Meet the Boyer Lab
Prof Cyrille Boyer
Cyrille is the team leader of the Boyer Lab at UNSW Sydney. He is a professor and Australian Laureate Fellow in the school of chemical engineering. He has also occupied the functions of deputy head of school (2020-2023) and codirector of Australian Centre for Nanomedicine (2016-2023). He has received numerous awards for his work in polymerisation, including UNSW Research Excellence Award, Prime Minister Prize for Science (Malcolm MacIntosh Prize), ACS Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award, ARC Future Fellow (2013-2016) and an ARC Laureate Fellowship in 2022. Cyrille’s research interests cover the synthesis of functional polymers using living radical polymerisation, 3D printing, hybrid organic–inorganic nanoparticles for imaging, nanomedicine and energy storage. Cyrille has published over 350 research articles, including eight patents, which have gathered over 32000 citations.
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Current members
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Dr Vinod Kumar Kannaujiya
Vinod holds a dual degree (BS-MS) in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISERB). He completed his PhD at UNSW Sydney under the supervision of Dr. Peter R. Wich studying stimuli-responsive polysaccharide-based materials as smart nanocarriers. His current research interests involve the synthesis and application of biomacromolecule-polymer hybrids, specifically DNA/RNA- and protein-hybrids, using Photo-RAFT polymerization.
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Dr Jeet Sharma
Jeet completed his M.Sc. in Sept 2018 specialized in Physical Chemistry from Wilson College, Mumbai, India. In Feb 2019, he joined CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Gujarat under the supervision of Dr. Vaibhav Kulshrestha as Project Assistant and worked on electrodialysis and desalination. In Aug 2020, he secured CSIR and UGC fundings to pursue Ph.D. and continued in CSMCRI. He obtains his Ph.D. in Chemical Science from Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, India. He is a recipient of Raman-Charpak 2022 fellowship and worked with Prof. Bruno Ameduri at ICGM (Feb-Aug 2023), France on enhancing microphase morphologies of fluoropolymer membranes. He then moved to the School of Chemical Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne securing independent funding in Feb 2024 to pursue his cotutelle Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering under the supervision of A/Prof. Huacheng Zhang and worked on proton-selective MOF membranes. His research experience aims to engineer membranes with enhanced ionic conductivity, long-term mechanical and chemical stability, and reduced fuel crossover. In May 2025 he joined "The Boyer's Group" where he is exploring and contributing to polymerization induced microphase separation (PIMS) strategies and RAFT polymerization to overcome the trade-offs of conventional membranes by tailoring special nanophase architectures.
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Dr Camille Tribout
Camille completed a dual Master’s degree in molecular chemistry at the University of Burgundy (France) and VSCHT Prague (Czech Republic). She then joined the CP2M laboratory in Lyon, where she earned her PhD in materials chemistry from Université Claude Bernard Lyon I (France) in 2024. Her research focused on recycling and valorization of composite matrices through the development of sustainable approaches, depolymerization, and the design of dynamic polymer materials. She then joined Boyer’s group as a postdoctoral researcher. Her research interests include polymer synthesis, recycling strategies, and the development of new materials using photopolymerization for DLP and volumetric 3D printing.
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Dr Paul Galanopoulo
Paul completed his Master’s degree at ENSCBP (Bordeaux, France), specializing in the chemistry and physical chemistry of polymers and colloids. He then joined the CP2M laboratory in Lyon, where he obtained his PhD from Université Lyon 1 (France). His doctoral research focused on the design and synthesis of degradable polymer particles, as well as on fundamental studies of block copolymer self-assembly in aqueous media, notably through RAFT-mediated emulsion PISA. He subsequently joined the C3M laboratory in Paris as a postdoctoral researcher, where he worked on the synthesis of functional additives for the reactive processing of polyolefins, leading to the formation of dynamic networks. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher in Boyer’s group, where his research focuses on the synthesis of degradable copolymers via photopolymerization processes.
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Dr Md Aquib
Aquib completed his Master of Science in Pharmaceutics at China Pharmaceutical University in Nanjing, China, before undertaking a PhD in Chemical Engineering at UNSW Sydney under the supervision of Professor Cyrille Boyer. His doctoral research focused on developing synthetic polymers that mimic antimicrobial peptides for antibacterial applications, with a particular emphasis on the influence of polymer topology on antibacterial activity and biocompatibility. In 2024, he joined the Cluster for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD) at UNSW as a postdoctoral researcher in the Boyer group. His current work focuses on designing stimuli-responsive, biodegradable antibacterial macromolecules. His research interests include RAFT and PET-RAFT polymerization, antimicrobial polymers, biodegradable macromolecules, and nanomedicine.
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Dr Bastien Luzel
Graduated with an MS in Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies in 2022 from Aix-Marseille University, he completed his PhD in Chemical Science at the end of 2025. His doctoral work, carried out at the Institute of Radical Chemistry in Marseille, France, under the supervision of Dr. Yohann Guillaneuf and Dr. Catherine Lefay, focused on the development of monomers and innovative strategies to improve the understanding of radical ring-opening polymerization (rROP) mechanisms, as well as on the design of degradable polymers. This research addresses key challenges in the development of more sustainable polymer materials.
Building on this experience, Bastien joined the Boyer Group at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in 2026, where he continues his research in the field of polymers. His work focuses on PET-RAFT, polymerization-induced microphase separation (PIMS), as well as the design of nanostructured materials using 3D printing.
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The team
PhD Students
Xichuan Li
Xichuan's research area is focused on using photopolymerization for volumetric 3D printing, investigating the relationship between resin systems and nanoscale to macroscale material structures.
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Duc Thanh Nguyen (Thanh)
Thanh received his BEng and MEng degrees from HCMC University of Technology (HCMUT) in Vietnam with a strong organic chemistry background. He joined the Boyer lab in 2024 as a PhD candidate. Here, his research focuses on 3D printing and network degradation, combining chemistry and engineering for more sustainable 3D printing methods.
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Xiu Yuan
Xiu completed his Master by research in the Boyer group in December 2023. He rejoined the group in early 2024 to pursue a PhD dedicated to the innovation of photopolymer resins tailored for 3D printing of nanostructured materials.
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Anmol Choudhury
Anmol completed an integrated Bachelor's and Master's degree in biotechnology at KIIT University, India, specializing in nanotechnology. Her research experience includes nanoparticle synthesis and characterization, antimicrobial studies, and zebrafish toxicity assessments. In May 2024, Anmol commenced her PhD at the School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW, under the joint supervision of Dr Cyrille Boyer and Dr Megan Lenardon, focusing on understanding the mechanisms of antifungal activity of different types of polymers.
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Di Wu
Di joined the Boyer lab in 2023. His research interests include the preparation of nanoporous polymers by 3D printing and their application as solid-state electrolytes.
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Email: di.wu17@unsw.edu.au
Shiwei Han
Shiwei received his master degree from Beijing University of Chemical Technology, focusing on the study of visible-light-driven PET-RAFT polymerization. In 2024, he joined the Boyer group for his Ph.D. Currently, his research is in the field of depolymerization, aiming to create an environmentally friendly and more sustainable 3D printing method.
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Jooyoung Roh
Jooyoung obtained his Masters degree in Chemistry at the University of Melbourne under the supervision of A/Prof. Georgina Such. His research was focused on the development of pH-responsive nanocarriers for effective drug delivery - enhancing endosomal escape efficacy by the incorporation of guanidine. He joined the Boyer Lab as a PhD candidate to mainly focus on studying the antibacterial efficacy of antimicrobial polymers (AMPs) in collaboration with the CODELab lead by Dr. Priyank Kumar by employing machine-learning methods.
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Google Scholar Email: j.roh@unsw.edu.au
Anupama Giri
Anupama earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Midnapore College, affiliated with Vidyasagar University in India. Her passion for innovation led her to research rubber recycling while working at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. She joined the Boyer group in February 2024, where she is pursuing a PhD focused on self-immolative antimicrobial polymers.
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Email: anupama.giri@unsw.edu.au
Frank Xueheng Dai
Frank graduated from the National University of Singapore with a master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering in 2023, focusing on biodegradable polymer composites. He joined the Boyer Lab as a Ph.D. candidate in 2024. His research interest focuses on Polymerization Induced Microphase Separation (PIMS), RAFT polymerization, and making nanostructured materials via 3D printing.
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Email: xueheng.dai@unsw.edu.au
Manish Kumar
Manish received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Chemical Sciences from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata. Currently, he is a PhD student at the School of Chemical Engineering. His research explores to the chemical recycling of polymers using light.
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Email: manish.kumar@unsw.edu.au
Zhisheng Lin
Zhisheng Lin received his Bachelor's degree from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in China and his Master of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering from the University of Sydney, Australia. In 2025, he commenced his PhD studies at the School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales. His research focuses on light-driven depolymerization of polymers for sustainable recycling.
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Google Scholar Email: zhisheng.lin@unsw.edu.au
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Harney Qian Huang
Harney Qian Huang joined the Boyer group in September 2024 to pursue his doctoral studies at UNSW. His research interests include functional polymeric materials, 3D printing, and energy storage devices.
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Email: qian.huang@unsw.edu.au
Yuta Sueda
Yuta completed his Bachelor's and Master's degree in chemistry at Kyushu University, Japan. His previous research focused on porous functional materials, including metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and metal–organic cages (MOCs). His current research focuses on polymerization-induced microphase separation (PIMS)-based nanodomain structure control in 3D printing systems.
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Email: y.sueda@unsw.edu.au
Paola Monguilod Brun
Paola Monguilod Brun completed a Master’s degree in Biophysics and Quantitative Biotechnology at the University of Zaragoza in 2024. She is currently pursuing a joint PhD between ICMPE (France) and UNSW Sydney (Australia) as part of the AUFRANDE programme. Her research focuses on developing antimicrobial polymers using light-driven polymerization methods.​
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Email: p.monguilod_brun@unsw.edu.au
Fuad Saleh
Fuad received his Master’s degree in Drug Delivery from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, in 2024, where he worked on microneedle-based delivery systems. He is currently a PhD candidate at UNSW Sydney. His research focuses on photopolymerization and volumetric 3D printing, investigating the relationship between resin systems and material structure to enable scalable bioprinting platforms for drug delivery and biomedical applications.
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Prospective students
If you are interested in completing research with the Boyer Lab as part of your Honours or Masters degree, please contact
Prof Cyrille Boyer at cboyer@unsw.edu.au.