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