Professor Matt Trau
Centre for Nanotechnology and Biomaterials
L
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The University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD, 4072
Email: m.trau@uq.edu.au
Ph : +61 7 3346 4173
Fax: +61 7 3346 3973
Matt Trau is currently a Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Centre for Biomarker Research & Development at the University of Queensland. He is also an Executive Member and co-founder of the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN). Matt has built an international reputation in the area of nanostructure assembly and manipulation of matter in order to produce novel materials and devices. Applications of this work include novel devices for rapid DNA sequencing, diagnostics, drug screening, biomarker discovery and novel biomaterials for human implants. His major awards and honours include an ARC Federation Fellowship, a Fulbright Research Fellowship to the US, a ‘Young Tall Poppy’ Award for the state of Queensland, a Vice Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award, and a Paul Harris Fellowship.
