Expertise

Research Interests:

  • Self-assembly of surfactants and block copolymers. Syntheses of hierarchically mesoporous materials, particularly monolithic mesoporous materials, by sol-gel, electrodeposition and nanocasting processes.  Characterization of such materials by electron microscopies, gas adsorption, and electrochemical methods.  Use of hierarchically porous materials in catalysis, separations and energy generation, storage and conversion.


Subject Areas:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry.
Communities
Chemistry
Degrees
PhD, University of Canterbury, United Kingdom, 1985
BS, University of Canterbury, United Kingdom, 1980
Keywords
chemical sciences