Title:    Sensor and biosensor nanomaterial modified electrode platforms and the role of deep eutectic solvents

Time:     2024-10-25 09:00

Lecturer:  Prof. Christopher Brett

University of Coimbra, Portugal

Venue:    Room 202, Lu-Jiaxi Building

Bio of Prof. Christopher Brett：

Christopher Brett is a professor of chemistry in the University of Coimbra, Portugal, was President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) 2020-21 and is Vice-Chair of the UNESCO International Basic Sciences Programme Scientific Advisory Board, 2021-24.

After his MA and DPhil in electrochemistry at the University of Oxford, he spent a year at British Petroleum, London before moving to Coimbra in 1981. His research interests have focused on the development of new materials in electrochemistry and their application in different areas, particularly in sensing. This has included new nanostructured electrode materials and nanomaterials on modified electrodes, the use of electroactive and redox polymers, corrosion and its inhibition, electrochemical aspects of green chemistry, electrochemical sensors and biosensors. Most recently, he has been exploring deep eutectic solvents for the preparation of nanostructured materials with different properties than those made in aqueous media and room temperature ionic liquids. Applications have been in the environmental, food and pharmaceutical areas, the subject of over 350 publications.

He is Director of the Electroanalysis and Corrosion Laboratory, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Coimbra, the technological innovation link between the University of Coimbra and the industrial sector and which provides services in analytical electrochemistry, environmental chemistry and evaluation of corrosion.

He was President of the Iberoamerican Society of Electrochemistry 2020-22, was President of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) from 2007-8 and was President of the Analytical Chemistry Division of the Portuguese Chemical Society 2018-20.

Webpage: https://cbrett.qui.uc.pt