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Malta

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PhD Organic & Materials Chemist | Scientific Writing, Manuscript Writing, Data ANalysis

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I'm a PhD-qualified chemist (University of Glasgow) with two postdoctoral fellowships in organic and materials chemistry (Trinity College Dublin; Universidade da Coruña), specializing in organic synthesis, supramolecular and polymeric materials, photocatalysis, and material characterisation. Beyond bench research, I bring strong scientific and academic writing, manuscript editing, data analysis and visualization, and project management — including experience writing successful synchrotron beamtime proposals and training collaborators on new techniques. I've published in Chemical Communications, Soft Matter, Chemistry – A European Journal, and Dyes and Pigments, and peer-reviewed for Dyes and Pigments and RSC Advances. I offer support with manuscript editing and proofreading, scientific and grant writing, data analysis and presentation, literature reviews, and chemistry consulting (organic synthesis, materials characterization, spectroscopy, X-rayscattering techniques).

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Catalysis
• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Polymer Chemistry
• ☆ Electrochemistry
• ☆ Supramolecular Chemistry
• ☆ Green Chemistry
• ☆ Photochemistry
• ☆ Peptide Synthesis
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Pattern Recognition
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Instructional Materials
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Data Processing

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Trinity College Dublin

January 2025 - Present

Postdoctoral Research fellow

Trinity College Dublin - Ireland

January 2025 - February 2026

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universidade da Coruna

February 2024 - November 2024

Postdoctoral researcher

Universidade da Coruña

February 2024 - November 2024

Education

PhD in Chemistry

University of Glasgow

October 2019 - May 2023

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (Chemistry)

University of Glasgow

2019 - 2023

Masters of Science in Chemistry

Mid-Sweden University - Sweden

September 2017 - May 2019

Master of Science with a major in Chemistry (Chemistry)

Mid Sweden University

2017 - 2019

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Chemistry

University of Malta

October 2013 - May 2016

Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Chemistry (Chemistry)

University of Malta

2013 - 2016

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Valentina Gauci, Alejandro Vila, Arturo Blanco-Gómez (2026). Highly stable self-assembled nanotubes from a bipyridinium-based amphiphilic pseudopeptide . Chemical Communications.

Valentina Gauci, Alex S. Loch, Daniel McDowall, Charlotte Edwards-Gayle, Dave J. Adams (2024). Controlling aggregation of diketopyrrolopyrroles in water . Dyes and Pigments.

Valentina Gauci, Michele Cariello, Bart Dietrich, Lisa Thomson, Alistair Boyer, Stephen Sproules, Graeme Cooke, Annela Seddon, Dave J. Adams (2022). A Self‐Assembling Flavin for Visible Photooxidation . Chemistry – A European Journal.

Valentina Gauci, Annela Seddon, Dave J. Adams (2022). Synthesis and characterisation of diketopyrrolopyrrole-based hydrogels . Soft Matter.

PREPRINT

Valentina Gauci, Alejandro Vila, Arturo Blanco-Gómez (2025). Highly stable self-assembled nanotubes from a bipyridinium-based amphiphilic pseudopeptide .