Chan, Derek Yau Cheong

Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne
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Prof., BSc (NSW) PhD (ANU)

Derek Chan is Deputy Director and Professor of Mathematics. His research involves the theory of dispersion forces, polymer conformation, diffusion in colloidal systems, solvent effects in colloidal interactions, methods of measuring surface forces, optical properties of crystalline lenses, particulate properties and colloidal stability, structure and dynamics, concentrated colloidal dispersions, flow and fracture in porous and random media, knowledge transfer.

Director

Advanced Minerals Products Research Centre (AMPC), The University of Melbourne (1991 - 1999)
Deputy Director

[1991 - 1999]

Personal Chair

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science (1996 - )
[1996 - ]

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