Grant Webber

Grant Webber is a Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Newcastle, specializing in Chemical Engineering. His research integrates chemical engineering and physical chemistry to study colloidal and interfacial phenomena with applications in personal care products, pharmaceuticals, minerals processing, and biomedical devices.

Research interests include stimulus-responsive polymer coatings that alter structure in response to pH, temperature, or salt concentration; specific ion effects in electrolyte solutions; electrostatic formation of liquid marbles for applications in micro-reactors and sensors; and mineral processing technologies. His work employs neutron scattering, atomic force microscopy, and computational modeling to link nanoscale behaviors to macroscale properties.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on polymer brush systems (15 articles since 2023), with emerging themes in telecommunications network optimization and mineral processing. The work shows consistent application of fundamental principles to solve industrial problems, particularly in sustainable resource processing and advanced materials design.