Profile Details

Create Project

★★★★★

☆☆☆☆☆

USD 80 /hr

★★★★★

☆☆☆☆☆

Hire Dr. Surbhi S.

United Kingdom

USD 80 /hr

Green Energy Scientist | 14+years of research experience | PhD - Graphene nano-materials | H2FCs | Li-based batteries

Profile Summary

I have a strong scientific background and research experience in the field of hydrogen fuel cells (spanning electrocatalysts-/supports, polymer and hybrid proton conduction membranes, bipolar plates, conductive corrosion resistant hybrid polymer coatings) and nanomaterial development and testing. I also have research experience of working with electrochemical biosensors, Li-batteries, ionic liquids, and applied microbiology for material development. I have extensive experience of scientific data analysis (XRD, XPS, Raman spectroscopy, UV-Vis, IR spectroscopy, SEM, TEM, Thermo-gravimetric analysis, electrochemistry – voltammetry, EIS). Having engaged, led and contributed to various multi-disciplinary, multi-partner research projects I have experience of engaging with academia, industry and government agencies (EU FCH-JU funded STAMPEM (€5.2 M) – Work Package Leader; Co-Investigator for UK-DOE funded synthetic biology projects Phase I and II (£480,000)). I have excellent skills for communicating complex scientific ideas and concepts to varied audiences through scientific reports, technical presentations, research proposals, articles and conference presentations. Contact me to utilise my expert scientific knowledge and skills. I will be happy to discuss the scope of your project while maintaining the highest standards of ethical and professional standards.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ★ Carbon Materials
• ★ Batteries & Fuel Cells
• ☆ Catalysis
• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Electrochemistry
• ☆ Renewable Energy
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Visiting Lecturer

West Pomeranian University of Technology

March 2021 - Present

Post doctoral Research Associate

University of Birmingham

November 2017 - February 2020

Post-doctoral Teaching and Research Fellow

University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering

February 2011 - January 2016

Education

Post graduate certificate in Academic Practice (Centre for Learning and Development)

University of Birmingham

2011 - 2015

PhD (NIBEC, School of Engineering)

University of Ulster at Jordanstown

September 2007 - November 2010

MSc Nanoscience (Amity Institute of Nanotechnology)

Amity University

2005 - 2007

BSc (Hons) (Physics)

University of Delhi, Gargi college

2001 - 2004

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2019). Synthesis of Pd/Ru Bimetallic Nanoparticles by Escherichia coli and Potential as a Catalyst for Upgrading 5-Hydroxymethyl Furfural Into Liquid Fuel Precursors. Frontiers in Microbiology.

(2019). Upconversion of Cellulosic Waste Into a Potential “Drop in Fuel” via Novel Catalyst Generated Using Desulfovibrio desulfuricans and a Consortium of Acidophilic Sulfidogens. Frontiers in Microbiology.

(2019). Novel catalytically active Pd/Ru bimetallic nanoparticles synthesized by Bacillus benzeovorans. Nature.

(2017). Exploring PANI-TiN Nanoparticle Coatings in a PEFC Environment: Enhancing Corrosion Resistance and Conductivity of Stainless Steel Bipolar Plates . Energies.

Chuang, C.-H., Ray, S.C., Mazumder, D., Sharma, S., Ganguly, A., Papakonstantinou, P., Chiou, J.-W., Tsai, H.-M., Shiu, H.-W., Chen, C.-H., et al.(2017). Chemical Modification of Graphene Oxide by Nitrogenation: An X-ray Absorption and Emission Spectroscopy Study . Scientific Reports. 7.

Zhang, K., Sharma, S.(2017). Site-Selective, Low-Loading, Au Nanoparticle-Polyaniline Hybrid Coatings with Enhanced Corrosion Resistance and Conductivity for Fuel Cells . ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 5. (1). p. 277-286.

Soin, N., Ray, S.C., Sarma, S., Mazumder, D., Sharma, S., Wang, Y.-F., Pong, W.-F., Roy, S.S., Strydom, A.M.(2017). Tuning the Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Nitrogen-Functionalized Few-Layered Graphene Nanoflakes . Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121. (26). p. 14073-14082.

Surbhi Sharma, Carolina Musse Branco, Maria Madalena de Camargo Forte, Robert Steinberger-Wilckens(2016). New approaches towards novel composite and multilayer membranes for intermediate temperature-polymer electrolyte fuel cells and direct methanol fuel cells . Journal of Power Sources. 316. p. 139--159. Elsevier {BV}

Branco, C.M., Sharma, S., De Camargo Forte, M.M., Steinberger-Wilckens, R.(2016). New approaches towards novel composite and multilayer membranes for intermediate temperature-polymer electrolyte fuel cells and direct methanol fuel cells . Journal of Power Sources. 316. p. 139-159.

G. Gupta, P. Iqbal, F. Yin, J. Liu, R. E. Palmer, S. Sharma, K. Cham-Fai Leung, P. M. Mendes(2015). Pt Diffusion Dynamics for the Formation Cr–Pt Core–Shell Nanoparticles . Langmuir. 31. (24). p. 6917--6923. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

N. Soin, D. Boyer, K. Prashanthi, S. Sharma, A. A. Narasimulu, J. Luo, T. H. Shah, E. Siores, T. Thundat(2015). Exclusive self-aligned β-phase PVDF films with abnormal piezoelectric coefficient prepared via phase inversion . Chem. Commun. 51. (39). p. 8257--8260. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Soin, N., Boyer, D., Prashanthi, K., Sharma, S., Narasimulu, A.A., Luo, J., Shah, T.H., Siores, E., Thundat, T.(2015). Exclusive self-aligned β-phase PVDF films with abnormal piezoelectric coefficient prepared via phase inversion . Chemical Communications. 51. (39). p. 8257-8260.

Surbhi Sharma, Boris Dyatkin, Philip A. Ash(2015). Highlights from Faraday Discussion 172: Carbon in Electrochemistry, Sheffield, UK, July 2014 . Chem. Commun. 51. (12). p. 2199--2207. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Surbhi Sharma, Rachel E. Priestley, Alexander Mansfield, Joshua Bye, Kevin Deplanche, Ana B. Jorge, Dan Brett, Lynne E. Macaskie(2015). Pd nanoparticles supported on reduced graphene–E. coli hybrid with enhanced crystallinity in bacterial biomass . RSC Adv. 5. (102). p. 84093--84103. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Priestley, R.E., Mansfield, A., Bye, J., Deplanche, K., Jorge, A.B., Brett, D., Macaskie, L.E., Sharma, S.(2015). Pd nanoparticles supported on reduced graphene-E. coli hybrid with enhanced crystallinity in bacterial biomass . RSC Advances. 5. (102). p. 84093-84103.

R. Kannan, A. A. Silva, F. M. Cardoso, G. Gupta, Z. Aslam, S. Sharma, R. Steinberger-Wilckens(2015). Study of FePt deposited reduced graphene oxide's utility as a catalyst towards oxygen reduction and methanol oxidation reactions . RSC Adv. 5. (46). p. 36993--36998. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

S. Sharma, M. N. Groves, J. Fennell, N. Soin, S. L. Horswell, C. Malardier-Jugroot(2014). Carboxyl Group Enhanced CO Tolerant GO Supported Pt Catalysts: DFT and Electrochemical Analysis . Chem. Mater. 26. (21). p. 6142--6151. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Surbhi Sharma, Yury Gogotsi, Dirk Guldi, Richard McCreery, Chi-Chang Hu, Céline Merlet, François Béguin, Laurence Hardwick, Elzbieta Frackowiak, Julie Macpherson, et al.(2014). Carbon electrodes for energy storage: general discussion . Faraday Discuss. 172. p. 239--260. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Surbhi Sharma, Richard McCreery, Chi-Chang Hu, Julie Macpherson, Matěj Velický, John Foord, Matteo Duca, Katherine Holt, Manuel Alvarez-Guerra, Robert Dryfe, et al.(2014). Role of surface contaminants, functionalities, defects and electronic structure: general discussion . Faraday Discuss. 172. p. 365--395. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

M. Hashempour, S. Sharma, D. Gonzalez, A. Vicenzo, M. Bestetti(2014). The Effect of Electrodeposited PANI on Corrosion Behavior of 316 Stainless Steel Coated by CVD Grown MWCNTs under PEMFC Bipolar Plate Working Condition . ECS Transactions. 63. (1). p. 261--276. The Electrochemical Society

Sharma, S., Groves, M.N., Fennell, J., Soin, N., Horswell, S.L., Malardier-Jugroot, C.(2014). Carboxyl group enhanced CO tolerant GO supported Pt catalysts: DFT and electrochemical analysis . Chemistry of Materials. 26. (21). p. 6142-6151.

Surbhi Sharma, Yury Gogotsi, Richard McCreery, Stephen M. Lyth, Robert Dryfe, John Foord, Matěj Velický, Julie Macpherson, Matteo Duca, Katherine Holt, et al.(2014). Carbon electrode interfaces for synthesis, sensing and electrocatalysis: general discussion . Faraday Discuss. 172. p. 497--520. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Surbhi Sharma, Navneet Soin, Tahir H. Shah, Subhash C. Anand, Junfeng Geng, Wiwat Pornwannachai, Pranab Mandal, David Reid, Ravi L. Hadimani, Derman Vatansever Bayramol, et al.(2014). Novel “3-D spacer” all fibre piezoelectric textiles for energy harvesting applications . Energy Environ. Sci. 7. (5). p. 1670. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Soin, N., Shah, T.H., Anand, S.C., Geng, J., Pornwannachai, W., Mandal, P., Reid, D., Sharma, S., Hadimani, R.L., Bayramol, D.V., et al.(2014). Novel "3-D spacer" all fibre piezoelectric textiles for energy harvesting applications . Energy and Environmental Science. 7. (5). p. 1670-1679.

Surbhi Sharma, Navneet Soin, Susanta Sinha Roy, Thomas Thundat, James A. McLaughlin(2013). Electrochemical and oxygen reduction properties of pristine and nitrogen-doped few layered graphene nanoflakes (FLGs) . J Solid State Electrochem. 17. (8). p. 2139--2149. Springer Science $\mathplus$ Business Media

Soin, N., Roy, S.S., Sharma, S., Thundat, T., McLaughlin, J.A.(2013). Electrochemical and oxygen reduction properties of pristine and nitrogen-doped few layered graphene nanoflakes (FLGs) . Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. 17. (8). p. 2139-2149.

Surbhi Sharma, Naigui Shang, Ajay Kumar, Nijuan Sun, Pagona Papakonstantinou, Meixian Li, Ross A. Blackley, Wuzong Zhou, Lisa S. Karlsson, S. Ravi P. Silva(2012). Vertical graphene nanoflakes for the immobilization, electrocatalytic oxidation and quantitative detection of DNA . Electrochemistry Communications. 25. p. 140--143. Elsevier {BV}

(2012). Support Materials for PEMFC and DMFC Electrocatalysts - A Review . Journal of Power Sources.

Shang, N., Kumar, A., Sun, N., Sharma, S., Papakonstantinou, P., Li, M., Blackley, R.A., Zhou, W., Karlsson, L.S., Silva, S.R.P.(2012). Vertical graphene nanoflakes for the immobilization, electrocatalytic oxidation and quantitative detection of DNA . Electrochemistry Communications. 25. (1). p. 140-143.

Surbhi Sharma, Nai Gui Shang, Pagona Papakonstantinou, Gennady Lubarsky, Meixian Li, David W. McNeill, Aidan J. Quinn, Wuzong Zhou, Ross Blackley(2012). Controllable selective exfoliation of high-quality graphene nanosheets and nanodots by ionic liquid assisted grinding . Chem. Commun. 48. (13). p. 1877. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Shang, N.G., Papakonstantinou, P., Sharma, S., Lubarsky, G., Li, M., McNeill, D.W., Quinn, A.J., Zhou, W., Blackley, R.(2012). Controllable selective exfoliation of high-quality graphene nanosheets and nanodots by ionic liquid assisted grinding . Chemical Communications. 48. (13). p. 1877-1879.

Surbhi Sharma, Arzum Erdem, Mihrican Muti, Pagona Papakonstantinou, Ece Canavar, Hakan Karadeniz, Gulsah Congur(2012). Graphene oxide integrated sensor for electrochemical monitoring of mitomycin C–DNA interaction . Analyst. 137. (9). p. 2129. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

M. Hattenberger, S. Sharma, W. Bujalski, B. Pollet, V. Self, J. Richmond(2012). Novel Composite Proton Exchange Membrane Materials for Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cells . Procedia Engineering. 44. p. 858--860. Elsevier {BV}

Erdem, A., Muti, M., Papakonstantinou, P., Canavar, E., Karadeniz, H., Congur, G., Sharma, S.(2012). Graphene oxide integrated sensor for electrochemical monitoring of mitomycin C-DNA interaction . Analyst. 137. (9). p. 2129-2135.

Sharma, S., Pollet, B.G.(2012). Support materials for PEMFC and DMFC electrocatalysts - A review . Journal of Power Sources. 208. p. 96-119.

(2011). Probing the thermal deoxygenation of graphene oxide using high-resolution in situ X-ray-based spectroscopies . Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

Ganguly, A., Sharma, S., Papakonstantinou, P., Hamilton, J.(2011). Probing the thermal deoxygenation of graphene oxide using high-resolution in situ X-ray-based spectroscopies . Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 115. (34). p. 17009-17019.

Muti, M., Sharma, S., Erdem, A., Papakonstantinou, P.(2011). Electrochemical monitoring of nucleic acid hybridization by single-use graphene oxide-based sensor . Electroanalysis. 23. (1). p. 272-279.

Surbhi Sharma, Arzum Erdem, Pagona Papakonstantinou, Hayley Murphy, Martin McMullan, Hakan Karadeniz(2010). Streptavidin Modified Carbon Nanotube Based Graphite Electrode for Label-Free Sequence Specific DNA Detection . Electroanalysis. 22. (6). p. 611--617. Wiley-Blackwell

Surbhi Sharma, Mihrican Muti, Arzum Erdem, Pagona Papakonstantinou(2010). Electrochemical Monitoring of Nucleic Acid Hybridization by Single-Use Graphene Oxide-Based Sensor . Electroanalysis. 23. (1). p. 272--279. Wiley-Blackwell

Sharma, S., Ganguly, A., Papakonstantinou, P., Miao, X., Li, M., Hutchison, J.L., Delichatsios, M., Ukleja, S.(2010). Rapid microwave synthesis of CO tolerant Reduced graphene oxide-supported platinum electrocatalysts for oxidation of methanol . Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 114. (45). p. 19459-19466.

(2010). Rapid microwave synthesis of CO tolerant reduced graphene oxide-supported platinum electrocatalysts for oxidation of methanol . Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

Erdem, A., Papakonstantinou, P., Murphy, H., McMullan, M., Karadeniz, H., Sharma, S.(2010). Streptavidin modified carbon nanotube based graphite electrode for label-free sequence specific DNA detection . Electroanalysis. 22. (6). p. 611-617.

BOOK

(2018). Advances in Membranes for Low Temperature Fuel Cells. Advances in Membranes for Low Temperature Fuel Cells.

Sharma, S.(2017). Recent Developments in Electrocatalysts and Hybrid Electrocatalyst Support Systems for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells . Electrocatalysts for Low Temperature Fuel Cells: Fundamentals and Recent Trends. p. 197-239.

BOOK CHAPTER

(2018). Noble Metal Electrocatalysts for Anode and Cathode in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells. Nanostructured Materials for Next-Generation Energy Storage and Conversion.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Hashempour, M., Sharma, S., Gonzalez, D., Vicenzo, A., Bestetti, M.(2014). The effect of electrodeposited PANI on corrosion behavior of 316 stainless steel coated by CVD grown MWCNTs under PEMFC bipolar plate working condition . ECS Transactions. 63. (1). p. 261-276.

Hattenberger, M., Sharma, S., Bujalski, W., Pollet, B., Self, V., Richmond, J.(2012). Novel composite proton exchange membrane materials for intermediate temperature fuel cells . Procedia Engineering. 44. p. 858-860.

PATENT

(2011). Oxygen reduction reaction catalyst .