Professor Matteo PalmaProfessor of Physical Chemistry and NanomaterialsEmail: m.palma@qmul.ac.ukTelephone: +44 (0)20 7882 6601Room Number: Room 1.11, Joseph Priestley BuildingProfileTeachingResearchPublicationsSupervisionProfile Professor, Queen Mary University of London, 09/2022 – present Reader (Associate Professor), Queen Mary University of London, 10/2018 – 08/2022 Senior Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London, 10/2017 – 09/2018 Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Queen Mary University of London, 09/2013-09/2017 Postdoctoral & Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University (U.S.A.)2008-2013 PhD in Physical Chemistry, University Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg, France), 2004-2007 BSc & MSc (1st) in Chemistry, University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy), 1998-2004 Find out more on the Palma Group website I carried out my doctoral studies under the supervision of Professor Paolo Samorì, at the Institute of Supramolecular Science and Engineering (ISIS) (founded by Nobel laureate Professor. J.M. Lehn) of the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France. During my doctoral career I have investigated the nanoscale structural and electronic properties of supramolecular assemblies for organic electronics, by the use of scanning probe techniques. My doctoral work has been awarded the “Young scientist award” by the European Materials Research Society. I have then worked as a postdoctoral scientist in the departments of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics at Columbia University (New York, U.S.A.) as part of the groups of Professor James Hone and Dr. Shalom Wind. At Columbia University I have focused my research efforts on the use of surface chemistry and nanofabrication strategies to control (bio)molecular self-assembly at the nanometer scale, for: i) high throughput monitoring of bio-molecular interactions at the single-molecule level, and ii) controlled self-assembly of nanostructures in materials science. Since September 2013 I am a Principal Investigator in the Department of Chemistry at Queen Mary University of London, where I lead a research group focusing on the controlled assembly of functional nanostructures, with single-molecule resolution. Applications range from studies in the field of molecular (opto)electronics, to biosensing and biological investigations at the single-molecule level.Undergraduate Teaching Topics in Physical Chemistry (CHE304U) Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry (CHE114) Essential Skills for Chemist (CHE100) Essential Skills for Chemist II (CHE210) Chemistry Research Project (CHE600) Chemistry Research Project (CHE700) ResearchResearch Interests:We are a physical chemistry group focusing on the controlled assembly of functional nanostructures, with single-molecule resolution. In particular we are interested in using (supra)molecular interactions to drive the self-organization of nano-moieties from solution to nanopatterned substrates. We typically employ two different building blocks for this: carbon nanostructures (as nano-electrodes) and DNA origami (as nanoscale scaffolds). Applications range from studies in the field of molecular (opto)electronics, to biosensing and biological investigations at the single-molecule level. Find out more on the Palma group website Research department Chemistry Publications Browse publications list of the Palma Group Browse a list of publications by Dr Matteo Palma See Dr Palma’s Researcher ID See Dr Palma's Google Scholar SupervisionCurrent PhD opportunity Functional Nanostructures: Nanotechnology for Electronics, Sensing and Renewable Energy PhD supervision William Neal Kai Chen Weiying Hong Tinting Zheng Caoimhe O’Neil Teymour Talha-Dean Postdoctoral supervision Dr Chang-Seuk Lee Dr Gririraj Manoharan