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Synthesis, processing and functionalisation of graphene and graphene-based materials; integration of graphene and graphene-based materials in applications such as solar cells, batteries, sensors and fuel cells; analysis of graphene and graphene nanocomposites using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and the development of advanced Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) and tomography techniques using SEM
Meganne Christian is a researcher in the field of nanomaterials at IMM-CNR, where she has been working since 2014. Born in Pembury, UK in 1987, she was awarded her PhD in Industrial Chemistry in 2014 from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. She completed her Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Chemistry at the same university in 2009, for which she was awarded Honours Class 1 and the University Medal. Meganne has ~30 papers in academic journals as well as >30 international conference presentations. She has received a number of awards, including the Dean's Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Research for her doctoral studies, the UNSW Research Excellence Award, the National Postgraduate Student Energy Award from the Australian Institute of Energy, and best presentation/poster awards at 5 international conferences. Her current expertise is in Scanning Electron Microscopy and Chemical Vapour Deposition of graphene, and she is skilled in a wide range of other laboratory synthetic and analytical techniques. She is also interested in research in extreme conditions, having flown experiments on two parabolic flights and performed two scientific expeditions (including one winter-over) to Concordia Station in Antarctica. In November 2022, Meganne was selected from over 22500 candidates as a member of the European Space Agency astronaut reserve.
Scientific Productions
Catalysis Today [Elsevier], Pages: 114401
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C [American Chemical Society],
Small [], Volume: 18 Issue: 16 Pages: 2106403
Membranes [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 11 Issue: 6 Pages: 427
Electrochimica Acta [Pergamon], Volume: 365 Pages: 137294
Electrosynthesis and characterization of Layered Double Hydroxides on different supports
Applied Clay Science [Elsevier], Pages: 105949
Advanced Functional Materials [], Volume: 30 Issue: 51 Pages: 2070336
Electrochimica Acta [Pergamon], Pages: 137294
Chemistry–A European Journal [], Volume: 25 Issue: 71 Pages: 16301-16310
Bionics synthesis of magnetic calcite skeletal structure through living foraminifera
Materials Horizons [The Royal Society of Chemistry],
Benchmarking of graphene-based materials: real commercial products vs. ideal graphene
2D Materials [IOP Publishing],
Bionic synthesis of a magnetic calcite skeletal structure through living foraminifera
Materials Horizons [Royal Society of Chemistry], Volume: 6 Issue: 9 Pages: 1862-1867
Nanoscale [Royal Society of Chemistry], Volume: 11 Issue: 12 Pages: 5265-5273
Journal of Materials Chemistry A [Royal Society of Chemistry], Volume: 7 Issue: 18 Pages: 11241-11249
Ni/Al Layered Double Hydroxide and Carbon Nanomaterial Composites for Glucose Sensing
ACS Applied Nano Materials [American Chemical Society], Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Pages: 143-155
Three-dimensional microporous graphene decorated with lithium
Nanotechnology [IOP Publishing], Volume: 29 Issue: 40 Pages: 405707
2D Materials [IOP Publishing], Volume: 5 Issue: 3 Pages: 035035
Selective gas permeation in graphene oxide-polymer self-assembled multilayers
ACS applied materials & interfaces [American Chemical Society], Volume: 10 Issue: 13 Pages: 11242-11250
Polymers [Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute], Volume: 10 Issue: 2 Pages: 129
Biomimetic graphene for enhanced interaction with the external membrane of neural cells
Journal of Materials Chemistry B [Royal Society of Chemistry],
Biomimetic graphene for enhanced interaction with the external membrane of astrocytes
Journal of Materials Chemistry B [Royal Society of Chemistry], Volume: 6 Issue: 33 Pages: 5335-5342
Graphene loop heat pipe in space
Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC [], Volume: 2018
Large area fabrication of self-standing nanoporous graphene-on-PMMA substrate
Materials Letters [North-Holland], Volume: 184 Pages: 47-51
Nanoscale [Royal Society of Chemistry], Volume: 8 Issue: 12 Pages: 6739-6753
Graphene-based coatings on polymer films for gas barrier applications
Carbon [Pergamon], Volume: 96 Pages: 503-512
An Interhemispheric Perspective on Environment and Energy
International Journal of Performability Engineering [], Volume: 11 Issue: 6
An Interhemispheric Perspective on Environment and Energy.
International Journal of Performability Engineering [], Volume: 11 Issue: 6
STEM electron tomography in the Scanning Electron Microscope
Journal of Physics: Conference Series [IOP Publishing], Volume: 644 Issue: 1 Pages: 012012
International journal of hydrogen energy [Pergamon], Volume: 39 Issue: 17 Pages: 9339-9349
Chemical Communications [Royal Society of Chemistry], Volume: 49 Issue: 60 Pages: 6794-6796
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS [ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY], Volume: 49 Issue: 100 Pages: 11825-11825
Core–shell strategy leading to high reversible hydrogen storage capacity for NaBH4
ACS nano [American Chemical Society], Volume: 6 Issue: 9 Pages: 7739-7751
Oxidation of 4-substituted TEMPO derivatives reveals modifications at the 1-and 4-positions
Organic & biomolecular chemistry [Royal Society of Chemistry], Volume: 9 Issue: 13 Pages: 4936-4947
Destabilisation of complex hydrides through size effects
Nanoscale [Royal Society of Chemistry], Volume: 2 Issue: 12 Pages: 2587-2590
Effect of Size on the Hydrogen Storage Properties of Complex Hydrides
Chemeca 2010: Engineering at the Edge; 26-29 September 2010, Hilton Adelaide, South Australia [Engineers Australia], Pages: 1268
2nd Congress of the Interdivisional Group on Chemistry for Renewable Energy of the Italian Chemical Society–SCI ENERCHEM [], Pages: 36-36
Layered Double Hydroxides for oxygen evolution reaction: a noble metal-free unconventional system
25th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry [],
25th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry [], Pages: 60-60
XIX GIORNATA DELLA CHIMICA DELL’EMILIA ROMAGNA “LA TAVOLA PERIODICA: UNO STRUMENTO ANCORA ATTUALE” [], Pages: 24-24
New electrochemical strategy for the preparation of layered double hydroxides (LDHs)
Merck & Elsevier Young Chemists Symposium 2018 [], Pages: 51-51
Synthesis of High-Density Graphene Foams Using Nanoparticle Templates
GraphITA [Springer, Cham], Pages: 185-196