Team

Group Leader

Dr. Ojodomo J. Achadu

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Education

  • PhD in Chemistry, Rhodes University, South Africa, 2018
  • M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 2012
  • B.Sc. (HONS) Industrial Chemistry, University of Jos, Nigeria, 2007

Professional Experiences and Profile

  • Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer), Teesside University, UK, 2022 – present
  • Research Fellow and Lecturer, University of Warwick, UK, 2021-2022
  • JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship, Shizuoka University, Japan, 2019-2021
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Bordeaux, France, 2019-2019
  • SARCHI Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Zululand, South Africa, 2018-2019
  • Lecturer, Chemistry Department, KUW University, Nigeria, 2013-2015
  •  Dr Ojodomo Achadu holds a Ph.D in Chemistry/Nanochemistry with an emphasis on nanomaterials chemistry and nanosensors/biosensors development from the Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation, Rhodes University, South Africa. He was awarded a SARCHI/NRF Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Zululand from 2018 – 2019. He then joined the Institute for Molecular Sciences (IMS) at the University of Bordeaux, France, for a brief spell as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow before proceeding to take up the prestigious Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship at Shizuoka University, Japan (2019 – 2021).

    In 2021, Dr Achadu won another prestigious science and innovation fellowship (SIF) – the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND Fellowship at the University of Warwick, UK.

    Dr Achadu serves a Topic and Guest Editor for Chemosensors and Biosensors Journals and as an editorial board member of Science Communication Hub. Dr Achadu also serves as a reviewer of numerous scientific journals and a co-editor of published books.                                   

Email:

O.Achadu@tees.ac.uk

Group Members

PhD

Chinedu Chukwumere
Research project: Comparison of visible wavelength hyperspectral imaging with Raman spectroscopy and Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the age estimation of bloodstained fingerprints.

Masters (M.Sc in Biomedical Sciences):

Robert Azambou
Research project:

Undergraduates research students:

  1. Taylor Baxter (B.Sc. Pharm Sc.)“Raman detection of cancer protein biomakers with gold nanoparticles”.
  2. Vincee Lumagod (B.Sc. Biochemistry)“Raman detection of cancer protein biomakers with gold nanoparticles”.
  3. Sam Everett (B.Sc. Pharma Sc.)“Plasmonic silver nanocubes for Raman-based virus detection”.
  4.  Emily Emmerson (B.Sc. Pharma Sc.) – “Silver nanoparticles-nanogels combination for Raman-based virus detection”.
  5. Klaudia Kerpcaroova (B.Sc. Chemistry)“Metal organic frameworks (MOFs)-based Raman biosensors for early cancer detection”.
  6. Cara Dickinson (B.Sc. Chemistry)“Plasmonic gold nanoparticles for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) analysis for diseases management”.
  7. Charlotte Anthorne (B.Sc. Biochemistry)“Plasmonic silver nanoplates for point-of-need virus sensing”.