Research output per year
Research output per year
Associate Professor, PhD Bath
The University of Western Australia (M466), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
The University of Western Australia (M310), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
Accepting PhD and other Higher Degree by Research Students. View current PhD/HDR research project opportunities at https://researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/projects
2023-present Associate Professor/Academic Coordinator (Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)), UWA
2019-2022 Senior Lecturer/Coordinator of First Year Studies in Chemistry and Biochemistry, UWA
2012-2019 Lecturer/Coordinator of First Year Studies in Chemistry and Biochemistry, UWA
2009-2011: Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow under the supervision of Prof Julian Gale and Prof Kate Wright (Curtin University, Australia)
2007-2008: Postdoctoral Research Assistant under the supervision of Prof Jill Banfield and Dr Glenn Waychunas and Dr Benjamin Gilbert (University of California, Berkeley and LBNL, USA)
2003-2006: PhD in Computational Chemistry under the supervision of Prof Steve Parker (University of Bath, UK)
1999-2003: MChem with a year in industry (University of Kent, UK)
I am the Academic Coordinator for the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) program. My primary role includes coordinating the residential program, developing and coordinating individual student curricula, providing comprenhensive pastoral support and coordinating research placementsfor BPhil students.
I am also an Associate Professor in the School of Molecular Sciences. I teach in the chemistry major at all levels in physical chemistry. I supervise PhD and Honours students in the field of computational materials chemistry and chemistry education research.
2019 Australian Research Council Discovery Grant
2015 and 2016 Centre of Education Futures Scholarships
Catalyst Grant-Chemistry Discipline Network
CHEM1001-Properties and Energetics
CHEM1003-Introductory Chemistry
CHEM2004-Chemistry of Reactions
GCRL1000-Global Challenges, Research and Leadership
My research interests are in Chemistry Education Research and Computational Chemistry.
In Chemistry Education Research I am interesting in the research exploring students self-efficacy in the chemistry laboratory. I design and develop new technologies and research the impact on student learning in the cognitive and affective domain. I am interested in the role of AI in chemistry education. My research interests in this area includes studying the acceptance of AI as instructional videos and providing feedback to students.
In Computational Materials Chemistry I am interested in astrochemistry. My group are actively discovering new molecular co-crystals that could be found on the surface of Titan, a moon of Saturn. Titan has a thick atmosphere of nitrogen and methane. The cold temperatures and higher atmospheric pressures on Titan means that some chemicals that are a gas on Earth would be a liquid or solid on Titan. Therefore, the minerology on Titan would be vastly different to Earth and we are actively trying to discover more about the surface composition of Titan. I am also interested in simulating the mechanisms of dust formation from oxygen-rich and carbon-rich stars. Dust formation can provide clues on how larger objects in space form.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education, Graduate Certificate of Tertiary Teaching, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 1 Mar 2018
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Lei, W. (Investigator 01), Spagnoli, D. (Investigator 02) & Smith, D. (Investigator 03)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Spagnoli, D. (Recipient), 2017
Prize
Spagnoli, D. (Recipient), Clemons, T. (Recipient) & Maisey, S. (Recipient), 2016
Prize
Spagnoli, D. (Reviewer)
Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
Spagnoli, D. (Speaker)
Activity: Service and engagement › Collaboration on community projects
Spagnoli, D. (Reviewer)
Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
Spagnoli, D. (Reviewer)
Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
Spagnoli, D. (Member)
Activity: Memberships › Membership of professional association