Professor Mick Wilson

Professor Mick Wilson

EMERITUS PROFESSOR,
Dean's Unit - School of Sciences and Health

Personal

Qualifications

  • DSc University of Auckland
  • PhD University of Auckland

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Dean's Unit - School of Sciences and Health

Contact

Email:M.Wilson@uws.edu.au
Extension:(02) 9490 8697
Mobile:0437139996
Location:Off Campus
Website:

Publications

Books

  • Wilson, M., Kannangara, K., Smith, G. and Simmons, M. (2002), 'Nanotechnology: Basic Science and Emerging Technologies', : UNSW Press 0868404373.

Chapters in Books

  • Reddy, N., Wilson, M., Kannangara, K., Price, W. and Lee, G. (2011), 'Forensic Photography and Imaging (International Forensic Science and Investigation)', Forensic Applications of NMR Imaging and Solid State NMR Spectroscopy, CRC Press 9780849331473.
  • Milev, A., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2005), 'Nanotechnology', Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, John Wiley & Sons Ltd .

Journal Articles

  • Milev, A., Wilson, M., Wilson, M., Kannangara, K., Feng, H. and Newman, P. (2012), 'Isothermal Evaporation of Ethanol in a Dynamic Gas Atmosphere', The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 8.
  • Garciano, L., Tran, N., Kannangara, K., Milev, A., Wilson, M., McKirdy, D. and Hall, P. (2012), 'Pyrolysis of a Naturally Dried Botryococcus braunii Residue', Energy and Fuels, 8.
  • Milev, A., Wilson, M., Kannangara, K., Feng, H. and Newman, P. (2012), 'Isothermal evaporation of ethanol in a dynamic gas atmosphere', Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 8.
  • Garciano, L., Tran, N., Kannangara, K., Milev, A., Wilson, M., McKirdy, D. and Hall, A. (2012), 'Pyrolysis of a naturally dried botryococcus braunii residue', Energy and Fuels, 8.
  • Tran, N., Bartlett, J., Kannangara, K., Milev, A., Volk, H. and Wilson, M. (2010), 'Catalytic upgrading of biorefinery oil from micro-algae', Fuel, 10.
  • Milev, A., Tran, N., Kannangara, K., Wilson, M. and Wilson, M. (2010), 'Unoccupied electronic structure of ball-milled graphite', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 7.
  • Tran, N., Wilson, M., Milev, A., Bartlett, J., Lamb, R., Martin, D. and Kannangara, K. (2009), 'Photoemission and absorption spectroscopy of carbon nanotube interfacial interactions', Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 19.
  • Milev, A., Wilson, M., Kannangara, K. and Tran, N. (2008), 'X-ray diffraction line profile analysis of nanocrystalline graphite', Materials Chemistry and Physics, 5.
  • Wilson, M., Tran, N., Milev, A., Kannangara, K., Volk, H. and Lu, M. (2008), 'Nanomaterials in soils', Geoderma, 12.
  • Milev, A., Tran, N., Kannangara, K., Wilson, M. and Avramov, I. (2008), 'Polymorphic Transformation of Iron-Phthalocyanine and the Effect on Carbon Nanotube Synthesis', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 9.
  • Tran, N., Milev, A., Wilson, M., Bartlett, J. and Kannangara, K. (2008), 'Mechanism of carbon nanotube dispersion and precipitation during treatments with poly(acrylic acid)', Surface and Interface Analysis, 5.
  • Tran, N., Wilson, M., Milev, A., Dennis, G. and Kannangara, K. (2008), 'Formation mechanism and surface property of exfoliated silica nano-plates', Journal of Physics: Conference Series, .
  • Hu, Q., Xu, Z., Qiao, S., Haghseresht, F., Wilson, M. and Lu, G. (2007), 'A novel color removal adsorbent from heterocoagulation of cationic and anionic clays', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 9.
  • Milev, A., Kannangara, K., Tran, N. and Wilson, M. (2007), 'Molecular structure reorganisation of Fe-, Co- and Ni-phthalocyanines upon milling', International Journal of Nanotechnology, 7.
  • Tran, N., Wilson, M., Milev, A., Dennis, G. and Kannangara, K. (2007), 'Mechanism of silica plate formation from lucentite', Surface Review and Letters, 5.
  • Hu, Q., Qiao, S., Haghseresht, F., Wilson, M. and Lu, G. (2006), 'Adsorption study for removal of basic red dye using bentonite', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 6.
  • Tran, N., Wilson, M., Milev, A., Dennis, G., Mccutcheon, A. and Kannangara, K. (2006), 'Structural-Chemical Evolution within Exfoliated Clays', Langmuir, 5.
  • Toups, E., Gray, M., Dennis, G., Reddy, N., Wilson, M. and Shalliker, R. (2006), 'Multidimensional liquid chromatography for sample characterisation', Journal of Separation Science, 11.
  • Tran, N., Dennis, G., Milev, A., Kannangara, K., Williams, P. and Wilson, M. (2006), 'Dispersion of organically modified clays within n-alcohols', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 5.
  • Milev, A., Tran, N., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2006), 'Influence of bond defects on coiling of graphite', Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 5.
  • Tran, N., Wilson, M., Milev, A., Dennis, G., Kannangara, K. and Lamb, R. (2006), 'Dispersion of silicate nano-plates within poly(acrylic acid) and their interfacial interactions', Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 6.
  • Jeong, S., Yang, B., Wilson, M., Cho, Y., Koyyalamudi, S., Song, C., Guk-Nam, K. and Jeong, H. (2006), 'Macrophage-stimulating activity of polysaccharides extracted from fruiting bodies of Coriolus versicolor (Turkey tail mushroom)', Journal of Medicinal Food, 7.
  • Marshall, C., Kannangara, K., Alvarez, R. and Wilson, M. (2005), 'Characterisation of insoluble charcoal in Weipa bauxite', Carbon, 7.
  • Whelan, T., Gray, M., Slonecker, P., Shalliker, R. and Wilson, M. (2005), 'Study of the selectivity of reversed phase columns for the separation of polycarboxylic acids and polyphenols', Journal of Chromatography A, 9.
  • Milev, A., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2005), 'Nanotechnology', Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, .
  • Mccutcheon, A., Hu, J., Kannangara, K., Wilson, M. and Reddy, N. (2005), 'Si Labelled nanoaluminosilicate imogolite', Non-Crystalline Solids, 6.
  • Whelan, T., Shalliker, R., Mcintyre, C. and Wilson, M. (2005), 'Development of Multidimensional High-Performace Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Separation for Bayer Humic Substances', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 9.
  • Kannangara, K., Wilson, M., Bandara, T., Boreham, C. and Fisher, K. (2005), 'The Study of Australian Coal Maturity: Relationship between Solid-State NMR Aromaticities and Organic Free-Radical Court', Energy and Fuels 2005, 6.
  • Milev, A., Mccutcheon, A., Kannangara, K., Wilson, M. and Bandara, T. (2005), 'Precursor Decomposition and Nucleation Kinetics during Platelike Apatite Synthesis', Journal Physical Chemistry B, 7.
  • Smeulders, D., Milev, A., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2005), 'Rod milling and thermal annealing of graphite: Passing the equilibrium barrier', Journal of Materials Science, 8.
  • Tran, N., Dennis, G., Milev, A., Kannangara, K., Wilson, M. and Lamb, R. (2005), 'Interactions of sodium montmorillonite with poly (acrylic acid)', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 5.
  • Evans, L., Mccutcheon, A., Dennis, G., Mulley, R. and Wilson, M. (2005), 'Pore Size Analysis of Fallow Deer (Dama Dama) Antler Bone', Journal of Materials Science, 7.
  • Jeong, S., Yang, B., Ra, K., Wilson, M., Cho, Y., Gu, Y. and Song, C. (2004), 'Characteristics of anti-complementary biopolymer extracted from Coriolus versicolor', Carbohydrate Polymers, 9.
  • Milev, A., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2004), 'Template-Directed Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite from a Lamellar Phosponate Precursor', Langmuir, 7.
  • Marshall, C. and Wilson, M. (2004), 'Ball milling and annealing graphite in the presence of cobalt', Carbon, 8.
  • Connan, H., Reedy, B., Marshall, C. and Wilson, M. (2004), 'Ball Milling and Annealing of Graphite in the presence of Yttrium', Energy and Fuels, 8.
  • Milev, A., Kannangara, K., Ben-Nissan, B. and Wilson, M. (2004), 'Temperature Effects on a Hydroxyapatite Precursor Solution', Journal of Physics and Chemistry, 6.
  • Alvarez, R., Evans, L., Milham, M. and Wilson, M. (2004), 'Effects of humic material on the precipitation of calcium phosphate', Geoderma, 16.
  • Mccutcheon, A., Kannangara, K., Wilson, M. and Ben-Nissan, B. (2004), 'Preliminary analysis of pore distributions using NMR in natural coral and hydrothermally prepared hydroxyapatite', Materials Science, 7.
  • Milev, A., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2004), 'Strain and microcrystallite size in synthetic lamellar apatite', Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 7.
  • Hu, J., Kannangara, K., Wilson, M. and Reddy, N. (2004), 'The fused silicate route to protoimogolite and imogolite', Journal of Non-Crystalline Solides, 7.
  • Yang, B., Wilson, M., Cho, Y. and Sond, C. (2004), 'Hypoglycemic effect of exo-and endo-biopolymers produced by submerged mycelical culture of ganoderma lucidum in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats', Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 26.
  • Mccutcheon, A., Barton, W. and Wilson, M. (2003), 'Characterization of Water Adsorbed on Bituminous Coals', Energy and Fuels, 6.
  • Wheelan, T., Ellis, A., Kannangara, K., Marshall, C., Smeulders, D. and Wilson, M. (2003), 'Macromolecules in the Bayer Process', Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 41.
  • Mccutcheon, A. and Wilson, M. (2003), 'Low-Temperature Oxidation of Bituminous Coal and the Influence of Moisture', American Chemical Society - Energy and Fuels, 5.
  • Ellis, A., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2003), 'Chemistry of Sodium Lactate Formation under Simulated Alumina Refinery Conditions', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 5.
  • Whelan, T., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2003), 'Increased Resolution in High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph Spectra of Hight-Molecular-Weight Organic Components of Bayer Liquids', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Resrarch, 9.
  • Ellis, A., Wilson, M. and Kannangara, K. (2002), 'Bayer Poisons: Degradation of Angiosperm and Gymnosperm Water-Soluble Extracts in Sodium Hydroxide at 145 deg. C', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 11.
  • Wilson, M., Lee, G. and Taylor, R. (2002), 'Benzene displacement on imogolite', Clays and Clay Minerals, 4.
  • Wilson, M. and Ellis, A. (2002), 'Carbon Exchange in Hot Alkaline Degradation of Glucose', The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 6.
  • Wilson, M., Ellis, A. and Forster, P. (2002), 'Bayer Poisons: Degradation of Kalson Lignin in Sodium Hydroxide at 145 Deg. C', Industrial and Engineering chemistry Research, 10.

Conference Papers

  • Tran, N., Wilson, M., Milev, A., Kannangara, K. and Dennis, G. (2008), 'Formation mechanism and surface property of exfoliated silica nano-plates', International conference on Nanoscience and Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Milev, A., Wilson, M., Tran, N. and Kannangara, K. (2008), 'Carbon nanotube formation from milled iron-phthalocyanine', Proceedings of the IVC-17/ICSS-13 and ICN+T 2007 Congress (2?6 July 2007, Stockholm, Sweden), Sweden.
  • Tran, N., Wilson, M., Milev, A., Dennis, G., Kannangara, K. and Lamb, R. (2007), 'Mechanism of exfoliation of clays', Ninth International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation, Korea.
  • Milev, A., Tran, N., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2007), 'Microstructural Changes upon Milling of Graphite in Water and Subsequent MWCNT Formation During High Temperature Annealing', Ninth International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation, Daegu, Korea.
  • Milev, A., Tran, N., Kannangara, K. and Wilson, M. (2006), 'Micro-structural evolution in processed graphite', International 2006 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Whelan, T. and Wilson, M. (2006), 'Two dimensional liquid chromatographic analysis of Bayer Humic Substances', Australian National Organic Geochemists Conference, Perth.
  • Tran, N., Wilson, M., Milev, A., Dennis, G., Kannangara, K. and Lamb, R. (2006), 'Silica plates as precursor for nano-structured materials', 2006 International Conference On Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Whelan, T. and Wilson, M. (2005), 'Two dimensional Liquid Chromatographic Analysis of Bayer Humic Substances', 7th International Alumin Quality Workshop, Perth , Western Australia.
  • Wilson, M., Kannangara, K. and Ellis, A. (2004), 'Carbohydrate rearrangements in humic solutions', AOGC-IHSS Conference Program and Abstracts, Blue Mountains, Australia.
  • Whelan, T., Shalliker, R. and Wilson, M. (2004), 'Separation of bayer humic substances by multidimensional HPLC', Organic Matter: Interfaces and Interactions, .
  • Wilson, M., Marshall, C., Moy, A. and Kannangara, K. (2001), 'Stereochemistry of carbon nanotubes for electronic applications', Proceedings of SPIE- The International Society for Optical Engineering, .

Research

Previous Projects

Title:High Resolution Simultaneous DSC/DTA-TGA-FTIR System
Years:2006-01-06 - 2011-12-31
ID:P0014823
UWS Researchers:Kamali Kannangara, Adriyan Milev, Peter Williams, Nguyen Tran and Mick Wilson
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (non ACRG)
  • University of NSW and Aust National University
  • University of Western Sydney
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Australian Centre for Functional Nanomaterials [via University of Queensland]
Years:2003-01-01 - 2010-12-31
ID:P0014042
UWS Researchers:Kamali Kannangara and Mick Wilson
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • Australian Centre for Functional Nanomaterials
Title:Raman Spectroscopy Mapping Facility [via University of Wollongong]
Years:2002-01-01 - 2002-12-31
ID:P0013630
UWS Researchers:Samuel Adeloju and Mick Wilson
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (non ACRG)
Title:Building nanotechnology business potential in the Campbelltown -Camden Region
Years:2003-04-30 - 2005-04-01
ID:P0013206
UWS Researchers:Jan Temple and Mick Wilson
Funding:
  • Department of Transport and Regional Services
Title:Characterisation and commercialisation of Bioactives in medical mushrooms
Years:2005-01-01 - 2007-12-31
ID:P0014445
UWS Researchers:John Cairney, Mick Wilson, Kai Yip Cho, Kamali Kannangara, Gary Dennis and Janice Aldrich-Wright
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Ultra-High Resolution NMR Imaging System for Nanotechnology including Nanobiotechnology
Years:2005-01-19 - 2006-06-06
ID:P0014448
UWS Researchers:Bill Price, Mick Wilson, Jann Conroy, Peter Williams, Andrew Shalliker, Janice Aldrich-Wright and Kamali Kannangara
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (non ACRG)
  • University of Western Sydney
  • USYD-UOW-UNEW-UNSW-GRIFU-UMELB-UADE
Title:Development of a cost-effective organic-inorganic nanocomposite for high quality gravure printing
Years:2004-06-25 - 2006-06-30
ID:P0012672
UWS Researchers:Kamali Kannangara, Adriyan Milev, Robert Creelman, Mick Wilson and Gary Dennis
Funding:
  • Kirk Group
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Title:Host-guest structure of humic organic matter - the key to understanding soil organic properties - DP0211139
Years:2002-03-01 - 2002-12-31
ID:P0009664
UWS Researchers:Mick Wilson
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Title:Alumina Industry Research
Years:2002-03-01 - 2003-01-01
ID:P0013432
UWS Researchers:Mick Wilson and Andrew Shalliker
Funding:
  • Alcoa World Alumina Australia
Title:New Types of carbon fibres based on nanotubes
Years:2003-01-25 - 2004-01-24
ID:P0011672
UWS Researchers:Mick Wilson
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Single walled carbon nanotubes of one stereochemistry - material for the oncoming carbon age
Years:2002-03-01 - 2004-12-31
ID:P0009666
UWS Researchers:Mick Wilson
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Title:Aggregate structure of humic organic matter - DP0342540
Years:2003-01-03 - 2005-01-22
ID:P0009694
UWS Researchers:Mick Wilson and Andrew Shalliker
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Title:Coating of fertiliser granules with fine sulphur and other nutrients and coating materials using a novel sulphur grinding process
Years:2003-04-30 - 2004-04-29
ID:P0010798
UWS Researchers:Mick Wilson, Kamali Kannangara and Ji Hu
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
  • Summit Quinphos
Title:Links between carbon and nitrogen cycling processes in forest soils: An innovative approach with both NMR and stable isotope techniques - [Via Griffith Uni] - LP0347376
Years:2003-06-03 - 2007-05-29
ID:P0012722
UWS Researchers:Mick Wilson and Kamali Kannangara
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Title:Super Bones
Years:2004-02-16 - 2005-02-15
ID:P0011738
UWS Researchers:Mick Wilson
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Characterisation and commercialisation of bioactives in medical mushrooms
Years:2004-06-21 - 2007-06-20
ID:P0011412
UWS Researchers:Mick Wilson, Kai Yip Cho, Kamali Kannangara, Gary Dennis and Janice Aldrich-Wright
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Electrochemical Atomic Force Microscope and Nano-manipulation Facility (University of Wollongong) - LE0347346
Years:2003-01-01 - 2003-12-31
ID:P0013612
UWS Researchers:Samuel Adeloju, Mick Wilson and Gary Dennis
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (non ACRG)
Title:Quality assurance and bioavailability of a Chinese herbal proprietary formula
Years:2002-12-16 - 2004-03-31
ID:P0010628
UWS Researchers:Alan Bensoussan, Cheang Khoo, Janice Aldrich-Wright, Andrew Shalliker, Kamali Kannangara, Dennis Chang and Mick Wilson
Funding:
  • AusIndustry - Dept Industry Science & Resources
Title:Facilities for investigating nano-scale catalysts and catalytic production of non conventional fuels
Years:2010-11-17 - 2012-06-16
ID:P00019352
UWS Researchers:Kamali Kannangara, Nguyen Tran, John Bartlett, Adriyan Milev and Mick Wilson
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney

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