Dr Valeska Ting
BSciTech, PhD
Prize Fellow in Smart Nanomaterials
Profile
Dr Valeska Ting obtained her first degree in Advanced Materials from Victoria University of Wellington, NZ, before accepting a PhD scholarship at the Australian National University to conduct research into photocatalytic materials for solar hydrogen production. She took up a postdoctoral position at the University of Southampton, making valuable contributions to the development of methods for refining hydrogen positions in crystalline solids using neutron diffraction. She then sought out a postdoctoral research position at the University of Bath in 2010, where she worked with Dr Tim Mays on developing aspects of the experimental testing, modelling and evaluation of promising porous hydrogen storage materials.
She was awarded a Prize Research Fellowship in Smart Nanomaterials to conduct research into responsive materials for molecular containment at the University of Bath in 2012.
Research
Valeska's research interests lie in the field of sustainable energies. She has extensive experience of a large range of experimental materials characterization techniques including X-ray and neutron diffraction, electron microscopy, thermogravimetric and spectroscopic analysis, gas sorption testing and physical properties testing. She has contributed to the design and development of equipment for in-situ neutron diffraction experiments as well as aiding in the development and testing of high pressure gas sorption apparatus.
Valeska is currently interested in exploring the possibility of enhancing the storage capacity of existing nanoporous hydrogen storage materials, creating materials for selective storage and sequestration of gases such as carbon dioxide and investigating novel drug delivery methods through development of active nanoscale systems.
Opportunities are available for fully-funded PhD studentships to undertake research in this group starting in Oct 2013. These students will gain skills in materials synthesis, materials characterisation and testing of physical properties, working as part of an enthusiastic, well-resourced team of researchers, with access to a dedicated porous materials laboratory in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Interested candidates are invited to contact Valeska directly for further information.
Publications
Articles
Sharpe, J., Bimbo, N., Ting, V., Burrows, A., Jiang, D. and Mays, T., 2013. Supercritical hydrogen adsorption in nanostructured solids with hydrogen density variation in pores. Adsorption, 19 (2-4), pp. 643-652.
Minett, D. R., O'Byrne, J. P., Jones, M. D., Ting, V. P., Mays, T. J. and Mattia, D., 2013. One-step production of monolith-supported long carbon nanotube arrays. Carbon, 51 (1), pp. 327-334.
Hruzewicz-Kolodziejczyk, A., Ting, V. P., Bimbo, N. and Mays, T. J., 2012. Improving comparability of hydrogen storage capacities of nanoporous materials. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37 (3), pp. 2728-2736.
Bimbo, N., Ting, V., Sharpe, J. and Mays, T., 2012. Forthcoming. Analysis of optimal conditions for adsorptive hydrogen storage in microporous solids. Colloids and Surfaces, A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Ting, V. P., Henry, P. F., Schmidtmann, M., Wilson, C. C. and Weller, M. T., 2012. Probing hydrogen positions in hydrous compounds : information from parametric neutron powder diffraction studies. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14 (19), pp. 6914-6921.
Bimbo, N., Ting, V. P., Hruzewicz-Kolodziejczyk, A. and Mays, T. J., 2011. Analysis of hydrogen storage in nanoporous materials for low carbon energy applications. Faraday Discussions, 151, pp. 59-74.
Ting, V. P., Schmidtmann, M., Wilson, C. C. and Weller, M. T., 2010. Cisplatin: polymorphism and structural insights into an important chemotherapeutic drug. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 49 (49), pp. 9408-9411.
Ting, V. P., Henry, P. F., Kohlmann, H., Wilson, C. C. and Weller, M. T., 2010. Structural isotope effects in metal hydrides and deuterides. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 12 (9), pp. 2083-2088.
Ting, V. P., Schmidtmann, M., Henry, P. F., Dann, S. E., Crisp, J. L., Wilson, C. C. and Weller, M. T., 2010. The kinetics of bulk hydration of the disaccharides α-lactose and trehalose by in situ neutron powder diffraction. MedChemComm, 1 (5), pp. 345-348.
Ting, V. P., Henry, P. F., Schmidtmann, M., Wilson, C. C. and Weller, M. T., 2009. In situ neutron powder diffraction and structure determination in controlled humidities. Chemical Communications, 2009 (48), pp. 7527-7529.
Weller, M. T., Henry, P. F., Ting, V. P. and Wilson, C. C., 2009. Crystallography of hydrogen-containing compounds: realizing the potential of neutron powder diffraction. Chemical Communications, 2009 (21), pp. 2973-2989.
Ting, V., Liu, Y., Withers, R. L., Norén, L., James, M. and Fitz Gerald, J. D., 2006. A structure and phase analysis investigation of the “1:1” ordered A2InNbO6 perovskites (A=Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+). Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 179 (2), pp. 551-562.
Ting, V., Liu, Y. and Withers, R., 2006. A temperature-dependent structural investigation of electrical transitions in A3conb2o9 perovskites (A=Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+). Physica B Condensed Matter, 385-386 (1), pp. 558-560.
Somphon, W., Ting, V., Liu, Y., Withers, R. L., Zhou, Q. and Kennedy, B. J., 2006. Local crystal chemistry, structured diffuse scattering and the dielectric properties of (Bi1−xYx)2(MIIINbV)O7 (M=Fe3+, In3+) Bi-pyrochlores. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 179 (8), pp. 2495-2505.
Norén, L., Withers, R. L., Schmid, S., Brink, F. J. and Ting, V., 2006. Old friends in a new light: “SnSb” revisited. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 179 (2), pp. 404-412.
Liu, Y., Withers, R., Ting, V. P., Fitzgerald, J. and Noren, L., 2006. Stacking fault disorder and its diffraction consequences in Ba3MNb2O9 (M=Co and Mn) 1:2 triple perovskites. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 385-386 (1), pp. 564-566.
Liu, Y., Withers, R. L., Whichello, A. P., Norén, L., Ting, V., Brink, F. and Fitz Gerald, J. D., 2005. A combined diffraction and dielectric properties investigation of Ba3MnNb2O9 complex perovskites. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 178 (11), pp. 3389-3395.
Zhou, Q., Kennedy, B. J., Ting, V. and Withers, R. L., 2005. Thermal expansion and cation disorder in Bi2InNbO7. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 178 (5), pp. 1575-1579.
Ting, V., Liu, Y., Norén, L., Withers, R. L., Goossens, D. J., James, M. and Ferraris, C., 2004. A structure, conductivity and dielectric properties investigation of A3CoNb2O9 (A=Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+) triple perovskites. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 177 (12), pp. 4428-4442.
Ting, V., Liu, Y., Withers, R. L. and Krausz, E., 2004. An electron diffraction and bond valence sum study of the space group symmetries and structures of the photocatalytic 1:1 ordered A2InNbO6 double perovskites (A=Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+). Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 177 (3), p. 979.
Ting, V., Liu, Y., Withers, R. L. and Norén, L., 2004. An electron diffraction and bond valence sum study of the space group symmetries and structures of the photocatalytic 1:2 B site ordered A3CoNb2O9 perovskites (A=Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+). Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 177 (7), pp. 2295-2304.
Norén, L., Ting, V., Withers, R. L. and Van Tendeloo, G., 2001. An electron and x-ray diffraction investigation of Ni1+xTe2 and Ni1+xSe2CdI2/NiAs Type Solid Solution Phases. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 161 (2), pp. 266-273.
Conference or Workshop Items
Sharpe, J., Bimbo, N., Noguera Díaz, A. J., Ting, V., Rushworth, A. and Mays, T., 2013. A new generalised model for supercritical sorption in nanoporous materials. In: 11th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, 2013-05-19 - 2013-05-24, Baltimore.
Ahmet, I., Sharpe, J., Ting, V., Bimbo, N., Burrows, A., Godula-Jopek, A. and Mays, T., 2012. Metal-organic framework materials for hydrogen storage in aerospace applications. In: CPM-6, 2012-04-30 - 2012-05-02, Delray Beach, Florida.
