Chris Fellows
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, School of Science and Technology
Qualifications
BSc, PhD(JCU), MRACI
Contact
| Email: | Chris.Fellows@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Riggs Building 2.18 |
In 1998 Chris Fellows completed his PhD studies in free radical polymerisation kinetics at James Cook University in Townsville, North Queensland, under the supervision of A/Prof Ernie Senogles. His PhD work involved the use of 13C-labelled small molecules as models for growing polymer radicals, a technique pioneered by John Bevington at Lancaster.
Chris Fellows moved to the University of Sydney after graduation to begin work on a project funded by the Sugar Research and Development Corporation on the development of novel flocculants and anti-scalants for use in sugar milling. He then joined the Key Centre for Polymer Colloids at the University of Sydney as Scientific Projects and Education Officer, working with Professor Bob Gilbert in emulsion polymerisation and related areas. During five years in the Key Centre he was involved in projects in a wide range of fields, ranging from fundamental studies in free radical polymerisation kinetics, to highly applied investigations of latex systems for water-based paints, to work on the structure and dynamic behaviour of rice starch in aqueous solution.
In 2000 Chris Fellows was appointed as Lecturer in Hydrocolloids in the School of Chemistry at the University of Sydney, a half-time position funded by the Molecular Biotechnology Program. During this fixed-term position his involvement in teaching molecular biotechnology led to an interest in applying the techniques and products of free-radical polymerisation to biological systems. On the completion of this Lectureship at the end of 2003, he worked with Prof Greg Warr at the University of Sydney, observing the reaction of polymerisable surfactants by atomic force microscopy.
Chris Fellows joined the University of New England in April 2004, beginning his career as an independent academic. He is currently working on a number of collaborative projects in areas related to free-radical polymerisation and polymer structure/property relations and serves as Treasurer and Webmaster for the Polymer Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
Research interests
Chris Fellows is interested in the fundamental kinetics and mechanism of free-radical polymerisation, in the behaviour of polymers in solution and their interaction with small molecules and colloidal matter, and the application of the products of free-radical polymerisation to problems of biological interest. Some specific areas in which Chris Fellows is intensely interested are:
- Understanding the role of Lewis Acids in the production of alternating copolymers
- Producing alternating and block copolymers of controlled molecular weight for strategic medical, optical, and dental applications
- Understanding the true mechanism of bridging flocculation and optimising the selectivity and effectiveness of bridging flocculants
Recent Publications
Methodologies for Symmetrical-Flow Field-Flow Fractionation Analysis of Polymeric Glutenin
L. Daqiq, C. M. Fellows, F. Bekes and E. Lees, Journal of Texture Studies, 38(2), 273-296 (2007)
Kinetic Features of the Cobalt Dihalide/Methylaluminoxane Catalytic System in 1,3-Butadiene Polymerization
D. C. D. Nath, C. M. Fellows and T. Shiono, Macromolecular Research, 14(3), 338-342 (2006)
Hydroamidation of N-Substituted Formamides and Alkenes
D. C. D. Nath, C. M. Fellows, T. Kobayashi and T. Hayashi, Aust. J. Chem., 59(3), 218-224 (2006)
Insights into Bridging Flocculation
C. M. Fellows and W.O.S. Doherty, Macromolecular Symposia, 231, 1-10 (2006)
Radical entry mechanisms in redox-initiated emulsion polymerization
D. J. Lamb, C. M. Fellows, and R. G. Gilbert, Polymer, 46(19), 7874-7895 (2005)
A Method for Preparing Low Allergen Natural Rubber Latex
K. Vivaygananthan, P.-F. Lai, S.-N. Gan, C. M. Fellows and R. G. Gilbert, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 58, 461-7 (2005)
Study of Rice-Starch Structure by Dynamic Light Scattering in Aqueous Solution, H. Chiou, C. M. Fellows, R. G. Gilbert and M. A. Fitzgerald, Carbohydrate Polymers, 61(1), 66-71 (2005)
Effect of Surfactants used for Binder Synthesis on the Properties of Latex Paints, L. N. Butler, C. M. Fellows and R. G. Gilbert, Progress in Organic Coatings, 53(2), 112-118 (2005)
A Critical Evaluation of Reaction Calorimetry for the Study of Emulsion Polymerization Systems: Thermodynamic and Kinetic Aspects, D. J. Lamb, C. M. Fellows, B. R. Morrison and R. G. Gilbert, Polymer, 46(2), 285-294 (2005)
Preliminary Observations on the Copolymerisation of Acceptor Monomer:Donor Monomer Systems under Microwave Irradiation, C. M. Fellows, Central Eur. J. Chem., 3(1) 40-52 (2005)
Synthesis and Structure-Property Relations of Latexes Comprising Graft Copolymers between Telechelic Polybutadiene and Dodecyl Methacrylate, B. T. T. Pham, R. G. Gilbert and C. M. Fellows, Aust. J. Chem., 57(8), 765-777 (2004)
Kinetics of Surface Grafting on Polyisoprene Latexes by Reaction Calorimetry, W. Kangwansupamonkon, C. M. Fellows, D. J. Lamb, R. G. Gilbert and S. Kiatkamjornwong, Polymer, 45, 5775-5784 (2004)
Grafting of Dodecyl Methacrylate onto Hydroxylated Polybutadiene by Miniemulsion Polymerization, B. T. T. Pham, C. M. Fellows and R. G. Gilbert, Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 42, 3404-3416 (2004)
Synthesis of comblike poly(butyl methacrylate) using reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer and an activated ester, J. J. Vosloo, M. P. Tonge, C. M. Fellows, F. d'Agosto, R. D. Sanderson and R. G. Gilbert, Macromolecules, 37, 2371-2382 (2004)
Effect of surfactant systems on the water sensitivity of latex films, L. N. Butler, C. M. Fellows and R. G. Gilbert, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 92, 1813-1823 (2004)
Inhibition of calcium oxalate monohydrate by poly(acrylic acid)s with different end groups, W. O. S. Doherty, C. M. Fellows, S. Gorjian, E. Senogles and W. H. Cheung, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 91, 2035-2041 (2004)
Cryo-sectioning and chemical-fixing ultramicrotomy techniques for imaging NRL particle morphology, N. Subramaniam, A. Simpson, M. J. Monteiro, O. Shaffer, C. M. Fellows and R. G. Gilbert, Microscopy Research and Technique, 63, 111-114 (2004)
Synthesis and cross-linking of poly(isoprene) latices, I. W. Cheong, C. M. Fellows and R. G. Gilbert, Polymer, 45, 469-481 (2004)