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Biography
Tanja Junkers graduated with a PhD degree in physical chemistry from Goettigen University in Germany in 2006, having worked on the determination of kinetic rate coefficients for radical reactions during polymerizations. In the two years that followed, she was research associate at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, shifting her focus more and more towards synthetic polymer chemistry. Between 2008 and beginning of 2010 she was a senior research scientist at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany in the group of Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik. Early 2010 she was then appointed professor at Hasselt University in Belgium, where she founded the Polymer Reaction Design group. January 2018 she joined Monash University as full professor, focusing on her work on continuous flow polymerizations, (nano)particle formation and design of complex precision polymers. For the time being, she keeps a guest professor role at Hasselt University until her last PhD students there will have graduated.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Physical Chemistry, PhD, Georg August Universitat Gottingen (Georg August University of Gottingen)
Award Date: 26 May 2006
Chemistry, Diplom (eq. Master in Science), Georg August Universitat Gottingen (Georg August University of Gottingen)
Award Date: 1 Jul 2002
External positions
Associate Editor Polymer Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry
1 May 2018 → …
Guest professor, Universiteit Hasselt (Hasselt University)
15 Jan 2018 → …
Research area keywords
- Controlled/living Radical Polymerizations
- Flow Chemistry
- Self-assembly
- peptidomimetics
- Machine Learning
- Polymer Characterization
- kinetic modelling
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Sustainable Reversible Polymerisation
Junkers, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Anastasaki, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Australian Research Council (ARC)
27/06/24 → 26/06/27
Project: Research
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Benchtop MedTech Factories of the Future
Junkers, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Hughes, T. C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
8/01/24 → 7/01/27
Project: Research
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Multifunctional Platform for Chemical Manufacturing and Energy Materials
Lee, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bryant, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Caruso, R. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chiang, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wilson, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Junkers, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Polyzos, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Qiao, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Such, G. K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Winkler, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chaffee, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tanksale, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Lupton, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University – Internal School Contribution, Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution, Monash University – Internal University Contribution, RMIT University, La Trobe University, University of Melbourne
23/04/21 → 22/04/22
Project: Research
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Cloud-based chemical synthesis: Breaking barriers and redefining international collaboration in the chemistry space
Junkers, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Kumar, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/04/21 → 31/01/22
Project: Research
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Assessment of fine-tuned large language models for real-world chemistry and material science applications
Van Herck, J., Gil, M. V., Jablonka, K. M., Abrudan, A., Anker, A. S., Asgari, M., Blaiszik, B., Buffo, A., Choudhury, L., Corminboeuf, C., Daglar, H., Elahi, A. M., Foster, I. T., Garcia, S., Garvin, M., Godin, G., Good, L. L., Gu, J., Xiao Hu, N. & Jin, X. & 30 others, , 14 Jan 2025, In: Chemical Science. 16, 2, p. 670-684 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus) -
Depolymerisation of poly(lactide) under continuous flow conditions
Ellis, S., Buchard, A. & Junkers, T., 7 Jan 2025, In: Chemical Science. 16, 1, p. 211-217 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Red-light-induced reversible deactivation radical photopolymerizations mediated by a single catalyst
Junkers, T., 20 Feb 2025, In: Chem Catalysis. 5, 2, 3 p., 101300.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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Controlled radical depolymerization: Structural differentiation and molecular weight control
Wang, H. S., Parkatzidis, K., Junkers, T., Truong, N. P. & Anastasaki, A., 11 Jan 2024, In: Chem. 10, 1, p. 388-401 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access33 Citations (Scopus) -
Folding mass spectra: how to deal with the signal to noise dilemma
Junkers, T. & Abeysekera, I., 7 Jan 2024, In: Polymer Chemistry. 15, 1, p. 6-10 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review