Inducted into Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society

 Delighted to be inducted into Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society! 

  

Just published: our new paper on polystyrene upcycling!

Happy to share our latest work on polystyrene upcycling. In a nutshell, we chemically converted polystyrene recovered from Styrofoam food containers into organosulfur polymers that can be used to enhance surface wettability or kill bacterial and fungal pathogens on contact. These properties are made possible by pendent sulfoxide and sulfonium moieties, respectively. Read more: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.6c00992

Chartered Scientist (CSci) award

Happy to share that I've been awarded the designation of Chartered Scientist (CSci) by the Science Council, UK.

“Chartered Scientist (CSci) is the hallmark of those practising science across disciplines. They demonstrate effective leadership and use their specialist knowledge and broader scientific understanding to develop and improve the application of science and technology by scoping, planning and managing multifaceted projects.”
- Royal Society of Chemistry

Chartered Chemist (CChem) award from the RSC

Delighted to have been awarded the status of Chartered Chemist (CChem) by the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK! Chartered status from the RSC recognizes professional excellence, expertise, ongoing development in chemistry, and a strong commitment to a professional code of conduct and ethics.

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)

Humbled and delighted to be inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)! A big thanks to my referees for their unwavering support!

Polystyrene Upcycling: Turning styrofoam boxes into organic batteries

Pleased to see our latest Research Article on commodity polystyrene upcycling out in ChemSusChem! In this joint effort between my team and my long-time collaborators in Spain (the groups of Prof. David Mecerreyes and Prof. Haritz Sardon), we show that styrofoam food containers can be chemically upcycled into redox polymer electrode materials for metal-free organic batteries.

Article link: https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202500092

Polymer electrets for organic nonvolatile memory devices

Our joint review article with Prof. Cheng-Liang Liu (National Taiwan University) on polymer electrets is now out in Materials Today Chemistry. Polymer electrets are organic materials that are capable of trapping electronic charge; this property is key to their application in information storage. Find out how they work and learn about their chemistry! 

Share link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1k5BA8nHhtOvC1

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2024.102380