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Professor Samuel Adeloju

Professorial Chair in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry and
Director, Research Development, Science and Engineering


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Located at: Room 3W-248, Gippsland Campus

Postal address: School of Applied Sciences and Engineering Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, Australia

Phone: +61 3 512 26450 or +61 3 990 26450

Email: Samuel.Adeloju@sci.monash.edu.au

Professor Sam Adeloju graduated from Murdoch University with a BSc in Chemistry, followed by a Grad.App.Sc (Chemistry), Grad.Sc.Ed and M.App.Sc from Curtin University of Technology, and then received his PhD in Chemistry from Deakin University in 1985. Prior to taking up the position of Head of School and a Chair in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry at Monash in 2002, Professor Adeloju was Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science, as well as the Head of the Penrith Campus of the School of Science, Food and Horticulture within the College of Science, Technology and Environment at the University of Western Sydney (UWS). His term as Head of School at Monash ended in February 2010 and he is currently a Professorial Chair in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, as well as the Director of Research Development in Science and Engineering.

Professor Adeloju has an international reputation in the areas of biosensing technology, nanotechnology, electroanalytical and environmental chemistry. He has published over 250 papers in these areas in journals, books and conference proceedings. He was a Visiting Professor in the Department of Analytical and Marine Chemistry at Goteborg University in 1992 and in the Oceanography Laboratories at the University of Liverpool in 1993. He was the recipient of the 1997 Royal Australia Chemical Institute's Citation for outstanding contributions to the profession and the Institute; the 2001 Eckart Australia Visiting Professor at the University of Tasmania; and was awarded the prestigious 2009 Applied Research Medal by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute for outstanding contribution to the development of applied chemistry in Australia within 1999 and 2009, particularly in the areas of applied electrochemistry, biosensing technology and nanotechnology.

Professor Adeloju was also a co-Founder and Inaugural Chair of the Western Sydney Section of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) in 1989 and was the Chairman of the Electrochemistry Division of RACI from 1994-1997. He is currently on the editorial boards of some journals, and a member of several committees and boards, including the Science Panel for Victoria Coastal Council, Scientific Advisory Board for Defence Intelligence Organisation (Canberra), and Management Committee for Chemistry in Australia (Royal Australia Chemical Institute). Professor Adeloju is also the external adviser for chemistry at the University of South Pacific in Fiji and an Ozreader for Australian Research Council.

Research Interests

  • Biosensing technology
  • Conducting polymers and Nanomaterials
  • Electroanalytical chemistry
  • Environmental chemistry

Professional Affiliations

  • Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
  • Member, American Chemical Society
  • Member, International Association of Nanotechnology

Awards and Recognitions

  • Applied Research Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, 2009
  • “Most Used Articles” in Journal of Chemical Education, USA, 2006: A.R.Basman, G.Chorley and S.B. Adeloju, "Estimation of the Corrosion Rate of Mild Steel in Acid Solutions Based on the Hydrogen Evolution Method", Journal of Chemical Education, 70, (1993), 258-260).
  • Eckart Australia Visiting Professor, University of Tasmania, 2001
  • RACI National Citation for Outstanding Contribution to the Institute and the Chemistry Profession, 1997
  • Most Active Research Group Award, 10th National Convention, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), Adelaide, Oct. 1995
  • Visiting Research Professorship, University of Liverpool, U.K., 1993
  • Visiting Research Professorship, Chalmers University of Technology and University of Goteborg, Sweden, 1992
  • Inaugural Recipient of the Chief Executive Officer's Award for Excellence in Research, 1990, University of Western Sydney, Nepean, 1990

Research Grants

  • Ionode Pty Ltd, Tennyson, Queensland, Measurement of ORP in Saltwater Chlorinated Pools, 2010, $31,550
  • Nanotechnology Victoria, Fabrication of Nanocomposite Biosensors, 2005-9, $300,000 (S.Adeloju)
  • Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development Grant, Victoria, Remediation of by-product water from Non-evaporative Dewatering Processes (A. Chaffe and S. Adeloju), 2006-7, $124,000
  • Dairy Australia Research Development Grant, Effect of Mobilisation and Transfer Processes on Nutrient Exports from Grazing Systems, 2004-7, $38,560 (B. Webb, D. Nash, and S. Adeloju)
  • Australian Research Council LIEF Grant (G.M. Spinks, G.G. Wallace, S.B. Adeloju, R. John et. al.), Electrochemical Atomic Force Microscope and Nano-Manipulation Facility, 2003, $210,000
  • Australian Research Council LIEF Grant (G.G. Wallace, M. Wilson, S.B. Adeloju, et. al.), Raman Spectroscopy Mapping Facility, 2002, $156,000
  • Penrith City Council, Stormwater Impacts on Receiving System, 2001-2, $58,330 (S.B. Adeloju)
  • Australian Research Council RIEF Grant (G.G. Walace, S.B. Adeloju et. al.), Electrochemical Mapping Facility, 2001, $180,000
  • Australian Coal Research Program (ACR), Environmental Risks of Soluble Hydraulic Oil in Mine Water Discharge, 1998-2000, $110,500 (S.Riley and S.B. Adeloju)
  • Penrith Lakes Development Corporation, Penrith (NSW), Nutrient Budgetting of the Penrith Lakes, 1997-2000, $110,000 (S. Riley and S.B. Adeloju)
  • Australian Research Council Collaborative Research Grant, Save Outdoor Sculpture,1997-99, $214,769 (R. Thomas and S.B. Adeloju)

Publications (selected, from 2005)

Scholarly Book Chapters

  • S.B.Adeloju, "Tissue Based Sensors", in 'Encyclopedia of Analytical Science', ed. P. Worsfold, A. Townshend and C. Poole, Vol. 2, Elsevier Press Ltd, Oxford, UK, (2005), pp 276-283.
  • S.B.Adeloju, "Amperometry", in 'Encyclopedia of Analytical Science', ed. P. Worsfold, A. Townshend and C. Poole, Vol. 2, Elsevier Press Ltd, Oxford, UK, (2005), pp 70-79.
  • S.B.Adeloju, "Voltammetry – Inorganic Compounds",in 'Encyclopedia of Analytical Science', ed. P. Worsfold, A. Townshend and C. Poole, Vol. 2, Elsevier Press Ltd, Oxford, UK,(2005), pp 212-217.
  • S.B.Adeloju, "Process Analysis - Sensors", in 'Encyclopedia of Analytical Science', ed. P. Worsfold, A. Townshend and C. Poole, Vol. 2, Elsevier Press Ltd, Oxford, UK, (2005), pp 316-324.
  • S.B.Adeloju, "Electrochemical Stripping Analysis of Trace and Ultra-Trace Concentrations of Toxic Metals and Metalloids in Food and Beverages", in 'Food Toxicants Analysis', ed. Y.Pico, Elsevier BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, (2007), Chapter 18, pp 667-696.

Refereed Journal Papers

  • Q.Ameer and S.B.Adeloju, “Polypyrrole-Based Electronic Noses for Environmental and Industrial Analysis”, Sensors & Actuators, B, 106, (2005), 541-552.
  • L-T.Ng, D.Nguyen and S.B.Adeloju, “Photoinitiator-Free UV Grafting of Styrene, A Weak Donor, with Various Electron-Poor Vinyl Monomers to Polypropylene”, Polymer International, 54, (2005), 202-139.
  • S.B.Adeloju and A.Lawal, “Polypyrrole-Based Bilayer Biosensor for Potentiometric Determination of Phosphate in Natural Waters”, Intern. J. Environ. Anal. Chem., 85,(2005), 771-780.
  • S.B.Adeloju, A.Ohanessian and D. Nguyen, “Electrosynthesis and Characterization of Composite Polypyrrole-Dextran-Sulfite Oxidase Films”, Synthetic Metals, 153,(2005), 17-20.
  • S.B.Adeloju and A.Ohanessian, “Layer by Layer Fabrication of an Amperometric Nanocomposite Biosensor for Sulfite”, NSTI-Nanotech, 2, (2006), 190-192.
  • D.Nash, B.Webb, M.Hannah, S.Adeloju, M.Toifl, K.Barlow, F.Robertson, F.Roddick, and N.Porter, “Changes in Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentrations in Soil, Soil Water and Surface Runoff following Grading of Irrigation Bays used for Intensive Grazing. Soil Use and Management, 23, (2007), 374-383.
  • Y.Zhang and S.B.Adeloju, “A Novel Sequential Injection-Cold Vapour Atomic Absorption Spectrometric System for Rapid and Reliable Determination of Mercury”, Talanta, 74, [4], (2008), 951-957.
  • S.Riley, C.MacQuade, S.Adeloju and R.Hyne, “Environmental Impact of Soluble Oils”, WIT Transaction on Ecology and the Environment, 110, (2008), 23-31 (Environmental Toxicology II).
  • M.Sohail and S.B.Adeloju, “Electroimmobilization of Nitrate Reductase and Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide into Polypyrrole Films for Potentiometric Detection of Nitrate”, Sensors & Actuators, B, 133, (2008), 333-339.
  • Y.Zhang and S.B.Adeloju, “Flow Injection–Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Determination of Selenium, Arsenic and Bismuth”, Talanta, 76, (2008), 724-730.
  • T.Seyoum and S.B.Adeloju , “Analysis of Elemental Composition of Solid Industrial Wastes and its Use for the Assessment of Reuse/Recycling Options”, Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, 34 [2], (2008), 56-69.
  • A.T.Lawal and S.B.Adeloju, “Polypyrrole-Based Xanthine Oxidase Potentiometric Biosensor for Hypoxanthine”, Journal of Applied Sciences, 8 [14], (2008), 2599-2605.
  • Q. Ameer and S.B. Adeloju, “Galvanostatic Entrapment of Sulfite Oxidase into Ultrathin Polypyrrole Films for Improved Amperometric Biosensing of Sulfite”, Electroanalysis, 20 [23], (2008) 2549-2556.
  • S.B.Adeloju and Y.Zhang, “Vapour Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Determination of Cadmium in Environmental Samples with in-Line Anion Exchange Separation”, Analytical Chemistry, 81, (2009), 4249-4255.
  • Y. Artanto, E. McDonnell, T.V. Verheyen, S. Adeloju and A.L. Chaffe, “The remediation of MTE water by combined anaerobic digestion and chemical treatment”, Fuel, 88, (2009), 1786-1792.
  • A.T. Lawal and S.B. Adeloju, “Development of a Polypyrrole-Based Amperometric Phosphate Biosensor”, Journal of Applied Sciences, 9 [10], (2009), 1907-1914.
  • Q.Ameer and S.B.Adeloju, “Development of a Potentiometric Catechol Biosensor by Entrapment of Tyrosinase within Polypyrrole Film”, Sensors & Actuators, B 140, (2009), 5-11.
  • M.Sohail and S.B.Adeloju, “Fabrication of Redox-Mediator Supported Potentiometric Nitrate Biosensor with Nitrate Reductase”, Electroanalysis, 21 [12], (2009), 1411-1418.
  • A.T.Lawal and S.B.Adeloju, “Comparison of Enzyme Immobilisation Methods for Potentiometric Phosphate Biosensors”, Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 25, (2009), 406-410.
  • A.T.Lawal and S.B.Adeloju, “Polypyrrole-Based Potentiometric Phosphate Biosensor”, J. Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 63, (2010), 45-49.

Patents

  • S.B.Adeloju, "Electrochemical Nanocomposite Biosensor System", International Patent, Publication No: WO2009/073927, 18 June 2009.

Invited Lectures (2004- )

  • Invited Speaker, International Conference on Synthetic Metals (ICSM 2004), University of Wollongong, 28 June-2 July, 2004.
  • Keynote Speaker, Asian Conference on Sensors, Manila, Philippines, 5-7 June 2007.
  • Invited Lecture, 5th International Congress of Nano-Bio Clean Tech 2008, San Francisco, USA, 27-30 October 2008.
  • Invited Lecture, Electromaterials Symposium 2009: Nanostructured Electromaterials, Wollongong, 4-6 February 2009.
  • Keynote Lecture, 2nd Annual Congress and Expo of Molecular Diagnostics (CEMD-2009), Beijing, China, 19-21 November 2009.
  • Invited Lecture, Symposium on Enzymes 7 Biocatalysis-2010, Shanghai, China, 22-24 April, 2010.