Professor Gregory Metha

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2015 - ongoing	Professor	University of Adelaide
  2010 - 2018	Head of Chemistry	University of Adelaide

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  	Monash University	Australia	PhD
  	Monash University	Australia	BSc(Hons)

• Research Interests

  Analytical Chemistry Atomic and Molecular Physics Catalysis and Mechanisms of Reactions Chemical Characterisation of Materials Chemical Physics Chemical Sciences Chemical Thermodynamics and Energetics Energy Nanomaterials Nanoscale Characterisation Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Physical Chemistry Physical Chemistry of Materials Radiation and Matter Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2022	Adnan, R. H., Madridejos, J. M. L., Alotabi, A. S., Metha, G. F., & Andersson, G. G. (2022). A Review of State of the Art in Phosphine Ligated Gold Clusters and Application in Catalysis. Advanced Science, e2105692. DOI Scopus1
  2022	Alotabi, A. S., Osborn, D. J., Ozaki, S., Kataoka, Y., Negishi, Y., Tesana, S., . . . Andersson, G. G. (2022). Suppression of phosphine-protected Au<inf>9</inf> cluster agglomeration on SrTiO<inf>3</inf> particles using a chromium hydroxide layer. Materials Advances, 3(8), 3620-3630. DOI
  2021	Madridejos, J., Harada, T., Falcinella, A., Small, T., Golovko, V. B., Andersson, G. G., . . . Kee, T. W. (2021). Optical properties of the atomically precise C₄ core [Au₉(PPh₃)₈]³⁺ cluster probed by transient absorption spectroscopy and time-dependent density functional theory. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125(3), 2033-2044. DOI Scopus1 WoS2
  2021	Alotabi, A. S., Gibson, C. T., Metha, G. F., & Andersson, G. G. (2021). Investigation of the Diffusion of Cr2O3 into Different Phases of TiO2 upon Annealing. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 4(1), 322-330. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
  2021	Mousavi, H., Yin, Y., Howard-Fabretto, L., Sharma, S. K., Golovko, V., Andersson, G. G., . . . Metha, G. F. (2021). Au₁₀₁–rGO nanocomposite: immobilization of phosphine-protected gold nanoclusters on reduced graphene oxide without aggregation. Nanoscale Advances, 3(5), 1422-1430. DOI Scopus4 WoS2
  2021	Markwell-Heys, A. W., Schneider, M. L., Madridejos, J. M. L., Metha, G. F., & Bloch, W. M. (2021). Self-sorting of porous Cu₄L₂L′₂ metal–organic cages composed of isomerisable ligands. Chemical Communications, 57(23), 2915-2918. DOI Scopus13 WoS12 Europe PMC3
  2021	Howard-Fabretto, L., Gorey, T. J., Li, G., Tesana, S., Metha, G. F., Anderson, S. L., & Andersson, G. G. (2021). The interaction of size-selected Ru3 clusters with RF-deposited TiO2: probing Ru–CO binding sites with CO-temperature programmed desorption. Nanoscale Advances, 3(12), 3537-3553. DOI
  2021	Kawawaki, T., Kataoka, Y., Hirata, M., Akinaga, Y., Takahata, R., Wakamatsu, K., . . . Negishi, Y. (2021). Creation of High-Performance Heterogeneous Photocatalysts by Controlling Ligand Desorption and Particle Size of Gold Nanocluster.. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 60(39), 21340-21350. DOI Scopus15 WoS18 Europe PMC4
  2021	Kawawaki, T., Shimizu, N., Funai, K., Mitomi, Y., Hossain, S., Kikkawa, S., . . . Negishi, Y. (2021). Simple and high-yield preparation of carbon-black-supported similar to 1 nm platinum nanoclusters and their oxygen reduction reactivity. Nanoscale, 13(35), 14679-14687. DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1
  2021	Alotabi, A. S., Yin, Y., Redaa, A., Tesana, S., Metha, G. F., & Andersson, G. G. (2021). Cr₂O₃ layer inhibits agglomeration of phosphine-protected Au₉ clusters on TiO₂ films. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 155(16), 164702-1-164702-10. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
  2021	Mousavi, H., Yin, Y., Sharma, S. K., Gibson, C. T., Golovko, V., Andersson, G. G., . . . Metha, G. F. (2021). Factors influencing catalytic activity of size-specific triphenylphosphine-ligated gold nanoclusters in the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126(1), 246-260. DOI Scopus1
  2020	Hardy, R. A., Karayilan, A. M., & Metha, G. F. (2020). Utilizing Photoionization Efficiency Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory to Investigate Charge Transfer Interactions in AuCe<inf>3</inf>O<inf>n</inf> Clusters. The journal of physical chemistry. A, 124(28), 5812-5823. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
  2020	Shearer, C. J., Hisatomi, T., Domen, K., & Metha, G. F. (2020). Gas phase photocatalytic water splitting of moisture in ambient air: toward reagent-free hydrogen production. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 401, 1-7. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
  2020	Kurashige, W., Mori, Y., Ozaki, S., Kawachi, M., Hossain, S., Kawawaki, T., . . . Negishi, Y. (2020). Activation of Water-Splitting Photocatalysts by Loading with Ultrafine Rh–Cr Mixed-Oxide Cocatalyst Nanoparticles. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 59(18), 7076-7082. DOI Scopus24 WoS25 Europe PMC5
  2020	Vuong, V. Q., Madridejos, J. M. L., Aradi, B., Sumpter, B. G., Metha, G. F., & Irle, S. (2020). Density-functional tight-binding for phosphine-stabilized nanoscale gold clusters. Chemical Science, 11(48), 13113-13128. DOI Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC1
  2020	Daughtry, J., Andersson, G. G., Metha, G. F., Tesana, S., & Nakayama, T. (2020). Sub-monolayer Au<inf>9</inf>cluster formation: Via pulsed nozzle cluster deposition. Nanoscale Advances, 2(9), 4051-4061. DOI Scopus1
  2020	Karayilan, A. M., & Metha, G. F. (2020). Investigating Pt atom addition to gas phase Ce₂O(n) clusters using photoionization efficiency spectroscopy and density functional theory. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124(49), 26897-26907. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2019	Krishnan, G., Eom, N., Kirk, R. M., Golovko, V. B., Metha, G. F., & Andersson, G. G. (2019). Investigation of phosphine ligand protected Au₁₃ clusters on defect rich titania. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123(11), 6642-6649. DOI Scopus11
  2019	Stark, K. A. S., Alvino, J. F., Kirkbride, K. P., Sumby, C. J., Metha, G. F., Lenehan, C. E., . . . Prior, C. (2019). Crystal structure, sensitiveness and theoretical explosive performance of xylitol pentanitrate (XPN). Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 44(5), 541-549. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
  2019	Burgos, J. C., Mejía, S. M., & Metha, G. F. (2019). Effect of Charge and Phosphine Ligands on the Electronic Structure of the Au8 Cluster. ACS Omega, 4(5), 9169-9180. DOI Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC3
  2019	Hardy, R. A., Karayilan, A. M., & Metha, G. F. (2019). Investigating Charge Transfer Interactions in AuCe2On Clusters Using Photoionization Efficiency Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory.. The journal of physical chemistry. A, 123(46), 10158-10168. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
  2018	Tesana, S., Metha, G., Andersson, G., Ridings, C., & Golovko, V. (2018). Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye using catalyst based on the gold-containing clusters supported on TiO₂. International Journal of Nanotechnology, 15(8-10), 669-675. DOI Scopus4
  2018	Sharma, A., Andersson, G., Rivnay, J., Alvino, J., Metha, G., Andersson, M., . . . Fabretto, M. (2018). Insights into the Oxidant/Polymer Interfacial Growth of Vapor Phase Polymerized PEDOT Thin Films. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 5(18), 8 pages. DOI Scopus11 WoS12
  2018	Shearer, C., Alvino, J., Batmunkh, M., & Metha, G. (2018). Pt Nanocluster Co-Catalysts for Photocatalytic Water Splitting. C, 4(4), 64. DOI
  2017	Burgun, A., Coghlan, C., Huang, D., Chen, W., Horike, S., Kitagawa, S., . . . Doonan, C. (2017). Mapping-out catalytic processes in a metal-organic framework with single-crystal X-ray crystallography. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 56(29), 8412-8416. DOI Scopus59 WoS55 Europe PMC11
  2017	Alvino, J., Bennett, T., Kler, R., Hudson, R., Aupoil, J., Nann, T., . . . Metha, G. (2017). Apparatus for the investigation of high-temperature, high-pressure gas-phase heterogeneous catalytic and photo-catalytic materials. Review of Scientific Instruments, 88(5), 7 pages. DOI Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC1
  2017	Al Qahtani, H., Metha, G., Walsh, R., Golovko, V., Andersson, G., & Nakayama, T. (2017). Aggregation behavior of ligand-protected Au₉ clusters on sputtered atomic layer deposition TiO₂. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121(20), 10781-10789. DOI Scopus15 WoS14
  2017	Krishnan, G., Al Qahtani, H., Li, J., Yin, Y., Eom, N., Golovko, V., . . . Andersson, G. (2017). Investigation of ligand-stabilized gold clusters on defect-rich titania. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121(50), 28007-28016. DOI Scopus14 WoS13
  2016	Sharma, A., George, Z., Bennett, T., Lewis, D., Metha, G., Andersson, G., & Andersson, M. (2016). Stability of Polymer Interlayer Modified ITO Electrodes for Organic Solar Cells. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 69(7), 735-740. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
  2016	Hudson, R., Falcinella, A., & Metha, G. (2016). Molecular geometries and relative stabilities of titanium oxide and gold-titanium oxide clusters. Chemical Physics, 477, 8-18. DOI Scopus5 WoS4
  2016	Visser, B., Addicoat, M., Gascooke, J., Lawrance, W., & Metha, G. (2016). First spectroscopic observation of gold(i) butadiynylide: Photodetachment velocity map imaging of the AuC₄H anion. Journal of Chemical Physics, 145(4), 044320-1-044320-8. DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC3
  2016	White, R., Bennett, T., Golovko, V., Andersson, G. G., & Metha, G. F. (2016). A systematic density functional theory study of the complete de-ligation of Ru₃(CO)₁₂. ChemistrySelect, 1(6), 1163-1167. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
  2016	Al Qahtani, H., Higuchi, R., Sasaki, T., Alvino, J., Metha, G., Golovko, V., . . . Nakayama, T. (2016). Grouping and aggregation of ligand protected Au₉ clusters on TiO₂ nanosheets. RSC Advances, 6(112), 110765-110774. DOI Scopus12 WoS7
  2016	Al Qahtani, H., Kimoto, K., Bennett, T., Alvino, J., Andersson, G., Metha, G., . . . Nakayama, T. (2016). Atomically resolved structure of ligand-protected Au₉ clusters on TiO₂ nanosheets using aberration-corrected STEM. Journal of Chemical Physics, 144(11), 114703-1-114703-6. DOI Scopus20 WoS16 Europe PMC3
  2015	Williamson, N., Huang, D., Bell, S., & Metha, G. (2015). Guided inquiry learning in an introductory chemistry course. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 23(6), 34-51. Scopus4
  2015	Miyajima, K., Sobhan, M., Hardy, R., Metha, G., & Mafuné, F. (2015). Structural rearrangement in gas phase niobium carbide clusters, Nb<inf>n</inf>C<inf>3</inf> and Nb<inf>n</inf>C<inf>6</inf>. Chemical Physics Letters, 634, 261-265. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2015	Bennett, T., Falcinella, A., White, R., Adnan, R., Golovko, V., Andersson, G., & Metha, G. (2015). The effect of counter ions on the far-infrared spectra of tris(triphenylphosphinegold)oxonium dimer salts. RSC Advances, 5(91), 74499-74505. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
  2015	Alshehri, N., Bennett, T., Metha, G., & Andersson, G. (2015). Transfer of Ordered Phospholipid Films onto Solid Substrates from a Drained Foam Film. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(39), 22496-22503. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
  2015	Ruzicka, J., Abu Bakar, F., Hoeck, C., Adnan, R., Mcnicoll, C., Kemmitt, T., . . . Golovko, V. (2015). Toward control of gold cluster aggregation on TiO₂ via surface treatments. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(43), 24465-24474. DOI Scopus22 WoS20
  2015	Adnan, R., Andersson, G., Polson, M., Metha, G., & Golovko, V. (2015). Factors influencing the catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol using supported phosphine-capped gold nanoparticles. Catalysis Science and Technology, 5(2), 1323-1333. DOI Scopus56 WoS51
  2015	Visser, B., Addicoat, M., Gascooke, J., Zhang, X., Bowen, K., Lawrance, W., & Metha, G. (2015). Photodetachment velocity map imaging of the 1A′ ← 2A′ transition in the AuOH anion. Chemical Physics Letters, 625, 164-167. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
  2015	Bennett, T., Adnan, R., Alvino, J., Kler, R., Golovko, V., Metha, G., & Andersson, G. (2015). Effect of gold nanoclusters on the production of Ti³⁺ defect sites in titanium dioxide nanoparticles under ultraviolet and soft X‑ray radiation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(20), 11171-11177. DOI Scopus12 WoS11
  2015	Slotte, M., Metha, G., & Zevenhoven, R. (2015). Life cycle indicator comparison of copper, silver, zinc and aluminum nanoparticle production through electric arc evaporation or chemical reduction. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 6(3), 233-243. DOI Scopus15
  2015	Nagata, T., Miyajima, K., Hardy, R., Metha, G., & Mafuné, F. (2015). Reactivity of oxygen deficient cerium oxide clusters with small gaseous molecules. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 119(22), 5545-5552. DOI Scopus32 WoS28 Europe PMC6
  2014	Andersson, G., Golovko, V., Alvino, J., Bennett, T., Wrede, O., Mejia, S., . . . Metha, G. (2014). Phosphine-stabilised Au₉ clusters interacting with titania and silica surfaces: the first evidence for the density of states signature of the support-immobilised cluster. Journal of Chemical Physics, 141(1), 014702-1-014702-12. DOI Scopus29 WoS24 Europe PMC6
  2014	Bennett, T., Adnan, R., Alvino, J., Golovko, V., Andersson, G., & Metha, G. (2014). Identification of the vibrational modes in the far-infrared spectra of ruthenium carbonyl clusters and the effect of gold substitution. Inorganic Chemistry, 53(9), 4340-4349. DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC1
  2013	Williamson, N., Metha, G., Willison, J., & Pyke, S. (2013). Development of POGIL-Style classroom activities for an introductory chemistry course. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 21(5), 27-41. Scopus5
  2013	Alvino, J., Bennett, T., Anderson, D., Donoeva, B., Ovoshchnikov, D., Adnan, R., . . . Metha, G. (2013). Far-infrared absorption spectra of synthetically-prepared, ligated metal clusters with Au₆, Au₈, Au₉ and Au₆Pd metal cores. RSC Advances, 3(44), 22140-22149. DOI Scopus29 WoS27
  2013	Fong, Y., Gascooke, J., Visser, B., Harris, H., Cowie, B., Thomsen, L., . . . Buntine, M. (2013). Influence of cationic surfactants on the formation and surface oxidation states of gold nanoparticles produced via laser ablation. Langmuir, 29(40), 12452-12462. DOI Scopus22 WoS22 Europe PMC5
  2013	Anderson, D., Adnan, R., Alvino, J., Shipper, O., Donoeva, B., Ruzicka, J., . . . Andersson, G. (2013). Chemically synthesised atomically precise gold clusters deposited and activated on titania. Part II. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15(35), 14806-14813. DOI Scopus49 WoS44 Europe PMC13
  2013	Visser, B., Addicoat, M., Gascooke, J., Lawrance, W., & Metha, G. (2013). Spectroscopic observation of gold-dicarbide: Photodetachment and velocity map imaging of the AuC2 anion. Journal of Chemical Physics, 138(17), 1-10. DOI Scopus16 WoS15 Europe PMC7
  2013	Anderson, D., Alvino, J., Gentleman, A., Al Qahtani, H., Thomsen, L., Polson, M., . . . Andersson, G. (2013). Chemically-synthesised, atomically-precise gold clusters deposited and activated on titania. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15(11), 3917-3929. DOI Scopus89 WoS83 Europe PMC22
  2012	Bowie, J., Bruce, M., Buntine, M., Gentleman, A., Graham, D., Low, P., . . . White, A. (2012). Facile decarboxylation of propiolic acid on a ruthenium center and related chemistry. Organometallics, 31(15), 5262-5273. DOI Scopus12 WoS12
  2012	Addicoat, M., Lim, K., & Metha, G. (2012). Reactions of Nb₂ and Nb₃ with CO, D₂, N₂, and O₂: Reconciling experimental kinetics with density functional theory-calculated reaction profiles. Journal of Chemical Physics, 137(3), 1-10. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
  2012	Medwell, P., Chan, Q., Dally, B., Alwahabi, Z., Mahmoud, S., Metha, G., & Nathan, G. (2012). Flow seeding with elemental metal species via an optical method. Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics, 107(3), 665-668. DOI Scopus20 WoS17
  2012	Acres, R., Ellis, A., Alvino, J., Lenahan, C., Khodakov, D., Metha, G., & Andersson, G. (2012). Molecular structure of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane layers formed on silanol-terminated silicon surfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part C: Nanomaterials and Interfaces, 116(00010), 6289-6297. DOI Scopus277 WoS269
  2012	Fong, Y., Gascooke, J., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2012). Influence of surfactant concentration on laser-based gold nanoparticle formation and stability. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 65(2), 97-104. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2011	Gentleman, A., Addicoat, M., & Metha, G. (2011). A density functional theory investigation of the bimetallic clusters Nb₂Rh and NbRh₂ and the complexes they form with CO. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 64(12), 1554-1559. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2011	Fong, Y., Visser, B., Gascooke, J., Cowie, B., Thomsen, L., Metha, G., . . . Harris, H. (2011). Photoreduction kinetics of sodium tetrachloroaurate under synchrotron soft X-ray exposure. Langmuir, 27(13), 8099-8104. DOI Scopus53 WoS52 Europe PMC12
  2011	Addicoat, M., Metha, G., & Kee, T. (2011). Density functional theory investigation of Cu(I)- and Cu(II)-curcumin complexes. Journal of Computational Chemistry, 32(3), 429-438. DOI Scopus21 WoS20 Europe PMC8
  2010	Fong, Y., Gascooke, J., Visser, B., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2010). Laser-based formation and properties of gold nanoparticles in aqueous solution: Formation kinetics and surfactant-modified particle size distributions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part C: Nanomaterials and Interfaces, 114(38), 15931-15940. DOI Scopus20 WoS20
  2010	Dryza, V., Alvino, J., & Metha, G. (2010). Onset of carbon-carbon bonding in Ta₅Cy (y = 0-6) clusters: A threshold photoionization and density functional theory study. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 114(12), 4080-4085. DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC2
  2009	Dryza, V., & Metha, G. (2009). Threshold photoionization and density functional theory studies of bimetallic-carbide nanocrystals and fragments: Ta3ZrCy (y=0-4). Journal of Chemical Physics, 130(24), 1-10. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2009	Gentleman, A., Addicoat, M., Dryza, V., Gascooke, J., Buntine, M., & Metha, G. (2009). Photoionization efficiency spectroscopy and density functional theory investigations of RhHo2On, (n=0-2) clusters. Journal of Chemical Physics, 130(16), 64311-1-64311-8. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
  2009	Addicoat, M., & Metha, G. (2009). Excited states of Nb₃N₂ and Nb₃C₂: Density functional theory, CASSCF, and MRCI studies. Journal of Chemical Physics, 130(16), 64308-1-64308-8. DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1
  2009	Dryza, V., Gascooke, J., Buntine, M., & Metha, G. (2009). Onset of carbon-carbon bonding in the Nb5Cy (y=0-6) clusters: a threshold photo-ionisation and density functional theory study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11(7), 1060-1068. DOI Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC4
  2009	Addicoat, M., & Metha, G. (2009). Kick: Constraining a stochastic search procedure with molecular fragments. Journal of Computational Chemistry, 30(1), 57-64. DOI Scopus45 WoS43 Europe PMC13
  2009	Varberg, T. D., Kokkin, D. L., Troy, T. P., Nakajima, M., Nauta, K., Metha, G. F., . . . Schmidt, T. W. (2009). PHYS 333-Electronic spectrum of the all-benzenoid polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene, C42H18. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 237, 1 page.
  2008	Addicoat, M., & Metha, G. (2008). Computational Study of CO Reactivity with Nb3X Heteronuclear Clusters. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 61(11), 854-859. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2008	Kokkin, D., Troy, T., Nakajima, M., Nauta, K., Varberg, T., Metha, G., . . . Schmidt, T. (2008). The Optical Spectrum of a Large Isolated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon: Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene, C42H18. Astrophysics, 681(1), L49-L51. DOI Scopus36 WoS34
  2008	Graham, D., Bruce, M., Metha, G., Bowie, J., & Buntine, M. (2008). Regioselective control of the nickel-mediated coupling of acetylene and carbon dioxide - A DFT study. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 693(16), 2703-2710. DOI Scopus39 WoS35
  2008	Dryza, V., Addicoat, M., Gascooke, J., Buntine, M., & Metha, G. (2008). Threshold photoionization and density functional theory studies of the niobium carbide clusters Nb3Cn (n=1-4) and Nb4Cn (n=1-6). Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 112(25), 5582-5592. DOI Scopus28 WoS25 Europe PMC8
  2008	Addicoat, M., Buntine, M., Yates, B., & Metha, G. (2008). Associative versus dissociative binding of CO to 4d transition metal trimers: A density functional study. Journal of Computational Chemistry, 29(9), 1497-1506. DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC2
  2007	Graham, D., Mitchell, C., Bruce, M., Metha, G., Bowie, J., & Buntine, M. (2007). Production of acrylic acid through nickel-mediated coupling of ethylene and carbon dioxide - A DFT study. Organometallics, 26(27), 6784-6792. DOI Scopus84 WoS74
  2007	Addicoat, M., Buntine, M., Metha, G., Gilbert, A., & Gill, P. (2007). BFW: A density functional for transition metal clusters. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 111(13), 2625-2628. DOI Scopus2 WoS5 Europe PMC1
  2006	Maselli, O., Gascooke, J., Kobelt, S., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2006). Rotational Energy Distributions of Benzene Liberated from Aqueous Liquid Microjets: A Comparison between Evaporation and Infrared Desorption. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 59(2), 104-108. DOI Scopus7 WoS6
  2005	Dryza, V., Addicoat, M., Gascooke, J., Buntine, M., & Metha, G. (2005). Ionization potentials of tantalum-carbide clusters: An experimental and density functional theory study. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 109(49), 11180-11190. DOI Scopus27 WoS26 Europe PMC5
  2004	Buntine, M., Kable, S., & Metha, G. (2004). The emission spectroscopy of C2 produced in a hydrocarbon/oxygen flame: An APCELL experiment. Australian Journal of Education in Chemistry, 63, 21-25.
  2004	Addicoat, M., Buntine, M., & Metha, G. (2004). DFT calculations on group 5 mixed metal tetramers: TaxNbyVz (x+y+z=4). Australian Journal of Chemistry, 57(12), 1197-1203. DOI Scopus6 WoS7
  2004	Pederson, D., Rayner, D., Simard, B., Addicoat, M., Buntine, M., Metha, G., & Fielicke, A. (2004). Photoionization of Nb₃CO and Nb₃ (CO)₂: is CO molecularly or dissociatively adsorbed on niobium?. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 108(6), 964-970. DOI Scopus21 WoS20
  2004	Buntine, M., Lee, J., & Metha, G. (2004). The lowest-lying excited singlet and triplet electronic states of propanal: an ab initio molecular orbital investigation of the potential energy surfaces. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 6(4), 688-696. DOI Scopus10 WoS10
  2003	Holstein, W., Dobeck, L., Otten, D., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2003). Ultraviolet laser irradiation of low concentration liquid microjets: Solute evaporation and solvent initiated reactivity. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 56(5), 481-487. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
  2003	Otten, D., Trevitt, A., Nichols, B., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2003). Infrared laser desorption of hydroquinone from a water-ethanol liquid beam. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 107(32), 6130-6135. DOI Scopus10 WoS10
  2002	Metha, G., Terentis, A., & Kable, S. (2002). Near threshold photochemistry of propanal: barrier height, transition state structure and product state distributions for the HCO channel. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 106(24), 5817-5827. DOI Scopus24 WoS22
  2002	Metha, G. F. (2002). The 3s Rydberg State in Deuterated Aldehydes: II. Jet Cooled MPI Spectra of the Propanal Isotopomeric Series. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy.
  2001	Heaven, M., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2001). Reaction pathways of singlet silylene and singlet germylene with water, methanol, ethanol, dimethyl ether, and trifluoromethanol: An ab initio molecular orbital study. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 105(7), 1185-1196. DOI Scopus54 WoS53
  2001	Metha, G., Buntine, M., Bradley, A., & Morrison, R. (2001). Jet-cooled multiphoton ionization spectroscopy of the iso-butanal 3s←n Rydberg transition. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 206(1), 73-82. DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC2
  2001	Holstein, W., Hammer, M., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2001). Time-of-flight mass spectrometric detection of mono- and di-substituted benzenes at parts per million concentrations by way of liquid microjet injection and laser ionisation. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 207(01-Feb), 1-12. DOI Scopus10 WoS10
  2001	Heaven, M., Metha, G., & Buntine, M. (2001). Reaction rate constants for singlet silylene and singlet germylene with water, methanol, ethanol, dimethyl ether and trifluoromethanol: Competition between H-atom migration and H₂ elimination. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 54(3), 185-192. DOI Scopus11 WoS11
  2000	Heaven, M., Stewart, G., Buntine, M., & Metha, G. (2000). Neutral tantalum - carbide clusters: A multiphoton ionization and density functional theory study. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 104(15), 3308-3316. DOI Scopus39 WoS36
  2000	Bytheway, I., & Metha, G. (2000). Ab initio calculations on excited states of VCH. Chemical Physics Letters, 326(1-2), 151-157. DOI Scopus4 WoS3
  2000	Cameron, M. R., Johns, S. A., Metha, G. F., & Kable, S. H. (2000). Photodissociation dynamics of the reaction CF<inf>2</inf>Br<inf>2</inf> + hv → CF<inf>2</inf> + 2Br. Energetics, threshold and nascent CF<inf>2</inf> energy distributions for λ = 223-260 nm. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2(11), 2539-2547. DOI Scopus18 WoS17
  1998	Terentis, A., Waugh, S., Metha, G., & Kable, S. (1998). HCO (N,Ka,Kc,J) distributions from near-threshold photolysis of H2CO (J,Ka,Kc). Journal of Chemical Physics, 108(8), 3187-3198. DOI Scopus57 WoS57
  1998	Waugh, S., Terentis, A., Metha, G., & Kable, S. (1998). Conservation of angular momentum in polyatomic photochemical reactions: H₂CO(v,J,Ka,Kc)→H+HCO(N,Ka,Kc,J). SPIE Proceedings, 3271, 36-46. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  1997	Barnes, M., Merer, A., & Metha, G. (1997). Optical-optical double resonance spectroscopy of jet-cooled TiO. New 3f and 3P states near 4 eV. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 181(1), 180-193. DOI Scopus26 WoS25
  1997	Rassias, G., Metha, G., McGilvery, D., Morrison, R., & O'Dwyer, M. (1997). Dispersed emission from the lower vibronic levels of the ù A₂state of sulfur dioxide. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 181(1), 78-90. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
  1997	Barnes, M., Merer, A. J., & Metha, G. F. (1997). <sup>2</sup>Π-X̃<sup>2</sup>Σ<sup>+</sup> electronic bands of titanium methylidyne, TiCH, near 725 nm wavelength. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 181(1), 168-179. DOI Scopus29
  1997	Barnes, M., Clouthier, D., Hajigeorgiou, P., Huang, G., Kingston, C., Merer, A., . . . Dixon, S. (1997). The Electronic Spectrum of Gaseous CoO in the Visible Region. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 186(2), 374-402. DOI Scopus32 WoS33 Europe PMC8
  1997	Barnes, M., Merer, A., & Metha, G. (1997). High Resolution Laser Spectroscopy of TitaniumMethylidyne;TiCH. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 181(1), 168-179. DOI WoS29
  1996	Barnes, M., Gillett, D. A., Merer, A. J., & Metha, G. F. (1996). The near infrared electronic spectrum of tungsten methylidyne, WCH. Journal of Chemical Physics, 105(15), 6168-6182. DOI Scopus25 WoS24
  1996	Barnes, M., Merer, A. J., & Metha, G. F. (1996). Rotational and hyperfine structure of some low-J lines in the A<sup>3</sup>Φ-X<sup>3</sup>Δ (0,0) band of TiO. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 180(2), 437-440. DOI Scopus16 WoS15
  1995	McNaughton, D., Metha, G. F., & Tay, R. (1995). Generation of transient species by laser induced pyrolysis. The high resolution fourier transform infrared spectrum of NCN. Chemical Physics, 198(1-2), 107-117. DOI Scopus22 WoS23
  1995	Barnes, M., Merer, A. J., & Metha, G. F. (1995). Rotational and hyperfine analysis of the a′<sup>3</sup>Φ<inf>4</inf>-x<sup>3</sup>Φ<inf>4</inf> transitions of coh and cod. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 173(1), 100-112. DOI Scopus17 WoS16
  1995	Tay, R., Metha, G. F., Shanks, F., & McNaughton, D. (1995). Determination of the molecular structure of diacetylene from high-resolution FTIR spectroscopy. Structural Chemistry, 6(1), 47-55. DOI Scopus24 WoS26
  1995	Barnes, M., Hajigeorgiou, P., Kasrai, R., Merer, A., & Metha, G. (1995). Laser-induced fluorescence of gaseous vanadium methylidyne, VCH : A triatomic organometallic molecule. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 117(7), 2096-2097. DOI Scopus25 WoS24
  1995	Barnes, M., Merer, A., & Metha, G. (1995). Electronic transitions of cobalt carbide, CoC, near 750 nm: a good example of case (b(βS)) hyperfine coupling. Journal of Chemical Physics, 103(19), 8360-8371. DOI Scopus73 WoS71
  1994	Metha, G. F., Buntine, M. A., McGilvery, D. C., & Morrison, R. J. S. (1994). The (n, 3s) rydberg state in deuterated aldehydes: Jet-Cooled MPI spectra of the propanal isotopomeric series. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 165(1), 32-56. DOI Scopus18 WoS17
  1994	Buntine, M. A., Metha, G. F., McGilvery, D. C., & Morrison, R. J. S. (1994). The (n, 3s) Rydberg State in Deuterated Aldehydes: Jet-Cooled MPI Spectra of the sym and asym Rotamers of CHD<inf>2</inf>CHO and CDH<inf>2</inf>CHO. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 165(1), 12-31. DOI Scopus15 WoS14
  1990	Metha, G. F., McGilvery, D. C., Morrison, R. J. S., & O'Dwyer, M. F. (1990). Use of a heated nozzle to locate the hot bands in the 340-260-nm absorption of sulfur dioxide. Journal of Physical Chemistry, 94(1), 67-71. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
  	Shearer, C., Alvino, J. F., Batmunkh, M., & Metha, G. (n.d.). Pt Nanocluster Co-Catalysts for Photocatalytic Water Splitting. DOI

• Book Chapters

  Year	Citation
  2018	Hudson, R., Daughtry, J., Andersson, G., & Metha, G. (2018). Deposition, ligand removal, and applications of atomically precise, chemically synthesized clusters on metal oxide surfaces. In Encyclopedia of Interfacial Chemistry: Surface Science and Electrochemistry (pp. 672-679). Elsevier. DOI

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  2013	Jerram, K., Stubbs, M., Westphalen, L., Williamson, N. M., & Metha, G. F. (2013). Delivering a Small-Group Discovery Experience in Large Classes. In HERGA 2013 Proceedings. Adelaide.
  2012	Williamson, N. M., Huang, D. M., Pyke, S. M., Willison, J., & Metha, G. F. (2012). Constructing a First Year University Chemistry Course for the ‘Late Bloomers’. In ERGA 2012 Proceedings. Adelaide.
  1999	Hsieh, J. H., Fong, L. H., Yi, S., & Metha, G. (1999). Plasma cleaning of copper leadframe with Ar and Ar/H-2 gases. In SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY Vol. 112 (pp. 245-249). SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA. DOI WoS33

• Conference Items

  Year	Citation
  2015	Williamson, N. M., Huang, D. M., Bell, S. G., & Metha, G. F. (2015). Guided Inquiry Learning in an Introductory Chemistry Course. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem). Honolulu, USA.
  2012	Williamson, N. M., Metha, G. F., Huang, D. M., & Bell, S. G. (2012). Development of POGIL-Style Organic Chemistry Activities. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education. Sydney.

Teaching Prizes

• 2015  D.R. Stanks Award for Excellence in Chemical Education; SA Branch RACI.
• 2015  University of Adelaide Commendation for Excellence in Support of Student Experience (team award).
• 2014  Chemical Education Division Medal; Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
• 2014  Exectutive Dean of Sciences Award for Excellence in Teaching (team award).
• 2006  Stephen Cole the Elder Prize for Excellence in Teaching (first 5 years of Teaching).
• 2006  Executive Dean of Sciences Prize for Excellence in Teaching (first 5 years of Teaching).
• 2005  Executive Dean of Sciences Certificate of Merit in Teaching (first 5 years of Teaching).

Teaching Grants

• Australian Learning & Teaching Council grant to develop POGIL in Foundations of Chemistry lectures 2011–2012 ($2,000).
• University L & T grant to develop Level I courses in summer semester, 2011–2012 ($8,000).
• Faculty grant to continue Demonstrator and Tutor training program, 2008 ($1,000).
• Faculty L & T grant to develop a Demonstrator and Tutor training program, 2006–2007 ($40,000).
• University L & T grant to develop a Demonstrator and Tutor training program, 2006–2007 ($50,000).
• University of Adelaide L & T grant to restructure tutorial program for Foundations of Chemistry, 2003–2004 ($25,000).

Teaching Developments

• Convener, working group to re-develop the curricula for all Level III Chemistry courses, 2012–present.
• Convener, working group to re-develop Foundations of Chemistry courses IA, IB & IS, 2011–2012.
• Developed Lecture material for a new Computational Chemistry in Honours, 2010.
• Developed Lecture material for the new Materials Chemistry III course, 2007.
• Developed Lecture and Tutorial material for the new Analytical Chemistry II course, 2005.
• Developed Lecture and Tutorial material for the revised Chemistry I course, 2005.
• Completed "Teaching at University" course, 2004.
• Team Member in the expanded Australian Chemistry Enhanced Laboratory Learning (ACELL) project, 2004–2009.
• Technically upgraded laboratory experiments for Level I Chemistry, 2008. 
• Developed new experiments for EcoChemistry and Nanoscience named-degree students, 2006.
• Developed specialist tutorials for Chemistry named-degree (Nanoscience and Molecular & Drug Design) students, 2006.
• Team Member in the CUTSD-funded project Australian Physical Chemistry Enhanced Laboratory Learning (APCELL) project, 2001–2003.
• Developed and published the "Flame Emission" practical for the APCELL experiment database, 2002.
• Key motivator to enforce independent entry requirements for Level I Chemistry course (Foundations of Chemistry & Chemistry I), 2003.
• Introduced multiple-choice questions into Foundations of Chemistry course, 2002.

Teaching-Related Coordination 

• "Chemistry" Coordinator for B.Sc(Adv) students in Principles and Practice of Research (PPR) II & III courses, 2013–2016.
• Coordinator of Level III Chemistry, 2007–2010.
• Director of Chemistry Undergraduate Laboratories, July 2003–2006.
• Convener, Chemistry Student-Staff Liaison Committee, 2003 & 2008.

Teaching Areas

• Chemistry I; Chemical Energy & Equilibrium (9 lecture series + tutorials), 2002–present.
• Foundations of Chemistry I; Chemical Energy (9 lecture series + tutorials), 2003–2005, 2012–present
• Chemistry III; Molecular Photoscience, (6 lecture series + tutorials), 2002–present.
• Materials Chemistry III; Sub-Nano Assemblies, (8 lecture series + tutorials), 2007–present
• Honours; Computational Chemistry, (8 lecture series + workshops), 2010–present
• Environmental & Analytical Chemistry II; Instrumentation (5 lecture series + tutorials), 2005–2008.
• Environmental & Analytical Chemistry II; X-ray & Optical Methods (5 lecture series + tutorials), 2009–2011.
• Chemistry II; Thermodynamics, (8 lecture series + tutorials), 2006–2010.
• Environmental & Analytical Chemistry II; Heavy Metals, (5 lecture series + tutorials), 2007–2009.
• Environmental & Analytical Chemistry II; Nuclear Chemistry (5 lecture series + tutorials), 2007–2009.
• Chemistry I ANR; Chemical Equilibrium (9 lecture series + tutorials), 2002. 

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2021	Principal Supervisor	Solar hydrogen production from Z-scheme photocatalysis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Thomas Douglas Small
  2021	Principal Supervisor	Concentrated Solar Thermo-Photocatalytic Water Splitting	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Talib McCoy Rahman
  2021	Co-Supervisor	Exploring the Properties and Stabilisation of Nanoscale Metal cluster/overlayer Architectures (Nanotechnology)	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Mohammed Zayed Asiri
  2021	Principal Supervisor	Solar Thermo-photocatalytic Technologies	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Anthony Ernest Pellicone
  2020	Principal Supervisor	Effect of Phosphine-ligated Gold Clusters on Reduced Graphene Oxide in Electro/Photo-catalytic Water splitting	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Hanieh Mousavi
  2019	Principal Supervisor	High Speed, Pulsed, Laser-Based Mechanistic Study of Photo-Induced Chemical Reactions	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Ketan Patel

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2018 - 2022	Principal Supervisor	Towards the photophysical nature of the triphenylphosphine-stabilized nonagold cluster and its catalytic applications	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Jenica Marie Lorica Madridejos
  2017 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Polarisation Effects of Exciton Migration and Singlet Fission in TIPS-Pentacene Nanoparticles	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Miss Elisabeth Schrefl
  2015 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	Infrared Spectroscopy of Astrophysically Relevant Molecules	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Miss Hayley Ann Bunn
  2015 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	Carbon Dioxide Photo-Reduction by a Gold Ruthenium Cluster Deposited Upon Titanium Dioxide	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Rohan Joshua Hudson
  2011 - 2015	Principal Supervisor	The Characterisation, Photocatalytic Performance, and Theoretical Investigation of Small Gold Clusters Supported on Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Jason Frankie Alvino
  2011 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	Spectroscopic Investigations on the Molecular Motions and Solution Chemistry of the Medicinal Pigment Curcumin	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Hei Leung
  2010 - 2018	Principal Supervisor	Photo-Ionisation and Density Functional Theory Studies of Gold Doped Cerium Oxide Clusters	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Robert Allan Hardy
  2009 - 2011	Co-Supervisor	Removal of Toxic Pollutants from Industrial Wastewater by Australian Clay Mineral	Master of Engineering Science	Master	Full Time	Mrs Manjot Kaur Toor
  2006 - 2014	Principal Supervisor	The Effect of Sequential Oxidation and Composition on the Structural and Electronic Properties of Gas-Phase Transition-Lanthanide Bimetallic Clusters	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Alexander Gentleman
  2005 - 2012	Co-Supervisor	A Study into the Kinetic Formation and Oxidation States of Gold Nanoparticles Produced Via Laser Ablation Synthesis in Solution	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Mable Yan Fong
  2004 - 2009	Principal Supervisor	Computational Investigations into the Structure and Reactivity of Small Transition Metal Clusters	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Matthew Addicoat
  2004 - 2012	Principal Supervisor	Velocity Map Imaging of Small Gold Carbide Clusters	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Bradley Visser
  2003 - 2008	Principal Supervisor	Threshold Photo-Ionisation and Density Functional Theory Studies of Metal-Carbide Clusters	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Viktoras Dryza
  2003 - 2010	Co-Supervisor	A Study into the Internal Energy Distributions of Molecules Liberated from an InVacuo Liquid Surface	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Olivia Maselli

• Position: Professor
• Phone: 83135943
• Email: greg.metha@adelaide.edu.au
• Fax: 83134380
• Campus: North Terrace
• Building: Badger, floor 2
• Org Unit: School of Physical Sciences