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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
Network
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ARC Training Centre for Green Chemistry in Manufacturing
Patti, A., Junkers, T., Raston, C. L., Barrow, C. J., Hapgood, K., Gates, W. P., Adcock, J. L., Sutti, A., Rajkhowa, R., Saito, K., Tabor, R., Hearn, M., Tanksale, A., Garnier, G., Franco, C., Tang, Y., Zhang, W., Heimann, K., Crawford, S., Height, M., Cock, B., Warner, J. C., Buckingham, E., King, B., Jayaratne, V., Scott, J., Bury, P., Chan, P. W. H., Robinson, A., Semple, J., Smullen, R., Ciampi, S., Sun, G., Chong, J., Miltenoff, J., Moreno , C., Innes, L., Aldrich, C., Lovelady, C., James, I., Phillips, D., Pham, H., Sacher, M., Woods, R., Francis, P., Pas, E., Wood, B., Sun, B., Blair, V., Sastry, M., Dowley, A., McCann, K. & Albijanic, B.
Infineum International Limited (United Kingdom), Plantworx Pty Ltd, Green Eco Technologies (Australia) PTY LTD , The Trustee for Steven Mantzaris Family Trust, CSL Behring (Australia), Bioworks Australia Pty Ltd (trading as Bioworks Australia), Australian Research Council (ARC), BOC Australia Pty Limited, Phytovision Pty Ltd, Beyond Benign
15/12/20 → 14/12/24
Project: Research
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High-Precision Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Semiconducting Block Copolymers
Junkers, T., Haven, J., Buckinx, A., Michels, J. & Ribeiro, A.
Monash University – Internal University Contribution
1/01/19 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Multifunctional Platform for Chemical Manufacturing and Energy Materials
Lee, A., Bryant, G., Caruso, R. A., Chiang, K., Wilson, K., Junkers, T., Polyzos, A., Qiao, G., Such, G. K., Winkler, D., Chaffee, A., Tanksale, A. & Lupton, D.
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. & Kumar, J.
1/04/21 → 31/01/22
Project: Research
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Precision Porous Polymer Microparticles via Integrated Flow Processes
1/05/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Amphiphilic conjugated block copolymers as NIR-bioimaging probes
Buckinx, A. L., Rozario, A. M., Bell, T. D. M., Michels, J. J. & Junkers, T., 14 Apr 2022, In: Polymer Chemistry. 13, 14, p. 2057-2064 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Concurrent control over sequence and dispersity in multiblock copolymers
Antonopoulou, M. N., Whitfield, R., Truong, N. P., Wyers, D., Harrisson, S., Junkers, T. & Anastasaki, A., Mar 2022, In: Nature Chemistry. 14, 3, p. 304–312 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
26 Citations (Scopus) -
Introduction to the themed collection on sustainable polymers
Buchard, A. & Junkers, T., 23 Feb 2022, In: Polymer Chemistry. 13, 13, p. 1785-1786 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
One-pot multifunctional polyesters by continuous flow organocatalysed ring-opening polymerisation for targeted and tunable materials design
Bakkali-Hassani, C., Hooker, J. P., Voorter, P. J., Rubens, M., Cameron, N. R. & Junkers, T., 14 Mar 2022, In: Polymer Chemistry. 13, 10, p. 1387-1393 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Pulsed laser polymerization-size exclusion chromatography investigations into backbiting in ethylhexyl acrylate polymerization
Quintens, G. & Junkers, T., 12 Mar 2022, In: Polymer Chemistry. 13, 14, p. 2019-2025 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review