Dr Aaron Thornton
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Principal Research Scientist
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LINDFIELD NSW 2070 AUSTRALIA
Biography
Dr Aaron William Thornton is a Principal Research Scientist at the CSIRO and Senior Lecturer at Southern Cross University. Specialising in Mathematics, Dr Thornton develops novel and innovative solutions across materials, engineering, aerospace, computer science, machine learning and biology. Bridging the gap between fundamental science, research and industry, Dr Thornton has led several commercial projects and a vehicle for launching new products. He has completed training in Silicon Valley with Venture Capital experts across the clean tech and artificial intelligence landscape. Dr Thornton’s research has been published in Nature, Nature Materials, Energy & Environmental Science and other high-profile journals. He has established commercial relationships with Air Liquide and multiple academic relationships as a Scholar with the University of California Berkeley, Chimie ParisTech, Hanyang University, University of Cambridge UK and the National Technical University of Athens. Dr Thornton has served as the President of the Membrane Society of Australasia and currently serves on the Editorial Board for the Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.
Professional Areas
Current Roles
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Editorial Board
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research -
Editorial Board
Membranes (MDPI) -
Industry Advisory Board
ARC Research Hub in Energy Efficient Separations
Academic Qualifications
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2010
PhD in Mathematics
University of Wollongong and CSIRO -
2005
Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance (1st Class Honors)
University of Wollongong
Professional Experiences
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2014-2017
President
Membrane Society of Australasia -
2012-2013
Treasurer
Membrane Society of Australasia -
2010-2011
Secretary
Membrane Society of Australasia
Achievements and Awards
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2019-2019
Performance and Innovation Award
Boeing -
2018-2018
Executive Endeavour Fellowship
Department of Education -
2013-2016
Julius Career Award
CSIRO -
2013-2013
Jacques-Emile Dubois Award
Chemical Structure Association Trust -
2012-2012
Young Tall Poppy Science Award - VIC
Australian Institute of Policy & Science
Other highlights
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2016-2020
Leader of Airthena Technology - CO2 from Air
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2019-2019
Leader of 'Pocketable Oxygen Device for Home Healthcare' project with partner Air Liquide
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2015-2018
Leader of 'Noble Gas Therapeutics' project with partner Air Liquide
Grants
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2018-2021
'Breaking the Limit in Membranes' Research Plus Postdoctoral Fellowship
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2018-2021
'Engineering Ion Channels for Selective and Switchable Ion Conduction' ARC Discovery Project
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2017-2022
'Research Hub for Energy-Efficient Separation' ARC Industry Transformation Research Hub
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2017-2019
Science and Industry Endowment Fund - Experimental Development Program - 'CO2Gen: A product that generates pure CO2 directly from the atmosphere'
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2016-2017
'Start-Up Company Development' - Innovation Acceleration Fund
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2016-2016
Deep Technology Accelerator - Bright Arena
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2015-2015
3D Snapshot of Termites Nest for Bio-Inspired Design of Porous Materials" Australian Synchrotron
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2012-2012
'Research Intensification: Closing the High Throughput Research Loop with Knowledge-Driven In-Silico Prediction and an Automatic Experimental Design and Management Tool" - CSIRO Intelligent Processing Transformational Capability Platform
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2011-2016
'Solving the Energy the Energy Waste Roadblock' - Science and Industry Endowment Fund
Publications
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