Mr Roman Kostecki

Biography/ Background

I completed my B.Sc (Physics and Mathematics) with honours at Flinders University in 2010. For one year, from July 2010, I worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, Adelaide University, working with optical fibres with application to biomedical sensing using surface plasmon resonance. I started my PhD in August 2011, for which the project aim is to develop microstructured optical fibre sensors for the application of corrosion sensing of aircraft. My PhD project is in collaboration with the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), and opportunities for national and international collaborations became possible after successfully producing silica microstructured optical fibres with the core exposed along the whole length for the first time. The silica exposed core fibre work was published in a feature issue (Specialty Optical Fibers) of Optical Materials Express 2012, appears in Energy Express (a supplement to Optics Express), and was one of two papers chosen by the Optical Society (OSA) for inclusion in `Spotlight on Optics’. This work on the silica exposed core fibre has opened up opportunities in other sensing research.

Awards & Achievements

2^nd Year PhD Physics Poster – Best Poster

The University of Adelaide

Awarded for best second year PhD poster at Postgraduate Research Symposium 2012

Publications

Journal Publications

 

2013                 R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, S. C. Warren-Smith, G. McAdam, C. Davis and T. M. Monro, “Optical Fibres for Distributed Corrosion Sensing - Architecture and Characterisation,” Key Eng. Mat. 558, 522-533 (2013).

 

2013                 S. Heng, M. Nguyen, R. Kostecki, T. M. Monro and A. D. Abell, “Nanoliter-scale, regenerable ion sensor: sensing with a surface functionalized microstructured optical fiber,” RSC Adv. 3, (2013).

 

2012                 R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, C. Davis, G. McAdam, S. Warren-Smith, and T. M. Monro, “Silica exposed-core microstructured optical fibers,” Opt. Mater. Express  2, 1538-1547 (2012).

 

                        (One of two papers chosen by the Optical Society (OSA) for inclusion in `Spotlight on Optics’.)

 

2011                 A. François, S. Heng, R. Kostecki, and T. M. Monro, “Enzyme detection by surface plasmon resonance using specially engineered spacers and plasmonic labeling,” Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging, 8024 : 802402-1-802402-8 (2011).

 

 

Conference presentations (first authors were presenter)

 

2012                 R. Kostecki, E. P. Schartner, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, P. C. Henry, and T. M. Monro, “Fabrication of Suspended and Exposed Core Silica Fibres for Sensing Applications,” Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, Sydney, Australia (December 2012).

 

2012                 D. G. Lancaster, D. J. Ottaway, P. C. Henry, R. Kostecki, and T. M. Monro, “Air-clad holmium-doped silica fibre laser,” Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, Sydney, Australia (December 2012).

 

2012                 R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, S. C. Warren-Smith, G. McAdam, C. Davis and T. M. Monro, “Optical Fibres for Distributed Corrosion Sensing – Architecture and Characterisation,” 4th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Melbourne, Australia (December 2012).

 

2012                 S. C. Warren-Smith, G. Nie, J. Kobelke, R. Kostecki, L. A. Salamonsen, and T. M. Monro, “Suspended core optical fibers for biological applications using UV wavelengths,” 22^nd International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors (OFS), Beijing, China (October 2012).

 

2011                 R. Kostecki, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, G. McAdam, C. Davis and T. M. Monro, “Optical Fibre Distributed Sensing – Architecture, Response and Characterisation,” IONS – Koala, Melbourne, Australia, (November 2011).

 

 

Media

 

2012                 The Australian, Optic fibres can detect rust and bugs, AAP December 12, 2012 2:03pm

Entry last updated: Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013