Biography

Dr Im received her PhD in Chemistry (Polymer Science) from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA, in 2012. She has built up her research profile in both academic (postdocs at MIT and University of Nottingham) and industry (senior research engineer, Samsung SDI) in the field of electronic materials, surface chemistry and analysis, sensors and additive manufacturing.

Research Interests

Dr Im's current research interests include nanomaterials for photoelectrochemical water splitting for green hydrogen production and additively manufactured metamaterials.

Teaching Interests

• ES2G6, Materials Technology for Sustainable Energy (Year 2, core module)
• ES327, Year 3 individual projects
• ES96BX, Batteries and Fuel Cells (Year 4, optional module)

Selected Publications

• Tan, N., Im, J., Neate, N, Leong, C.-O., Wildman, R. D., Marsh, G. E., Yee, M. S.-L., Mechano-bactericidal activity of two-photon polymerized micro-and nanoscale topographies against Pseudomonas aeruginosa: surface interactions and antibacterial efficacyLink opens in a new window, Materials Today Communications, 2024, 40, 109785.
• Bastola, A., He, Y., Im, J., Rivers, G., Wang, F., Worsley, R., Austin, J. S.. Nelson-Dummett, O., Wildman, R. D., Hague, R., Tuck, C. J., Turyanska, L., Formulation of functional materials for inkjet printing: A pathway towards fully 3D printed electronicsLink opens in a new window, Materials Today Electronics, 2023, 6, 100058.
• Jodeiri, K., Foerster A., Trindade, G. F., Im, J., Carballares, D., Fernandez-Lafuente, R., Pita, M., Lacey, A. L. D., Parmenter, C. D., Tuck, C., Additively manufactured 3D micro-bioelectrodes for enhanced biolectrocatalytic operationLink opens in a new window, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023, 15, 14914.
• Im, J., Liu, Y., Hu, Q., Trindade, G. F., Parmenter, C., Fay, M., He, Y., Irvine, D. J., Tuck, C., Wildman, R. D., Hague, R., Turyanska, L., Strategies for integrating metal nanoparticles with two-photon polymerization process: Toward high resolution functional additive manufacturingLink opens in a new window, Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 2211920.
• Im, J., Trindade, G. F., Quach, T. T., Sohaib, A., Wang, F., Austin, J., Turyanska, L., Roberts, C. J., Wildman, R., Hague, R., Tuck, C., Functionalized gold nanoparticles with a cohesion enhancer for robust flexible electrodesLink opens in a new window, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022, 5, 6708.
• Ali, A., Smartt, C., Im, J., Williams, O., Lester, E., Greedy, S., Impact of dielectric substrates on chipless RFID tag performanceLink opens in a new window, International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, 2022.
• Trindade, G. F., Wang, F., Im, J., He, Y., Balogh, A., Scurr, D., Gilmore, I., Tiddia, M., Saleh, E., Pervan, D., Turyanska, L., Tuck, C. J., Wildman, R., Hague, R., Roberts, C. J., Residual polymer stabiliser causes anisotropic electrical conductivity during inkjet printing of metal nanoparticlesLink opens in a new window, Communications Materials, 2021, 2, 47.
• Im, J., Sterner, E. S., Swager, T. M., Integrated gas sensing system of SWCNT and cellulose polymer concentrator for benzene, toluene, and xylenesLink opens in a new window, Sensors, 2016, 16, 183
• Wang, Y., Im, J., Sores, J. W., Steeves, D. M., Whitten, J. E., Thiol adsorption on and reduction of copper oxide particles and surfacesLink opens in a new window, Langmuir, 2016, 32, 3848.
• Im, J., Singh, J., Soares, J. W., Steeves, D. M., Whitten, J. E., Synthesis and optical properties of dithiol-linked ZnO/gold nanoparticle compositesLink opens in a new window, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2011, 115, 10518.
• Im, J., Sengupta, S. K., Baruch, M. F., Granz, C. D., Ammu, S., Manohar, S. K., Whitten, J. E., A hybrid chemiresistive sensor system for the detection of organic vaporsLink opens in a new window, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2011, 156, 715.
• Singh, J., Im, J., Whitten, J. E., Soares, J. W., Steeves, D. M., Chemisorption of a thiol-functionalized ruthenium dye on zinc oxide nanoparticles: Implications for dye-sensitized solar cellsLink opens in a new window, Chemical Physic Letter, 2010, 497, 196.
• Im, J., Sengupta, S. K., Whitten, J. E., Photometer for monitoring the thickness of inkjet printed films for organic electronic and sensor applicationsLink opens in a new window, Review of Scientific Instruments, 2010, 81, 034103.
• Singh, J., Im, J., Whitten, J. E., Soares, J. W., Steeves, D. M., Encapsulation of zinc oxide nanorods and nanoparticlesLink opens in a new window, Langmuir, 2009, 25, 9947.
• Im, J., Chandekar, A., Whitten, J. E., Anomalous vapor sensor response of a fluorinated alkylthiol-protected gold nanoparticle filmLink opens in a new window, Langmuir, 2009, 25, 4288.
• Im, J., Lee, J. An, S., Song, K., Jo, N., Lee, J., Yoshinaga, K., Preparation and properties of polyimide/silica hybrid composites based on polymer-modified colloidal silicaLink opens in a new window, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2006, 100, 2053.

Projects and Grants

• Royal Society Research Grant (RG\R1\241221), Novel functional materials for green hydrogen production via solar water splitting (03.2024 - 08.2025)