Prof Polly Burey

NameProf Polly Burey
Email Addresspolly.burey@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleProfessor (Food Science)
QualificationsBEng Auckland, GCertEd Qld, PhD Qld
DepartmentSchool of Agriculture and Environmental Science
AffiliationsCentre for Future Materials
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9248-2307
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BEng
Auckland
2001
GCertEd
Qld
2007
PhD
Qld
2005

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
Use of Advanced Food Manufacturing Technologies to develop Alternative Feed Sources for Koalas in Captivity, and as Supplements for Koalas released back into the wild.Associate SupervisorDoctoral2025
Role of lemon in food health: The nutritional constituents of lemon in the health protection of dysphagia patients (swallowing difficulty) and diabetic people in Australia.Principal SupervisorMasters2025
Environmentally friendly amended shotcrete mixtures utilising tailings and fly ash for the benefit of geotechnical and mining industryAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2024
Creation of high-performance bioplastics from recycled plastics and waste biomass feedstocksAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2023
Development of a low carbon emission composite sandwich panelAssociate SupervisorMasters2023
Formation of Tailored Microbial Materials from Agri-food Waste StreamsPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2023
Development of amended grout products using waste materials for mining applicationsAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2023
Development of fruit peel based bio-adsorbents and their potential application in removal of PFASsPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2023
Reprocessing waste polyamide for sustainable sucker rod guidesAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2023
A 3D bioengineered bone microenvironment to quantitatively measure the tumourigenic properties of metastatic associated fibroblasts (MAFs) in cancer metastases.Associate SupervisorDoctoral2023
Synergistic fire retardancy effects of zeolites and ammonium polyphosphate in unsaturated polyester resinsAssociate SupervisorMasters2023
ABORIGINAL TRADITIONAL BUSH REMEDIES INCORPORATED INTO BIOACTIVE HYDROGEL FILMS AS A POTENTIAL TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC WOUNDS.Associate SupervisorDoctoral2021
PHYSICAL FORTIFICATION OF RICE WITH IRONPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2020

Completed Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCompleted
Potential of algae extracts for the attenuation of diet-induced metabolic syndromePrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2021

Microplastics in soils: A comparative review on extraction, identification and quantification methods

Seo, Yoonjung, Chevali, Venkata, Lai, Yunru, Zhou, Zhezhe, Chen, Guangnan, Burey, Paulomi, Wang, Shaobin and Song, Pingan. 2025. "Microplastics in soils: A comparative review on extraction, identification and quantification methods." Journal of Environmental Management. 377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124556

Sustainable carbon for energy storage applications: investigation on chemical refinements of sorghum biomass for tuneability of carbon structures and supercapacitor performance

Afzal, Rana Arslan, Annamalai, Pratheep K., Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Burey, Paulomi (Polly), Bell, John, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar and Martin, Darren J.. 2025. "Sustainable carbon for energy storage applications: investigation on chemical refinements of sorghum biomass for tuneability of carbon structures and supercapacitor performance." RSC Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4su00569d

Effect of core materials on the flexural behaviour of composite sandwich panels

Islam, A., Ferdous, W., Burey, P., Nahar, K. and Manalo, A.. 2024. "Effect of core materials on the flexural behaviour of composite sandwich panels." Ninth Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures (APFIS 2024). Adelaide, Australia 08 - 11 Dec 2024 Australia.

A low-cost, antimicrobial aloe-alginate hydrogel film containing Australian First Nations remedy ‘lemon myrtle oil’ (Backhousia citriodora) – Potential for incorporation into wound dressings

Seneviratne, Dinuki M., Raphael, Brooke, Whiteside, Eliza J., Windus, Louisa C.E., Kauter, Kate, Dearnaley, John D.W., Annamalai, Pratheep K., Ward, Raelene, Song, Pingan and Burey, Paulomi (Polly). 2024. " A low-cost, antimicrobial aloe-alginate hydrogel film containing Australian First Nations remedy ‘lemon myrtle oil’ (Backhousia citriodora) – Potential for incorporation into wound dressings." Heliyon. 10 (18). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37516

Towards the Development of a Low-Carbon Emission Sandwich Panel—A State-of-the-Art Review

Islam, Ashiqul, Ferdous, Wahid, Burey, Polly, Nahar, Kamrun and Manalo, Allan. 2024. "Towards the Development of a Low-Carbon Emission Sandwich Panel—A State-of-the-Art Review." 26th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM 2023). Auckland, New Zealand 03 - 06 Dec 2023 Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3397-2_4

Application of waste glass powder in cemenitious grouts

Entezam, Alireza, Nourizadeh, Hadi, Mirzaghorbanali, Ali, Burey, Polly, Shelley, Tristan and Aziz, Naj. 2024. "Application of waste glass powder in cemenitious grouts." Aziz, N. and Mirzaghorbanali, A. (ed.) 2024 Resource Operators Conference (ROC2024). Wollongong, Australia 13 - 16 Feb 2024 Australia. University of Wollongong.

Circular economy barriers in Australia: How to translate theory into practice?

Feldman, Jessica, Seligmann, Hannah, King, Sarah, Flynn, Matthew, Shelley, Tristan, Helwig, Andreas and Burey, Paulomi (Polly). 2024. "Circular economy barriers in Australia: How to translate theory into practice?" Sustainable Production and Consumption. 45, pp. 582-597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2024.02.001

Development of new eco-friendly grout products using waste materials for sustainable mining and construction

Nourizadeh, Hadi. 2023. "Development of new eco-friendly grout products using waste materials for sustainable mining and construction." Entezam, A., Mirzaghorbanali, A., Burey, P. and Shelley, T. (ed.) Climate Smart Engineering 2023. Melbourne, Australia 29 - 30 Nov 2023

Engineering phosphorus-containing lignin for epoxy biocomposites with enhanced thermal stability, fire retardancy and mechanical properties

Zhang, Anlin, Zhang, Jianzhong, Liu, Lina, Dai, Jinfeng, Lu, Xinyu, Huo, Siqi, Hong, Min, Liu, Xiaohuan, Lynch, Mark, Zeng, Xuesen, Burey, Paulomi and Song, Pingan. 2023. "Engineering phosphorus-containing lignin for epoxy biocomposites with enhanced thermal stability, fire retardancy and mechanical properties." Journal of Materials Science and Technology. 167, pp. 82-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2023.06.004

Construction and Deconstruction: Materials and substances from 'waste'

Burey, Paulomi, Feldman, Jessica, Seligmann, Hannah, Song, Eric, Flynn, Matthew, Helwig, Andreas, Gharineiat, Zahra, Seneviratne, Dinuki, Whiteside, Eliza, Shelley, Tristan, Priesler, Nils, Manalo, Allan, Mirzaghorbanali, Ali, Nourizadeh, Hadi, Roberts, Michae, Nicol, Rose, Redmond, Petrea, Lynch, Mark, Dearnaley, John, ..., Germon, Geoff. 2023. "Construction and Deconstruction: Materials and substances from 'waste'." Chemistry in Australia. (June-August 2023), pp. 16-21.

Atom-economic synthesis of an oligomeric P/N-containing fire retardant towards fire-retarding and mechanically robust polylactide biocomposites

Feng, Jiabing, Lu, Yixia, Xie, Hongyan, Zhang, Yan, Huo, Siqi, Liu, Xiaohuan, Flynn, Matt, Xu, Zhiguang, Burey, Paulomi, Lynch, Mark, Wang, Hao and Song, Pingan. 2023. "Atom-economic synthesis of an oligomeric P/N-containing fire retardant towards fire-retarding and mechanically robust polylactide biocomposites." Journal of Materials Science and Technology. 160, pp. 86-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2023.04.003

Evaluation of core competencies for food science graduates

Turner, Mark S, Phan-Thien, Kim-Yen and Burey, Polly. 2023. "Evaluation of core competencies for food science graduates." Food Australia. 75 (1), pp. 14-15.

Anthocyanin retention in Queen Garnet plums during processing and bottling

Pahl, Jessica, Burey, Polly, Lynch, Mark, Helwig, Andreas and Gharineiat, Zahra. 2022. Anthocyanin retention in Queen Garnet plums during processing and bottling. Australia. Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre.

From food chain to food loop: preventing food waste

Burey, Paulomi. 2022. "From food chain to food loop: preventing food waste." 21st World Congress of Food Science & Technology. Singapore 31 Oct - 03 Nov 2022 Singapore.

We Can HASS STEM

Burey, Paulomi. 2022. "We Can HASS STEM." Campus Morning Mail.

Sustainable Food Systems

Burey, Paulomi (Polly), Panchal, S.K. and Helwig, Andreas. 2022. "Sustainable Food Systems." Juliano, Pablo, Buckow, Roman, Nguyen, Minh H., Knoerzer, Kai and Sellahewa, Jay (ed.) Food Engineering Innovations Across the Food Supply Chain. United Kingdom. Academic Press. pp. 15-46

How to SEE sustainability of food into the future

Burey, Polly. 2021. "How to SEE sustainability of food into the future." Sustainable Food Future Conference (2021). Newcastle, Australia 17 - 18 Jun 2021 Australia.

Sustainable food systems: how to SEE sustainability into the future

Burey, Polly, Panchal, Sunil and Helwig, Andreas. 2021. "Sustainable food systems: how to SEE sustainability into the future." Food Australia. 73 (2), pp. 30-31.

Feasibility study for developing an Indigenous branded range of beef products and services (Producer Innovation Fast-track)

Burey, P., Woodhead, A., Kille, T., Zhang, S., Miller, K., Babagolzadeh, M., Pfingst, Jason, Dunrobin, Kelvin, Gorringe, Max, Malone, Johnathon and Perkins, Ian. 2019. Feasibility study for developing an Indigenous branded range of beef products and services (Producer Innovation Fast-track). North Sydney, Australia. Meat & Livestock Australia.

Food excess and by-product processing ‘ecosystem’ mode

Burey, Paulomi, Panchal, Sunil and Helwig, Andreas. 2019. "Food excess and by-product processing ‘ecosystem’ mode." 13th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF13). Melbourne, Australia 23 - 26 Sep 2019

Value-addition to horticultural produce: How far can, or should, you go?

Burey, Polly. 2019. "Value-addition to horticultural produce: How far can, or should, you go?" Hort Connections 2019 (HORT 19). Melbourne, Australia 24 - 26 Jun 2019

Curious Kids: how do tongues taste food?

Burey, Polly and Kennedy, Ursula. 2019. "Curious Kids: how do tongues taste food?" The Conversation.

Educating Future Generations of Food Scientists

Burey, Polly. 2019. "Educating Future Generations of Food Scientists." Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology Annual Convention (AIFST 2019). Sydney, Australia 01 - 02 Jul 2019

Emerging technologies for extraction of bioactives and polysaccharides from tropical fruit waste

Mahale, Kiran R. and Burey, Paulomi (Polly). 2018. "Emerging technologies for extraction of bioactives and polysaccharides from tropical fruit waste." 2nd ISEKI Food Waste Recovery Workshop 2018. Stuttgart, Germany 03 - 05 Jul 2018

ASEAN high value add red meat opportunities

Woodhead, Alice, Zhang, Shane, Burey, Polly, Earl, Greg and Miller, Karen. 2018. ASEAN high value add red meat opportunities. North Sydney, Australia. Meat & Livestock Australia.

Confectionery Gels: A Review on Formulation, Rheological and Structural Aspects

Burey, P., Bhandari, B.R., Rutgers, R.P.G., Halley, P.J. and Torley, P.J.. 2009. "Confectionery Gels: A Review on Formulation, Rheological and Structural Aspects ." International Journal of Food Properties. 12 (1), pp. 176-210. https://doi.org/10.1080/10942910802223404

Hydrocolloid Gel Particles: Formation, Characterization, and Application

Burey, P., Bhandari, B. R., Howes, T. and Gidley, M. J.. 2008. "Hydrocolloid Gel Particles: Formation, Characterization, and Application ." Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 48 (5), pp. 361-377. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408390701347801