Laura Elizabeth Swan
EDUCATION
College / University
Scotch Oakburn College Launceston
Monash University Melbourne
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science (Sci. Scholar) Hons.
Major Subjects
Theoretical Physics, Applied Mathematics
Country
Australia
Lab Experience
Computer programming, application of the Tight-Binding Model in condensed matter physics, various staining and sectioning protocols for the rat brain.
Projects / Research
- 2000: Study of the iron-binding properties of the rat brain with oestrus cycle. Psychology Department, Monash University
- 1999: Honors thesis: Tight-Binding Model and small-radius hybridization of carbon nanotubes. Physics Department, Monash University
- 1998: Tight-Binding Model and C60-crystals. Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University
- Iron binding capacity of rat retina varies during the oestrous cycle. Zhang YF, Swan LE, Bishop GM, Robinson SR (2001), Proc. Aust. Neuroscience Soc., vol. 12, in press
Scholarships / Awards
Sir John Monash Scholarship |