Research

Presentations and publications during post-doctoral research (2007-2010) :

  1. “An investigation into transition metal ion binding properties of silk fibers and particles using radioisotopes“, Rangam Rajkhowa, Radhika Naik, Lijing Wang, Suzanne V. Smith, Xungai Wang. J App Pol Sci 119(6), 3630 (2010).
  2. “Metal binding properties of novel wool powders“, Radhika Naik, Guiqing Wen, Dharmaprakash MS, Sabrina Hureau, Akira Uedono, Xungai Wang, Xin Liu, Peter G. Cookson, Suzanne V. Smith. J App Pol Sci 115(3), 1642 (2010).
  3. “Role of nanoporosity in metal binding properties of wool powders” at the Materials and Australian Ceramics (MAC09) conference at Surfers Paradise, Australia (July 2009).
  4. “Metal binding properties of powdered silk” at the Materials and Australian Ceramics (MAC09) conference at Surfers Paradise, Australia (July 2009).
  5. “Metal binding and porosity of Eri and Mulberry silk powders: a comparative study” at the Inorganic Chemistry (IC08) conference at University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (December 2008).
  6. “Metal binding properties of powdered wool vs commercial resins” at the Inorganic Chemistry (IC08) conference at University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (December 2008).
  7. “Silk powders – metal binding properties and their potential for controlled drug release” at the Centre for Antimatter Matter Studies (CAMS) workshop at University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia (November 2008).
  8. “Metal binding properties of powdered wool” at the 7th International Nuclear and Radiochemistry Conference (NRC7), Budapest, Hungary (August 2008).

Presentations and Publications during PhD (2003-2007):

  1. Measurement of the Fusion Probability, PCN, for the Reaction of 50Ti with 208Pb, R.S. Naik, W. Loveland, P. H. Sprunger, A.M. Vinodkumar, D. Peterson, C.L. Jiang, S. Zhu, X. Tang, and E.F. Moore, P. Chowdhury. Phys Rev C 76, 054604 (2007).
  2. Subbarrier fusion of 9Li with 70Zn, W. Loveland, A. M. Vinodkumar, R. S. Naik, P. H. Sprunger, B. Matteson, J. Neeway, M. Trinczek, M. Dombsky, P. Machule, D. Ottewell, D. Cross, K. Gagnon, and W. J. Mills, Phys Rev C 74, 064609 (2006).
  3. PhD Final Defense (2007)
  4. Presentation at BARC (2006)
  5. PhD Qualifier Examination (2005)