Associate Professor Geoffrey Waterhouse

BSc, MSc(1st class), PhD, FNZIC, MRSNZ

Associate Professor

In: Chemical Sciences » Faculty of Science

Biography

Associate Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland (2017-)
Chair Professor, College of Chemistry and Material Science, Shandong Agricultural University (2017-)
Guest Professor, Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2016-)
Principal Investigator, The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (2016-)
Chair Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology (2015-)
Associate Investigator, The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies (2015-)
Senior Lecturer - above the bar, School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland (2012-2017)
Coordinator of Synchrotron Science, The University of Auckland (2011-2014)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow (2013)
Associate Investigator, The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (2009-2016)
Senior Lecturer, School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland (2009-2012)
Research Fellow, Dept. of Chemistry, The University of Auckland (2007-2009)
NZST Research Fellow, IFS, Massey University (2004-2007)
Staff Scientist, Light Metals Research Centre, Auckland (2003-2004)
Research Fellow, Dept. of Food Science, The University of Auckland (2001-2003)
PhD(Chemistry), The University of Auckland (2003)

Research | Current

Current research is clustered in four distinct areas;

Development of efficient semiconductor catalysts for solar water splitting, alcohol photoreforming, carbon dioxide reduction and nitrogen fixation.
Fabrication of smart optical coatings, in particular photonic crystal thin films, for sensing and optoelectronic applications.
Manipulation of the composition, structure and electronic properties of rare earth-doped oxide and oxynitride phosphors for white LED applications.
Advancement of synchrotron techniques (XPS, XANES, XRD, IR) in materials science research.

Our research in these areas supports the six year science plans of two NZ Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs), the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology and the Dodd Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies.

Teaching | Current

PHARMACY 211 - Applied Science for Pharmacy (Lecturer and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Coordinator)
CHEM 310 - Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy (Lecturer and Coordinator)
CHEM 340 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry (Lecturer)
CHEM 360 - Contemporary Green Chemistry (Lecturer)
CHEM 380 - Materials Chemistry (Lecturer)
CHEM 710 - Structural and Computational Chemistry (Lecturer and Coordinator)

Responsibilities

Associate Professor in Physical Chemistry/Materials Science

Areas of expertise

Surface chemistry
Heterogeneous catalysis
Photocatalysis
Renewable energy technologies
Photonic crystal engineering
Photonics

Committees/Professional groups/Services

University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee (2016-now)

Australian Synchrotron User Advisory Committee (2015-now)

New Zealand Synchrotron Group Access Committee (2013-now)

Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)

Jia, X., Zhang, X., Zhao, J., Zhao, Y., Zhao, Y., Waterhouse, G. I. N., ... Zhang, T. (2019). Ultrafine monolayer Co-containing layered double hydroxide nanosheets for water oxidation. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 57-63. 10.1016/j.jechem.2018.09.011
Wang, M., Yin, H., Zhou, Y., Meng, X., Waterhouse, G. I. N., & Ai, S. (2019). A novel photoelectrochemical biosensor for the sensitive detection of dual microRNAs using molybdenum carbide nanotubes as nanocarriers and energy transfer between CQDs and AuNPs. Chemical Engineering Journal, 351-357. 10.1016/j.cej.2019.02.067
Wang, Y., Li, X., Waterhouse, G. I. N., Zhou, Y., Yin, H., & Ai, S. (2019). Photoelectrochemical biosensor for protein kinase A detection based on carbon microspheres, peptide functionalized Au-ZIF-8 and TiO2/g-C3N4. Talanta, 196, 197-203. 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.12.035
Wang, Y., Yin, H., Li, X., Waterhouse, G. I. N., & Ai, S. (2019). Photoelectrochemical immunosensor for N <sup>6</sup> -methyladenine detection based on Ru@UiO-66, Bi <inf>2</inf> O <inf>3</inf> and Black TiO <inf>2</inf>. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 131, 163-170. 10.1016/j.bios.2019.01.064
Dai, X., Zhang, S., Waterhouse, G. I. N., Fan, H., & Ai, S. (2019). Recyclable polyvinyl alcohol sponge containing flower-like layered double hydroxide microspheres for efficient removal of As(V) anions and anionic dyes from water. Journal of hazardous materials, 367, 286-292. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.12.092
Wang, M., Yin, H., Zhou, Y., Sui, C., Wang, Y., Meng, X., ... Ai, S. (2019). Photoelectrochemical biosensor for microRNA detection based on a MoS2/g-C3N4/black TiO2 heterojunction with Histostar@AuNPs for signal amplification. Biosensors & bioelectronics, 128, 137-143. 10.1016/j.bios.2018.12.048
Wang, S., Zhang, Z., Dong, L., Waterhouse, G. I. N., Zhang, Q., & Li, L. (2019). A remarkable thermosensitive hydrogel cross-linked by two inorganic nanoparticles with opposite charges. Journal of colloid and interface science, 538, 530-540. 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.12.012
Sun, Y., Xu, L., Waterhouse, G. I. N., Wang, M., Qiao, X., & Xu, Z. (2019). Novel three-dimensional electrochemical sensor with dual signal amplification based on MoS2 nanosheets and high-conductive NH2-MWCNT@COF for sulfamerazine determination. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL, 281, 107-114. 10.1016/j.snb.2018.10.055