QUT - Academic profiles - Professor Esa Jaatinen

Biography

My Research After completing my PhD in laser physics from ANU, I spent 8 years at CSIRO investigating nonlinear optical interactions to develop laser based measurement solutions for government and industrial clients. Through my contributions I was awarded the 2001 Iizuka prize for research contributions in metrology in the Asia-Pacific region, and fellowships to the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (Paris), National Institute of Metrology Japan (Tsukuba) and the Centre of Measurement Standards of Taiwan(Taipei). After joining QUT, my focus has been the investigation of light-material interactions to develop practical sensors and photocatalysts that help Australia and the global community to safeguard society and protect the environment. Specific areas of research interests are:

Stand-off Raman sensor systems
Surface enhanced Raman scattering
Plasmonic photocatalysts
Nonlinear absorption, dispersion and scatter in bulk and nanostructured materials

I am a Senior member of the Optical Society of America and a Chief Investigator within QUT’s Centre of Materials Science. My Background in Graduate Research Education Currently I am the Director of Graduate Research Education and Development and the Chair of the Research Degrees Committee, which oversees the skills development of QUT HDRs ensuring they are equipped to undertake their research degrees, life beyond graduation, as well as provide supervisors with the resources required for professional development so that they can develop their supervisory practice. Prior to that through my own research experiences, I have been fortunate to guide over 25 PhD and masters students as principal supervisor to completion. This experience inspired me to undertake formal roles that help our future talented technology shapers have a rich and rewarding experience at QUT as well as developing the graduate capabilities necessary to succeed as researchers in both academia and industry. Over the past 10 years I have been the:

School Director Research Training for the School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Director Research Training for the Science and Engineering Faculty

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e.jaatinen@qut.edu.au

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Personal details

Positions

Professor
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics

Keywords

lasers, nanoparticles, nonlinear optics, Raman spectroscopy, optical metrology, Vortex beams, plasmons, SERS, z-scan, saturated absorption spectroscopy

Research field

Atomic, molecular and optical physics

Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020

Qualifications

PhD (Australian National University)
GradCert(TechManag) (Deakin University)
HonsBSc(Physics) (University of Queensland)

Professional memberships and associations

2016- present: Senior member of the Optical Society of America
2018- present: Australian Institute of Physics
1991- 2016: Optical Society of America
1991- present: Australian Optical Society

Teaching

Teaching discipline: Physics

Teaching areas

quantum mechanics
optics
spectroscopy
lasers and photonics
non-linear and quantum optics.

Publications

Walden, S., Fernando, J., Shortell, M. & Jaatinen, E. (2020). Accurate determination of nonlinear refraction in ZnO and Au composite nanostructures. Optical Materials Express, 10(2), 653–661. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/200048
Namarathne, D., Walden, S., Donaldson, R. & Jaatinen, E. (2018). Using image analysis to determine ideal aperture conditions for optimal Z-scan signal quality. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 54(3).
Fernando, J., Shortell, M., Noble, C., Harmer, J., Jaatinen, E. & Waclawik, E. (2016). Controlling Au Photodeposition on Large ZnO Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8(22), 14271–14283. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/96251
Shortell, M., Hewins, R., Fernando, J., Walden, S., Waclawik, E. & Jaatinen, E. (2016). Multi-angle fluorometer technique for the determination of absorption and scattering coefficients of subwavelength nanoparticles. Optics Express, 24(15), 17090–17102. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/97563
Walden, S., Fernando, J., Shortell, M., Waclawik, E. & Jaatinen, E. (2016). Nonlinear absorption and fluorescence in ZnO and ZnO-Au nanostructures. Advanced Optical Materials, 4(12), 2133–2138. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/105495
Sarina, S., Zhu, H., Jaatinen, E., Xiao, Q., Liu, H., Jia, J., Chen, C. & Zhao, J. (2013). Enhancing catalytic performance of palladium in gold and palladium alloy nanoparticles for organic synthesis reactions through visible light irradiation at ambient temperatures. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(15), 5793–5801. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/77247
Chou, A., Jaatinen, E., Buividas, R., Seniutinas, G., Juodkazis, S., Kiriakous, E. & Fredericks, P. (2012). SERS substrate for detection of explosives. Nanoscale, 4(23), 7419–7424. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/57804
Chen, X., Zheng, Z., Ke, X., Jaatinen, E., Xie, T., Wang, D., Guo, C., Zhao, J. & Zhu, H. (2010). Supported silver nanoparticles as photocatalysts under ultraviolet and visible light irradiation. Green Chemistry, 12(3), 414–419. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/42702
Zhu, H., Chen, X., Zheng, Z., Ke, X., Jaatinen, E., Zhao, J., Guo, C., Xie, T. & Wang, D. (2009). Mechanism of supported gold nanoparticles as photocatalysts under ultraviolet and visible light irradiation. Chemical Communications, 2009(48), 7524–7526. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/42756
Jaatinen, E., (2005). Single Frequency and Tunable Single Frequency Semiconductor Laser Systems. Unlocking Dynamical Diversity, 257–305.

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2023

Nguyen, T. T., He, C., Carter, R., Ballard, E. L., Smith, K., Groth, R., Jaatinen, E., Kidd, T. J., Thomson, R. M., Tay, G., Johnson, G. R., Bell, S. C. & Knibbs, L. D. (2023). Quantifying the effectiveness of ultraviolet-C light at inactivating airborne Mycobacterium abscessus. Journal of Hospital Infection, 132, 133–139. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/237168
Yang, J., He, S., Liu, H., Jaatinen, E., Waclawik, E., Quan, J., Sarina, S., He, C., Huang, S., Zhu, H. & Wu, M. (2023). Enhancing visible-light photocatalytic performance of Au/TiO₂ catalysts through light reflection-promoted optical absorption with oriented anatase mesocrystals. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11(9), 4751–4757. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/239335
Neidinger, P., Davis, J., Carroll, J. A., Kammerer, J., Jaatinen, E., Walden, S. L., Unterreiner, A. N. & Barner-Kowollik, C. (2023). Wavelength-resolved near infra-red light induced free-radical polymerization. Polymer Chemistry, 14(43), 4912–4917. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/244628

2022

Jaatinen, E., Namarathne, D. & Donaldson, R. (2022). Analytic solutions to closed and eclipsing aperture Z-scan power transmission. Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 39(4), 1130–1140. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/237539/
Neidinger, P., Davis, J., Voll, D., Jaatinen, E. A., Walden, S. L., Unterreiner, A. N. & Barner-Kowollik, C. (2022). Near Infrared Light Induced Radical Polymerization in Water. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, Article e202209177, 61(42). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/235566
Jaatinen, E., Namarathne, D. & Donaldson, R. (2022). Erratum: Analytic solutions to closed and eclipsing aperture Z-scan power transmission (J. Opt. Soc. Am. B (2022) 39 (1130–1140) DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.451595). Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 39(11), 2888.
Nguyen, T. T., He, C., Carter, R., Ballard, E. L., Smith, K., Groth, R., Jaatinen, E., Kidd, T. J., Nguyen, T. K., Stockwell, R. E., Tay, G., Johnson, G. R., Bell, S. C. & Knibbs, L. D. (2022). The Effectiveness of Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) Irradiation on the Viability of Airborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Article 13706, 19(20). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/237166

2021

Donaldson, R., Walden, S. & Jaatinen, E. (2021). Energy Transmission of Vortex Beams Through 3rd Order Intensity Dependent Nonlinear Optical Limiters. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, Article 9316156, 57(2). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207685

2020

Walden, S. L., Fernando, J. F. S., Shortell, M. P. & Jaatinen, E. A. (2020). Accurate determination of nonlinear refraction in ZnO and Au composite nanostructures. Optical Materials Express, 10(2), 653–661. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/200048
Hapuarachchi, S. N. S., Wasalathilake, K. C., Nerkar, J. Y., Jaatinen, E., O'Mullane, A. P. & Yan, C. (2020). Mechanically robust tapioca starch composite binder with improved ionic conductivity for sustainable lithium-ion batteries. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 8(26), 9857–9865. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/203429

2019

Ong, C., Fogarty, B., Steinberg, T., Jaatinen, E. & Bell, J. (2019). Suppression of crystallization in ZBLAN glass by rapid heating and cooling processing. International Journal of Applied Glass Science, 10(3), 391–400. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/131821
Ong, T., Steinberg, T., Jaatinen, E. & Bell, J. (2019). Semi-empirical estimation of the attenuation loss for amorphous ZBLAN glass. Optical and Quantum Electronics, Article 267, 51(8), 1–13. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/131817

2018

Ong, C., Steinberg, T., Jaatinen, E. & Bell, J. (2018). Suppression effects of cooling rate on crystallization in ZBLAN glass. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 481, 306–313. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/131819
Namarathne, D., Walden, S., Donaldson, R. & Jaatinen, E. (2018). Using image analysis to determine ideal aperture conditions for optimal Z-scan signal quality. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, Article 9000109, 54(3).

2017

Wu, X., Jaatinen, E., Sarina, S. & Zhu, H. Y. (2017). Direct photocatalysis of supported metal nanostructures for organic synthesis. Journal Physics D: Applied Physics, Article 283001, 50(28), 1–26. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/110720

A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/e.jaatinen

Awards

Type: Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
Reference year: 2018
Details: Member of the National Accreditation Panel for accrediting Australian University Physics degrees.

Type: Fellowship of a Learned Academy or Membership of AIATSIS
Reference year: 2016
Details: Elected by my peers to Senior member of the Optical Society of America for my contributions to optics. With over 80 000 members world-wide, the OSA is world's peak society of researchers and professionals in optics research.

Type: Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
Reference year: 2015
Details: Program Committee member of COLA 2015 - the world's premier event for laser ablation research

Type: Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
Reference year: 2011
Details: 2011 IQEC/CLEO Pacific Rim - Optical Society of America. Program committee member for southern hemisphere's largest research forum for lasers and optics.

Type: Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
Reference year: 2010
Details: The Sponsorship and Exhibition Coordinator on the organizing committee of the 17th National Australian Institute of Physics Congress held in Brisbane on the 3-8 of December 2006.

Type: International Collaboration
Reference year: 1999
Details: The Australian participant in an international collaboration between Australia, Japan and Germany to pursue the International Standard Development of Virtual CMM. The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) International Co-operation Program provided over $1000000 in funds for the project.

Type: Membership of Learned Societies
Reference year: 1995
Details: Treasurer of the Australian Optical Society

Type: Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
Reference year: 1989
Details: Awarded the University of Queensland medal for academic excellence

Selected research projects

Title: Development of a Portable Raman Sensor for Stand-off an Non-contact Detection of Unknown Chemical and Biological Hazards
Primary fund type: CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID: PR08-0012
Start year: 2009
Keywords: Remote Sensors; Non-invasive detection of hazards; Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy; Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy; Analytical Forensic Chemistry

Title: A New Nano-Sensor Technology for the Detection and Identification of Residual Vapours of Explosives, Drugs and Chemicals in the Air
Primary fund type: CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID: LP0882614
Start year: 2008
Keywords: Nanofocusing; Surface Plasmons; Optical Sensors; Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering; Microfluidics; Nanoparticles

Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.