Overview
Background
Dr. Aditya Ashok is a distinguished early career researcher and expert in flexible inorganic nanoarchitectured devices by precisely engineering the material parameters for energy conversion, optoelectronics, catalysis, and biosensing applications. As a Postdoctoral Fellow at Prof. Yusuke Yamauchi's group, UQ-AIBN, his research focuses on fabricating porous multimodal inorganic heterojunction for opto-catalysis and biosensing applications. His long-term research vision is to bridge the gap between fundamental materials science and real-world biomedical and energy solutions through nanoengineered materials and flexible electronic devices.
Dr. Ashok secured a bachelor's in electrical and electronics engineering in 2016 and a master's in nanotechnology and renewable energy in 2018. In 2024, he graduated with his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering under Prof. Yusuke Yamauchi's group from the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane. Immediately after his PhD, he was offered to join a postdoctoral research associate at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering. His research at the UNSW focused on developing multimodal flexible electronics and flexible mesoporous 3D buckling electrodes for organoid studies.
Availability
- Dr Aditya Ashok is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Research) of Nanotechnology, Amrita School of Nanotechnology and Molecular Medicine, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Research impacts
Dr. Aditya Ashok’s research has had a profound impact on materials science, nanotechnology, and biomedical engineering, particularly on the development of flexible nanoarchitectured devices for biosensing, energy conversion, and biomedical applications. His pioneering work on mesoporous semiconductors and flexible electronics has led to advancements in implantable bioelectronics, disease diagnostics, and energy-efficient optoelectronic devices. With extensive experience in synthesis and advanced characterization, which involves physical/chemical deposition techniques, photolithography, in-situ X-ray analysis, and flexible device fabrication. He pioneered the development of meso-space engineering through post-plasma processing and flexible/implantable mesoporous biosensing devices based on bottom-up nanostructured thin films on flexible substrates through electrochemistry and top-down plasma as post-processing techniques towards advanced engineered medical and energy conversion devices.
An early career researcher with an exceptional track record of over >40 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious and high-impact journals in the field of Materials Science, such as JACS, Advanced Functional Materials, Nature Protocol, PNAS, ACS Nano, Nano Letters, Angewandte Chemie, Small, and other leading journals, with >1100 citations and an h-index of 17 (Google Scholar). Dr. Ashok has actively collaborated with leading research groups in Australia, Japan, and the USA, including NIMS (Japan), Waseda University (Japan), and Prof. John A. Rogers’ group at Northwestern University (USA). His research has been supported by competitive grants, travel awards, scholarships, and international recognition, including a Best Presentation Award at an international conference. Beyond publications, his research received attention in the research community and was highlighted in local and international media (UQ News: Flexible gold sensor unlocks a new generation of medical implants; Australian Manufacturing: UQ researchers unlock the potential of next-gen implantable medical gadgets with new sensor; Manufacturer’s Monthly: Pioneering flexible gold sensors for next-gen medical implants).
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Tailored Design of Trimetallic Mesoporous Au–Ag–Cu Alloys for Maximizing Electrochemical Applications
Park, Hyeongyu, Ashok, Aditya, Masud, Mostafa Kamal, Otte, Joseph, Kim, Minjun, Alshehri, Saad M., Ahamad, Tansir, Bando, Yoshio, Hossain, Md Shahriar A., Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2025). Tailored Design of Trimetallic Mesoporous Au–Ag–Cu Alloys for Maximizing Electrochemical Applications. ACS Nano, 19 (13), 12777-12786. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.4c11730
2025
Journal Article
2D mesoporous carbon with hollow turtle shell-like morphology for resolving restacking effect
Earnshaw, Jacob, Ashok, Aditya, Leong, Kwang Keat, Kim, Jeonghun, Kim, Minjun and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2025). 2D mesoporous carbon with hollow turtle shell-like morphology for resolving restacking effect. Small, 21 (4) 2406174. doi: 10.1002/smll.202406174
2024
Journal Article
Nanoarchitectonics of point-of-care diagnostics for sweat biomarkers analysis
Lin, Xuan, Vasanth, Arya, Ashok, Aditya, Phan, Hoang-Phuong, Koo, Kevin M., Amin, Mohammed A., Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino, Salomon, Carlos, Hossain, Md Shahriar A., Yamauchi, Yusuke and Masud, Mostafa Kamal (2024). Nanoarchitectonics of point-of-care diagnostics for sweat biomarkers analysis. Nano Materials Science, 6 (6), 647-671. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2024.01.010
2024
Journal Article
Integrated sensors for soft medical robotics
Qiu, Yulin, Ashok, Aditya, Nguyen, Chi Cong, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Do, Thanh Nho and Phan, Hoang-Phuong (2024). Integrated sensors for soft medical robotics. Small, 20 (22) 2308805, 1-24. doi: 10.1002/smll.202308805
2024
Journal Article
Dealloying strategies for mesoporous AuCu nanoparticles: impact on internal metallic structure and electrocatalytic performance
Nugraha, Asep Sugih, Ashok, Aditya, Xia, Wei, Miyata, Hirokatsu, Alshehri, Saad M., Ahamad, Tansir, Bando, Yoshio, Han, Minsu and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2024). Dealloying strategies for mesoporous AuCu nanoparticles: impact on internal metallic structure and electrocatalytic performance. Small Structures, 5 (9) 2400021. doi: 10.1002/sstr.202400021
2024
Journal Article
Mesoporous gold: substrate-dependent growth dynamics, strain accumulation, and electrocatalytic activity for biosensing
Park, Hyeongyu, Masud, Mostafa Kamal, Ashok, Aditya, Kim, Minjun, Wahab, Md Abdul, Zhou, Jun, Terasawa, Yukana, Salomon Gallo, Carlos, Nguyen, Nam-Trung, Hossain, Md Shahriar A., Yamauchi, Yusuke and Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino (2024). Mesoporous gold: substrate-dependent growth dynamics, strain accumulation, and electrocatalytic activity for biosensing. Small, 20 (35) e2311645, e2311645. doi: 10.1002/smll.202311645
2024
Journal Article
Hierarchical bimetallic metal-organic frameworks with controllable assembling sub-units and interior architectures for enhanced ammonia detection
Chowdhury, Silvia, Torad, Nagy L., Godara, Manjeet, El-Amir, Ahmed A.M., Gumilar, Gilang, Ashok, Aditya, Rezaul Karim, Mohammad, Abdullah Alnaser, Ibrahim, Chaikittisilp, Watcharop, Ray, Nirat, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Valentino Kaneti, Yusuf (2024). Hierarchical bimetallic metal-organic frameworks with controllable assembling sub-units and interior architectures for enhanced ammonia detection. Chemical Engineering Journal, 480 147990, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.147990
2023
Journal Article
Synergistic mesoporous bimetallic gold-silver nanoparticles: synthesis, structure, and superior electrocatalytic activity
Nugraha, Asep Sugih, Han, Minsu, Ashok, Aditya, Kang, Yunqing, Kim, Jeonghun, Alshehri, Saad M., Ahamad, Tansir, Bando, Yoshio and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2023). Synergistic mesoporous bimetallic gold-silver nanoparticles: synthesis, structure, and superior electrocatalytic activity. Nano Energy, 116 108770, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.108770
2023
Journal Article
Mesoporous Metastable CuTe<sub>2</sub> Semiconductor
Ashok, Aditya, Vasanth, Arya, Nagaura, Tomota, Setter, Caitlin, Clegg, Jack Kay, Fink, Alexander, Masud, Mostafa Kamal, Hossain, Md Shahriar, Hamada, Takashi, Eguchi, Miharu, Phan, Hoang-Phuong and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2023). Mesoporous Metastable CuTe2 Semiconductor. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145 (43), 23461-23469. doi: 10.1021/jacs.3c05846
2023
Journal Article
Engineering route for stretchable, 3D microarchitectures of wide bandgap semiconductors for biomedical applications
Truong, Thanh‐An, Nguyen, Tuan Khoa, Huang, Xinghao, Ashok, Aditya, Yadav, Sharda, Park, Yoonseok, Thai, Mai Thanh, Nguyen, Nhat‐Khuong, Fallahi, Hedieh, Peng, Shuhua, Dimitrijev, Sima, Toh, Yi‐Chin, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Wang, Chun Hui, Lovell, Nigel Hamilton, Rogers, John A., Do, Thanh Nho, Nguyen, Nam‐Trung, Zhao, Hangbo and Phan, Hoang‐Phuong (2023). Engineering route for stretchable, 3D microarchitectures of wide bandgap semiconductors for biomedical applications. Advanced Functional Materials, 33 (34) 2211781. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202211781
2023
Journal Article
Mesoporous semiconductive Bi2Se3 films
Nagaura, Tomota, Ashok, Aditya, Alowasheeir, Azhar, Vasanth, Arya, Han, Minsu and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2023). Mesoporous semiconductive Bi2Se3 films. Nano Letters, 23 (12), 5424-5429. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00183
2023
Journal Article
Flexible nanoarchitectonics for biosensing and physiological monitoring applications
Ashok, Aditya, Nguyen, Tuan-Khoa, Barton, Matthew, Leitch, Michael, Masud, Mostafa Kamal, Park, Hyeongyu, Truong, Thanh-An, Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino, Ta, Hang Thu, Li, Xiaopeng, Liang, Kang, Do, Thanh Nho, Wang, Chun-Hui, Nguyen, Nam-Trung, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Phan, Hoang-Phuong (2023). Flexible nanoarchitectonics for biosensing and physiological monitoring applications. Small, 19 (9) 2204946, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/smll.202204946
2023
Journal Article
Flexible nanoarchitectonics for biosensing and physiological monitoring applications (Small 9/2023)
Ashok, Aditya, Nguyen, Tuan‐Khoa, Barton, Matthew, Leitch, Michael, Masud, Mostafa Kamal, Park, Hyeongyu, Truong, Thanh‐An, Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino, Ta, Hang Thu, Li, Xiaopeng, Liang, Kang, Do, Thanh Nho, Wang, Chun‐Hui, Nguyen, Nam‐Trung, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Phan, Hoang‐Phuong (2023). Flexible nanoarchitectonics for biosensing and physiological monitoring applications (Small 9/2023). Small, 19 (9) 2370053. doi: 10.1002/smll.202370053
2023
Journal Article
Correction: Co, Fe and N co-doped 1D assembly of hollow carbon nanoboxes for high-performance supercapacitors
Kim, Minjun, Wang, Chaohai, Earnshaw, Jacob, Park, Teahoon, Amiralian, Nasim, Ashok, Aditya, Na, Jongbeom, Han, Minsu, Rowan, Alan E., Li, Jiansheng, Yi, Jin Woo and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2023). Correction: Co, Fe and N co-doped 1D assembly of hollow carbon nanoboxes for high-performance supercapacitors. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (3), 1511-1511. doi: 10.1039/d2ta90276a
2023
Journal Article
Enlarging the porosity of metal-organic framework derived carbons for supercapacitor applications by template-free ethylene glycol etching method
Xin, Ruijing, Kim, Minjun, Cheng, Ping, Ashok, Aditya, Chowdhury, Silvia, Park, Teahoon, Azhar, Alowasheeir, Hossain, Md. Shahriar A., Tang, Jing, Yi, Jin Woo, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino and Na, Jongbeom (2023). Enlarging the porosity of metal-organic framework derived carbons for supercapacitor applications by template-free ethylene glycol etching method. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (24), 12759-12769. doi: 10.1039/d2ta06307g
2022
Journal Article
Template- and etching-free fabrication of two-dimensional hollow bimetallic metal-organic framework hexagonal nanoplates for ammonia sensing
Chowdhury, Silvia, Torad, Nagy L., Ashok, Aditya, Gumilar, Gilang, Chaikittisilp, Watcharop, Xin, Ruijing, Cheng, Ping, Ul Hoque, Md Ikram, Wahab, Md Abdul, Karim, Mohammad Rezaul, Yuliarto, Brian, Hossain, Md Shahriar, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino (2022). Template- and etching-free fabrication of two-dimensional hollow bimetallic metal-organic framework hexagonal nanoplates for ammonia sensing. Chemical Engineering Journal, 450 138065, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.138065
2022
Journal Article
Ultra-stable sodium ion storage of biomass porous carbon derived from sugarcane
Kim, Minjun, Fernando, Joseph F.S., Li, Zhibin, Alowasheeir, Azhar, Ashok, Aditya, Xin, Ruijing, Martin, Darren, Kumar Nanjundan, Ashok, Golberg, Dmitri V., Yamauchi, Yusuke, Amiralian, Nasim and Li, Jinliang (2022). Ultra-stable sodium ion storage of biomass porous carbon derived from sugarcane. Chemical Engineering Journal, 445 136344, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.136344
2022
Journal Article
MOF-derived nanoporous carbons with diverse tunable nanoarchitectures
Kim, Minjun, Xin, Ruijing, Earnshaw, Jacob, Tang, Jing, Hill, Jonathan P., Ashok, Aditya, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Kim, Jeonghun, Young, Christine, Sugahara, Yoshiyuki, Na, Jongbeom and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2022). MOF-derived nanoporous carbons with diverse tunable nanoarchitectures. Nature Protocols, 17 (12), 1-42. doi: 10.1038/s41596-022-00718-2
2022
Journal Article
Nanoarchitectured superparamagnetic iron oxide-doped mesoporous carbon nanozymes for glucose sensing
Wahab, Md A., Hossain, S. M. Azad, Masud, Mostafa Kamal, Park, Hyeongyu, Ashok, Aditya, Mustapić, Mislav, Kim, Minjun, Patel, Dipak, Shahbazi, Mahboobeh, Hossain, Md. Shahriar A., Yamauchi, Yusuke and Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino (2022). Nanoarchitectured superparamagnetic iron oxide-doped mesoporous carbon nanozymes for glucose sensing. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 366 131980, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.snb.2022.131980
2022
Journal Article
Wide bandgap semiconductor nanomembranes as a long-term biointerface for flexible, implanted neuromodulator
Nguyen, Tuan-Khoa, Barton, Matthew, Ashok, Aditya, Truong, Thanh-An, Yadav, Sharda, Leitch, Michael, Nguyen, Thanh-Vinh, Kashaninejad, Navid, Dinh, Toan, Hold, Leonie, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Nguyen, Nam-Trung and Phan, Hoang-Phuong (2022). Wide bandgap semiconductor nanomembranes as a long-term biointerface for flexible, implanted neuromodulator. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (33) e2203287119, 1-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2203287119
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Available projects
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Porous Two-Dimensional Inorganic Semiconductors for Photocatalytic Reactions
Develop advanced photocatalytic applications by innovating highly porous 2D inorganic semiconductors.
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