A/Pr Toan Dinh
Name | A/Pr Toan Dinh |
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Email Address | toan.dinh@unisq.edu.au |
Job Title | Associate Professor (Mechanical Engineering) |
Qualifications | BEngMecht HANU, MScMecht HANU, PhD Griffith |
Department | School of Engineering |
Affiliations | Centre for Future Materials |
Centre for Health Research | |
ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7489-9640 |
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Biography
Assoc Prof Toan Dinh is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ). His research interests include MEMS/NEMS, physics of semiconductors, sensors, and wearable electronics. He has published over 100 high-impact journal articles, including Science Advances, Nature Communications, and many other Nature indexed papers. He has secured over $4M funding through various distinguished fellowships and competitive research grants, including ARC DECRA and ARC Discovery Projects. His contributions are recognised by several awards, including the 2024 Young Tall Poppy Award (AIPS), the 2024 Excellence Award for Research (UniSQ), the 2021 Excellence Award for Early Career Research (UniSQ), and the 2020 Rising Star Researcher Award (The Australian), to name a few. His group's research aims to enhance the understanding of semiconductor and nanomaterial properties and design new structures for use in sensors with higher sensing performance. Another research objective of the group is to transform these rigid materials into flexible and wearable sensors that can adapt to the curvature of the skin, enabling the monitoring of human health with greater accuracy.
Employment
Position | Organisation | From | To |
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Associate Professor | University of Southern Queensland | 2024 | |
Senior Lecturer and DECRA Fellow | University of Southern Queensland | 2021 | 2023 |
Lecturer | University of Southern Queensland | 2019 | 2021 |
Visiting Researcher | University of Michigan | 2019 | 2019 |
Visiting Researcher | Simon Fraser University | 2019 | 2019 |
GU Postdoctoral Fellow | Griffith University | 2017 | 2019 |
PhD researcher | Tutor | Guest Lecturer | Griffith University | 2015 | 2017 |
Lecturer | Hanoi University of Science and Technology | 2009 | 2014 |
Expertise
• Micro/nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS)
• Physics of semiconductors
• Sensors for harsh environments
• Soft actuators and robotics
• Stretchable and wearable electronics
• Biosensors and bioelectronics
• Energy harvesting (light, mechanical & thermal) and self-powered sensors
Teaching
MEC1201 Engineering Materials
MEC3203 Materials Technology
Fields of Research
- 320602. Medical biotechnology diagnostics (incl. biosensors)
- 401410. Microtechnology
- 401605. Functional materials
- 401705. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
Professional Membership
Professional Membership | Year |
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Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (FIEAust) | |
Member of the Australian Nanotechnology Network |
Current Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
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Deep learning assisted ultrasensitive SiC sensors for physical monitoring | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
Electrically controlled electrical conductivity of semiconductors/materials with nano-interfaces | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
Nanostructured carbon nanotube wearable sensors for human biophysical monitoring | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2022 |
Thermo-Phototronic Effect in 3C-SiC/Si Heterostructures for Sensitive Self-Powered Sensors | Principal Supervisor | Doctoral | 2021 |
Completed Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Completed |
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Thermo-electro-mechanical effects in SiC/Si materials for physical sensing applications | Associate | Doctoral | 2023 |
Artificial Intelligence Methods for Prediction of Atmospheric Visibility and Air Quality to Support Aviation and Health Sectors | Associate Supervisor | Masters | 2024 |
Project title | Details | Year |
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Quantum 2032 Challenge | Lead Chief Investigator, 'Quantum and wearable sensor technology for injury prevention in youth athletes', funded by Queensland government, $832,411 | 2025 |
ARC Discovery Projects | Lead Chief Investigator, 'Thermal engineering in semiconductor heterojunction for space transducers', $471,767 | 2024 |
Queensland-Bavaria Collaborative Research | Chief Investigator, 'Additive Green Electronics', funded by DESI, $130,000 | 2024 |
ARC LIEF | Chief Investigator, 'Versatile Physical Property Measurement System for South-East Queensland', funded by Australian Research Council (ARC), $586,779 | 2023 |
ARC Discovery Projects | Chief Investigator, 'Nano optoelectronic coupling: towards an ultrasensitive sensing technology',$585,000 | 2022 |
ARC DECRA | Sole Investigator, 'High-performance sensor technology for corrosive environments', $440,675 | 2021 |
Aus4Innovation (DFAT/CSIRO) | Chief Investigator, 'Energy efficient wireless sensor network for real-time flood monitoring', $400,000 | 2021 |
USQ Capacity Building Grants | Lead Chief Investigator, 'Light Harvesting, Self-Powered Silicon Carbide Sensor Technology Towards Harsh Environment Applications', $15,000 | 2020 |
Foundation for Australia-Japan Studies grant | Chief Investigator, 'Superior Sensor Network (SSN) for Harsh Environments', $144,573 | 2019 |
Griffith Science Equipment Grant | Chief Investigator, 'Opto-Electro-Mechanical Measurement Suite', $160,000 | 2019 |
Griffith University New Researcher Grants | Sole Investigator, 'Opto-thermotronic phenomena in SiC nanofilms for high-performance temperature-sensing nanodevices', $10,400 | 2019 |
Griffith University Postdoctoral Fellowship | Sole Investigator, 'Ultra-sensitive Sensing Technology Utilising Nano SiC/Si Heterostructures', $242,000 | 2018 |
Australian Nanotechnology Network Overseas Travel Fellowship | Sole Investigator, 'Micro/nano resonators and resonant sensors', $8,000 | 2018 |
Griffith/Simon Fraser University Collaboration Grants | Lead Chief Investigator, 'Development and characterization of self-sensing SiC micro/nano resonators', A$13,600 | 2017 |
Date | Name | Awarding organisation | Underpinning research |
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2021 | DECRA award | Australian Research Council (ARC) | |
Research Excellence award for Early Career Research (ECR) | University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) | ||
2020 | Top 40 Australian young researchers | The Australian | |
2020 | Research Excellence award for ECR | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, UniSQ | |
2020 | Highly Commended for Research Excellence award for ECR | University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) | |
2019 | Outstanding Reviewer Awards | Micromachines | |
2019 | Finalist | Fresh Science Queensland | |
2019 | Top 1% Reviewers in Cross-Field | Publons | |
2018 | Griffith University Postdoctoral Fellowship (GUPF) | Griffith University | |
2018 | Australian Nanotechnology Network Overseas Travel Fellowships | Australian Nanotechnology Network | |
2018 | Best paper award (co-author) | 5th Int. Conf. on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing | |
2016 | Best paper award (co-author) | Int. Conf. on Nanotechnology Nanomaterials in Energy | |
2016 | Best paper award (first-author) | Int. Conf. on BioSensors, BioElectronics, BioMedical Devices, BioMEMS/NEMS and Applications | |
2024 | Queensland Young Tall Poppy Award | Australian Institute of Policy and Science | |
2024 | Excellence Award for Research | University of Southern Queensland |