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.

Teaching

Undergraduate Y1: Chemical Thermodynamics, Role of Charges, Electrochemistry

Undergraduate Y2: Statistical Mechanics, Liquids and Solutions

Undergraduate Y3: Soft Condensed

Matter Postgraduate (IMAT-CDT): Scattering for Soft-condensed Matter

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

Miao, S.; Atkin, R.; Warr, G. G. Amphiphilic nanostructure in choline carboxylate and amino acid ionic liquids and solutions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2020, 22 (6), 3490-3498.

Miao, S.; Jiang, H. J.; Imberti, S.; Atkin, R.; Warr, G. Aqueous choline amino acid deep eutectic solvents. The Journal of Chemical Physics 2021, 154 (21), 214504.

Miao, S.; Hoffmann, I.; Gradzielski, M.; Warr, G. G. Lipid Membrane Flexibility in Protic Ionic Liquids. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2022, 13 (23), 5240-5245.

Miao, S.; Atkin, R.; Warr, G. Design and applications of biocompatible choline amino acid ionic liquids. Green Chemistry 2022, 24 (19), 7281-7304.

Miao, S.; Sardharwalla, A.; Perkin S. Ion Diffusion Reveals Heterogeneous Viscosity in Nanostructured Ionic Liquids. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2024, 15, 11855-11861.

Full list of publications.

Awards and Distinctions

St John's Career Development Research Fellowship (2024)

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Seal of Excellence (2024)

University of Oxford, Award of Excellence (2024)

James Kentley Memorial Scholarship (2022, Sydney)

Le Fèvre Student Lectureship (2021, Sydney)

Chemistry Postgraduate Teaching Fellowship (2020-22, Sydney)

Australian Research Training Program Scholarship (2019-22, Sydney)