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My journey with electrochemistry started during my integrated Masters in Chemistry at the University of Southampton, when I joined the Denuault group for a four month internship on the electrodeposition of zinc selenide p-n junctions. I was immediately hooked and spent the next year researching electrochemical desalination of seawater and helping to develop nanostructured palladium for pH sensors. During my final year, I completed a project with Prof. Bartlett on the electrodeposition of copper selenide nanowires, which is where I developed a love for all things nano.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

I began my PhD, also at the University of Southampton, in late 2015. I worked in both the Denuault and Birkin groups to use electrochemical methods to detect and characterise single entities such as nanoparticles and bulk nanobubbles. For this, I had to develop skills in the fabrication of nanoelectrodes and nanopores, as well as the use of resistive pulse sensing, high speed cameras, and sound wave analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, I finished my PhD and, after a short period at a start-up based on electrochemical water-quality monitoring, moved to Poland to take up an assistant professor position at the Institute of Physical Chemistry under the EU\u2019s MSCA PD2PI programme. During this time, I worked in Dr. Nogala\u2019s lab to combine bipolar electrochemistry with fluorescence in order to measure charge transfer processes occuring below the detection capabilities of conventional electrochemical instrumentation. After this, I took a brief postdoctoral position in Prof. Ferapontova\u2019s group in Aarhus, Denmark. There, I contributed towards the application of DNA and aptamer biosensor assays to microelectrode arrays and also developed high capacitance graphite electrodes for biosensors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, I\u2019ve returned to the Institute to join the Sensor Arrays group, where I hope to combine my research experience and develop highly sensitive biosensor assays, whilst also studying the mechanisms of surface modification. My research interests are mostly focussed on single-entity electrochemistry, high-speed charge transfer processes, and electrochemical instrumentation. I also like to write my own custom electrochemical finite element simulations and develop other programmes which can be used to aid electrochemists in their research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside of the lab, I like to cook, read novels, and play video games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Curling winter integration and Steven\u2019s farewell<\/a><\/blockquote>