Dr Matteo Palma

Profile

• Reader (Associate Professor), Queen Mary University of London, 10/2018 – present
• 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   

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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)
• Advanced Practical Chemistry II (CHE311)
• Advanced Topics in Physical Chemistry (CHE404U)

Research

Research 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.

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Research department

• Chemistry

Publications

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Supervision

Current PhD opportunity

• Functional Nanostructures: Nanotechnology for Electronics, Sensing and Renewable Energy

PhD supervision

• William Neal

Postdoctoral supervision 

• Marina Bantzi
• Pierrick Clement
• Mark Freeley