RSC Applied Interfaces Blog

We are delighted to introduce you to our RSC Applied Interfaces Associate Editor, Professor Ryan Richards.

About Professor Ryan Richards

Ryan Richards is a Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science at the Colorado School of Mines (Mines) and holds a joint appointment at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) both in Golden, Colorado USA. Find out more about Professor Richards on our webpage.

Read some of his applied research here:

Nanocrystalline rhenium-doped TiO₂: an efficient catalyst in the one-pot conversion of carbohydrates into levulinic acid. The synergistic effect between Brønsted and Lewis acid sites
Sorin Avramescu, Cristian D. Ene, Madalina Ciobanu, Josefine Schnee, Francois Devred, Cristina Bucur, Eugeniu Vasile, Luke Colaciello, Ryan Richards, Eric M. Gaigneaux and Marian Nicolae Verziu
Catal. Sci. Technol., 2022, 12, 167-180.

Carbon Capture by Metal Oxides: Unleashing the Potential of the (111) Facet
Greg A. Mutch, Sarah Shulda, Alan J. McCue, Martin J. Menart, Cristian V. Ciobanu, Chilan Ngo, James A. Anderson, Ryan M. Richards and David Vega-Maza
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 4736-4742.

Revealing the Dynamics and Roles of Iron Incorporation in Nickel Hydroxide Water Oxidation Catalysts
Chunguang Kuai, Cong Xi, Anyang Hu, Yan Zhang, Zhengrui Xu, Dennis Nordlund, Cheng-Jun Sun, Christopher A. Cadigan, Ryan M. Richards, Luxi Li, Cun-Ku Dong, Xi-Wen Du and Feng Lin
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 18519-18526.

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Celebrating our RSC Applied Interfaces editor-in-chief

The RSC Applied Interfaces editorial team would like to extend a huge congratulations to our inaugural editor-in-chief, Federico Rosei, after he was awarded the National Order of Québec.

The National Order of Québec is awarded annually to individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the development and reputation of Québec. Candidates are nominated by the public, with the most outstanding nominees being selected to receive the award by the Council of the Order.

As a result of the award, Federico has received the esteemed title of Knight of the National Order of Québec. The title of Knight recognises those who have exhibited exceptional activity in a particular field.

You can find out more about Federico on our webpage, here.

You can also find out more about the National Order of Quebec on their webpage, here: https://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/membres/membre.asp?id=3946

We are delighted to introduce you to our RSC Applied Interfaces Associate Editor, Professor Serena Margadonna.

About Professor Serena Margadonna

Serena Margadonna joined Swansea University, UK, in 2015 as Chair in Materials Engineering and is currently the Head of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Find out more about Professor Margadonna on our webpage.

Read some of her applied research here:

Synergic effect of Bi, Sb and Te for the increased stability of bulk alloying anodes for sodium-ion batteries
Marcin W. Orzech, Francesco Mazzali, James D. McGettrick, Cameron Pleydell-Pearce, Trystan M. Watson, Wayne Voice, David Jarvis, and Serena Margadonna
J. Mater. Chem. A., 2017, 5, 23198-23208.

Water-Stable DMASnBr3 Lead-Free Perovskite for Effective Solar-Driven Photocatalysis
Lidia Romani, Andrea Speltini, Francesco Ambrosio, Edoardo Mosconi, Antonella Profumo, Marcello Marelli, Serena Margadonna, Antonella Milella, Francesco Fracassi, Andrea Listorti, Filippo De Angelis, and Lorenzo Malavasi
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 3611-3618.

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We are delighted to introduce you to our RSC Applied Interfaces Associate Editor, Professor Jianbin Huang.

About Professor Jianbin Huang

Jianbin Huang is a Professor and Chief of surfactant and colloid research and development at Peking University, China. Find out more about Professor Huang on our webpage.

Read some of his applied research here:

The pressing-induced formation of a large-area supramolecular film for oil capture
Wenkai Wang, Mengqi Xie, Hongjun Jin, Wanwan Zhi, Kaerdun Liu, Cheng Ma, Peilong Liao, Jianbin Huang, and Yun Yan
Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4, 1530-1539.

Folic Acid-Based Coacervate Leading to a Double-Sided Tape for Adhesion of Diverse Wet and Dry Substrates
Shuitao Gao, Wenkai Wang, Tongyue Wu, Shasha Jiang, Jinwan Qi, Zhiyang Zhu, Bin Zhang, Jianbin Huang, and Yun Yan
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 34843-34850.

Surface Hydrophobization Provides Hygroscopic Supramolecular Plastics Based on Polysaccharides with Damage-Specific Healability and Room-Temperature Recyclability
Hongjun Jin, Weilin Lin, Ziyan Wu, Xinyu Cheng, Xinyuan Chen, Yingjie Fan, Wangchuan Xiao, Jianbin Huang, Qingrong Qian, Qinghua Chen, and Yun Yan
Adv. Mater., 2023, 35, 2207688.

Generating circularly polarized luminescence from clusterization‐triggered emission using solid phase molecular self-assembly
Peilong Liao, Shihao Zang, Tongyue Wu, Hongjun Jin, Wenkai Wang, Jianbin Huang, Ben Zhong Tang, and Yun Yan
Nat. Commun., 2021, 12, 5496.

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