OUR TEAM
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Dr. Nicholas Bedford
Prior to arriving at UNSW, Nick was a staff member of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (2017-2018), where he also served as a contractor (2016-2017), National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Associate (2012-2014) and a Dayton Area Graduate Studies Scholar during his PhD (2009-2011).ย He obtained his PhD in Materials Science from the University of Cincinnati (2011) and his BS in Chemistry and Physics from Central Michigan University (2007).
Dr. N. Bedford CV
OUR TEAM
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Dr. Nicholas Bedford
Prior to arriving at UNSW, Nick was a staff member of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (2017-2018), where he also served as a contractor (2016-2017), National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Associate (2012-2014) and a Dayton Area Graduate Studies Scholar during his PhD (2009-2011).ย He obtained his PhD in Materials Science from the University of Cincinnati (2011) and his BS in Chemistry and Physics from Central Michigan University (2007).
Dr. N. Bedford CV
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Research associates
Dr. Stephanie Chua
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
University of New South Wales
Master of Science, Chemistry, University of Santo Tomas
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, University of Santo Tomas
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Dr. Yuwei Yang
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
University of New South Wales
MPhil, University of New South Wales, Chemical Engineering
B.Eng., Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Graduate students
Haira Gabriela Hackbarth
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering
TFS Scholarship
B. Eng, University of Joinville and Region (Brazil)
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Kshitij Srivastava
Ph.D. Student (Primary Supervisor: Prof Aguey-Zinsou)
Chemical Engineering
RTP Scholarship
MS, Purdue University, Chemical Engineering
BEng, Delhi Technological University, Applied Chemistry
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Jhair Andres Peรฑa Prada
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering
TFS Scholarship
MS, Tianjin University, Chemical Engineering
BS, Universidad Industrial de Santader (cum laude)
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Gustavo Sant'Anna
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering
TFS Scholarship
MPhil, Rio De Janeiro State University, Chemical Engineering
Chem. Lic., Rio De Janeiro State University
Taren Cataldo
Ph.D. Student (Co-supervised with Dr Jessica Veliscek-Carolan)
Chemical Engineering
RTP Scholarship
BS (Honours), Swinburne University of Technology, Chemistry
BA/BS, Swinburne University of Technology, Professional Writing and Editing
Tanveer Ahmad
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering
UIPA Scholarship
MS,ย Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia), Engineering Research
B. Eng,ย University of Engineering and Technology (Pakistan), Chemical Engineering
Undergraduate students
Thanuskan Indrakumar
Honours Thesis 2023-24
Aaron Prasad
Honours Thesis 2023-2024
Yan Fu Ho
Visiting Student from the City University of Hong Kong
Ho Yin Lok
Visiting Student from the City University of Hong Kong
Group alumni
Dr. William Hadinata Lie
“Prussian blue analogue thin-films for electroreforming of biomass-derived alcohols”, PhD 2022ย (Current- Postdoctoral Associate at UNSW, School of Chemical Engineering)
Dr. Junjie Jiang
“Highly Reactive Metal Oxides Through Biomineralisation-Driven Defect Formation”, PhD 2022 (Current –ย Scientist – NSW Department of Planning and Environment)
Dr. Bijil Subhash
“Understanding the Structure-Function Relationship in Peptide-Enabled High Entropy Alloy Nanocatalysts” (Current – Data Engineer at Mantel Group)
Dr. Muhammad Zubair
“Defect Engineered Layered Double Hydroxide Based Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Systems”, PhD 2024.
Dr. Yuwei Yang
Structure-Activity Relationship Understanding of Layered-double Hydroxides as Electrocatalysts for Efficient Nucleophile Oxidation and Stimulated Hydrogen Production, PhD 2024. (Current – Postdoctoral Research Associate – ARC CoE in Carbon Science and Innovation – University of New South Wales)
Dr. Bing Song
“Visiting Researcher: and have his current position be Scientist, Project Leader, Scion Research Institute.
Undergraduate alumni
Mubing Diao
Visiting undergraduate from City University of Hong Kong, 2023
Sunny Huang
Honours Thesis 2023
Kere Muiruri
Honours Thesis 2022-2023
William Salim
Biotic H2 VIP, 2021
Kirana Pratama
Biotic H2 VIP, 2021
Abbey Last
Biotic H2 VIP, 2022
Keerti Sai
Biotic H2 VIP, 2022
Laureen Amariss
Biotic H2 VIP, 2022
Rooma Shailaj
Biotic H2 VIP, 2021-2022
Elke Leamon
Biotic H2 VIP, 2022
Cameron Suen
Biotic H2 VIP, 2021-2022
Benjamin Howard
Biotic H2 VIP, 2022
Luke Van Vreumingen
Biotic H2 VIP, 2022
Ricky Lu
Honours Thesis 2022
Kate Rangan
Honours Thesis 2022
Joanne Trieu
Honours Thesis 2022
Tina Ventoura
Biotic H2 VIP, 2021-2022
Tracy Liu
Biotic H2 VIP, 2021
Carmen Zhou
Biotic H2 VIP, 2021
Brian Hu
Biotic H2 VIP, 2021
Matthew Brittain
Honours Thesis, 2020-2021
Mohammed Alruwali
Biotic H2 VIP, 2021
Ashley Eng
Biotic H2 VIP, 2021
Ziyue Feng
Biotic H2 VIP, 2021
Valencia Suwarno
Honours Thesis, 2020 – 2021
Hayden Ou
Taste of Research 2018,ย Honours Thesis 2020
Felita Najaya
Honours Thesis 2019
Liyana Hasnan Effendi
Honours Thesis 2019
Adam Inchley
Honours Thesis 2019
Natalie Kerry
Taste of Research, 2020 – 2021
Asin Tasnim Zainuzzaman
Honours Thesis, 2020 – 2021
Fatin Nazirah Mohd Fadzil
Honours Thesis 2021-2022
Georgie Oag
Biotic H2 VIP, 2021
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
Big time congrats to Dr Yuwei Yang (@yuweii77vv ) for completing her PhD ๐ฅณ๐พ๐๐ป๐ช ๐ฅ๐ง ๐ฉโ๐๐!! Really big accomplishment and an absolutely killer ๐ช thesis on 2D catalysts ๐ซ for biomass electro- transformation reactions ๐ฟโ๏ธ๐๐ฑ๐งชโ๏ธโก๏ธ๐. Her thesis work has resulted in one Advanced Materials paper already, with more impact pubs on the way ๐. Next stop, the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Carbon Science and Innovation. Big time things on the horizon, no doubt ๐๐. #phd #phdlife #phdgrind #phddone #missionaccomplishedโ๏ธ #biomass #electrocatalysis #synchrotron #synchrotronlife #synchrotronscience #ldh #onlygettingstarted #thisishowitsdone #dataordie
Big time congrats to Dr Yuwei Yang (@yuweii77vv ) for completing her PhD ๐ฅณ๐พ๐๐ป๐ช ๐ฅ๐ง ๐ฉโ๐๐!! Really big accomplishment and an absolutely killer ๐ช thesis on 2D catalysts ๐ซ for biomass electro- transformation reactions ๐ฟโ๏ธ๐๐ฑ๐งชโ๏ธโก๏ธ๐. Her thesis work has resulted in one Advanced Materials paper already, with more impact pubs on the way ๐. Next stop, the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Carbon Science and Innovation. Big time things on the horizon, no doubt ๐๐. #phd #phdlife #phdgrind #phddone #missionaccomplishedโ๏ธ #biomass #electrocatalysis #synchrotron #synchrotronlife #synchrotronscience #ldh #onlygettingstarted #thisishowitsdone #dataordie
Just wrapped on a great visit to Scion ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฟ๐. It was really nice to be back and to see all the cool research ongoing, along with establishing collaborative projects on forestry biomass processing ๐ชต๐๐ฟ๐งชโก๏ธ and future synchrotron efforts ๐๐๐ซฃ. Until next timeโฆ (hopefully when itโs good for โท๏ธ). #collabos #forestryresearch #sustainability #itsmellslikesulfur #biomass #cantstopwontstop #dataordie
Just wrapped on a great visit to Scion ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฟ๐. It was really nice to be back and to see all the cool research ongoing, along with establishing collaborative projects on forestry biomass processing ๐ชต๐๐ฟ๐งชโก๏ธ and future synchrotron efforts ๐๐๐ซฃ. Until next timeโฆ (hopefully when itโs good for โท๏ธ). #collabos #forestryresearch #sustainability #itsmellslikesulfur #biomass #cantstopwontstop #dataordie
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