BEDFORD RESEARCH GROUP
Welcome to the website for the Bedford Research Group. Here you will find information on all the groupโs research activities, publications and various musings. The group is always looking for talented, enthusiastic, and passionate students eager to develop scientific principles for the generation of new materials with interesting/improved properties. Our group is highly collaborative as well, so feel free to contact us if you would be interested in working together!
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Welcome to the website for the Bedford Research Group. Here you will find information on all the groupโs research activities, publications and various musings. The group is always looking for talented, enthusiastic, and passionate students eager to develop scientific principles for the generation of new materials with interesting/improved properties.ย Our group is highly collaborative as well, so feel free to contact us if you would be interested in working together!
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Interested in joining our team?
WHAT WE DO
Our group is interested in two things: 1) Uncovering the fundamental structural science behind what gives materials the properties that they exhibit and 2) using this information to make new materials with emergent properties.ย We strive to accomplish both of these interests through creative thinking coupled with the rigorous study of fundamental science. Many of our students work in very collaborative projects across campus, Australia, and beyond and work in areas including catalysis, advanced ceramic materials, biosensors, and rare earth materials.
Our team
Click here to learn more about our crew and information to join the team
Research
We make really interesting materials.ย Then we shoot X-rays at them to figure out how they work and how to make better materials.ย Click here to learn more.
Publications
Dissemination of new research is vital to the progress of technology.ย Click here to see what the team has published.
New cover art ๐บ๐ for our recent Advanced Energy Materials paper ๐ธโก๏ธ๐งฑ. Our work showcases the importance of defect engineering on HMF electrooxidation to FDCA, an important bio-derived monomer for future biopolymers ๐๐๐ด. Great work by @zuby57 and the rest of our colleagues, and a big shout out to @ella_maru and her team for the artwork. Always stellar work !!! #sustainability #hmf #fdca #electrocatalysis #cerium #lanthanum #nickel #iron #coverart #biomass #synchrotron #synchrotronscience #dataordie
New cover art ๐บ๐ for our recent Advanced Energy Materials paper ๐ธโก๏ธ๐งฑ. Our work showcases the importance of defect engineering on HMF electrooxidation to FDCA, an important bio-derived monomer for future biopolymers ๐๐๐ด. Great work by @zuby57 and the rest of our colleagues, and a big shout out to @ella_maru and her team for the artwork. Always stellar work !!! #sustainability #hmf #fdca #electrocatalysis #cerium #lanthanum #nickel #iron #coverart #biomass #synchrotron #synchrotronscience #dataordie
The team just got back from the Aussitron ๐ฆ๐ท๏ธโญ๏ธ, where they performed some nice IR experiments at on a range of interesting materials ๐ค๐ง๐. Great work by everyone (@yuweii77vv ). #synchrotron #synchrotronlife #synchrotronscience #ir #mofs #electrocatalysis #theycantstopwontstop #dataordie
The team just got back from the Aussitron ๐ฆ๐ท๏ธโญ๏ธ, where they performed some nice IR experiments at on a range of interesting materials ๐ค๐ง๐. Great work by everyone (@yuweii77vv ). #synchrotron #synchrotronlife #synchrotronscience #ir #mofs #electrocatalysis #theycantstopwontstop #dataordie
New paper out in Chemistry of Materials ๐งช๐งฑ. Yeehaw yall ๐ค . Read the paper here: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01484?fig=fig5&ref=pdf# #magnets #nano #materials #iron #cobalt #ididntreadthis #dataordie
New paper out in Chemistry of Materials ๐งช๐งฑ. Yeehaw yall ๐ค . Read the paper here: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01484?fig=fig5&ref=pdf# #magnets #nano #materials #iron #cobalt #ididntreadthis #dataordie
The team just wrapped up on some in-situ total scattering measurement โก๏ธ๐ฉป๐ฏat PETRA-III ๐ฉ๐ช. Great work by @yuweii77vv and @steeephch for getting a lot of nice looking data ๐โบ๏ธ๐๐ on some newer catalysts for biomass electroconversion reactions. Keep an eye out ๐ for the upcoming publications ๐. #synchrotron #synchrotronlife #synchrotronscience #insitu #biomass #biopolymers #highentropy #2dmaterials #theycantstopwontstop #dataordie
The team just wrapped up on some in-situ total scattering measurement โก๏ธ๐ฉป๐ฏat PETRA-III ๐ฉ๐ช. Great work by @yuweii77vv and @steeephch for getting a lot of nice looking data ๐โบ๏ธ๐๐ on some newer catalysts for biomass electroconversion reactions. Keep an eye out ๐ for the upcoming publications ๐. #synchrotron #synchrotronlife #synchrotronscience #insitu #biomass #biopolymers #highentropy #2dmaterials #theycantstopwontstop #dataordie
Late postโฆ. ๐ฅดโฆ. Great science and great views at IMRC ๐ฒ๐ฝ. Always good to see the work going on in Latin America, and seeing some of the neat stuff going on around the IOCD and affiliated workshops. See yall next year #conference #imrc #materials #sustainability #sciencewithaview #cantstopwontstop #dataordie
Late postโฆ. ๐ฅดโฆ. Great science and great views at IMRC ๐ฒ๐ฝ. Always good to see the work going on in Latin America, and seeing some of the neat stuff going on around the IOCD and affiliated workshops. See yall next year #conference #imrc #materials #sustainability #sciencewithaview #cantstopwontstop #dataordie
Great work by the team with our recent experiments ๐ฌโ๏ธ at the Aussitron ๐ฉป๐ฆ๐ท๏ธ๐ธ๏ธ. We had back to back ๐ฏโโ๏ธ experiments at SXR and XAS, first to look at a range of catalysts โก๏ธand materials ๐งฑ, and then to perform some in-situ electrochemistry ๐ง๐ช. Great data all around ๐พ๐๐๐, great job yall. Keep an eye out for future papers. ๐ซก๐#synchrotronlife #synchrotron #synchrotronscience #synchrotrondata #xas #nexafs #electrocatalysis #sustainability #theycantstopwontstop #dataordie
Great work by the team with our recent experiments ๐ฌโ๏ธ at the Aussitron ๐ฉป๐ฆ๐ท๏ธ๐ธ๏ธ. We had back to back ๐ฏโโ๏ธ experiments at SXR and XAS, first to look at a range of catalysts โก๏ธand materials ๐งฑ, and then to perform some in-situ electrochemistry ๐ง๐ช. Great data all around ๐พ๐๐๐, great job yall. Keep an eye out for future papers. ๐ซก๐#synchrotronlife #synchrotron #synchrotronscience #synchrotrondata #xas #nexafs #electrocatalysis #sustainability #theycantstopwontstop #dataordie
Great work by our visiting students from CityU, Eric and Victoria, for finishing up their summer โ๏ธresearch projects. Eric worked on high entropy alloys ๐ for hydrogen production โก๏ธ, and Victoria helped out with our efforts in biomass electrochemistry ๐๐. Best of luck to you both in your future endeavors ๐โบ๏ธ. #undergradresearch #summerresearch #sustainability #highentropyalloys #biomass #hydrogen #dataordie
Great work by our visiting students from CityU, Eric and Victoria, for finishing up their summer โ๏ธresearch projects. Eric worked on high entropy alloys ๐ for hydrogen production โก๏ธ, and Victoria helped out with our efforts in biomass electrochemistry ๐๐. Best of luck to you both in your future endeavors ๐โบ๏ธ. #undergradresearch #summerresearch #sustainability #highentropyalloys #biomass #hydrogen #dataordie
New paper out in Advanced Materials ๐ค๐งฑ๐ช๐โโ๏ธ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ๐ฉโ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅณ๐ฅณ. In this paper, we report on the development of electrocatalyst โก๏ธfor the selective oxidation of urea ๐ฝ to non-toxic chemicals. Typically, urea electrooxidate leads to nitrates, which a) cause algae blooms ๐๐ต and b) will naturally metabolize ๐งซto nitratesโฆ so why put in energy to do this ๐ง๐ค๐คก? Here, we develop a copper based catalyst that coverts urea to N2 selectively across a range of conditions, with minimal nitrate ๐. The effort was lead by @yuweii77vv and includes collaborations between the CoE CSI ๐, CU Boulder ๐ฆฌ, @oakridgelab โฐ๏ธ, and @esrf_synchrotron (happy Bastille Day ๐ฅ๐). Read the paper here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adma.202403187 #sustainability #wastewatertreatment #electrochemistry #electrocatalyst #synchrotron #synchrotronscience #urea #noalgaebloom #nitrates #copper #cobalt #nickel #layereddoublehydroxides #dataordie
New paper out in Advanced Materials ๐ค๐งฑ๐ช๐โโ๏ธ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ๐ฉโ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅณ๐ฅณ. In this paper, we report on the development of electrocatalyst โก๏ธfor the selective oxidation of urea ๐ฝ to non-toxic chemicals. Typically, urea electrooxidate leads to nitrates, which a) cause algae blooms ๐๐ต and b) will naturally metabolize ๐งซto nitratesโฆ so why put in energy to do this ๐ง๐ค๐คก? Here, we develop a copper based catalyst that coverts urea to N2 selectively across a range of conditions, with minimal nitrate ๐. The effort was lead by @yuweii77vv and includes collaborations between the CoE CSI ๐, CU Boulder ๐ฆฌ, @oakridgelab โฐ๏ธ, and @esrf_synchrotron (happy Bastille Day ๐ฅ๐). Read the paper here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adma.202403187 #sustainability #wastewatertreatment #electrochemistry #electrocatalyst #synchrotron #synchrotronscience #urea #noalgaebloom #nitrates #copper #cobalt #nickel #layereddoublehydroxides #dataordie
Just wrapped up with experiments at the Taiwan Photon Source this week ๐๐งชโก๏ธ. We used the quick XAS ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๏ธ beamline to do some nice in-situ electrocatalysis, looking at some interesting ๐ alloys ๐ฟ for electrochemical fuel production๐ฟ๐ด. It was great to experience the local culture as well. Thanks to the staff for all their support as well. Keep an eye out for the upcoming data. #synchrotron #synchrotronlife #synchrotronscience #xas #insitu #electrocatalysis #highentropymaterials #sustainability #whereisyuwei #cantstopwontstop #dataordie
Just wrapped up with experiments at the Taiwan Photon Source this week ๐๐งชโก๏ธ. We used the quick XAS ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐๏ธ beamline to do some nice in-situ electrocatalysis, looking at some interesting ๐ alloys ๐ฟ for electrochemical fuel production๐ฟ๐ด. It was great to experience the local culture as well. Thanks to the staff for all their support as well. Keep an eye out for the upcoming data. #synchrotron #synchrotronlife #synchrotronscience #xas #insitu #electrocatalysis #highentropymaterials #sustainability #whereisyuwei #cantstopwontstop #dataordie
Jhair from the group just wrapped up at the Gordon Research Conference ๐จโ๐ซ๐ง ๐ on Inorganic Chemistry ๐ฎ๐งช, held in Newport Rhode Island ๐ฃ๏ธ๐๏ธ. Jhair presented his work in understanding structure-property relationships of MOFs for toxic chemical degradation ๐ โโ๏ธ. Way to represent !! ๐ช. #phd #phdlife #gordonresearchconference #rhodeisland #inorganicchemistry #conferencepresentation #mof #theycantstopwontstop #dataordie
Jhair from the group just wrapped up at the Gordon Research Conference ๐จโ๐ซ๐ง ๐ on Inorganic Chemistry ๐ฎ๐งช, held in Newport Rhode Island ๐ฃ๏ธ๐๏ธ. Jhair presented his work in understanding structure-property relationships of MOFs for toxic chemical degradation ๐ โโ๏ธ. Way to represent !! ๐ช. #phd #phdlife #gordonresearchconference #rhodeisland #inorganicchemistry #conferencepresentation #mof #theycantstopwontstop #dataordie
New paper out in Advanced Energy Materials ๐โก๏ธ๐งฑ๐โโ๏ธ๐ซถ๐๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฏ! In this effort, lead by @zuby57 , defect engineered ๐จโ๐ง layered double hydroxide catalysts where examined for biomass electrooxidation reactions ๐๐ฟ, and emerging area of clean energy research. The catalyst were thoroughly examined using a range of in-situ synchrotron methods, using facilatied at the Aussitron ๐ฆ๐บ๐จ๐ฆ, the Advanced Photon Source ๐บ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ฅ๐ฝ, and for the first time, SPring-8 ๐น๐ฏ๐ต๐พ. Regarding the latter, we owe a huge thank you to our collaborators at the Tokyo Institute of Technology for helping us out at SPring-8 during the lockdowns ๐ฅน. Another massive highlight: the RMC simulations done in this paper showcase the power of the technique, providing analysis across length scales and various domains in these complicated materials. Read the paper here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aenm.202400676 #biomass #sustainability #bioenergy #hmf #layereddoublehydroxides #cerium #lanthanum #nickel #iron #hydroxides #synchrotron #synchrontronscience #collabos #dataordie
New paper out in Advanced Energy Materials ๐โก๏ธ๐งฑ๐โโ๏ธ๐ซถ๐๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฏ! In this effort, lead by @zuby57 , defect engineered ๐จโ๐ง layered double hydroxide catalysts where examined for biomass electrooxidation reactions ๐๐ฟ, and emerging area of clean energy research. The catalyst were thoroughly examined using a range of in-situ synchrotron methods, using facilatied at the Aussitron ๐ฆ๐บ๐จ๐ฆ, the Advanced Photon Source ๐บ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ฅ๐ฝ, and for the first time, SPring-8 ๐น๐ฏ๐ต๐พ. Regarding the latter, we owe a huge thank you to our collaborators at the Tokyo Institute of Technology for helping us out at SPring-8 during the lockdowns ๐ฅน. Another massive highlight: the RMC simulations done in this paper showcase the power of the technique, providing analysis across length scales and various domains in these complicated materials. Read the paper here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aenm.202400676 #biomass #sustainability #bioenergy #hmf #layereddoublehydroxides #cerium #lanthanum #nickel #iron #hydroxides #synchrotron #synchrontronscience #collabos #dataordie
New review ๐ค๐คจpaper out in ChemElectroChem ๐งชโก๏ธโ๏ธ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐!! Here, recent PhD @yuweii77vv does an excellent job reviewing the current SOTA ๐ค๐๐ธ๐ผ๏ธ in using 2D ๐ซ metal oxide catalyst for nucleophile electrooxidation. These materials may be the key to unlocking sustainable chemistry through renewable electricity, and are presently receiving a ton of attention in the literature. Have a look at the paper here: https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/celc.202400101 #reviewpaper #sustainability #biomass #ldh #electrochemistry #lookinggoodiseasy #dataordie
New review ๐ค๐คจpaper out in ChemElectroChem ๐งชโก๏ธโ๏ธ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐!! Here, recent PhD @yuweii77vv does an excellent job reviewing the current SOTA ๐ค๐๐ธ๐ผ๏ธ in using 2D ๐ซ metal oxide catalyst for nucleophile electrooxidation. These materials may be the key to unlocking sustainable chemistry through renewable electricity, and are presently receiving a ton of attention in the literature. Have a look at the paper here: https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/celc.202400101 #reviewpaper #sustainability #biomass #ldh #electrochemistry #lookinggoodiseasy #dataordie
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