Professor Frank Caruso is internationally renowned for developing versatile and ingenious nanoengineering methods that have been adopted by researchers and industry worldwide. 

With 35 patents and wide commercialisation and start-up experience, Professor Caruso’s pathfinding research underpins multiple technologies – including FDA-approved painkillers and a commercially available antimicrobial coating product. His advances in particle engineering are applicable across diverse areas, including delivering therapeutics to the inner ear to preserve hearing and smart fertilisers.

Professor Caruso is an advocate for research translation and has mentored a large cohort of students. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society and the Australian Academy of Science and has won numerous awards, including the Leverhulme medal of the Royal Society for outstanding contributions in chemical engineering and applied chemistry.

Prof. Frank Caruso FAA FRS is internationally renowned for pioneering multidisciplinary research in particle engineering. He has numerous awards (eg the Leverhulme medal of the Royal Society for outstanding contributions in chemical engineering and applied chemistry), fellowships, industry collaborations and 35 patents. His work underpins multiple marketed products and technologies. His versatile and ingenious nanoengineering methods bridge multiple disciplines and have been applied by researchers and industry across the world. Prof Caruso is active in the public domain and serves on multiple committees and boards, including the Academies to which he has been elected.