Welcome to the UC Research Group Website !
This website is regularly updated with some of the research undertaken by the
Surface Chemistry, Electrochemistry & Analytical Group in the Department of Chemistry at University of Canterbury
Our Main Research Areas include:
(1) Fabrication & Surface Modification of Substrates (Carbon, Gold, Silicon) via the attachment
of tether molecules & the study of their nano-scale film structures
(2) Electrochemistry of Chemically Modified Electrodes (attachment of enzymes) for Bio-Fuel Cell applications
(3) Fabrication of and Electrochemistry at Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Electrodes
The studies from these programmes help in the development of portable devices in freshwater analysis, microelectrodes, chemically
modified electrodes & biochips for bio-fuel cell & sensors, nanoparticle assemblies for smart materials, novel
electrode material for catalysis of industrial processes.
Our research programmes include collaborations with The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials &
Nanotechnology, & Canesis Networks Ltd.
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Notices:
*Congratulations to Kelly Anderson for
being awarded an IUPAC Best Poster Prize at IUPAC conference in Beijing China.
*Congratulations to Samuel Yu for being awarded with Excellent Young Researchers Prize at the International
Symposium for Surface Science & Nanotechnology (ISSS-4) in Omiya Sonic City, Tokyo Japan.
*Congratulations to David
Garrett (2007) for being awarded a TEC Scholarship.
*Congratulations to A/Prof Alison Downard for
being awarded the latest Marsden Grant for $725,000 over 3 yrs to explore a new approach in communicating with
cells using embedded nanostructures.
*Abell
Research Group please see "Associate Students" section
