Carla J. Meledandri is a New Zealand chemistry academic, and in 2020[1] was promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Otago.[2][3]

Carla Meledandri
Alma materDublin City University
AwardsPrime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize
Scientific career
Fieldsnanoparticles
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago
Thesis

Academic career edit

After a 2009 PhD titled 'NMR studies of membrane-bound nanoparticles and nanoparticle assemblies' at the Dublin City University, Meledandri moved to the University of Otago, rising to full professor.[2]

The American-born, Irish-educated Meledandri won the 2017 Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize,[4] which came with $200,000 in prize money.[5]

Meledandri's work on nanoparticles includes applications in dental health and energy storage.[6][7][8][9]

Selected works edit

  • Corr, Serena A., Stephen J. Byrne, Renata Tekoriute, Carla J. Meledandri, Dermot F. Brougham, Marina Lynch, Christian Kerskens, Laurence O'Dwyer, and Yurii K. Gun'ko. "Linear assemblies of magnetic nanoparticles as MRI contrast agents." Journal of the American Chemical Society 130, no. 13 (2008): 4214–4215.
  • Porter, Gemma C., Donald R. Schwass, Geoffrey R. Tompkins, Sharan KR Bobbala, Natalie J. Medlicott, and Carla J. Meledandri. "AgNP/Alginate Nanocomposite hydrogel for antimicrobial and antibiofilm applications." Carbohydrate Polymers 251 (2021): 117017.
  • Meledandri, Carla J., Jacek K. Stolarczyk, Swapankumar Ghosh, and Dermot F. Brougham. "Nonaqueous magnetic nanoparticle suspensions with controlled particle size and nuclear magnetic resonance properties." Langmuir 24, no. 24 (2008): 14159–14165.
  • Meledandri, Carla J., Jacek K. Stolarczyk, and Dermot F. Brougham. "Hierarchical gold-decorated magnetic nanoparticle clusters with controlled size." ACS nano 5, no. 3 (2011): 1747–1755.
  • Corr, Serena A., Yurii K. Gun’ko, Renata Tekoriute, Carla J. Meledandri, and Dermot F. Brougham. "Poly (sodium-4-styrene) sulfonate− iron oxide nanocomposite dispersions with controlled magnetic resonance properties." The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112, no. 35 (2008): 13324–13327.

References edit

  1. ^ "Promotions celebrate Otago academics' contributions | Otago Daily Times Online News". Odt.co.nz. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Associate Professor Carla Meledandri, Our people, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, New Zealand". Otago.ac.nz. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. ^ MacDiarmid Institute (9 February 2019). "Principal Investigators » The MacDiarmid Institute". Macdiarmid.ac.nz. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Prime Minister's MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize Winner 2017 | The Prime Minister's Science Prizes". Pmscienceprizes.org.nz. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. ^ Gibb, John (14 February 2018). "Nanoparticle work earns academic $200,000 prize | Otago Daily Times Online News". Odt.co.nz. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Small science leads to big award | Otago Daily Times Online News". Odt.co.nz. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. ^ Gibb, John (16 September 2015). "New technology preserves decayed teeth | Otago Daily Times Online News". Odt.co.nz. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  8. ^ "AMN8 Queenstown: A nano-solution to a toothy problem". 13 February 2017.
  9. ^ "PM's science honour for Jonathan Chan's spider-inspired invention".

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