Research
Research
My current research is part of the ExpAct project with a focus on capturing and detecting nano-scale airborne contaminants, including micro- and anoplastics, emerging chemicals, PM 2.5 etc. The work involves the development of novel surface-functionalised filters to enhance selectivity and efficiency of particle trapping. Further, the filter material should either be easily digestible, or more ideally, enable on-filter detection and quantification of the harvested particles paired with innovative micro-spectroscopic techniques like photo-induced force microscopy (PiFM) and grazing incidence x-ray fluorescence (GIXRF). In the end, this research is expected to contribute to the establishment of a more effective framework for monitoring air quality and assessing potential health risks, which eventually drives transitions towards a sustainable society.
CV
CV
2025-present
PhD candidate, Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Project: “Micro-spectroscopic detection of airborne exposome harvested on novel surface modified filters”, supervised by Dr. Florian Meirer and Dr. Laurens Mandemaker.
2024-2025
Visiting student, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Project: “Development of synthesis strategies towards an expanded toolkit of tailored fluorescent nanoplastics for risk assessment”, supervised by Dr. Laurens Mandemaker.
2023-2024
Analytical chemistry university industrial placement studentship, AstraZeneca, United Kingdom
Project: “Developing Raman methods for high throughput screening of inkjet printed amorphous solid dispersions”, supervised by Dr. Ravi Singh, Dr. Georgios Papakostas, Stephanie Brookes, James McCabe.
2020-2025
MSc Chemistry with research abroad and a year in industry, Imperial College London, United Kingdom