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Doctor of Philosophy (University College Cork(UCC))
Main areas of research- Electrodeposition of metallic and bimetallic nanostructured materials
- Electrocatalytic and catalytic studies on nanostructured materials and identification of active sites
- Electrocatalytic reactions such as oxygen evolution reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen reduction, CO2 reduction and nitrogen conversion to ammonia
- Electrochemical based sensing
- Utilising techniques such as scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) and Fourier Transform ac voltammetry to study electron transfer processes at the solid solution interface
- Development of substrates for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
- Investigation of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer on Li electrodes for Li battery technology
- General application of electrochemical principles for studying chemical, physical and biological processes
- RACI Citation for contribution to the chemistry profession (2014)
- John A. Brodie medal for best paper at Chemeca (2010).
- Emerging researcher award from School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University (2009).
- Proud father of two fantastic little girls, Meesha and Maya.
- Completed 4 marathons (Dublin, Gold Coast and 2 x Melbourne).
Projects
Additional information
Relevant Employment History
- RMIT University, Senior Lecturer, ARC Future Fellow, School of Applied Sciences (2012-2013)
- RMIT University, Vice-Chancellor Senior Research Fellow (2011)
- RMIT University, Research Fellow (2008-2010)
- CSIRO, Molecular and Health Technologies, Research Scientist (2007-2008)
- Monash University, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2004-2007)
- University of Warwick, UK, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2002-2004)
- Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2001-2002)
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- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2016
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- Fellow of the RACI
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2016
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- RACI Citation Award for contribution to chemistry and the chemistry profession
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2015
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- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2015
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- Adjunct Associate Professor at RMIT University
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2011
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- Fellowship Type: ARC Principal Research FellowshipProject Title: Surface modification of semiconducting organic charge transfer complexes with metal nanoparticles to create a new class of multifunctional materialsExternal Reference : FT110100760Years Awarded: 2011 - 2015Total Funding Awarded: $583,528
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- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2010
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- John A Brodie Medal is awarded by the Institution of Engineers, Australia for the best paper in the discipline of chemical engineering presented at the Chemeca Conference, at any other conference sponsored by the Institution of Engineers, at a Branch meeting of the Institution or published in the journal of Chemical Engineering in Australia during the past year.
- Tang C, Du A, Will G, O'Mullane A, Oloye O, (2019) Galvanic replacement of liquid metal galinstan with Pt for the synthesis of electrocatalytically active nanomaterials, Nanoscale, 11 (19), pp. 9705-9715.
- Esrafilzadeh D, Zavabeti A, Jalili R, Atkin P, Choi J, Carey B, Brkljaca R, O'Mullane A, Dickey M, Officer David D, MacFarlane D, Daeneke T, Kalantar-zadeh K, (2019) Room temperature CO2 reduction to solid carbon species on liquid metals featuring atomically thin ceria interfaces, Nature Communications, 10 (1).
- Sultana U, Riches J, O'Mullane A, (2018) Gold Doping in a Layered Co-Ni Hydroxide System via Galvanic Replacement for Overall Electrochemical Water Splitting, Advanced Functional Materials, 28 (43).
- Zavabeti A, Ou J, Carey B, Syed N, Orrell-Trigg R, Mayes E, Xu C, Kavehei O, O'Mullane A, Kaner R, Kalantar-zadeh K, Daeneke T, (2017) A liquid metal reaction environment for the room-temperature synthesis of atomically thin metal oxides, Science, 358 (6361), pp. 332-335.
- Sayeed M, O'Mullane A, (2017) A multifunctional gold doped Co(OH)2 electrocatalyst tailored for water oxidation, oxygen reduction, hydrogen evolution and glucose detection, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5 (45), pp. 23776-23784.
- Hoshyargar F, Crawford J, O'Mullane A, (2017) Galvanic replacement of the liquid metal galinstan, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139 (4), pp. 1464-1471.
- Sayeed M, Herd T, O'Mullane A, (2016) Direct electrochemical formation of nanostructured amorphous Co(OH)2 on gold electrodes with enhanced activity for the oxygen evolution reaction, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4 (3), pp. 991-999.
- Zavabeti A, Daeneke T, Chrimes A, O'Mullane A, Ou J, Mitchell A, Khoshmanesh K, Kalantar-zadeh K, (2016) Ionic imbalance induced self-propulsion of liquid metals, Nature Communications, 7.
- Basile A, Bhatt A, O'Mullane A, (2016) Stabilizing lithium metal using ionic liquids for long-lived batteries, Nature Communications, 7, pp. 1-11.
- Bhosale S, Kyratzis I, Bhatt A, O'Mullane A, Hoshyargar F, Mahajan M, Anuradha A, (2016) Superhydrophobic fabrics for oil-water separation based on the metal organic charge transfer complex CuTCNAQ, ChemPlusChem, 81 (4), pp. 378-383.
- Title
- Nanoscale Electrochemical Imaging of Catalyst Inks for Water Oxidation
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP180102869
- Start year
- 2018
- Keywords
- Title
- Harnessing properties of liquid metals for future devices
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP170102138
- Start year
- 2017
- Keywords
- Title
- Surface modification of semiconducting organic charge transfer complexes with metal nanoparticles to create a new class of multifunctional materials
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- FT110100760
- Start year
- 2012
- Keywords
- charge transfer complexes; catalysis; antibacterial activity
- Title
- Nano engineered multi functional materials for catalysis and sensing by an integrated chemical and electrochemical approach
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP110105125
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Title
- A highly sensitive and selective nano engineered sensor for the online monitoring of mercury vapour emissions from harsh industrial processes
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP100200859
- Start year
- 2010
- Keywords
- Electrochemical Synthesis of Water Splitting Nanomaterials (2019)
- Ultra Trace Detection of Toxicants Using Nanosensors (2019)
- Electrochemical Fabrication of Nanostructured Metal Oxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction (2018)
- Electrochemical formation of nanostructured metal and metal oxide surfaces for electrocatalytic applications (2017)
- Energy in plastics: investigation and development of porous conducting polymers and polymer-nanoparticles composites for electrochemical energy applications (2015)
- Identifying the solid-electrolyte interphase formed on lithium metal electrodes using room temperature ionic liquid based electrolytes (2014)
- The active site behaviour and spontaneous decoration of electrodeposited gold and platinum nanomaterials (2013)
- The electrochemical fabrication of porous bimetallic structures and their applications in catalysis and sensing (2013)
- Tuning and engineering of ZnO and CuxO for sensor, solar cells and memory devices (2013)
- Nanostructured transitional metal oxides: applications in smart windows, optical gas sensors and dye-sensitized solar cells (2012)