Dr Uche Onwukwe
Research Fellow II
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.
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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
Gómez-Bolívar, J., Warburton, MP., Mumford, AD., Mujica-Alarcón, JF., Anguilano, L., Onwukwe, U., et al. (2024) 'Spectroscopic and Microscopic Characterization of Microbial Biofouling on Aircraft Fuel Tanks'. Langmuir, 40 (7). pp. 3429 - 3439. ISSN: 0743-7463 Open Access Link
Howard, SA., Carr, CM., Sbahtu, HI., Onwukwe, U., López, MJ., Dobson, ADW. and et al. (2023) 'Enrichment of native plastic associated biofilm communities to enhance polyester degrading activity'. Environmental Microbiology, 25 (12). pp. 2698 - 2718. ISSN: 1462-2912 Open Access Link
Salimian, A. and Onwukwe, U. (2023) 'Development of a Transparent Thermal Reflective Thin Film Coating for Accurate Separation of Food-Grade Plastics in Recycling Process via AI-Based Thermal Image Processing'. Coatings, 13 (8). pp. 1 - 16.Open Access Link
Anguilano, L., Onwukwe, U., Dekhli, A., Venditti, S., Aryani, D. and Reynolds, A. (2022) 'Hyperaccumulation of lead using Agrostis tenuis'. Environmental Systems Research, 11 (1). pp. 1 - 15.Open Access Link
Akinlotan, OO., Moghalu, OA., Hatter, SJ., Okunuwadje, S., Anquilano, L., Onwukwe, U., et al. (2022) 'Clay mineral formation and transformation in non-marine environments and implications for Early Cretaceous palaeoclimatic evolution: The Weald Basin, Southeast England'. Journal of Palaeogeography, 11 (3). pp. 387 - 409. ISSN: 2095-3836 Open Access Link