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Very Small Product With a Huge Future
That happened this month to Neil Foster, professor of chemical engineering at the University of NSW, when he was given a $60,000 grant by the Federal Government specifically to commercialise the research he has been undertaking for the past 10 years.
Professor Foster works in the field of nanotechnology where he has developed Arise, a process for generating nanoscale medicines and medical devices.
Professor Foster wins ExxonMobil Award
Professor Neil Foster was honoured at the recent 2008 Awards of Excellence, given by the Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers. Professor Foster, who last year was made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) won the ExxonMobil Award, which is given for significant ongoing contributions to Chemical Engineering through innovations or a series of related publications over a number of years.
Professor Foster has distinguished himself worldwide with his research in the areas of dense gas technology and gas-expanded liquid technology, including supercritical fluids. His work has led to new methods for inhalable drug delivery.
"We have pretty much pioneered using supercritical fluids for drug delivery," Professor Foster said."This award is one of the big ones and I was really as pleased as punch about it."
Professor Amal, who is the Head of UNSW's Particles and Catalysis Research Group and Director of the Centre for Energy Research and Policy Analysis (CERPA), won the Freehills Award, which recognises innovation in product design or development.
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