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Our Team.
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Combining strategic vision with scientific rigor, the ANFF Materials Node team turns complex concepts into reality. Our leadership aligns materials science and additive manufacturing expertise with impactful projects, supported by analytical specialists dedicated to precision and quality control. From synthesis to final production, our engineers advance the frontiers of additive manufacturing for real-world applications.
Prof. Peter Innis is a Professor at the University of Wollongong and Director of the ANFF Materials Node, leading national-scale research and fabrication capabilities in advanced materials. He oversees multidisciplinary facilities and collaborations that support the design, development, and translation of cutting-edge electronic and functional materials across Australia.
Director
Dr. Sanjeev Gambhir is a Senior Research Scientist specialising in natural biomaterials and bioink development for advanced bioprinting applications. His expertise spans biomaterial processing, crosslinking chemistry, bioink characterisation, and translation from lab-scale formulations to scalable manufacturing.
Senior Researcher
Mr. Dang (Khoi) Nguyen is an Additive Fabrication Engineer specialising in advanced manufacturing and precision 3D printing. His expertise includes CAD design, micro-scale SLA and PuSL printing, metal additive manufacturing, PolyJet prototyping, and industrial automation
Additive Fabrication Engineer
Dr. Jeremy DiNoro is an Additive Biofabrication Scientist specialising in 3D bioprinting and advanced fabrication strategies for complex tissue constructs. His expertise spans materials characterisation, microscopy, CAD design, ceramic printing, and SLA-based prototyping.
Additive Biofabrication Scientist
Daniel Lawrence is an experienced engineer and Research and Development Manager at the ANFF Materials Node, overseeing specialist facilities and high-level operation of state-of-the-art research equipment at the University of Wollongong. He works closely with researchers, industry partners, and multidisciplinary teams to translate scientific discovery into practical, high-impact applications across diverse fields.
Manager
Dr. Sepidar Sayyar is a Senior Materials Scientist specialising in advanced materials characterisation and processing. His expertise includes microscopy and imaging, rheology, thermal and mechanical analysis, and particle and colloidal characterisation.
Research Fellow
Dr. Parker Liang is an Additive Fabrication Engineer specialising in advanced manufacturing and precision additive workflows. His expertise spans CAD design, high-resolution polymer printing, ceramic fabrication, and metal additive manufacturing for research and biomedical applications.
Additive Fabrication Engineer
Dr. Patricia Hayes is an Analytical Spectroscopy Facilitator specialising in advanced chemical and structural characterisation. She supports researchers using NMR, FT-IR, Raman spectroscopy, chromatography, mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis techniques.
Characterisation Facilitator
Dr. Brendan Byatt is a Research Technician specialising in biomaterial synthesis, bioink formulation, and processing for biofabrication. He supports sterilisation, materials characterisation, and quality-managed production of ready-to-use biomaterials
Research Assistant
Dr. Eileen Stacey is an Additive Fabrication and Materials Characterisation Scientist specialising in bioprinting and advanced additive manufacturing. Her expertise includes materials characterisation, microscopy and imaging, high-resolution polymer printing, and CAD-driven design for fabrication.
Materials Fabrication and Characterisation Scientist
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