Academic Staff
Dr Graeme Nyberg
BSc (Hons) W.Aust., PhD Camb.
Honorary Fellow
Department of Chemistry
Tel: +61 (0)3 9479 2536
Fax: +61 (0)3 9479 1266
Email: g.nyberg@latrobe.edu.au
Research Expertise
Surface Science
(see also the Research Centre for Materials and Surface Science)Surface Science research is concerned with investigating (at the molecular level) the interaction of adsorbing atoms, molecules, or ions with the substrate surface. Some areas for which this is relevant, and in which work has been done at La Trobe, are heterogeneous catalysis, corrosion, ion-selective electrodes and microelectronic devices.
Additional facets of work at La Trobe have included theoretical modelling (of both free molecules and when adsorbed on substrate surfaces and clusters), instrumental development and computer interfacing, and data processing (including resolution enhancement of spectra via deconvolution).