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  • Towards Zero Waste - Reconfigurable Systems
  • Towards Zero Carbon - Catalytic Architectures
  • Towards Low Energy Tech - Hardware for Future Computing
  • Sustainable Resource Use - Pūtaiao Māori Research Programme

Towards Zero Waste - Reconfigurable Systems

2026 - Q2

  1. Yang, H. & Travas-Sejdic, J. Compartmentalized architectures that enable programmable cascade reactions: From ungated diffusion to stimuli-regulated molecular transport. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 354, 103908 (2026)
  2. Akbarinejad, A., Fiedler, H., Gito, D. A., Loho, T., Sherrell, P. C., Ellis, A. V., Aw, K., Travas-Sejdic, J. & Malmstrom, J. The role of water molecules in piezoelectric-like effects in chitosan-based biodegradable films. Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2026) doi: 10.1039/d6ta01041e1

2026 - Q1

  1. Rokni, M., Zujovic, Z. & Leitao, E. M. Silicone vitrimers prepared by vulcanisation of pendant vinylpolysiloxanes with elemental sulfur. Polymer Chemistry (2025) doi: 10.1039/d5py01118c
  2. Porritt, H., Dixon, A., Chalard, A., Ahmad, A. M., Taberner, A., Lim, K. S., Winbo, A. & Malström J. Spatially controlling cardiac fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition using Young’s modulus patterned GelMA hydrogels. Acta Biomaterialia (2026) doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2026.02.048

2025 - Q4

  1. H Yang, CP Whitby, J Travas-Sejdic, pH-responsive compartmentalized alginate beads enable spatial control of sequential nanozyme reactions, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025. p. 170646
  2. Data, S., Basharat, S., Barker, D., Pignatello, J. J., Kah, M., Leitao, E. M. & Padhye, L. P.Quaternary-Ammonium-Grafted Flax Fibers for Removal and Release of Short-Chain PFAS from Water. ACS ES and T Engineering 5, 3458–3468 (2025).

2025 - Q3

  1. Albanese, P., Amante, C., Cataldini, S., Colombo, M., Martino, M. D., Jacob, K., Jocmara, Y., Maromatidou, I., Romanini, D., Pierro, C. I., Valletti, N., Sardo, C., Sessa, L., Chen, J. L.-Y., Concilio, S., Gaudio, P. D., Pilet, G., Piotto, S., Rossi, F. & Fiore, M. 1-(4-Aminophenoxy)-3-(alkyl)propane-2-ols as Building Blocks for the Preparation of Membranogenic Compounds. ChemistrySelect 10, e03367 (2025)

2025 - Q2

  1. Carlisle, N., Nock, V., Williams, M. A. K., Whitby, C. P., Chen, J. L. Y. & Avci, E. 3D Robotic Control of Micro-Scale Optical Swarms at an Interface. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 10, 6712–6719 (2025).
  2. Rokni, M., Lambert, M. & Leitao, E. M. Tuning the properties of polysulfides using functionalised cardanol crosslinkers. Polymer Chemistry (2025). doi:10.1039/d5py00478k

2025 - Q1

  1. Gito, D. A. D., Akbarinejad, A., Dixon, A., Loho, T., Nieuwoudt, M., Chen, Q., Domigan, L. J. & Malmström, J. Self-Assembled Piezoelectric Films from Aligned Lysozyme Protein Fibrils. Biomacromolecules 26, 514–527 (2025).
  2. Tayagui, A., Sun, Y., Nock, V. & Garrill, A. Fabrication of Lab-on-a-Chip Devices to Study the Forces Imparted by Growing Phytophthora Hyphae. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 2892, 197–209 (2025).

2024 - Q4

  1. Allan, C., Sun, Y., Whisson, S. C., Porter, M., Boevink, P. C., Nock, V. & Meisrimler, C.-N. Observing root growth and signalling responses to stress gradients and pathogens using the bi-directional dual-flow RootChip. Lab on a Chip 24, 5360–5373 (2024).
  2. Quan, B., Du, L., Zhou, Z., Sun, X., Travas-Sejdic, J. & Zhu, B. Conductive-Polymer-Based Double-Network Hydrogels for Wearable Supercapacitors. Gels 10, (2024).

2024 - Q3

  1. Yang, H., Whitby, C. P. & Travas-Sejdic, J. Dual-network hydrogel capsules for controlled molecular transport via pH and temperature responsiveness. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 677, 942–951 (2025).
  2. Akbarinejad, A., Fiedler, H., Nguyen, J., Li, Z., Gito, D. A., Sherrell, P. C., Ellis, A. V., Aw, K. & Malmstrom, J. Stretching, Tapping, or Compressing - What Role Does Triboelectricity Play in the Signal Output from Piezoelectric Nanogenerators? Advanced Electronic Materials (2024). doi:10.1002/aelm.202400019
  3. Chalard, A. E., Porritt, H., Lam Po Tang, E. J., Taberner, A. J., Winbo, A., Ahmad, A. M., Fitremann, J. & Malmström, J. Dynamic composite hydrogels of gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) with supramolecular fibers for tissue engineering applications. Biomaterials Advances 163, no. 213957 (2024).
  4. Chan, E. W. C., Sun, X., Uda, Y., Zhu, B., Barker, D. & Travas-Sejdic, J. Transient polymer electronics enabled by grafting of oligo-3-hexylthiophenes onto polycaprolactone. Journal of Materials Chemistry C (2024). doi:1039/d3tc04621d
  5. Chen, Q., Steinmetz, K., Oh, J. K., Travaš-Sejdić, J. & Domigan, L. J. Engineering an Extracellular Matrix Mimic Using Hemoglobin Protein Nanofibrils. ACS Applied Bio Materials (2024). doi:1021/acsabm.4c00713
  6. Itumoh, E. J., Data, S., Chen, J. L., Kah, M., Padhye, L. P. & Leitao, E. M. Addressing the persistence of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): current challenges and potential solutions. RSC Sustainability (2024). doi:1039/d4su00152d
  7. Nazmi, A. R., Sun, X., Dobson, R. C. J., Coker, C., Anema, S. G. & Gerrard, J. A. Effect of protein charge manipulation on αs1-casein-enriched protein self-assembly. International Dairy Journal 158, no. 106050 (2024).
  8. Rajchakit, U., Glossop, H. D., Wang, K., Lu, J. & Sarojini, V. Rational design of self-assembling ultrashort peptides for the shape- and size-tunable synthesis of metal nanostructures. Journal of Peptide Science (2024). doi:1002/psc.3651
  9. Zhurenkov, K. E., Akbarinejad, A., Porritt, H., Horrocks, M. S. & Malmström, J. Colloidal Probe Technique Optimization for Determination of Young’s Modulus of Soft Adhesive Hydrogels. Langmuir (2024). doi:1021/acs.langmuir.4c01047
  10. Zujovic, Z., Chan, E. W. C. & Travas-Sejdic, J. Negatively Charged Poly(acrylic acid) Side Chains Grafted onto Poly(3-hexylthiophene): Impact on the Structural Order and Molecular Dynamics. Macromolecules (2024). doi:1021/acs.macromol.4c00126

2024 - Q2

  1. Tiban Anrango, B. A., Naiya, M. M., Van Dongen, J., Matich, O., Whitby, C. P. & Chen, J. L. Y. Nanoprecipitation to produce hydrophobic cellulose nanospheres for water-in-oil Pickering emulsions. Cellulose (2024). doi:1007/s10570-024-05983-w
  2. Chung, S., Safaei, S. & Willmott, G. R. 3D assembly of Janus spheres: potentials, dynamics, and experiments. Advances in Physics: X 9, art. no. 2341759 (2024).

2024 - Q1

  1. Clyde, D. R. M., Cortie, D. L., Granville, S., Ware, D. C., Brothers, P. J. & Malmström, J. Nanoscale Magnetic Arrays through Block Copolymer Templating of Polyoxometalates. Nano Letters 24, 2165–2174 (2024).
  2. Carlisle, N., Williams, M. A. K., Whitby, C. P., Nock, V., Chen, J. L. Y. & Avci, E. Manipulation of Optical Force-Induced Micro-Assemblies at the Air-Liquid Interface. in 2709–2714 (2023). doi:10.1109/IROS55552.2023.10341939

2023 - Q4

  1. Interdisciplinary methods for analysing food matrix structures of hybrid cell-based meats: a review. Ogilvie, O. J., Bennie, R. Z., Trlin, H. J. F., Loo, L. S. W., Zhou, H., Jin, A, Oh, J. K., Dobson, R. C. J., Yu, H., Domigan, L. J. Food Structure 2024, 100361
  2. Signal-on electrochemical detection of BACE1 for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. Chang, Z., Zhu, B., Liu, J., Dong, H., Hao, Y., Zhou, Y., Travas-Sejdic, J. & Xu, M. Cell Reports Physical Science doi:10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101632

2023 - Q3

  1. Pandian, K., Broom, M., Balzan, M. & Willmott, G. R. Influence of rheology and micropatterns on spreading, retraction and fingering of an impacting drop, Soft Matter 2023 Vol. 19 Pages 6784-6796
  2. “Manipulation of Optical Force-Induced Micro-Assemblies at the Air-Liquid Interface”, Carlisle, N., Williams, M. A. K., Whitby, C. P., Nock, V., Chen, J. L. Y., Avci, E. 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, in press in conference proceedings.

2023 - Q2

  1. Li, S.-Y., Schon, B. S. & Travas-Sejdic, J. Grafting of Porous Conductive Fiber Mats with an Antifouling Polymer Brush by Means of Filtration-Based Surface Initiated ATRP. Macromolecular Rapid Communications (2023). doi:1002/marc.202300069
  2. Petit, N., Dyer, J. M., Gerrard, J. A., Domigan, L. J. & Clerens, S. Insight into the self-assembly and gel formation of a bioactive peptide derived from bovine casein. BBA Advances 3, no. 100086 (2023).
  3. Sonam, S., Malmström, J., Kamei, K.-I. & Dalby, M. J. Editorial: Materials for mechanotransduction and beyond. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 11, no. 1222957 (2023).

2023 - Q1

  1. Albanese, P., Cataldini, S., Ren, C. Z. J., Valletti, N., Brunetti, J., Chen, J. L. Y. & Rossi, F. Light-Switchable Membrane Permeability in Giant Unilamellar Vesicles. Pharmaceutics 14, 2777 (2022).
  2. De Zoysa, G. H., Schwendenmann, L., Waipara, N. & Sarojini, V. Evaluating the potential of environmentally friendly compounds to deactivate different life stages of Phytophthora species. Plant Pathology (2023). doi:1111/ppa.13717
  3. Rehan, M., Yeo, A. G., Yousuf, M. U. & Avci, E. Anchoring Mechanism for Capsule Endoscope: Mechanical Design, Fabrication and Experimental Evaluation. Micromachines 13, 2045 (2022).
  4. Sheard, W., Park, K. W. & Leitao, E. M. Polysulfides as Sorbents in Support of Sustainable Recycling. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 11, 3557–3567 (2023).
  5. Wang, Y., Zoneff, E. R., Thomas, J. W., Hong, N., Tan, L. L., McGillivray, D. J., Perriman, A. W., Law, K. C. L., Thompson, L. H., Moriarty, N., Parish, C. L., Williams, R. J., Jackson, C. J. & Nisbet, D. R. Hydrogel oxygen reservoirs increase functional integration of neural stem cell grafts by meeting metabolic demands. Nature Communications 14, 457 (2023).

2022 - Q4

  1. Biswas, S., Melton, L. D., Nelson, A. R. J., Le Brun, A. P., Heinrich, F., McGillivray, D. J. & Xu, A. Y. The Assembly Mechanism and Mesoscale Architecture of Protein-Polysaccharide Complexes Formed at the Solid-liquid Interface. Langmuir 38, 12551–12561 (2022).
  2. Narasimhan, B. N., Dixon, A. W., Mansel, B., Taberner, A., Mata, J. & Malmström, J. Hydrogen bonding dissipating hydrogels: The influence of network structure design on structure–property relationships. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 630, 638–653 (2023).

2022 - Q3

  1. Abdollahi, A., Wells, F. S., Sefidan, A. M., Hewett, J. N., Sellier, M. & Willmott, G. R. Drop impact of dairy product solutions at the onset of drying. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 653, no. 129983 (2022).
  2. Ashraf, J., Akbarinejad, A., Hisey, C. L., Bryant, D. T., Wang, J., Zhu, B., Evans, C. W., Williams, D. E., Chamley, L. W., Barker, D., Pilkington, L. I. & Travas-Sejdic, J. Conducting Polymer-Coated Carbon Cloth Captures and Releases Extracellular Vesicles by a Rapid and Controlled Redox Process. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (2021). doi:1021/acsami.2c06481

2022 - Q2

  1. Pradhan, S., Whitby, C. P., Williams, M. A. K., Chen, J. L. Y. & Avci, E. Interfacial colloidal assembly guided by optical tweezers and tuned via surface charge. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 621, 101–109 (2022). 
  2. Horrocks,  M. S., Kollmetz, T., O’Reilly, P., Nowak, D. and Malmström, J. Quantitative analysis of biomolecule release from polystyrene-block-polyethylene oxide thin films. Soft Matter 18, 4513-4526 (2022).
  3. Gao, H., Battley, A. & Leitao, E.M. The ultimate Lewis acid catalyst: using tris(pentafluorophenyl) borane to create bespoke siloxane architectures. Commun. 58, 7451-7465 (2022). 

2022 - Q1

  1. Lacalendola, N., Tayagui, A., Ting, M., Malmström, J., Nock, V., Willmott, G. R. & Garrill, A. Biomechanical responses of encysted zoospores of the oomycete Achlya bisexualis to hyperosmotic stress are consistent with an ability to turgor regulate. Fungal Genetics and Biology 159, 103676 (2022).
  2. Akbarinejad, A., Hisey, C. L., Martinez-Calderón, M., Low, J., Bryant, D. T., Zhu, B., Brewster, D., Chan, E. W. C., Ashraf, J., Wan, Z., Artuyants, A., Blenkiron, C., Chamley, L., Barker, D., Williams, D. E., Evans, C. W., Pilkington, L. I. & Travas-Sejdic, J. A Novel Electrochemically Switchable Conductive Polymer Interface for Controlled Capture and Release of Chemical and Biological Entities. Advanced Materials Interfaces (2022). doi:1002/admi.202102475

2021 - Q4

  1. Cheema, J. A., Carraher, C., Plank, N. O. V., Travas-Sejdic, J. & Kralicek, A. Insect odorant receptor-based biosensors: Current status and prospects. Biotechnology Advances 53, 107840 (2021).
  2. Ramamirtham, S., Williams, M. A. K., Zare, D., Weeks, M. & Whitby, C. P. Complexes of β-lactoglobulin and high methyl-esterified pectin as a one-shot delivery system for reinforcing oil/water interfaces. Soft Matter 17, 8517–8522 (2021).

Towards Zero Carbon - Catalytic Architectures

2026 - Q2

  1. Xu, Y., Wang, Y., Cheng, P., Lei, Z., Tian, Y., Meng, Y., Xiong, P., Cui, W., Li, X., Wang, T. & Wei,S. Flexible wearable gas sensor based on self-grown TiO2/Ti3C2Tx for NH3 detection at roomtemperature. Applied Surface Science 733, 166596 (2026).
  2. Zhang, C. & Wang, Z. Intrinsic Coordination Architecture Governing Selectivity Divergence Between Extended and Single-Site Electrocatalysts. Advanced Materials (2026) doi:10.1002/adma.73223.
  3. Lane, D. J., Maisuria, B., Spencer, S., Rumsey, B., Usmani, S., Pye, J., Rahbari, A., Vining, K. R., Hartley, P. G., Watson, M. & Bumby, C. W. Hydrogen fluidised-bed reduction of Australian hematite-goethite iron ores. Cleaner Engineering and Technology 32, 101212 (2026).

2026 - Q1

  1. Singh, V.; DeMonte, K.; Schott, O.; Akogun, F. S.; Hanan, G. S.; Brooker, S. Light Driven Catalytic CO₂ Reduction: Lessons Learnt when Low is Actually No Activity . Catalysis Science & Technology (2026). (CA-B, international collaboration)
  2. Smith, N. B.; Garden, A. L. Calculations on the Catalytic Activity of Irregular Cu Nanoparticles for H₂ Evolution . Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2026) 130, 1507–1517. (CA-C, modelling relevant to catalyst design.)

2025 - Q4

  1. Liu, X.-H., Xie, W., Mao, Y., Ce, M., You, Q., Yan, H., Zhang, X., Waterhouse, G. I. N. & Huang, H. Interfacial axial van der Waals forces engineered Ni-N4 sites enable efficient photo-catalytic CO2-to-syngas with tunable CO/H2 ratios. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 385, (2026).
  2. Smith, N. B. and Garden, A. L., "Calculations on the Catalytic Activity of Irregular Cu Nanoparticles for H2 Evolution" J. Phys. Chem. C 2026, 130, 4, 1507–1517. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5c06733

2025 - Q3

  1. Liu, P., Sun, N., Su, J., Wang, Y., Peng, Z., Chen, S., Papangelakis, P., Ozden, A., Miao, R. K., Wang, X., Xu, Y., Zeng, J., Wang, H., Liu, H., Zhao, Y., Shi, S., Shakouri, M., Liang, H., Wang, Z., Zhang, H., Hu, Y., Yao, Z., Sinton, D. & Li, J. Electrosynthesis of ethanol via CO–CHx cross-coupling on copper alloy catalysts with engineered oxygen affinity. Nature Synthesis (2025). doi:10.1038/s44160-025-00868-7
  2. Smith, G. W. A., O’Reilly, A., McMullin, C. L., Fulton, J. R. & Coles, M. P. Reductive Deamination of a Diaminogermylene Promoted by an Aluminyl Anion: Isolation of Ge(I), Ge(0) and Ge(-I) Products. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition (2025). doi:10.1002/anie.202512812

2025 - Q2

  1. Metal−Organic Framework Crystal- Glass Composite Membranes for the Separation of Carbon Dioxide by Shane Telfer, Ben Yin, Thomas Bennet, and co-workers, published in Advanced Functional Materials (2025, 2505539, doi:10.1002/adfm.202505539)
  2. Fine-tuning of gas uptake and selectivity in a hexafluorozirconate pillared coordination network that features two porous phases by Paul Kruger’s team published in CrystEngCommm (2025, 27, 1736-1741).

2025 - Q1

  1. Zhang, Y., Yin, B. H., Huang, L., Ding, L., Lei, S., Telfer, S.G., Caro, J. & Wang, H. MOF membranes for gas separations. Progress in Materials Science 151, no. 101432 (2025).
  2. Cornelio, J., Wagner, I., Otter, S., Chen, K., Hodgkiss, J. M. & Telfer, S. G. Unraveling Energy Transfer Dynamics and Exciton Diffusion in Multicomponent Metal–Organic Frameworks. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 8, 3951–3962 (2025).

2024 - Q4

  1. McKelvey, K. Delivery of carbon dioxide to an electrode surface using a nanopipette. Faraday Discussions (2024). doi:10.1039/d4fd00124a)
  2. Patel, S., McKelvey, K. & Liu, L. Metal-Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction: Developments and Prospects. Chemistry of Materials 36, 10054–10087 (2024)).

2024 - Q3 

  1. Liu, W., Dunne, H., Ballotta, B., Massie, A. A., Ghaani, M. R., McKelvey, K. & Dooley, S. CO2 Loss into Solution: An Experimental Investigation of CO2 Electrolysis with a Membrane Electrode Assembly Cell. ACS Applied Energy Materials (2024). doi:1021/acsaem.4c01101
  2. Metcalfe, I. S., Mutch, G. A., Papaioannou, E. I., Tsochataridou, S., Neagu, D., Brett, D. J. L., Iacoviello, F., Miller, T. S., Shearing, P. R. & Hunt, P. A. Separation and concentration of CO2 from air using a humidity-driven molten-carbonate membrane. Nature Energy (2024). doi:10.1038/s41560-024-01588-6

2024 - Q2

  1. Matthews, B. L., Harvey-Reid, N. C., Jangodaz, E., Scott, V.-J., Polson, M. I. J., Maibam, A., Babarao, R., Telfer, S. G. & Kruger, P. E. Synthesis of Hofmann-based metal-organic frameworks incorporating a bis-pyrazole linker for various gas separations. Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2024). doi:1039/d4ta00507d
  2. McArdle, S., Fiedler, H., Leveneur, J., Kennedy, J. & Marshall, A. T. Novel ion beam implantation of felt electrodes for the vanadium flow battery: Role of defects versus nitrogen groups for the VO2+/VO2+ redox reaction. Journal of Power Sources 608, no. 234614 (2024).

2024 - Q1

  1. Abudayyeh, A. M., Bennington, M. S., Hamonnet, J., Marshall, A. T. & Brooker, S. Copper-based electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution in water. Dalton Transactions 53, 6207–6214 (2024).
  2. Weal, G. R., Guðmundsson, K. I., Mackenzie, F. D., Whiting, J. R., Smith, N. B., Skúlason, E. & Garden, A. L. Calculations of the effect of catalyst size and structure on the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 on Cu nanoclusters. Nanoscale 16, 5242–5256 (2024).

2023 - Q4

  1. Dong, Y., Ai, F., Sun-Waterhouse, D., Murai, K.-I., Moriga, T. & Waterhouse, G. I. N. Optical and Photocatalytic Properties of Three-Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Ta2O5 and Ta3N5 Inverse Opals. Chemistry of Materials 35, 8281–8300 (2023).
  2. Baiju, S. K., Martin, B. J., Fredericks, R., Raghavan, H., De Silva, K. & Cowan, M. G. Anti-Fouling Properties of Phosphonium Ionic Liquid Coatings in the Marine Environment. Polymers 15, 3677 (2023).

2023 - Q3

  1. Perl, D., Lee, S. J., Ferguson, A., Jameson, G. B. & Telfer, S. G. Hetero-interpenetrated metal–organic frameworks. Nature Chemistry (2023). doi:1038/s41557-023-01277-z
  2. Heenan, A. R., Sharma, S. K. & Marshall, A. T. Turning copper into gold - Tuning a gas diffusion electrode catalyst for the efficient conversion of CO2 to C2H4 or CO. Electrochimica Acta 467, no. 143097 (2023).

2023 - Q2

  1. Edens, S. J., Drake, K. T., Harvey-Reid, N. C., Morison, K. R., Kruger, P. E. & Cowan, M. G. Experimental Measurement of Pure and Mixed-Gas Kinetics of Ethylene and Ethane Adsorption onto Mordenite, Zeolite 13X, and ZJU-74a: Insights into the Value of Single- vs Mixed-Gas Kinetics, Validity of IAST and Sips Isotherm Models, and Temperature/Pressure Relationships for Process Modeling. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research (2023). doi:1021/acs.iecr.3c01085
  2. McIntyre, S. M., Ennis, C. & Garden, A. L. A Computational Investigation into the Hydrogenation of NO on Water Ice Surfaces to Rationalize the NO:HNO:NOH Disparity in Space. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry (2022). doi:1021/acsearthspacechem.2c00391

2021 - Q4

  1. Yang, H., Liu, X., Hao, M., Xie, Y., Wang, X., Tian, H., Waterhouse, G. I. N., Kruger, P. E., Telfer, S. G. & Ma, S. Functionalized Iron-Nitrogen-Carbon Electrocatalyst Provides a Reversible Electron Transfer Platform for Efficient Uranium Extraction from Seawater. Advanced Materials (2021). doi:1002/adma.202106621
  2. Prabowo, S. W., Longbottom, R. J., Monaghan, B. J., del Puerto, D., Ryan, M. J. & Bumby, C. W. Phase transformations during fluidized bed reduction of New Zealand titanomagnetite ironsand in hydrogen gas. Powder Technology (2021). doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2021.117032

Towards Low Energy Tech - Hardware for Future Computing

2026 - Q1

  1. K Kneisel, JR Chan, A Tadich, CA Casey-Stevens, BCC Cowie, BJ Ruck, WF Holmes-Hewett, F Natali, Physical Review B113, 045301 (2026).
  2. Smith, C., Renaud, G., Van Wijk, K., & Shepherd, J. (2026). Vector Flow Imaging in Layered Models With a High Speed of Sound Contrast Using Pulse-Echo Ultrasound and Photoacoustics. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics.

2025 - Q3

  1. Parmar, K., Dufour, P., Texier, E., Carrétéro, C., Li, X., Godel, F., Hlinka, J., Dkhil, B., Sando, D., Aramberri, H., Íñiguez-González, J., Fusil, S., Gloter, A., Maroutian, T. & Garcia, V. Establishing a pure antiferroelectric PbZrO3 phase through tensile epitaxial strain. Nature Communications 16, 6536 (2025).
  2. Wang, J., Zhang, Y., Hu, J., Song, H., Sun, X., Meng, X., Xu, Z., Yin, Y., Yang, T., Sheng, L., Chen, J., Liu, S., Li, P., Gao, P., Medhekar, N. V., Yu, D., Granville, S. & Yu, H. Band Structure Engineering to Optimize Spin-Wave Propagation in Weyl ferromagnet Co2MnGa1-xGex. Advanced Materials e05704 (early view) (2025).
  3. W.F. Holmes-Hewett, J.D. Miller, H.G. Ahmad, S. Granville, and B.J. Ruck, Rare-earth nitrides: fundamental advances and applications in cryogenicelectronics, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 58, 343001 (2025).

2025 - Q2

  1. Governale, M., Schönenberger, C., Scarlino, P. & Rastelli, G. Entangled Photon-Pair Emission in Waveguide Circuit QED from a Cooper Pair Splitter. PRX Quantum 6, 020339 (2025). doi: 10.1103/PRXQuantum.6.020339
  2. Mao, Y., Chi, Y., Ruffman, C., Yu, R., Kumar, P. V., Gaston, N. & Tang, J. Liquid Metal Transport Crystal Growth: A Liquid Phase Deposition Strategy for On-Substrate Design of Metal Crystals. ACS Nano 19, 20172 (2025). doi: 10.1021/acsnano.5c05387

2025 - Q1

  1. Studholme, J., Steel, J. K., Mallinson, J. B., and Brown, S. A., Probabilistic Computing with Percolating Nanoparticle Networks using Experimental Data with Signatures of Criticality, Neuromorph. Comput. Eng. 5, 014017 (2025). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2634-4386/adc0b8
  2. Zhao, W., Zhang, Y., Yin, Y., Xing, K., Zhou, S., Bake, A., Akhgar, G., Cortie, D., Chen, L., Wang, X., Rule, K. C., Medhekar, N. V., Granville, S., and Karel, J. Giant Berry Curvature in Amorphous Ferromagnet Co2MnGa, Matter 8, 101988 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.101988
  3. Richardson, M., Rajeshkumar, T., Burke, F. M., Cameron, S. A., Nicholls, B. D., Harvey, J. E., Keyzers, R. A., Butler, T., Granville, S., Liu, L., Langley, J., Lim, L. F., Cox, N., Chilton, N. F., Hicks, J., Davies, N. J. L. K., Maron, L., Anker, M. D. Four-electron reduction of benzene by a samarium(II)-alkyl complex without addition of external reducing agents, Nature Chem. 17, 20 (2025). https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41557-024-01688-6

2024 - Q4

  1. Zhang, Y., Dubuis, G., Trewick, E. & Granville, S. Reversal behavior and stability of spin textures with different topologies in ultrathin films. Rev. B 110, 224413 (2024). https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.110.224413
  2. Studholme, S. J. & Brown, S. A. Integer Factorization with Stochastic Spiking in Percolating Networks of Nanoparticles. ACS Nano 18, 28060 (2024). https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.4c07200

2024 - Q3

  1. Heywood, Z. E., Mallinson, J. B., Bones, P. J. & Brown, S. A. From ‘follow the leader’ to autonomous swarming: physical reservoir computing in two dimensions. Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering 4, no. 034011 (2024).
  2. Lambie, S., Steenbergen, K. G. & Gaston, N. Resolving decades of debate: the surprising role of high-temperature covalency in the structure of liquid gallium. Materials Horizons (2024). doi:1039/d4mh00244j
  3. Ruffman, C., Case, S. R. B., Grayson, T. & Gaston, N. Hydrogen Adsorption on Solid and Liquid Surfaces of Ga–Sn and Ga–In. Advanced Materials Interfaces (2024). doi:1002/admi.202400456

2024 - Q2

  1. Mallinson, J. B., Steel, J. K., Heywood, Z. E., Studholme, S. J., Bones, P. J. & Brown, S. A. Experimental Demonstration of Reservoir Computing with Self-Assembled Percolating Networks of Nanoparticles. Advanced Materials (2024). doi:1002/adma.202402319
  2. Poata, J., Taddei, F. & Governale, M. Topological nano-switches in higher-order topological insulators. New Journal of Physics 26, art. no. 053038 (2024). doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/ad4abd

2024 - Q1

  1. Carroll, L. R., Downard, A. J., Reeves, R. J. & Allen, M. W. Modifying the Barrier Height of β-Ga2O3 Schottky Contacts Using Covalently Grafted Organic Layers. ACS Applied Electronic Materials 6, 1628–1637 (2024).
  2. Clyde, D. R. M., Cortie, D. L., Granville, S., Ware, D. C., Brothers, P. J. & Malmström, J. Nanoscale Magnetic Arrays through Block Copolymer Templating of Polyoxometalates. Nano Letters 24, 2165–2174 (2024).
  3. Le Ru, E. C. & Auguié, B. Enhancement Factors: A Central Concept during 50 Years of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy. ACS Nano (2024). doi:1021/acsnano.4c01474
  4. Sheng, L., Zhang, Y., Wang, J., Chen, P., Hu, J., Xia, J., Lan, G., Chen, J., Yu, K., Zhang, Y., Han, X., Liu, S., Yu, D., Granville, S. & Yu, H. Resonant anomalous Hall effect in a ferromagnetic Weyl semimetal. Applied Physics Reviews 11, art. no. 011405 (2024).

2023 - Q4

  1. Schuyt, J. J., Williams, G. V. M. & Chong, S. V. Long-Lived UV-Rewritable Luminescent Memory in a Fluoroperovskite Crystal. Advanced Optical Materials 2302553 (2023).
  2. Studholme, S. J., Heywood, Z. E., Mallinson, J. B., Steel, J. K., Bones, P. J., Arnold, M. D., & Brown, S. A. Computation via neuron-like spiking in percolating networks of nanoparticles, Nano Lett. 23, 10594 (2023).

2023 - Q3

  1. Aoki, M., Yin, Y., Granville, S., Zhang, Y., Medhekar, N. V., Leiva, L., Ohshima, R., Ando, Y. & Shiraishi, M. Gigantic Anisotropy of Self-Induced Spin-Orbit Torque in Weyl Ferromagnet Co2MnGa. Nano Letters (2023). doi:1021/acs.nanolett.3c01573
  2. Daniels, R. K., Arnold, M. D., Heywood, Z. E., Mallinson, J. B., Bones, P. J., & Brown, S. A. Brain-like networks of nanowires and nanoparticles: a change of perspective, Phys. Rev. Applied 20, 034021 (2023).

2023 - Q2

  1. Esmaeili, F., Cassie, E., Nguyen, H. P. T., Plank, N. O. V., Unsworth, C. P. & Wang, A. Anomaly Detection for Sensor Signals Utilizing Deep Learning Autoencoder-Based Neural Networks. Bioengineering 10, no. 405 (2023).
  2. Scott, J. I., Adams, R. L., Martinez-Gazoni, R. F., Carroll, L. R., Downard, A. J., Veal, T. D., Reeves, R. J. & Allen, M. W. Looking Outside the Square: The Growth, Structure, and Resilient Two-Dimensional Surface Electron Gas of Square SnO2 Nanotubes. Small (2023). doi:1002/smll.202300520

2023 - Q1

  1. Bhattacharya, S., Bennet, L., Davidson, J. O. & Unsworth, C. P. Multi-layer perceptron classification & quantification of neuronal survival in hypoxic-ischemic brain image slices using a novel gradient direction, grey level co-occurrence matrix image training. PLoS ONE 17, e0278874 (2022).
  2. Devese, S., Pot, C., Natali, F., Granville, S., Plank, N., Ruck, B. J., Trodahl, H. J. & Holmes-Hewett, W. Non-volatile memory storage in tri-layer structures using the intrinsically ferromagnetic semiconductors GdN and DyN. Nano Express 3, 045007 (2022).
  3. Idrus-Saidi, S. A., Tang, J., Lambie, S., Han, J., Mayyas, M., Ghasemian, M. B., Allioux, F.-M., Cai, S., Koshy, P., Mostaghimi, P., Steenbergen, K. G., Barnard, A. S., Daeneke, T., Gaston, N. & Kalantar-Zadeh, K. Liquid metal synthesis solvents for metallic crystals. Science 378, 1118–1124 (2022).
  4. Stefancu, A., Gargiulo, J., Laufersky, G., Auguié, B., Chiş, V., Le Ru, E. C., Liu, M., Leopold, N. & Cortés, E. Interface-Dependent Selectivity in Plasmon-Driven Chemical Reactions. ACS Nano 17, 3119–3127 (2023).
  5. Gaston, N. Superatoms: An Introduction. 103 (2023). doi:1201/b23295 [Note: this is a book]

2022 - Q4

  1. Lambie, S., Steenbergen, K. G. & Gaston, N. Concentration dependent alloying behaviour of liquid GaAu. Chemical Communications (2022). doi:1039/d2cc04944a
  2. Nachtigal, J., Chong, S. V., Williams, G. V. M., Isaeva, A., Oeckler, O., Haase, J. & Guehne, R. 125Te NMR study of the bulk of topological insulators Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3. Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie (2022). doi:1002/zaac.202200208
  3. Ridings, K. M. & Hendy, S. C. Nanowire melting modes during the solid–liquid phase transition: theory and molecular dynamics simulations. Scientific Reports 12, no. 20052 (2022).
  4. Zhang, Y. & Granville, S. Two-channel anomalous Hall effect originating from the intermixing in Mn2CoAl/ Pd thin films. Physical Review B 106, no. 144414 (2022).

2022 - Q3

  1. Brand, J., Yang, M. & Pahl, E. Stochastic differential equation approach to understanding the population control bias in full configuration interaction quantum Monte Carlo. Physical Review B 105, no. 235144 (2022).
  2. Holmes-Hewett, W. F., Buckley, R. G., Butler, T. J., Pot, C., Van Koughnet, K., Ruck, B. J. & Trodahl, H. J. TO(Γ) mode resonances in the rare-earth nitrides. AIP Advances 12, no. 075120 (2022).
  3. Mellor, N. G., Graham, E. S. & Unsworth, C. Critical Spatial-Temporal Dynamics and Prominent Shape Collapse of Calcium Waves Observed in Human hNT Astrocytes in Vitro. Frontiers in Physiology 13, art. no. 808730 (2022).
  4. Daniels, R. K., Mallinson, J. B., Heywood, Z. E., Bones, P. J., Arnold, M. D. & Brown, S. Reservoir computing with 3D nanowire networks. Neural Networks 154, 122–130 (2022).

2022 - Q2

  1. Zhang, Y., Dubuis, G., Butler, T., Kaltenberg, S., Trewick, E. & Granville, S. Voltage-Controlled Switching of Magnetic Anisotropy in Ambipolar Mn2CoAl/Pd Bilayers. Physical Review Applied 17, art. no. 034006 (2022).
  2. Maddah, M., Unsworth, C.P., Gouws, G.J. & Plank, N.O.V. Synthesis of encapsulated ZnO nanowires provide low impedance alternatives for microelectrodes. PLOS ONE 17, e0270164 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270164

2022 - Q1

  1. Cavanagh, D. C., Shishidou, T., Weinert, M., Brydon, P. M. R. & Agterberg, D. F. Nonsymmorphic symmetry and field-driven odd-parity pairing in CeRh2As2. Physical Review B 105, (2022).
  2. Dela Cruz, Z., Hou, C., Martinez-Gazoni, R. F., Reeves, R. J. & Allen, M. W. Performance of in situ oxidized platinum/iridium alloy Schottky contacts on (001), (2 ¯ 01), and (010) β -Ga2O3. Applied Physics Letters 120, 083503 (2022).
  3. Fazel-Najafabadi, A. & Auguié, B. Orientation dependence of optical activity in light scattering by nanoparticle clusters. Materials Advances 3, 1547–1555 (2022). [Note that Materials Advances is impact factor 30!]
  4. Lambie, S., Steenbergen, K. G., Gaston, N. & Paulus, B. Clustering of metal dopants in defect sites of graphene-based materials. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 24, 98-111 (2022).
  5. Pradhan, S., Williams, M. A. K. & Hale, T. K. Changes in the properties of membrane tethers in response to HP1α depletion in MCF7 cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 587, 126-130 (2022).

2021 - Q4

  1. Revell, L. E., Kuma, P., Le Ru, E. C., Somerville, W. R. C. & Gaw, S. Direct radiative effects of airborne microplastics. Nature 598, 462–467 (2021).
  2. Acharya, S. K., Galli, E., Mallinson, J. B., Bose, S. K., Wagner, F., Heywood, Z. E., Bones, P. J., Arnold, M. D. & Brown, S. A. Stochastic Spiking Behavior in Neuromorphic Networks Enables True Random Number Generation. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 13, 52861–52870 (2021).
  3. Carroll, L. R., Martinez-Gazoni, R. F., Gaston, N., Reeves, R. J., Downard, A. J. & Allen, M. W. Bidirectional Control of the Band Bending at the (2̅01) and (010) Surfaces of β-Ga2O3 Using Aryldiazonium Ion and Phosphonic Acid Grafting. ACS Applied Electronic Materials 3, 5608-5620 (2021).

Sustainable Resource Use - Pūtaiao Māori Research Programme

2024 - Q4

  1. Harris, P., Everton, G., Doyle, K. and Watson, L. A Landscape Report of the Aims, Aspirations, Issues and Concerns in Aerospace, 2024.
  2. Sajkowski, L., Bradshaw, D., Barr, A. 2024 Toward more holistic environmental governance of geothermal mineral extraction in Aotearoa New Zealand. Lower Hutt, NZ: GNS Science. GNS Science report 2023/22. 13 p.; http://dx.doi.org/10.21420/9QQ9-7K54

2024 - Q3

  1. Earthworks, and drainage solutions for Te Kōwhai Road Northland New Zealand Authors Stuart Moulding Postal Address: PO Box 3002,Onerahi, WHANGAREI 0142, NZ Te Kōwhai Roading, Urupa Committee, Te Kōwhai Marae RD1 Ruawai 0591 Bradshaw, D. MacDiarmid Institute for GNS Science Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington 6140, New Zealand.
  2. Hita, B., Nathan, R., Retimana, T., Toka, H., Le Gros, G., Hammon, J., Bradshaw, D., Olsen, G., Dumaru, P. 2024. A marae-based approach to climate-change adaptation: Te Kōwhai , Naumai and Parirau Marae, Ruawai, Te Tai Tokerau Northland Region. Lower Hutt (NZ): GNS Science. 91 p. (GNS Science report; 2024/15).
  3. Sajkowski, L., Bradshaw, D., Barr, A. 2024. Toward more holistic environmental governance of geothermal mineral extraction in Aotearoa New Zealand. Lower Hutt (NZ): GNS Science. 13 p. (GNS Science report; 2023/22). MacDiarmid Institute, Victoria University of Wellington.

2024 - Q2

  1. McLeod, O. E., Briggs, R. M., Conway, C. E., Ishizuka, O. 2024. Geology of Karioi Volcano, Aotearoa New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand, Geoscience Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication 165, 58p.
  2. Sajkowski, L., Bradshaw, D., Barr, A., Towards more holistic environmental governance of geothermal mineral extraction in Aotearoa New Zealand. MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Victoria University of Wellington, and GNS Science, PO Box 600, Wellington 6140, New Zealand.

2024 - Q1

  1. SR2023-05 Ohaki Low-Carbon Materials Use. McLeod O. E., Bradshaw B., Kora, T. Forthcoming 2024. Use of localised low-carbon geological materials for eco papakāinga establishment in degraded geothermal environments: Ngāti Tahu hapū at Ohaki, New Zealand. Lower Hutt (NZ): GNS Science. (GNS Science report; 2023/05). https://doi.org/10.21420/J7M1-GS66
  2. SR2023-22 Geothermal Mineral Extraction Environmental Governance. Sajkowski, L., Bradshaw, D., Barr, A. Forthcoming 2024. Towards more holistic environmental governance of geothermal mineral extraction in Aotearoa New Zealand. Lower Hutt (NZ): GNS Science. (GNS Science report; 2023/22). https://doi.org/10.21420/9QQ9-7K54

2023 - Q4

  1. Stewart, G. T., Barbarich-Unasa, T. W., Enari, D., Faumuina, C., Heke, D., Henare, D., Lolohea, T., Phillips, M., Port, H., Staniland, N., Tapuni, N., Teaurere, R., Ualesi, Y., Walker, L., Devine, N. & Matapo, J. Experiences of indigenous (Māori/Pasifika) early career academics. Educational Philosophy and Theory (2023). doi:10.1080/00131857.2023.2271649

 

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