Overview
Background
Professor Yusuke Yamauchi received his Bachelor's degree (2003), Master's degree (2004), and Ph.D. degree (2007) from Waseda University, Japan. After receiving his Ph.D., he joined the National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan, to start his own research group. At the same time, he began to serve as an adjunct professor to supervise Ph.D. students at the Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Waseda University. After being granted the ARC Future Fellowship, in May 2016, he joined the Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials (ISEM), the Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM) at the University of Wollongong (UOW) as a Professor. In 2017, he moved to the University of Queensland (UQ). Presently, he is a Senior Group Leader at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) (on secondment from the School of Chemical Engineering until 2026), a Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, and a Director at the Australian Materials nanoTectonics Centre, UQ. He concurrently serves as an ERATO Research Director at the JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics, a Distinguished Professor at Nagoya University (Japan), an Honorary Distinguished Professor at Yonsei University (South Korea), an Invited Researcher at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), a Guest Senior Researcher (Guest Professor) at Waseda University, an Advisory Board Member of prestigious journals (Small, Small Structures, Precision Chemistry, ChemCatChem, J. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Mater., etc.) and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Materials Chemistry A published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier).
He has published more than 900 papers in international refereed journals (>10 Nature's and Science's sister journals, >1 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, >1 Chemical Reviews, >26 J Am Chem Soc (ACS), >18 ACS Nano (ACS), >28 Chem Mater (ACS), >3 Chemical Society Reviews (RSC), >17 Chem Sci (RSC), >13 Mater Hor (RSC), >58 Chem Commun (RSC), >20 Bull Chem Soc Jpn (CSJ), >20 Chem Lett (CSJ), >20 Adv Mater (Wiley), >35 Angew Chem Int Ed (Wiley), >30 Small (Wiley), etc.) with >70,000 Times Cited (h-index >137, Google Scholar; h-index >128, Web-of-Science). He was selected as one of the Highly-Cited Researchers in Chemistry in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 and in Materials Science in 2020, 2021, and 2022. He has received many outstanding awards, such as the NISTEP Award from the National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (2016), the Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) Award for Young Chemists (2014), the Young Scientists' Prize of the Commendation for Science and Technology by MEXT (2013), the PCCP Prize by the Royal Society of Chemistry (2013), the Tsukuba Encouragement Prize (2012), the Ceramic Society of Japan (CerSJ) Award (2010), and the Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists (2010). Recently, he was selected as one of Australia's Top 40 Researchers of Research Report published by The Australian in 2019, 2020, and 2021.
AIBN: https://aibn.uq.edu.au/yamauchi
Yamauchi's publications
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=568w7h8AAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/D-2780-2015
Availability
- Professor Yusuke Yamauchi is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering, Waseda University
- Masters (Coursework) of Engineering, Waseda University
- Doctoral Diploma of Engineering, Waseda University
Research impacts
Professor Yusuke Yamauchi specialises in the design of exotic nanospaces in inorganic materials with controlled compositions and morphologies toward practical applications. Yamauchi Group creates novel “inorganic nanosolids containing internal nanospaces, as unprecedented nanospace materials, and develop several methodologies for their effective integration with the aim of exploiting functions obtained based on the synergistic fusion of various supramolecular, photonic, and magnetic behaviors occurring in nanospace. The research area will cover a wide range of various porous systems such as metals, carbons, sulfides, phosphides, transition metal oxides, etc. The group will efficiently combine ‘machine learning’ with our inorganic synthesis methods to accelerate the optimization of synthetic parameters for the design of target materials, and to select proper patterns of the combination of each inorganic block for the integration of materials.
An architect can design houses and buildings, while a nano-architect can design materials. We are always targetting THE WORLD-FIRST game-changing materials. - See the details; Yamauchi Y. (2019) Nano-architect (Nature Index 2019). Nature 567, S12.
Works
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2026
Journal Article
Implanting single Sb sites as electron traps on MOF nanosheets for boosting H2O2 photosynthesis
Li, Lan, Wang, Xiao-Fei, Bao, Chen-Hao, Wang, Xusheng, Jin, Cheng-Chao, Wu, Jianhao, Chen, Zhi, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Ok, Yong Sik (2026). Implanting single Sb sites as electron traps on MOF nanosheets for boosting H2O2 photosynthesis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 388 126555, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2026.126555
2026
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Biomass‐derived ion‐selective binder modulates Zn 2+ solvation enabling high‐capacity cathodes in aqueous zinc batteries
Zheng, Jiaxian, Zhao, Yangyi, Umar, Abdullahi Bello, Lin, Xiangfeng, Zhang, Chaoqun, Zhang, Xinxiang, Asakura, Yusuke, Liu, Shude, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Yuan, Zhanhui (2026). Biomass‐derived ion‐selective binder modulates Zn 2+ solvation enabling high‐capacity cathodes in aqueous zinc batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 65 (10) e25803, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/anie.202525803
2026
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Multi-functional filler ensuring high-performance composite quasi-solid polymer electrolyte for large-scale sodium metal pouch cells
Vineeth, Sasikumar Kala, Singh, Nikhil, Chandra, Mahesh, Soni, Chhail Bihari, Sungjemmenla,, Sanjaykumar, C., Bhandari, Arihant, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Han, Minsu and Kumar, Vipin (2026). Multi-functional filler ensuring high-performance composite quasi-solid polymer electrolyte for large-scale sodium metal pouch cells. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 114, 328-340. doi: 10.1016/j.jechem.2025.10.024
2026
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High-entropy metal hexacyanoferric for excellent capacitive deionization
Li, Changle, Tao, Binbin, Wu, Wenjie, Ebaid, Manal S., Ayob, Eman A., Zheng, Kaidan, El-Bahy, Zeinhom M., Xu, Xingtao, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Li, Jiabao (2026). High-entropy metal hexacyanoferric for excellent capacitive deionization. Desalination, 621 119630, 119630. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2025.119630
2026
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Tailoring interfacial chemistry of aluminum alloy anodes for high-performance aqueous aluminum-ion batteries
Chen, Jieming, Peng, Xue, Zhang, Huilin, Kang, Ling, Jun, Seong Chan, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Liu, Shude (2026). Tailoring interfacial chemistry of aluminum alloy anodes for high-performance aqueous aluminum-ion batteries. Progress in Materials Science, 157 101611. doi: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101611
2026
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Biomineralization-mimicking cooperative assembly for tailoring anisotropic hierarchically porous metal–organic frameworks
Sun, Ruigang, Han, Ji, Zhao, Bin, Liu, Bohan, Chen, Guangrui, Xu, Haidong, Wang, Baiqi, Gao, Yanjing, Zhang, Song Lin, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Chen, Xiaoxin and Guan, Buyuan (2026). Biomineralization-mimicking cooperative assembly for tailoring anisotropic hierarchically porous metal–organic frameworks. Chemical Science, 17 (7), 3605-3617. doi: 10.1039/d5sc06744h
2026
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Supercapacitor dynamics: mechanisms, architectures, and advanced in-situ characterizations for next-generation energy storage
Yuan, Fang, Zhou, Jiang, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Wu, Yiqiang and Wan, Caichao (2026). Supercapacitor dynamics: mechanisms, architectures, and advanced in-situ characterizations for next-generation energy storage. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 549 (Part 2) 217268, 1-52. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2025.217268
2026
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Walnut-like mesoporous silica frameworks as multifunctional separator coatings for lithium metal batteries
Gao, Xingxu, Zhang, Dailin, Wei, Linhuan, Zhang, Lijun, Yuan, Chunchen, Liu, Gaojun, Wang, Tao, Huang, Xianli, He, Jianping, Xia, Wei and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2026). Walnut-like mesoporous silica frameworks as multifunctional separator coatings for lithium metal batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal, 530 173179, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.173179
2026
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Fe/N‐doped carbon with nearly ordered mesopores and tunable particle sizes as model catalysts for quantitative evaluation of electrocatalytic active sites
Zhang, Hongjuan, Li, Yunqi, Zhao, Jiacheng, Liu, Yue, Xu, Xingtao, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Tang, Jing and Zhou, Min (2026). Fe/N‐doped carbon with nearly ordered mesopores and tunable particle sizes as model catalysts for quantitative evaluation of electrocatalytic active sites. Advanced Science e19066. doi: 10.1002/advs.202519066
2026
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Synergistic Mo/V-implanted 2D M3X2 MXene nanoarchitectures for enhanced structural stability and ultrahigh proton storage performance
Xie, Yangyang, Xuan, Xiaodie, Tang, Yi, Bi, Zhao, Wang, Ping, Zou, Junhui, Kang, Yunqing, Zhang, Aibo, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Yang, Chenhui (2026). Synergistic Mo/V-implanted 2D M3X2 MXene nanoarchitectures for enhanced structural stability and ultrahigh proton storage performance. Advanced Energy Materials, 16 (5) e05156, 1-16. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202505156
2026
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3D bioinspired hair‐based solar evaporator for efficient water harvesting
Liu, Yi, Sun, Xuhui, Zheng, Jiaxian, Lin, Xiangfeng, Ma, Jianqiushi, Sharshir, Swellam Wafa Abdellatif Ali, Wang, Liwei, An, Meng, Wang, Jie, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Yuan, Zhanhui (2026). 3D bioinspired hair‐based solar evaporator for efficient water harvesting. Advanced Functional Materials, 36 (10) e10564. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202510564
2026
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Synthesis of carbon nanocomposites consisting of nanocellulose-derived carbon fibers and reduced graphene oxide for high-performance captive deionization
Alowasheeir, Azhar, Ul Hoque, Md. Ikram, Xu, Xingtao, Donne, Scott, Bando, Yoshio, Alshehri, Saad M., Ahamad, Tansir, Hossain, Md. Shahriar A., Yamauchi, Yusuke, Amiralian, Nasim, Jiang, Dong and Asakura, Yusuke (2026). Synthesis of carbon nanocomposites consisting of nanocellulose-derived carbon fibers and reduced graphene oxide for high-performance captive deionization. Nanoscale Horizons, 11 (2), 508-516. doi: 10.1039/d5nh00306g
2026
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Dynamic chloride-ion adsorption on Ag nanoparticles and carboxylic acid ligands: enabling highly stable industrial-scale seawater oxidation
Shi, Qiaofu, Wang, Peng, Niu, Mang, Zhang, Yuqing, Wang, Haibo, Zhang, Jun, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Long, Yun-Ze and Zheng, Jie (2026). Dynamic chloride-ion adsorption on Ag nanoparticles and carboxylic acid ligands: enabling highly stable industrial-scale seawater oxidation. EcoEnergy, 4 (1) e70029, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/ece2.70029
2026
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Circulating extracellular vesicle DNA (EV-DNA) and cell-free DNA in ovarian cancer: pathological relevance and diagnostic applications
Guanzon, Dominic, Sankar, Rakesh, Lodha, Pragati, Purushothaman, Reshinthine, Huang, Shiyuan, Jayabalan, Nanthini, Dahanayake, Madushani, Ahmed, Emtiaz, Han, Pingping, Masud, Mostafa Kamal, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Salomon, Carlos (2026). Circulating extracellular vesicle DNA (EV-DNA) and cell-free DNA in ovarian cancer: pathological relevance and diagnostic applications. Extracellular Vesicles and Circulating Nucleic Acids, 7 (1), 114-145. doi: 10.20517/evcna.2025.120
2026
Journal Article
Synergistic ultramicropore-confined and electronic-state modulation strategies in sustainable lignin-derived hard carbon for robust sodium-ion batteries
Xie, Yuzhong, Wang, Yuqing, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Kim, Minjun, Yuan, Fang, He, Yuhang, Wu, Yiqiang and Wan, Caichao (2026). Synergistic ultramicropore-confined and electronic-state modulation strategies in sustainable lignin-derived hard carbon for robust sodium-ion batteries. Research, 9 1039, 1-17. doi: 10.34133/research.1039
2026
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Tailored design of iridium single atoms on Mn–Ni‐phytate with robust bifunctionality for enhanced anion exchange membrane water electrolysis
Ngo, Quynh Phuong, Paek, Sae Yane, Lee, Jun Young, Nam, Ho Ngoc, Phung, Quan Manh, Nguyen, Thanh Hai, Seo, Jin Young, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Sinh, Le Hoang, Lee, Yun Jung, Kim, Jong Min and Na, Jongbeom (2026). Tailored design of iridium single atoms on Mn–Ni‐phytate with robust bifunctionality for enhanced anion exchange membrane water electrolysis. Advanced Energy Materials e06645. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202506645
2026
Journal Article
π-Extended phenothiazines with fused pentagons and hexagons
Cai, Qiyuan, Zhao, Fengyi, Jiang, Dong, Sato, Hiroyasu, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Zhang, Gang and Wang, Weifan (2026). π-Extended phenothiazines with fused pentagons and hexagons. Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 13 (2), 573-583. doi: 10.1039/d5qo01459j
2026
Journal Article
When solid polymers meet Na-ions: unraveling solvation dynamics and molecular design principles for next-generation high-energy sodium metal batteries
Sasikumar Kala, Vineeth, Singh, Nikhil, Soni, Chhail Bihari, Sungjemmenla,, Chandra, Mahesh, Tushar, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Han, Minsu and Kumar, Vipin (2026). When solid polymers meet Na-ions: unraveling solvation dynamics and molecular design principles for next-generation high-energy sodium metal batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 14 (9), 4894-4932. doi: 10.1039/d5ta07060k
2026
Journal Article
Machine-learning-enabled wood with nanopump functionalization for solar interfacial evaporation
Wang, Chaohai, Li, Rui, He, Chang, Zhu, Xinfeng, Wang, Junning, Peng, Rongfu, Nam, Ho Ngoc, Mao, Yanli, Liu, Wei, Zhu, Mingshan and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2026). Machine-learning-enabled wood with nanopump functionalization for solar interfacial evaporation. Energy and Environmental Materials e70286. doi: 10.1002/eem2.70286
2026
Journal Article
Advances and mechanistic insights into covalent organic framework-mediated photocatalysis for organic transformations
Lin, Xiangfeng, Zheng, Jiaxian, Wang, Liwei, Wang, Jie, Jiang, Dong, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Zhang, Chaoqun and Yuan, Zhanhui (2026). Advances and mechanistic insights into covalent organic framework-mediated photocatalysis for organic transformations. ACS Catalysis, 16 (1), 57-97. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.5c06316
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Engineered Nano-structured Platform for revealingextracelular vesicles heterogeneity
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mostafa Kamal Masud, Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain
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Doctor Philosophy
Advanced Semiconductor Heterostructures for Optoelectronic and Catalysis Applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Aditya Ashok
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Doctor Philosophy
Quest for Polymer-electrolytes to Enable Interfacial Stability in Room-temperature Sodium-Sulfur Battery
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Design of New Conductive Nanoarchitectured Materials
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ruth Knibbe
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Doctor Philosophy
Porous Two-Dimensional Inorganic Semiconductors for Photocatalytic Reactions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mostafa Kamal Masud, Dr Aditya Ashok
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Doctor Philosophy
Nanoarchitecturing of Porous multimetallic alloys for energy-related applications
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Valentino Kaneti
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Doctor Philosophy
Nanodiagnostics for early detection and monitoring of ovarian cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain, Dr Mostafa Kamal Masud
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Doctor Philosophy
Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework for Next-Generation Batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain, Dr Jie Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Superconducting joints for MRI magnet in persistent mode
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of conductive two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for electrocatalytic applications
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Valentino Kaneti
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Doctor Philosophy
Nanoarchitectured anti-corrosion coatings for zinc-plated steel
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Valentino Kaneti, Associate Professor Nasim Amiralian
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of Porous Copper-Based Catalysts with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Value-Added Chemicals.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain, Dr Valentino Kaneti
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Nanoarchitecture-integrated Iron Oxide-based Platform for Biosensing Applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Carlos Salomon Gallo, Dr Mostafa Kamal Masud, Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain, Dr Valentino Kaneti
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Nanoarchitecture Design of Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Porous Carbon Materials for Electrochemical Applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain, Dr Valentino Kaneti
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Nanofabrication and Engineering of Mesoporous Thin Films for Optoelectronics and Biosensing
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Wet-chemical Process for the Preparation of Mesoporous Gold-Based Materials
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Nanoarchitectured ZIF-8-derived Novel Porous Carbons for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Darren Martin
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Universal Electrochemical Synthesis of Mesoporous Chalcogenide Semiconductors
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis of Mesoporous Platinum-Group-Metals (PGMs)-Based Nanoarchitectures for Energy and Environmental Applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Chengzhong Yu, Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis of Novel Nitroxide Radical Derivatives for Energy Storage and Green Catalyst applications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michael Monteiro
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis of Mesoporous Au, Ag, and Cu Nanostructures for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Nanoarchitectured Point-of-Care Detection System for Clinically Relevant Biomarkers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Magnetoplasmonic Nanostructures for the Detection of Clinically Relevant Biomarkers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mostafa Kamal Masud, Dr Valentino Kaneti, Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Nanoarchitecturing of MOF-Derived Materials for Surface-Dependent Applications
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain, Dr Valentino Kaneti
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Nanoarchitecturing of Bimetallic Metal-Organic Frameworks and their Derived Materials for Sensing Applications
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nasim Amiralian, Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain, Dr Valentino Kaneti
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Development of High-Performance Superconducting MgB2 Joints for MRI Magnets
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Nanoarchitectured Mesoporous Gold-Alloy for microRNA Sensing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Carlos Salomon Gallo, Dr Mostafa Kamal Masud, Dr Valentino Kaneti, Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Placental-derived extracellular vesicles as liquid biopsies to monitor complications of pregnancy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre, Professor Carlos Salomon Gallo
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Ultra-high Piezoresponse in Mesoscale Doped Barium Titanate Perovskite - A New Avenue of Energy Harvesting
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor MD Shahriar Hossain
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