Dr Uche Onwukwe
Research Fellow
Summary
Uche is a researcher with a background in Materials Science and a PhD in biomimetics towards the green synthesis of functional materials. They have extensive experience in the use of various characterisation techniques including electron microscopy (TEM and SEM), various spectroscopic techniques (Raman, FTIR, UV-VIS-NIR) , a range of X-Ray techniques (XRF, XRD) and an understanding of the use of different thermal techniques.
Their research interests lies in nanomaterials synthesis and characterisation, biomimetics and presently in circular economy - specifically phytomining and hyperaccumulators.
Responsibility
Some of the works Uche has carried out are
Uche also holds the following posts: Ionising radiation and laser safety committee (IRLCA) member (Brunel University) |
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Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) champion |
Newest selected publications
Anguilano, L., Onwukwe, U., Dekhli, A., Venditti, S., Aryani, D. and Reynolds, A. (Accepted) 'Hyperaccumulation of lead using Agrostis tenuis'. Environmental Systems Research, 11 (1).
Onwukwe, U. and Anguilano, L. (2021) 'Advanced Characterizations of Oxides for Optoelectronic Applications', in Ray, A. (ed.) Oxide Electronics. Wiley. pp. 453 - 495. ISBN 13: 9781119529477.
Jaffer Al-Timimi, IA., Onwukwe, UK., Worsley, MP. and Sermon, PA. (2016) 'Biomimetic TiO2 formation from interfacial sol-gel chemistry leading to new photocatalysts'.SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering. San Diego, CA. 13 - 31 August. SPIE. pp. 99280E - 99280E. ISSN: 0277-786X