Dr Shurui Miao

I graduated in 2018 with a BSc in Chemistry (Adv, Hons, Class I) from the University of Sydney, Australia. I continued to pursue postgraduate studies at the same university, working with Prof. Gregory Warr (2019-23). In December 2022, I moved to the University of Oxford joining Prof. Susan Perkin as a postdoctoral research associate. In 2024, I was elected as a Career Development Research Fellow in Chemistry at St John’s College.

I specialise in experimental physical chemistry and my research interests are centred around sustainability and self-assembly processes in solution. Specifically, I am interested in understanding the structure, interactions, and dynamics of atoms and small molecules in solutions. By combining a range of experimental techniques such as scattering, spectroscopy, electron and force microscopy, I try to bridge the gap in length and time scale between the atomic world and macroscopic properties of liquid phase matter. My current research focus on understanding the atomic mechanism of rapid carbonate mineral formation. This understanding is crucial for scalable carbon mineralisation for mitigating the effect of climate change.

Recent Publications

Shurui Miao, Michael Gradzielski, Gregory Warr. Micelle structure of nonionic surfactants containing carbon dioxide moieties in protic ionic liquids, Colloid and Polymer Science, 301 (2023): 813-820

Shurui Miao. Structure, Dynamics, and Self-assembly in Ionic Liquids (2023)

Shurui Miao, Ingo Hoffmann, Michael Gradzielski, Gregory G Warr. Lipid membrane flexibility in protic ionic liquids, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13 (2022): 5240-5245

Shurui Miao, Rob Atkin, Gregory Warr. Design and applications of biocompatible choline amino acid ionic liquids', Green Chemistry, 24 (2022): 7281-7304

Shurui Miao, Rob Atkin, Gregory G Warr. Amphiphilic nanostructure in choline carboxylate and amino acid ionic liquids and solutions, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 22 (2020): 3490-3498

HJ Jiang, S Miao, S Imberti, BA Simmons, R Atkin, GG Warr. Liquid nanostructure of choline lysinate with water and a model lignin residue, Green Chemistry, 23 (2021): 856-866

Awards and Distinctions

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Seal of Excellence