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Javad Foroughi

Prof Foroughi has specialised in innovative research work in smart materials with a focus on artificial muscles, soft robotics and wearable technology for emerging advanced applications, including medical devices and health monitoring. He has made pioneering contributions to the field of smart materials science and he is recognised internationally as an emerging leader in the smart materials field. Prof Foroughi is widely acknowledged as the inventor of Torsional Carbon Nanotube Artificial Muscles (published as a highlight paper in Science 2011). Prof Foroughi‘s growing national and international reputation is demonstrated by his various awards and invited presentations, Emerging Research Fellow, Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), Lead Diagnostics and therapeutics program at IHMRI, Guest Editor. His accomplishments include an ARC DECRA Fellowship award, a proven record of 175 refereed publications in top ranked journals including five papers in the prestigious journal Science. Prof Foroughi has been instrumental in securing over $7 million competitive research grants, from ARC, Universities, and local industries. In addition, Prof Foroughi has developed significant expertise in the supervision of higher research degree students and has completed 15 PhD students as primary or co-supervisor. Prof Foroughi established a multi-disciplinary research team to develop smart materials for biomedical devices including smart drug delivery system for cancer therapy, wearable sensors for health monitoring and artificial muscles for ventricular assist devices applications.


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