Department of Industry
Project Team Professor Natalie Thamwattana
Scheme Conference Sponsorship Program
Role Lead
Funding Start 2019
Funding Finish 2019
GNo G1900652
Type Of Funding Scheme excluded from IGS
Category EXCL
UON Y

20181 grants / $245,225

Modelling optimal electromaterial structures for energy applications$245,225

Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding body ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team Professor Natalie Thamwattana, Professor Jim Hill, Mr Kyle Stevens
Scheme Discovery Projects
Role Lead
Funding Start 2018
Funding Finish 2019
GNo G1801016
Type Of Funding C1200 - Aust Competitive - ARC
Category 1200
UON Y

20141 grants / $11,000

Mathematical modelling of biological nanopores for sensing applications$11,000

Funding body: University of Wollongong

Funding body University of Wollongong
Project Team

Ngamta Thamwattana

Scheme University Research Council Small Grant Scheme
Role Lead
Funding Start 2014
Funding Finish 2014
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

20132 grants / $14,500

Modelling micelle polymers for their use as drug delivery systems$7,500

Funding body: University of Wollongong

Funding body University of Wollongong
Project Team

Ngamta Thamwattana and Duangkamon Baowan

Scheme International Links Grant Scheme
Role Lead
Funding Start 2013
Funding Finish 2013
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

Mathematics and Statistics Explorer Day$7,000

Funding body: University of Wollongong

Funding body University of Wollongong
Project Team

Ngamta Thamwattana, Maureen Edwards and Sandy Burden

Scheme Social Inclusion Project Scheme
Role Lead
Funding Start 2013
Funding Finish 2013
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

20112 grants / $18,000

Modelling transportation of nanoparticles through cell membranes and nanopores$10,000

Funding body: University of Wollongong

Funding body University of Wollongong
Project Team

Ngamta Thamwattana and Duangkamon Baowan

Scheme International Links Grant Scheme
Role Lead
Funding Start 2011
Funding Finish 2011
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

Mathematics Explorer Day $8,000

Funding body: University of Wollongong

Funding body University of Wollongong
Project Team

Ngamta Thamwattana

Scheme Social Inclusion Project Scheme
Role Lead
Funding Start 2011
Funding Finish 2011
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

20101 grants / $10,000

Modelling nanomaterials for use in nanomedicine and therapeutics devices$10,000

Funding body: University of Wollongong

Funding body University of Wollongong
Project Team

Ngamta Thamwattana

Scheme Near miss grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2010
Funding Finish 2010
GNo
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON N

20071 grants / $795,000

Modelling appilcations of nanomaterials in biology and medicine$795,000

Nanomaterials, especially carbon nanotubes, create the possibility of many new technologies, devices and medicines. Nanomaterials will revolutionise treatment of many illnesses, including cancer, and may form the basis of treatments for exotic viruses, such as bird flu and those arising from biological terrorism. This proposal will utilize applied mathematics and advanced continuum mechanics to accurately quantify the underlying complex physical processes of nanocarriers used in disease detection, targeted drug and gene delivery and cancer therapy. Such mathematical modelling will accelerate progress in these vital areas of nanotechnology, providing valuable insights and unique perspectives, which are otherwise unobtainable

Funding body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Funding body ARC (Australian Research Council)
Project Team

James M. Hill and Ngamta Thamwattana

Scheme Discovery Projects
Role Lead
Funding Start 2007
Funding Finish 2011
GNo
Type Of Funding Aust Competitive - Commonwealth
Category 1CS
UON N
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Research Supervision

Number of supervisions

Completed11
Current2

Current Supervision

Commenced Level of Study Research Title Program Supervisor Type
2023 PhD Modelling Energy Absorption in Rail Systems PhD (Mathematics), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor
2023 PhD Skyrmion Size and Dynamics in Magnetic Thin Films and Multilayers PhD (Physics), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor

Past Supervision

Year Level of Study Research Title Program Supervisor Type
2023 PhD Advancing Continuum Modelling of Intermolecular Interactions with the Lennard-Jones Potential PhD (Mathematics), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor
2022 PhD Modelling Locust Foraging PhD (Mathematics), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor
2021 PhD Mathematical Modelling of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells PhD (Mathematics), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor
2018 PhD Mathematical Modelling for Graphitic Nanostructures
https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses1/602/
Mathematics, University of Wollongong Principal Supervisor
2015 PhD Mathematical modelling in nanotechnology using calculus of variations
https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4591/
Mathematics, University of Wollongong Co-Supervisor
2013 PhD Modelling molecular interactions arising in nanobiotechnology
https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4092/
Mathematics, University of Wollongong Principal Supervisor
2012 PhD Mathematical modelling for carbon nanotubes and peptide nanotubes
https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/3861/
Mathematics, University of Wollongong Principal Supervisor
2011 PhD Mathematical modelling for three problems in nanotechnology
https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/3496/
Mathematics, University of Wollongong Principal Supervisor
2009 PhD Some mathematical models arising in nano- and bio-technology
https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/3075/
Mathematics, University of Wollongong Co-Supervisor
2008 PhD Mathematical modelling of nanostructures
https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/51
Mathematics, University of Wollongong Co-Supervisor
2007 PhD Mathematical modelling of nano-scaled structures, devices and materials
https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/758/
Mathematics, University of Wollongong Co-Supervisor
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Research Collaborations

The map is a representation of a researchers co-authorship with collaborators across the globe. The map displays the number of publications against a country, where there is at least one co-author based in that country. Data is sourced from the University of Newcastle research publication management system (NURO) and may not fully represent the authors complete body of work.

Country Count of Publications
Australia 121
Thailand 21
Canada 3
Saudi Arabia 3
Singapore 3
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News

News • 13 Nov 2023

Seven teams secure $3.7m in ARC Discovery Project grants

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded $3.7m in Discovery Project grants to seven University of Newcastle research teams.

Professor Natalie Thamwattana

Position

Professor
School of Information and Physical Sciences
College of Engineering, Science and Environment

Focus area

Mathematics

Contact Details

Email natalie.thamwattana@newcastle.edu.au
Phone (02) 498 54081

Office

Room SR-222
Building Social Sciences Building.
Location Callaghan
University Drive
Callaghan, NSW 2308
Australia
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