RMIT leading researcher wins national lifetime award - energy storage companies

Professor Calum Drummond was awarded the prestigious Ian Warwick Medal and Lecture for his outstanding progress in chemical and material science research and his contribution to Australia's prosperity.
Professor Drummond received the Ian Walker Medal from the Australian Academy of Sciences and delivered a speech at a speech dinner in Melbourne on July 5.
Professor Drummond officially won a medal from the Australian Academy of Sciences and delivered a speech at a speech dinner in Melbourne on July 5.
He was declared a Medal and Lecture winner in November 2017.
The national award recognizes Drummond's achievements in understanding materials on a nano scale
Development and commercial of products.
His speech is a journey of scientists in advanced materials and product development in Australia. Deputy Vice-
Professor Drummond has been working in this field for more than 30 years.
Drummond's breakthrough reveals key factors in controlling molecular assembly and the interaction of particles and surfaces in liquids.
Materials developed using these insights have been applied to energy storage, medical treatment and diagnostics, and home and large-
Industrial products of scale.
Drummond said he was honored to receive a research award that directly contributed to Australia's prosperity.
"I have been focused on providing national interests, so I humbly accepted that recognition because I have been working to achieve it throughout my career," he said . ".
"I firmly believe that national wealth creation needs to be a major focus, enabling us to financially support a fair society that we all want to live in.
"My research is driven by a desire to accept new discoveries or understandings and apply them to provide economic, social or environmental benefits to a wider community.
When we have a deeper understanding of how materials are assembled, these deeper knowledge will help us to develop the next generation of products or processes.
"By developing new materials, you are helping your community to progress, improve, and improve the quality of life of people who are important to you.
On July 5, Professor Drummond delivered Ian Walker's speech at a speech dinner in Melbourne.
His topic is "a scientist's journey in advanced materials and product development in Australia".
Drummond said the award is a recognition of all the good people he has worked with over the years.
"I 've always had a natural curiosity, and that's why I grew up in science because it allowed me to satisfy my natural curiosity and discover things about the world around me," he said.
"When I was in college, I had a particularly inspiring lecturer, someone named Professor Tom Healy, he gave me the motivation to pursue the specific field of science that I am pursuing now.
"Science is a team game and I am fortunate to be able to work with good people, including partners from other institutions and companies, as well as researchers and students from my own team. "RMIT Vice-
Martin Bean CBE, principal and president, said: "Calum demonstrates outstanding capabilities to gain new insights from his breakthrough research and apply it to a wide range of real-world issues, leading innovative solutions from biology to materials science.
"He is also a valuable mentor and sponsor for several generations of Australian scientists and engineers.
"This is an excellent recognition of his passion for research and the end of his life --
Use apps that benefit Australia and help shape the world.
"The key elements of Drummond's study and their influence on Drummond's study significantly increased the number of known organic molecules that can self-regulate
Assembled in a solvent to form a material with a highly ordered 2D and 3D internal nano-structure.
He has looked at how these materials can be used to enhance product formulations such as drug delivery tools, eco-friendly off-
Offshore oil well drilling fluid for construction industry, waterproof recyclable paper coating, household cleaning products and specialty chemicals.
Drummond's scientific advances have led to design rules being used to invent two patented drug delivery technologies.
These technologies enable drugs to be encapsulated in nano-structured materials and spread in a controlled manner to treat cancer tumors.
Drummond now uses the same design rules to help develop the next-
Heat stimulation of formation-the material capable of imaging a specific target while simultaneously treating the lesion tissue.
He is the chief vice president of CAP.
XX is a company that develops the world's most advanced commercial super capacitors, has established the manufacturing process of super capacitors in Australia, and has sold more than 30 million super capacitor batteries so far.
Prior to joining RMIT University in 2014, Drummond was a group executive at CSIRO manufacturing, materials and minerals.
Als, which can be imaged while simultaneously treating the lesion tissue. He is the founding vice president of CAP-XX, the world's state-of-the-art commercial Super Capacitor Development Company, established the manufacturing process of super capacitors in Australia, and has sold more than 30 million super capacitor batteries so far. Prior to joining RMIT University in 2014, Drummond was an executive in CSIRO's manufacturing, materials and minerals division.