About us

Group Leader

Professor Doug MacFarlane

douglas.macfarlane@monash.edu
(+61 3) 9905 4540
13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 328

Research interests

Fuel generation through solar energy conversion including hydrogen and ammonia
Electrochemical applications, including metal-air batteries and thermocells
Thermal energy storage
Novel ionic liquids and ionic materials

Collaborators

Dr Alexandr (Sasha) Simonov

alexandr.simonov@monash.edu
13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 329

https://www.monash.edu/science/research-groups/chemistry/simonov-research-group

Research interests

Sustainable Energy Fuels
Electrochemistry
Water splitting and ammonia synthesis
Solar cells

Research Fellows

	Dr Jacinta M. Bakker jacinta.bakker@monash.edu (+61 3) 9905 1397 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 330 Research interests Ammonia synthesis Gas separation Ionic liquids
	Dr Pavel Cherepanov pavel.cherepanov@monash.edu (+61 3) 9902 4619 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 331 Research interests Understanding the mechanisms of the electrocatalytic reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia
	Dr Jay Choi jay.choi@monash.edu (+61 4) 04538978 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 330 Research Interests Electrocatalysis
	Dr Federico M. Ferrero Vallana federico.vallana@monash.edu (+61 3) 9905 5503 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 332 Research interests Nitrogen fixation reactions Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrogen to ammonia, Ionic liquid synthesis and solvation properties.
	Dr Mega Kar mega.kar@monash.edu (+61 3) 9905 5503 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 332A Research interests Ionic liquids Energy storage Batteries
	Dr Karolina Matuszek karolina.matuszek@monash.edu (+61 3) 9905 5503 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 332 Research interests Phase change materials Thermal energy storage Ionic liquids
	Dr Binayak Roy binayak.roy@monash.edu (+61 3) 9905 5503 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 332 Research interests Electrochemistry Ionic liquids Energy storage
	Dr Irina (Ira) Simonova irina.simonova@monash.edu (+61 3) 9905 5503 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 332 Research interests Ammonium synthesis
	Dr Bryan H. R. Suryanto bryan.suryanto@monash.edu (+61 3) 9902 4619 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 331 Research interests Nanoparticle synthesis Electrochemistry Energy conversion

Research Support

Peter

Dr Peter Newman

peter.newman@monash.edu
(+61 3) 9905 5503
13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 332

Research interests

Design & construction of laboratory equipment for team ammonia & team water splitting

PhD students

	Thomas Blesch thomas.blesch@monash.edu (+61 3) 9905 5503 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 332 Research interests Redox flow batteries Battery electrolytes Redox-active metal-organic complexes
	Sam Cohen sam.cohen2@monash.edu (+61 3) 9905 5503 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 332 Research interests Nanomaterials Renewable energy Polymer chemistry
	Shuo Dong shuo.dong@monash.edu (+61 4) 31288350 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 333 Research interests Redox flow batteries Electrochemistry
	Dale Duncan dale.duncan@monash.edu (+61 3) 9905 1449 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 332 Research interests Sodium-ion batteries Electrolytes Ionic liquids
	Sam Johnston sam.johnston@monash.edu (+61 3) 9905 1449 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 333 Research interests Ammonia oxidation reaction Electrochemistry
	Melinda Krebz melinda.krebz@monash.edu (+61 3) 9905 1449 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 333 Research interests Electrochemical ammonia synthesis
	Cuong K. Nguyen cuong.nguyen@monash.edu (+61 3) 9905 5503 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 332 Research interests Photocatalysis Nanomaterials synthesis Photoelectrochemical reactions
	Samantha Piper samantha.piper@monash.edu (+61 3) 9905 5503 13 Rainforest Walk, Building 86, Room 332 Research interests Phase change materials Thermal energy storage Ionic liquids/organic salts