Nanoscale Energy & Surface Engineering Group

Internal Collaborators at Open University

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Professor Nicholas Braithwaite, School of Physical Sciences

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Joint PhD supervisor for Avishek Dey, Gauthaman Chandrabose and Lois Damptey - Prof Braithwaite is an expert in low pressure and atmospheric pressure plasmas, plasma diagnostics. 

 

Dr. James Bowen, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering and Innovation 

 

AFM,KPFM studies of nanosystems 

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Dr. Silvia Varangolo, Lecturer, School of Engineering and Innovation

Hydrophobic coatings for solar cells. 

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Dr. Nick Power, Lecturer, Life Chemical and Health Sciences,

MXene and other 2D systems for various applications

 

Dr David Hall, School of Physical Sciences, EMI coatings for Space applications 

 

External collaborators 

 

Prof Vasant Kumar, University of Cambridge, Photocatalyitc materials and systems for waste water treatment, hydrogen production- Joint supervisor for Lois Damptey

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Dr. Sudhagar Pitchamuthu, Swansea University, Photocatalytic 2D systems for dye reduction - Joint supervisor for Gauthaman Chandrabose 

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Professor S Basu and Dr. Aadesh Singh, Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India - Core shell nano systems for photocatalysis, Joint supervision for Manan Mehta 

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Assoc Prof Ashish Mathur, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India -

Development of Field Deployable Sensor for Detection of Pesticide from Food and Electro-deposited nano-webbed structures based on polyaniline/multi walled carbon nanotubes for enzymatic detection of organophosphate, Main supervisor for Ms Shalini Nagabooshanam

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Professor Manish Tiwari, UCL

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Superhydrophobic coating for solar cells and bio systems 

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Dr Aruna Ivaturi, Strathclyde University 

Perovskite solar cells 

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Prof Dermot Brabazon, DCU, Ireland 

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Prof Andrei Ferrari, University of Cambridge

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Prof Bodhraj Mehta, IIT Delhi, India

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Dr. Hema Jagadesan, PSG College of Technology, India

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Assc Prof Surendara Martha, IIT Hyderabad, India

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Prof Cristian Blanco Tirado, UIS, Colombia

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Industry Collaborations ​

Lohmann Technologies,UK

Tata Steel, UK 

Graphitene, UK 

Milton Keynes NHS, UK

ERAK Denim factory, Turkey

NILE Ltd, India

Nanofique, UK

Watsan Envirotech, India