Dr Alister Page

Biography

After receiving undergraduate and PhD qualifications from The University of Newcastle, I have held postdoctoral positions at The University of Newcastle (Australia) and Kyoto University (Japan), and held a Fukui Fellowship at the Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry (Kyoto University) between 2009 and 2012. In 2012 I took on a University Fellowship at The University of Newcastle in the Discipline of Chemical Engineering (Priority Research Centre for Energy). My research focuses on the investigation of chemical phenomena using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics and quantum chemical methods. My research has resulted in the publication of 1 book, 2 book chapters and over 60 internationally peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. My research has recently been featured on the cover of Accounts of Chemical Research, Journal of Physical Chemistry and ChemPhysChem.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle, 2008
• Bachelor of Science, University of Newcastle, 2004
• Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Newcastle, 2005
• Bachelor of Mathematics, University of Newcastle, 2004

Research

Research keywords

• carbon nanotubes
• combustion
• computational chemistry
• graphene
• interface science
• materials science
• molecular dynamics
• molecular simulation
• nanotechnology
• physical chemistry
• quantum chemistry
• self assembly

Research expertise

I am a physical and computational chemist interested in interface science and nanotechnology. My research interests focus on the study of nanoscale and interfacial chemical systems using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics and quantum chemical methods. Particular aspects of my research include:

1. nanoscale self assembly processes

2. single-walled carbon nanotube and graphene nucleation & growth

3. non-equilibrium chemical systems

4. functionalised nanomaterials and their spectroscopy

5. high temperature combustion processes

6. bulk and interfacial ionic liquid structure and properties

My research has provided invaluable information which has supplemented experimental understanding of these phenomena. Furthermore, in many cases theoretical insights stemming from my research has predicated such experimental knowledge (particularly in the fields of graphene and carbon nanotube growth mechanisms, and the prediction of molecular rovibrational spectra).

My research has resulted in the publication of 1 book, 2 book chapters, 30 scholarly journal articles, 20 conference papers and 6 invited lectures. My current H and M factors are 9 and 2.25, respectively. My research has been disseminated in international journals focused on physical chemistry (Journal of Physical Chemistry C, PCCP), computational chemistry (Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation), nanotechnology and materials science (ACS Nano, Nano Research, Carbon) and other interdisciplinary journals (Accounts of Chemical Research, Journal of the American Chemical Society). My research has also been represented on the cover of Accounts of Chemical Research, Journal of Physical Chemistry C and ChemPhysChem.

Collaboration

I have established academic collaborations around the world, including Kyoto University (Japan), Nagoya University (Japan), Hokkaido University (Japan), University of Cambridge (UK), Yale University (USA), Emory University (USA), Bremen University (Germany), La Trobe University (Australia) and The Oakridge National Facility (USA).

Languages

• Japanese

Fields of Research

Centres and Groups

Centre

• Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER)
• PRC - Priority Research Centre for Energy

Memberships

Other

• Member - American Chemical Society
• Member - Royal Australian Chemical Institute

Teaching

Teaching keywords

• carbon nanotubes
• combustion
• computational chemistry
• graphene
• interface science
• materials science
• molecular dynamics
• molecular simulation
• nanotechnology
• physical chemistry
• quantum chemistry
• self assembly
• spectroscopy