Barry W.
Ninham
1958-1960 Research Assistant,
University of Maryland, USA
1960-1962 Research Fellow, IBM Corporation, T.J. Watson Centre, NY,
USA
1962-1968 Lecturer, Senior
Lecturer, Queen Elizabeth II Fellow, A/ Professor, Dept. of Applied
Mathematics, Univ. of New South Wales, Australia
1968-1969 Visiting Scientist,
National Institutes for Health, Bethesda Md, USA
1970-2000 Foundation Professor
and Head, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, Institute of Advanced Studies,
Australian National University.
1982-1983 Professor, Institute
for Mathematics and Its Applications, University of Minnesota and Department
of Chemical Engineering, USA
1987 Visiting Professor, CEA
Saclay (3 months), France
1991 Professor, University
of Lund (6 months), Sweden
1994 Professor, University
of Lund, Sweden (6 months, CEA Saclay, College de France, University
of Paris, France)
1996 TFR (Swedish Res. Council
for Engineering Sciences) National Chair in Chemical Engineering, University
of Lund (12 months) Sweden
1998/99 Swedish National Tage
Erlander NFR (basic sciences ) Chair in Chemistry
1999 Chalmers University 150th
anniversary Chair of Chemistry
2000- Professor Emeritus Australian
National University
2001 Guest Professor Malmo
University
July-December 2002 Guest Professor
University of Florence
April-December 2003 Italian
National Chair in Chemistry based mainly in Florence and Cagliari
2004 Humboldt Distinguished
Professor , Regensburg, Germany
Jan-July 2005 Visiting Professor,
University of Florence
PUBLISHED: 400 papers in physical chemistry, mathematics, physics,
biology, 6 books
MENTORED /DIRECTED over 100 Ph Ds and research fellows of whom
about 50 are now full chairs in various fields in above fields.
OTHER: Chairman and organiser, various international meetings;
Reviewer, numerous scientific journals. Member and Chair, 10 years,
ANU Encyclopaedia Britannica Committee; Director, Australian Enhanced
Oil recovery program, Chair of Review Committees in Physical Chemistry
in Sweden (1986), and TFR (Basic Engineering Sciences) Sweden (1997);
Reviewer of Physical Chemistry for Atomic Energy Commission France (1998)Numerous
University and Union Committees; Feature Writer for National Press,
Canberra Times and Australian on education and science policy issues.
Consultant to various Companies; Foundation Member, UNESCO World Commission
on Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (1998-2002). Played
major role in preserving ANU from dismemberment during intense political
disputes on new versus old Universities, and on Science -Industry relations.
Activities 2006-2011
Emeritus Professor of Applid Mathematics , ANU 2000-present.
CommitteeE,eritus Faculty
Chief Investgater for 2 Australian Research Grants every year
Usual value > ca, $250,000 per year.
These are used exclusively to fund post docs , research fellows, students
and on costs.
Professor of Chemistry at University of Florence Italy 2006-7, visting
professor other years.
Continuing research collaborations at ANU ; Florence and Caglari,
Italy; Regensburg ; Germany; Lund and Linkoping, Sweden; Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil ; Assam , India
in physics chemistry and biology.
Published one book and 73 research papers -see attached list
Science citaions in Chemistry > 18,000, HI index > 65.
Further citations in mtahematics ,physics and biology.
AWARDS
2010 Honorary Doctorate of Science , U. Western Australia
2008 The ANU created the
Barry Ninham Chair of Natural Sciences held presently by Stephen Hyde
Craig Medal, Australian . Academy of Sciences, 2006
PUBLICATIONS B. W Ninham 2005-2011
BOOK
2010 Intermolecular Forces :in colloid science nanotechnology and
biology,
Barry W Ninham and Pierandrea Lonostro, Cambridge University Press
365 pp
ISBN: 978 0 521 89600 9
Refereed Journal Research papers (73)
2005
333 1-05 B W Ninham
THE PRESENT STATE OF MOLECULAR FORCES. OSTWALD AWARD LECTURE 2005
Progr. Colloid Polym. Sci. 2006, vol. 133, 65-73
Also in Smart Materials ,vol 133, W Richtering (Ed.), (2006), 65-73
Springer Verlag Publ.
334 2-05 B.W.Ninham and M.Bostrom
Building Bridges between Biology and the Physical Sciences Cellular
and Molecular Biology 51 (2005) 803-815
335 3-05 M. Boström, and B. W. Ninham
Energy of an ion crossing a low dielectric membrane: the role of dispersion
self-free energy
Biophysical Chemistry 114, 95-101 (2005)
336 4-05 M. Bostrom , F.W. Tavares , S. Finet , F. Skouri-Panet ,
A. Tardieu , B.W. Ninham
Why Forces between Proteins follow different Hofmeister series
for pH above and below pI
Biophysical Chemistry117 (2005), 217-224
337 5-05 M. Boström, W. Kunz, and B. W. Ninham
Hofmeister Effects, pp 468 -471
in J. H. Lear and J.Keely (Eds),
Water Encyclopedia: Oceanography ,Meteorology, Physics and Chemistry
Water law and Water history , art and culture
Hoboken , New Jersey John Wiley & Sons, 2005 .
338 6-05 M. Boström and B. W. Ninham
Dissolved Gases,
pp 452-452 ibid. 2005,
339 7-05 M. Boström, W. Kunz, and B. W. Ninham,
Hofmeister Effects in Surface Tension of Electrolytes:
Role of Interfacial Solvation Energies and Ionic Dispersion Potentials
Langmuir 21 (2005), 2619 - 2623
340 8-05 M. Boström, F. W. Tavares, B. W. Ninham and D Bratko
Specific Ion Effects in Solutions of Globular Proteins: Comparison
between Analytical Models and Simulation
J.Phys.Chem B. 109, (2005) 24489-24494
341 9-05 M.C. Pinna, P. Bauduin, D. Touraud, M. Monduzzi, B.W. Ninham,
and W.Kunz
Hofmeister effects in biology: effect of choline addition on the
salt induced superactivity of horseradish peroxidase and its implication
for
salt resistance of plants
J. Phys. Chem. B 109 (2005), 16511-16514
342 10-05 . P. Bauduin, D. Touraud, W. Kunz, and B. W. Ninham
The influence of structure and composition of a reverse SDS microemulsion
on enzymatic activities.
J Mol Liquids (2005)
343 11-05 A. Eljaouhari, J. Henle, R. Müller, H. Trem, S. Woelki,
H.-H. Kohler, K. Heckmann, W. Kunz, and B. W. Ninham
Ordered materials from chemically fixed dissipative biological structures
Submitted somewhere
344 .12-05 P. Lonostro, B. W. Ninham, A. Lo Nostro, G. Pesavento,
L. Fratoni, and
P. Baglioni
Specific ion effects on the growth rates of Staphyloccus aureus and
Pseudomonas aeuginosa.
Physical Biology, vol. 2 (2005), 1-7
344 13-05 B. Lonetti, P. Lo Nostro, B.W. Ninham, and P. Baglioni
Anion effects on calixarene monolayers: a Hofmeister series study
Langmuir 21 (2005) , 2242 - 2249
345 14-05 Nanoparticles of Mg(OH)2: Synthesis and Application to
Paper Conservation
R. Giorgi, C. Bozzi, L. Dei, C. Gabbiani1, B.W. Ninham and , P. Baglioni1,
Langmuir 21 (2005) 8495-8501
346 15-05 M. C Pinna, A Salis, M. Monduzzi, B.W Ninham
Hofmeister Series: the hydrolytic activity of Aspergillus niger lipase
depends on specific ion effects
J Phys. Chem B 109 (2005), 5406-5408
347 16-05 . M.C. Pinna, A. Salis, M. Monduzzi, and B.W. Ninham
Reply to Comments on Hofmeister Series: The hydrolytic activity
of Aspergillus niger lipase depends on specific anion effects
J Phys Chem B 109 (2005) , 14752-14754
348 17-05 W. Kunz, P. LoNostro, V.S.J. Craig, and B.W. Ninham
Comment on: pH determination by pyranine: Medium-related artefacts
and their correction
byYuval Avnir, Yechezkel Barenholz,
Analytical Biochemistry 347 (2005) 34-41
2006
349 1-06 M. Boström, F. W. Tavares, D. Bratko, B. W. Ninham,
Ion Specific Interactions Between Pairs of Nanometer Sized Particles
in Aqueous Solutions
Progr. Colloid Polym. Sci.133 (2006) 74-77.
350 2-06 Specific Ion Effects: Interaction between Nanoparticles
in Electrolyte Solutions V. Deniz, M. Boström, D. Bratko, F.
W. Tavares, B. W. Ninham
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem.Eng.Aspects 319 (2008), 98-102
351 3-06 The Effect of Salt Identity on the phase diagram for globular
proteins in aqueous electrolyte solutions
M. Boström, F. W. Tavares, B.W. Ninham, and J. M. Prausnitz
J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 24757-24760
352 4-06 M. Boström, B. Lonetti, E. Fratini, P. Baglioni, and
B. W. Ninham
Why pH Titration in Protein Solutions Follow a Hofmeister Series
J Phys Chem B 110 (2006) 7563-7566
353 5-06 M. Boström and B. W. Ninham
Why pH Titration in Lysozyme Suspensions Follow a Hofmeister Series
Colloids and Surfaces A. Physicochem.Eng.Aspects 291, (2006), 24-29
354 6-06 V. Deniz, M. Boström, G. Franks, and B. W. Ninham
Extended DLVO: Electrostatic and Non-Electrostatic Forces in Oxide
Solutions
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 123 (2006) 5-15
355 7-06 L. A. Moreira, M. Boström, B.W. Ninham, E. C. Biscaia
and F.W. Tavares
Hofmeister effects:Why protein charge, pH titration and protein precipitation
depend on the choice of background salt solution
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 282 (2006) 457-463
356 8-06 Ion Specific Surface Forces between Membrane Surfaces
M. Boström, V. Deniz and B. W. Ninham
J.Phys Chem.B. 110 (2006), 9645-9649
357 9-06 M. Boström, F. W. Tavares A. Salis M. C. Pinna M. Monduzzi
, and B. W. Ninham
Role of Hofmeister Effects and pH in Buffer Solutions
358 10-06 M. Boström, P. Lo Nostro, B. W. Ninham
Ion Distributions Inside and Near Ion Permeable Membranes
359 11-06 M. Boström, P. Lo Nostro, B. W. Ninham
Asymmetry of Cation Distributions Inside and Near Biomembranes-an
unrecognised contribution to sodium- potassium pumps.
360 12-06 Ion Distributions Inside and Near Ion Permeable Membranes
M. Boström, P. Lo Nostro, B. W. Ninham mss in preparation
361 13-06 M Bostrom, F.W Tavares, D.Bratko, and B,W Ninham
Íon specific interactions between pairs of nanometer sized
particles in aqueous solutions
In Smart Materials, W. Richtering (Ed.) 74-77
362 14-06 Ambrosi, M., Fratini, E., Alfredsson, V., Ninham, B. W.,
Giorgi, R., Lo Nostro, P., Baglioni, P. "Nanotubes from a Vitamin
C-based Bolaamphiphile" Journal of American Chemical Society
128, (2006) 7209-7214.
363 15-06 .P. Bauduin, .F. Nohmie, D.Touraud, R. Neueder, W. Kunz,
B.W. Ninham
Specific Ion Effects on Enzyme Activity and buffer pH: horseradish
peroxidase in Citrate Buffer
J.Mol..Liquids 123 (2006), 14-19
364 16-06 16-06 A.E. Voinescu, P. Bauduin, C. Pinna, D.Touraud, B.W
Ninham and W. Kunz
Similarity of salt influences on the pH of buffers, polyelectrolytes
and proteins
J. Phys. Chem. B 110 (2006), 8870-8876.
367 17-06 P. Bauduin; D. Touraud, W.Kunz, M. P. Savelli, S. Pulvin
and B. W. Ninham
The influence of structure and composition of a reverse SDS microemulsion
on enzymatic activities and electric conductivities
J.Coll.Interface Sci. 292 (2005), 244-254
368 18-06 P. LO NOSTRO, B. W. NINHAM, S. MILANI, L. FRATONI, P.
BAGLIONI
Specific Anion Effect on the Optical Rotation of Glucose and Serine
Biopolymers V. 81, Issue 2 (2006) 136-148
369 19-06 S. Murgia, F.Portensani, B. W. Ninham and M. Monduzzi
Sodium Ion Interactions with Cationic Surfactant Interfaces
Chemistry -a European Journal (2006) vol12, 7889-7898
370 20-06 A Salis, M.C. Pinna, D. Bilani?ova, M.Monduzzi,
P. Lo Nostro, and B. W. Ninham
Specific anion effects on pH measurements of buffer solutions: bulk
and surface phenomena
J.Phys Chem.B 110 (2006), 2949-2956
371 21-06 M Ambrosi,E.Fratini , V Alfridsson ,B.W.Ninham, R.Giorgi,
P Lonostro, P.Baglioni
Nanotubes from a vitamin C -based bolaamphipjhilie .\,
J ACS 128 (2006), 7209-7214
372 22-06 P. Lo Nostro, B. W. Ninham , S. Milani, A. Lo Nostro ,
G. Pesavento and
P. Baglioni
Hofmeister effects in supramolecular and biological systems
Biophysical Chemistry 124 (2006) 208-213
2007
373 1-07 P.Lo Nostro, R. Ramsch, E. Fratini, M. Lagii , F. Ridi,
E.Carretti, M. Ambrosi, B.W. Ninham,and P.Baglioni
Organogels from a Vitamin C-Based Surfactant
J Phys Chem B 111 (2007), 11714- 11721
374 2-07 L.A. Moreira, M. Boström, B.W. Ninham, E.C. Biscaia,
F.W. Tavares
Effect of ion-protein dispersion interactions on the protein-surface
and protein-protein interactions
J. Braz. Chem. Soc, v 18 no1 (2007) 2213-230
375 3-07 Insights into Hofmeister mechanisms: Anion and degassing
effects on the cloud point of dioctanoylphosphatidylcholine/water
systems.
M. Lagi, P. Lo Nostro, E. Fratini, B. W. Ninham and P. Baglioni.
J. Phys.Chem. B, 111 (2007) 589-597.
376 4-07 A.Renoncourt, N. Vlachy, P. Bauduin, M. Drechsler, D. Touraud,
J.-M. Verbavatz, M. Dubois,| W. Kunz, and B. W. Ninham
Specific alkali cation effects in the transition from micelles to
vesicles through salt addition, Langmuir 23 (2007), 2376-2381
377 5-07 A. Salis, D. Bilanicova, Barry W. Ninham, M. Monduzzi
Hofmeister Effects in Enzymatic Activity: weak and strong electrolyte
influences on the activity of Candida rugosa lipase
J.Phys. Chem. B 111 (2007), 1149-1156
378 6-07 Specific Anion Effects on the Optical Rotation of a-Amino
Acids
S. Rossi, P.Lo Nostro, B.W. Ninham, and P. Baglioni
J.Phys Chem. B 111 (2007), 10510- 10519
379 7-07 A. E. Voinescu, D. Touraud, A. Lecker, A. Pfitzner, W. Kunz,
and B. W. Ninham,
Mineralization of CaCO3 in the presence of egg white lysozyme
Langmuir.23, (2007), 12269-12274
2008
380 1-08 M. Boström, E. R. A. Lima, and F. W. Tavares and B.W.Ninham
The Influence of Ion Binding and Ion Specific Potentials on the
Double Layer Pressure Between Charged Bilayers at Low Salt Concentrations
J Chem Phys. 128 (2008) 135104 -1--- 135104 -4
381 2-08 V. Deniz, M. Boström, D. Bratko, F. W. Tavares, B.
W. Ninham
Specific Ion Effects: Interaction between Nanoparticles in Electrolyte
Solutions
Colloids and Surfaces A :
Physicochemical and Engineering Applications 319 (2008), 98-102
382 3-08 P. Lo Nostro, S. Murgia, M. Lagi, E. Fratini, G. Karlsson,
M. Almgren, M. Monduzzi, B. W. Ninham and P. Baglioni
Interconnected networks: structural and dynamic characterization of
aqueous dispersions of dioctanoylphosphatidylcholine
J. Phys. Chem. B 112 (2008), 12625-12634
383 4-08 D. Bilani?ova, A. Salis, B. W. Ninham and M.Monduzzi
Specific Anion Effects On Enzymatic Activity in Non Aqueous Media
J. Phys. Chem. B 112 (2008), 12066-12072.
384 5-08 Threading, Growth and Aggregation of Pseudopolyrotaxanes
P. Lo Nostro, L. Giustini, E. Fratini, B. W. Ninham,
F. Ridi and P.Baglioni
J. Phys. Chem.B 112 (2008), 1071-1081
2009
385 1-09 D. F. Parsons? and B. W. Ninham
Ab initio ionic molar volumes and Gaussian radii.
J. Phys. Chem A 113 (2009) 1141-1150
386 2-09 M Bostrom, E.R.A Lima, E.C. Biscaia, ,F.W.Tavares, P.LoNostro,
D.F Parsons V.Deniz and B.W.Ninham
Anion specific Ion partitioning in two phase finite volume systems:
possible implications for ion pumps.
J.Phys.Chem B 113 (2009 ) 8124-8127
387 3-09 M. Ambrosi, P. Lo Nostro, E. Fratini, L. Giustini, B. W.
Ninham and P. Baglioni
Effect of headgroup chirality in nanoassemblies., part 1. self-assembly
of d-isoascorbic acid derivatives in water
J.Phys Chem B 113( 2009) 1404 -1412 .
389 4-09 P.Lo Nostro, M.Ambrosi, B. W. Ninham and P.Baglioni
Effect of headgroup chirality in nanoassemblies. part 2: thermal behavior
of vitamin C -based surfactants
J.Phys.Chem.B 113 (2009), 8324-8331
390 5-09 Hofmeister and Complex Electrostatic Effects in Biofouling
Andrea Salis, M. Boström, D.F. Parsons, and B. W. Ninham
391 6-09 A Salis, M.Monduzzi, and B.W.Ninham
Hofmeister Effects in enzymatic activity , colloid stability and pH
measurements : ion dependent specificity of intermolecular forces
In Nanoparticles and nanodevices in biological applications -the Infn
Lectures -Vol 1
Bellucci S (ed). Springer Verlag Publ., (2009) ,159 194
392 7-09 D. F. Parsons, V. Deniz, B. W. Ninham,
Nonelectrostatic interactions between ions with anisotropic ab initio
dynamic polarisabilities
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 343
(2009) 57-63
393 8-09 L. Tattini, P. LoNostro, L. Scalise, B. W. Ninham and P.
Baglioni
Gels from a semi?uorinated n-alkane in ?uorinated solvents as a probe
for intermolecular interactions
J. Coll.Interface Sci. 339 (2009) 259-265
2010
394 1-10 D.F.Parsons and B. W.Ninham
Importance of accurate dynamic polarizabilities for the ionic dispersion
interactions of alkali halides
Langmuir 26 (2010), 1816-1823
395 2-10 M. Boström,, D. F. Parsons,, T. J. Maceina, A. Salis,
and B. W. Ninham
Why Direct or Reversed Hofmeister Series?
Interplay of hydration, non-electrostatic potentials and surface dehydration
of ions
Langmuir 26 (5) (2010), 3323 -3328
396 3-10 The Hofmeister anion series effect on the zeta potential
of -alumina, and the adsorption of p-hydroxybenzoate at the -alumina-water
interface
M. R. Das,1 J. M. Borah, Werner Kunz, B. W. Ninham, and Sekh MahiuddinJ
Coll Interface Sci. in press
397 4-10 Charge reversal of surfaces in divalent
electrolytes: the role of ionic dispersion
interactions
D. F. Parsons, and B. W. Ninham
Langmuir published on line January 2010
http//pubs.acs. org/doi/abs/10.1021/la9041265
398 5-10 A. Salis, D. F. Parsons, M. Bostrom ,L. Medda, B.Barse,,
B.W Ninham and M.Monduzzi
Ion Specific Surface Charge Density of SBA-15 Mesoporous Silica
Langmuir 2010, 26(4), 2484-2490.
399 6-10 P. Lo Nostro, N.Peruzzi, M.Severi, B. W. Ninham, and P. Baglion
Asymmetric Partitioning of Anions in Lysozyme Dispersions ,
J. AM. CHEM. SOC. 2010, 132, 6571-6577
400 7-10 N.F Bunkin B.W Ninham, V.A Babenko, N.V.Suyazov and A.A
Sychev
Role of dissolved gas in optical breakdown of water : differences
between effects due to helium and other gases
J. Phys. Chem. B 2010, 114, 7743-7752
401 N.F.Bunkin, B.W.Ninham, P.S.Ignatiev, V.A. Kozlov, A.V.Shkirin,
A.V. Starosvetskiy,
Long -Lived Nanobubbles of dissolved Gas in Aqueous Solutions of Sats
and Eurythocyte Suspensions
J. Biophotonics 4, No. 3, 150-164 (2011) / DOI 10.1002/jbio.201000093
402 D.F. Parsons; and B. W. Ninham
Surface charge reversal and hydration forces explained by ionic dispersion
forces and surface
hydration.
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and
Engineering Aspects
Special Issue: Surface Forces ( 2011)
403 D. F. Parsons and B.W. Ninham
Pressure due to ionic dispersion forces between asymmetric surfaces
J Phys Chem.(2011) in press
404 D.F Parsons, M.Bostrom P.Lonostro B.W. Ninham
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2011) 13 (27) 12352-12367
Hofmeister Effects: Interplay of Hydration, Non-Electrostatic Potentials,
and Ion Size
405 Specific Ion Effects in Adsorption at the Solid/Electrolyte Interface:
A Probe into the Low Concentration Region
Jayanta M Boraha, Sekh Mahiuddina, Drew F. Parsonsb, Barry W. Ninhamb
Langmuir published dx.doi.org/10.1021/la2006277 | Langmuir XXXX, XXX,
000-000
406 Possible Origin of the Inverse and Direct Hofmeister Series for
Lysozyme at Low and High Salt Concentratiion
M. Bostrom, D.F Parsons , A Salis BW Ninham and M Monduzzi
Langmuir 2011, 27, 9504-9511
407 Approaches To Hydration, Old And New: Insights Through Hofmeister
Effects COLSUA issue on hydration published on line
B.W Ninham , T, Duignan and Drew F. Parsons
408 Chem Revs
Hofmeister Phenomena: An Update on Ion Specificity in Biology
P Lonostro and B.W. NinhamTo appear
409 Measurements and Theoretical Interpretation of Points of Zero
Charge/Potential of BSA protein Langmuir appeared
Luca Medda, Mathias Boström, Andrea rSalis, Francesca Cugia,Brajesh
Barse, Drew F. Parsons, Barry W. Ninham, and Maura Monduzzi