| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Kannangara, T., Joseph, P., Fragomeni, S., & Guerrieri, M. (221231). Existing Theories of Concrete Spalling and Test Methods relating to Moisture Migration Patterns upon Exposure to Elevated Temperatures - A Review. Case Studies in Construction Materials, (1-33). |
| 2022 | Arun, M., Bigger, S., Guerrieri, M., Joseph, P., & Tretsiakova-McNally, S. (220401). Thermal and Calorimetric Investigations of Some Phosphorus-Modified Chain Growth Polymers 1: Polymethyl Methacrylate.. Polymers, 14(7), |
| 2022 | Zamani, P., Zabihi, O., Ahmadi, M., Mahmoodi, R., Kannangara, T., Joseph, P., & Naebe, M. (220117). Biobased Carbon Fiber Composites with Enhanced Flame Retardancy: A Cradle-to-Cradle Approach. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 10(2), (1059-1069). |
| 2022 |
Kannangara, T., Guerrieri, M., Fragomeni, S., & Joseph, P. (220101). Effects of Initial Surface Evaporation on the Performance of Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Paste at Elevated Temperatures. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 12(1), doi: 10.3390/app12010364 |
| 2022 | Zhang, R. C., Huang, Z., Zhong, M., Ji, D., Lu, A., Zhang, Q., Lin, Y., Joseph, P., Zhang, J., & Sun, D. (220101). Flexible and Ultrahigh Through-Plane Thermally-Conductive Polyethylene/Boron Nitride Nanocomposite Films. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 307(1), |
| 2021 | Kannangara, T., Joseph, P., Fragomeni, S., & Guerrieri, M. (211231). Existing Theories of Concrete Spalling and Test Methods relating to Moisture Migration Patterns upon Exposure to Elevated Temperatures - A Review. Case Studies in Construction Materials, (1-33). |
| 2021 |
Kannangara, T., Guerrieri, M., Fragomeni, S., & Joseph, P. (211201). A study of the residual strength of reactive powder-based geopolymer concrete under elevated temperatures. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11(24), doi: 10.3390/app112411834 |
| 2021 | Tretsiakova-Mcnally, S., Le, Douarin., Joseph, P., & Arun, M. (211101). Passive fire protection of Taeda pine wood by using starch-based surface coatings. Polymers, 13(21), |
| 2021 |
Tan, S., Weinert, D., Joseph, P., & Moinuddin, K. AM. (211001). Incorporation of technical, human and organizational risks in a dynamic probabilistic fire risk model for high-rise residential buildings. Fire and Materials, 45(6), (779-810). doi: 10.1002/fam.2872 |
| 2021 | Huang, Z., Zhong, M., Yang, H., Xu, E., Ji, D., Joseph, P., & Zhang, R. C. (211001). In-situ isothermal crystallization of poly(L-lactide). Polymers, 13(19), |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Organic/polymer syntheses and characterisation
- Combustion chemistry and toxicity
- Chemical modification of polymers to confer flame retardance
- Recycling of plastics and cellulosic materials; energy from waste; greener technologies
- Combustion of ligno-cellulosic materials and bush fire
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Paul Joseph
Paul is a chemist specialising in polymer science and combustion chemistry, with more than 20 years of research experience. He has an international reputation in the field of polymer/material science, with a track record of publishing research and securing external and internal research funding.
After obtaining his PhD in Polymer Science from Lancaster University, UK, Paul worked at Lancaster and Sheffield Universities as a Research Associate in area of polymer science before taking up a research fellowship at University of Ulster, UK. Subsequently, he was promoted to Lecturer, and then Senior Lecturer, before securing the current position of Associate Professor in Material Science at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
Paul has obtained external research funding from highly competitive sources, including the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK. While at Sheffield University, he was instrumental in attracting two EPSRC grants (a total of £225,627), and at Ulster Paul was the principal investigator in an EPSRC project, both in the area of functional polymeric materials (£320,000). He was also lead academic supervisor for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project worth £107,000, relating to devising environmentally-friendly means of removing unspent polymeric products from components of injection moulding machines. In addition, Paul was a co-investigator on another EPSRC program (£970,514), that investigated the integrated safety strategies for on-board hydrogen storage systems. While at Ulster he also attracted various small- to medium-size grants through internal bids (totalling about £70,000).
Since joining Victoria University, he has secured the following research grants:
- VU Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Defence Science and Technology Group: 'Experimental and numerical investigations on the efficacy of water mist systems for active suppression of fires involving lithium-ion batteries in enclosure', AUD $350,000 (2017- 2020)
- Victoria University Research Infrastructure Grant Scheme: 'Fire Emissions Mitigation System (FEMS)', AUD $300,000 (2016-2017)
- Victoria University Capital Expenditure Grant: 'Pyrolysis Combustion Flow Calorimeter (PCFC)', AUD $50,000 (2015).
To date, Paul has co-authored about 120 research outputs, including 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and nine invited book chapters. He has been actively involved in research students’ supervision at four different universities dotted across the world. Currently, he supervises four PhD programs at Victoria University.
Qualifications
- PhD (Polymer Science), Lancaster University, UK
- MSc (Hydrogen Safety Engineering), Ulster University, UK
- PgCHEP, Ulster University, UK
- MSc (Applied Chemistry), Cochin University, India
- BSc (Chemistry), Kerala University India
Key publications
Journal article (showing 10 of 64)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2020
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Investigation of a Prototype Firefighting System Based on Compressed Nitrogen Gas
From: Defence Science Institute
Other investigators: Prof Khalid Moinuddin
For period: 2020-2021
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$48,610 |
2017
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Review and report on a document from Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB).
From: Australian Building Codes Board
For period: 2017-2017
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$8,661 |
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Review and report on a document from Australian Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW).
From: Fire & Rescue NSW
For period: 2017-2017
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$8,672 |
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Development of sustainable bio-materials for mitigating climate change.
From: PVC (Research and Research Training), College of Engineering and Science
Other investigators: Mr Nitin Muttil, Prof Khalid Moinuddin, Prof Vassili Novozhilov, Prof Stephen Bigger
For period: 2017-2020
|
$90,000 |
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Experimental and numerical investigations on the efficacy of water mist systems for active suppression of fires involving lithium-ion batteries in enclosures.
From: Centre for Environmental Safety and Risk Engineering, Defence Science and Technology Group, Australia
Other investigators: Prof Vassili Novozhilov, Prof Khalid Moinuddin
For period: 2017-2020
|
$392,106 |
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (3) | Principal supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (2) | Principal supervisor |
| PhD (1) | Associate supervisor |
Careers
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