成人大片

• Biography/ Background

  Roman Kostecki graduated from Flinders University BSc (Hon) (Physics and Mathematics) and completed his PhD in the Department of Physics at the 成人大片. He is currently a Research Fellow with the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), working on the development of new devices for measurements and sensing at a nanoscale level to provide new ways of understanding cellular processes within humans, animals and plants.

  After completing a B.Sc (Physics and Mathematics) with honours at Flinders University, Roman Kostecki secured a Professional Officer role in 2010 at the 成人大片's Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS), working closely with senior researchers on surface plasmon resonance-based fibre optic sensors for biomedical applications. In 2017, under the supervision of Prof. Tanya Monro and A/Prof. Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem, he completed his PhD researching a new type of optical fibre corrosion sensor in collaboration with researchers at the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation. Roman led and revolutionised , , and , including research on and . As part of a transdisciplinary team, his research has led to vibrant collaborations with senior researchers from several disciplines, including chemistry and biology. These collaborations included work on development of a platform, and discovery of molecular recognition control mechanisms and nano-environment effects from functionalised surfaces. He is currently a Research Fellow with the Australian Research Council , working on the development of new devices for measurements and sensing at a nanoscale level to provide new ways of understanding cellular processes within humans, animals and plants. His research focuses on design of optics and photonics sensing devices, profiling biochemicals at the surface of single cells, transitioning from lab measurements to real world sensing applications, functionalisation methods for controlling interactions between light and matter, and microstructured optical fibre (MOF) design and fabrication process.

• Qualifications

  Research Experience

  • Dec. 2014 - present: The 成人大片,
    Position: Research Fellow
    Supervisor: A/Prof. Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem
    Subject: using; photonic sensing architectures for Nanoscale measurements, remote nanoscale assays, spatially distributed measurements and in-situ interferometers, and exploring the fundamental limits of detection.
     
  • Jul. 2017: The 成人大片 (Adelaide, Australia)
    Position: PhD (Physics - Optics and Photonics)
    Supervisor: Prof. Tanya Monro and A/Prof. Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem
    Subject:
      
    • Mar. 2015 - Jun. 2017: The 成人大片, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (Adelaide, Australia)
      Position: Investigator (Collaborative Project) [Part Time]
      Lead Investigators: Dr Claire Davis (DSTG), Dr Grant McAdam (DSTG), Prof Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem (UoA), and Prof Tanya Monro (UniSA)
      Subject: Fibre Optic Corrosion Sensors
       
    • Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2016: The 成人大片, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (Adelaide, Australia)
      Position: Lead Investigator (Piot Project) [Part Time]
      Subject: Demonstrating Spatially Resolved Corrosion Detection
       
    • Jul. 2014 - Dec. 2014: The 成人大片, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (Adelaide, Australia)
      Position: Investigator (Pilot Project) [Part Time]
      Lead Investigators: Dr Sabrina Heng (chemistry) and Dr Christopher McDevitt (microbiology & immunology)
      Subject: Towards a light-driven, biocompatible sensor for the rapid detection of bacterial toxins.
       
    • Feb. 2014 - Dec. 2014: The 成人大片, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (Adelaide, Australia)
      Position: Research Assistant [Part Time]
      Supervisor: A/Prof. Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem
      Subject: Adding electrical conductivity to glass and optical fibres.
       
    • May. 2013 - Nov. 2013: The 成人大片, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (Adelaide, Australia)
      Position: Investigator (Pilot Project) [Part Time]
      Lead Investigators: Dr Sabrina Heng (chemistry) and Dr Christopher McDevitt (microbiology & immunology)
      Subject: Development of a photoswitchable, membrane-based metal ion sensing platform.
       
    • Feb. 2013 - May. 2013: The 成人大片, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (Adelaide, Australia)
      Position: Research Assistant [Part Time]
      Supervisor: Prof. Tanya Monro
      Subject: Development of silica microstructured fibre fabrication.
       
  • Jul. 2010 - Jul. 2011: The 成人大片, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (Adelaide, Australia)
    Position: Research Assistant
    Supervisor: Dr. Alexandre François
    Subject: Development of surface plasmon resonance-based fibre optic biosensing technologies for point of care applications.
     
  • Jul. 2009 - Jun. 2010: Flinders University, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences (Adelaide, Australia)
    Position: Honours Student (Physics)
    Supervisor: Dr. Boris Blankleider
    Subject: Description of πN scattering with complete dressing.
     

  Education

   

  • 2017: PhD - Physics (Optics & Photonics), The 成人大片 (Adelaide, Australia)
    
     
  • 2010: BSc (Honours) - Physics, Flinders University (Adelaide, Australia)
     
  • 2009: BSc - Physics and Mathematics, Flinders University (Adelaide, Australia)

• Awards & Achievements

  2019    Lead Chief Investigator:
              Project Title: Development of a soil nitrogen probe packaging
              Funding Source: Waite Research Institute (WRI)
              Amount: $7,000

  2019    Chief Investigator:
              Project Title: Development of a probe for continuous measurement of soil nitrate
              Funding Source: The South Australian Grain Industry Trust Fund (SAGIT)
              Amount: $20,000

  2018    Lead Chief Investigator:
              Project Title: Preliminary Results: Reducing the Burden for People Living with Type 1 Diabetes
              Funding Source: Starter Grant for Research Collaboration
              Amount: $23,900

  2017    Lead Chief Investigator:
              Project Title: Clinical Device for Measuring Fertilisation Success during IVF treatment
              Funding Source: Commercial Accelerator Scheme
              Amount: $30,000

  2016    Lead Chief Investigator:
              Project Title: Demonstrating Spatially Resolved Corrosion Detection
              Funding Source: 2016 Pilot Project - Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing
              Amount: $13,350

  2014    Nominated to Australian Academy of Science
              by Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation
              for First Commonwealth Science Conference 2014

  2013    Honourable Mention for 3rd Year Physics Talk
              The 成人大片
              Postgraduate Research Symposium 2013

  2012    Best Poster for 2nd Year PhD Physics
              The 成人大片
              Postgraduate Research Symposium 2012

  2012   
              The Optical Society (OSA)

• Research Interests

  I have several openings for Honours, Masters and PhD research projects within my team.

   

  In-Vivo Biophotonics for Metabolism and Pain in Real Time

  Projects available for: HDR

  Location: North Tce, Roseworthy and Waite

  Research Project start date: Semester 2 2019 or Semester 1 2020

  Research Environment: Physics or Plant Science or Molecular and Biomedical Science

  This novel interdisciplinary research will contribute to new insights into the mechanisms underlying oxidative stress responses, and to develop a new, world first research area in phenotyping using biophotonics.

  Oxygen metabolism is a normal and necessary process that takes place in animals and plants. Our cells and plant cells produce free radicals known as reactive oxygen species (ROS) continuously as a byproduct of oxygen metabolism and reaction to various environmental stresses, which must be normalised to avoid oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is intimately linked to cellular energy balance and occurs when there’s an imbalance between production and accumulation of ROS in cells and tissues and the ability of a biological system to keep in a redox steady state. Oxidative stress has been linked to intense exercise, inadequate diet, ageing and several age-related disorders, and several diseases including Alzheimer's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, sepsis, chronic renal failure, and respiratory distress syndrome.

  ROS is also associated with stress responses in plants. Excessive accumulation of ROS damages membranes, proteins and chlorophyll molecules, inhibiting photosynthetic activity. Plants use a complex antioxidant system to regulate ROS levels and avoid toxicity, but changes in redox status are also perceived by plants as a signature of a specific stress that will result in acclimation response. Redox homeostasis in plants is finely regulated by the elaborate reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging system that maintains a balance between ROS production and ROS scavenging. This balance is altered when plants undergo stressful conditions, in which case excessive oxygen free radicals lead to oxidative stress that can damage and disrupt many biological processes and potentially lead to cell death. The ability of the ROS scavenging system to maintain redox homeostasis under stress is associated with reduced oxidative stress and tolerance to abiotic challenges. ROS are transient unstable molecules that are difficult to measure due to their short half-lives and high reactivity with other molecules. Reported measurements of ROS in biology are highly variable due to unavoidable technical inaccuracies.

  Our team have developed new in-vivo biophotonic sensors to show the dynamic nature of ROS metabolism. This project provides you with the unique opportunity to work in Optics and Biophontics on the development of these new tools, and/or use these new biophotonic sensors for fundamental discoveries in Plant Biology and Molecular and Biomedical Science. Your research in this new emerging area of science could improve outcomes for type-1 diabetes sufferers as well as provide crucial redox balance information for athletes, livestock and plants.

• Publications

  2020

  Journal article

  • W. Huang, T. Wu, A. Shallan, R. Kostecki, C. Rayner, C. Priest, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, and J. Zhao, , ACS sensors 5 (2), 490 (2020)

  2019

  Journal article

  • R. Kostecki, B. Zhang, A. Habti, A. Arman, M. Hutchinson, P. Tricker, D. Fleury, R. Narayan, and H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, , Optical Sensors, OSA Technical Digest STu2D.3 (2019)
  • A. Bachhuka, S. Heng, K. Vasilev, R. Kostecki, A. Abell, and H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, , Sensors 19 (8), 1829 (2019)

  Conference presentations^*

  • [Talk] R. Kostecki, B. Zhang, A. El Habti, A. Arman, M. Hutchinson, P. Tricker, D. Fleury, R. Narayan, and H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, , in [Biophotonics Australasia 2019, (Melbourne, Australia)], Proc. SPIE 11202 (Dec 2019)
  • [Invited Talk] R. Kostecki,Probing the Non-Classical with Optical Fibers, Workshop on [Getting a Deeper Sense of Non-Classical Sensing, (Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC, USA)], (Sep 2019)
  • [Talk] R. Kostecki, B. Zhang, A. Habti, A. Arman, M. Hutchinson, P. Tricker, D. Fleury, R. Narayan, and H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Reversible Protein Carbonylation In-Vivo Biosensor, in [Optical Sensors and Sensing 2019, (San Jose, USA)], (Jun 2019)

  2018

  Journal article

  • R. Kostecki, S. Heng, A. M. Mak, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, T. M. Monro, and A. D. Abell, , ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10 (49), 41866-41870 (Nov 2018)
  • J. Li, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, B. C. Gibson, A. D. Greentree, M. R. Hutchinson, P. Jia, R. Kostecki, G. Liu, A. Orth, M. Ploschner, E. P. Schartner, S. C. Warren-Smith, K. Zhang, G. Tsiminis, and E. M. Goldys, , APL Photonics 3, 100902 (Oct 2018)
  • A. Heffernan, D. Stavrevski, I. Maksymov, R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, A. D. Greentree, and B. C. Gibson, , Advanced Fabrication Technologies for Micro/Nano Optics and Photonics, 10544 : 105440J, 1-7 (Jan 2018)

  Conference presentations^*

  • [Talk] R. Kostecki, S. Heng, A.bD. Abell, and H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Reversible and Nanoliter-Scale Optical Fiber Based Biosensors: Measurement of Zinc Ions, in [Biosensors 2018: 28th Anniversary World Congress on Biosensors, (Miami, USA)], (Jun 2018)
  • [Talk] A. Heffernan, D. Stavrevski, I. Maksymov, R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, A. D. Greentree, and B. C. Gibson, , in [Conference on Advanced Fabrication Technologies for Micro/Nano Optics and Photonics XI (San Francisco, USA)], Proc. SPIE 10544 (Jan 2018)

  2017

  Journal article

  • S. Heng, A. M. Mak, R. Kostecki, X. Zhang, J. Pei, D. B. Stubing, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, and A. D. Abell, , Sensor. Actuat. B - Chem. 252, 965-972 (Nov 2017)
  • S. C. Warren-Smith, J. Wei, M. Chemnitz, R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, T. M. Monro, and M. Schmidt, , IEEE. (Nov 2017)
  • S. C. Warren-Smith, M. Chemnitz, H. Schneidewind, R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, T. M. Monro, and M. A. Schmidt, , Opt. Lett. 42, 1812-1815 (Apr 2017)

  Conference presentations^*

  • [Talk] R. Kostecki, S. Heng, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, A. D. Abell, and T. M. Monro, Liposome Functionalization of Microstructured Optical Fiber as Ion Biosensor, accepted in [ (Limassol, Cyprus)], (Oct 2017).
  • [Talk] R. Kostecki, S. Heng, A. D. Abell, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, and T. M. Monro, , in [Advances in Functional Materials (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)], AFM17-1229091-S5:FYLW-O, (Aug 2017).
  • [Talk] S. C. Warren-Smith, J. Wei, M. Chemnitz, R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, T. M. Monro, and M. Schmidt, , in [Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, (OECC) and Photonics Global Conference (PGC) (Singapore)] (Jul 2017)

  2016

  Journal article

  • S. C. Warren-Smith, J. Wie, M. Chemnitz, R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, T. M. Monro, M. A. Schmidt, , Opt. Express 24, 17860-17867 (Aug 2016)
  • S. Heng, C. A. McDevitt, R. Kostecki, J. R. Morey, B. A. Eijkelkamp, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, T. M. Monro, and A. D. Abell, , ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8, 12727-12732 (May 2016)
  • R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, C. Davis, G. McAdam, T. Wang, and T. M. Monro, , Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, 9803 : 98031I, 1-14 (Apr 2016)

  Conference presentations^*

  • [Talk] R. Kostecki, S. Heng, M. L. Sutton-McDowall, D. B. Stubing, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, J. G. Thompson, A. D. Abell, Functionalised Microstructured Optical Fibres as a Sensing Platform for Biology, in [SPIE BioPhotonics Australia (Adelaide, Australia)] (Oct. 2016).
  • [Talk] R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, C. Davis, G. McAdam, T. Wang, and T. M. Monro, , in [23rd International Symposium on Smart Structures and Material Systems + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring (Las Vegas, USA)], Proc. SPIE 9803, (Jun 2015).

  2015

  Journal article

  • C. Perrella, H. P. Griesser, P. S. Light, R. Kostecki, T. M. Stace, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, T. M. Monro, A. G. White, and A. N. Luiten, , Phys. Rev. Applied 4, 014013 (Jul 2015)
  • E. P. Schartner, G. Tsiminis, Alexandre François, R. Kostecki, S. C. Warren-Smith, L. V. Nguyen, S. Heng, T. Reynolds, E. Klantsataya, K. J. Rowland, A. D. Abell, and H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, and T. M. Monro, , Int. J. Appl. Glass. Sci., 1-11 (Jul 2015).

  Conference presentations^*

  • [Talk] R. Kostecki, S. Heng, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, A. Abell, and T. M. Monro, , in [8th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies & 4th Photonics Global Conference (Singapore)], ICMAT15-A-3719, (Jun 2015).

  2014

  Journal article

  • S. C. Warren-Smith, R. Kostecki, L. V. Nguyen, and T. M. Monro, , Opt. Express 22, 29493-29504 (Dec 2014).
  • R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, S. Afshar V., G. McAdam, C. Davis, and T. M. Monro, , Opt. Mater. Express 4, 1515-1525 (Aug 2014).
  • R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, S. C. Warren-Smith, and T. M. Monro, , Opt. Mater. Express 4, 29-40 (Jan 2014).

  Conference presentations^*

  • [Talk] R. Kostecki, S. Heng, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, A. D. Abell, and T. M. Monro, , in [Australian Nanotechnology Network Early Career Workshop (Sydney, Australia)], (July 2014).
  • [Poster] R. Kostecki, S. Heng, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, A. D. Abell, and T. M. Monro, , in [23rd International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors (Santander, Spain)], (June 2014).
  • [Talk] E. Klantsataya, A. François, A. Zuber, V. Torok, R. Kostecki, and T. M. Monro, , in [Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XIV (San Francisco, USA)], (February 2014).
  • [Talk] C. Whittaker, R. Kostecki, W. Zhang, A. Martinez, S. Yamashita, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, T. M. Monro, S. Afshar V., , in [International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Adelaide, Australia)], (February 2014).
  • [Talk] R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, and T. M. Monro, , in [International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Adelaide, Australia)], (February 2014).

  2013

  Journal article

  • R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, S. C. Warren-Smith, G. McAdam, C. Davis, and T. M. Monro, , Key Eng. Mat. 558, 522-533 (2013).
  • S. Heng, M. Nguyen, R. Kostecki, T. M. Monro, and A. D. Abell, , RSC Adv. 3(22), 8308-8317 (2013).

  Conference presentations^*

  • [Talk] S. C. Warren-Smith, R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, and T. M. Monro, , in [2013 Australian and New Zealand Conference on Optics and Photonics (Perth, Australia)], (December 2013).
  • [Talk] R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, E. P. Schartner, P. C. Henry, and T. M. Monro, , in [7th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (Singapore)], ICMAT13-A-1875, (July 2013).
  • [Talk] S. Heng, M. Nguyen, R. Kostecki, T. M. Monro, and A. D. Abell, , in [Optical Sensors 2013 (Prague, Czech Republic)], Proc. SPIE 8774, 877403 (May 2013).

  2012

  Journal article

  • R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, C. Davis, G. McAdam, S. Warren-Smith, and T. M. Monro, , Opt. Mater. Express 2, 1538-1547 (2012).

  Conference presentations^*

  • [Talk] R. Kostecki, E. P. Schartner, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, P. C. Henry, and T. M. Monro, , in [37th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (Sydney, Australia)], (December 2012).
  • [Talk] D. G. Lancaster, D. J. Ottaway, P. C. Henry, R. Kostecki, and T. M. Monro, , in [37th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (Sydney, Australia)], (December 2012).
  • [Talk] R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, S. C. Warren-Smith, G. McAdam, C. Davis and T. M. Monro, , in [4th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (Melbourne, Australia)], (December 2012).
  • [Talk] S. C. Warren-Smith, G. Nie, J. Kobelke, R. Kostecki, L. A. Salamonsen, and T. M. Monro, , in [22nd International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors (Beijing, China)], (October 2012).

  Media

  • The Australian, , AAP December 12, 2012 2:03pm

  2011

  Journal article

  • A. François, S. Heng, R. Kostecki, and T. M. Monro, , Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging, 8024 : 802402, 1-8 (2011).

  Conference presentations^*

  • [Talk] R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, G. McAdam, C. Davis and T. M. Monro, , in [Conference on Optics Atoms and Laser Applications (Melbourne, Australia)] (November 2011).
  • [Talk] A. François, S. Heng, R. Kostecki, and T. M. Monro, , in [Advanced Environmental, Chemical, and Biological Sensing Technologies VIII (Orlando, USA)], (April 2011).

   
   
  ^*first author was presenter

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