Kenji Sumida
School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
ARC DECRA Research Fellow (Level B), Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Physical Sciences.
My research is centered around the synthesis, characterization, and processing of porous materials for adsorption-based applications. More specifically, I am developing sol-gel techniques that enable the higher-order structuralization of these materials into forms that are compatible with device-specific configurations, or that otherwise optimize their properties as adsorbents in storage and separation applications. I am also addressing the use of such architectures for the immobilization of catalytically-active molecules for more efficient small-molecule conversions.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2016 - ongoing ARC DECRA Fellow University of Adelaide 2015 - 2015 Research Associate University of Adelaide 2012 - 2015 Research Associate Kyoto University -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2013 Award Young Investigator Award, American Chemical Society, Division of Inorganic Chemistry - United States - 2012 Fellowship JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Japan - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Japanese Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2007 - 2012 University of California, Berkeley United States Doctor of Philosophy 2005 - 2007 University of Auckland New Zealand Master of Science 2000 - 2003 University of Auckland New Zealand Bachelor of Science -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2014 Blanchard, F., Sumida, K., Wolpert, C., Tsotsalas, M., Tanaka, T., Doi, A., . . . Tanaka, K. (2014). Terahertz near-field phase contrast imaging. In Proceedings of CLEO 2014: Science and Innovations, as published in Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Vol. 2014-January (pp. 1-2). San Jose, California: Optical Society of American (OSA).
2014 Wolpert, C., Sumida, K., Blanchard, F., & Tanaka, K. (2014). Probing hydration dynamics of metal-organic frameworks by broadband THz pulses. In Proceedings of CLEO 2014: Science and Innovations, as published in Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Vol. 2014-January (pp. 1-2). San Jose, California: Optical Society of American (OSA).
2011 Sumida, K., Herm, Z. R., Bloch, E. D., Mason, J. A., & Long, J. R. (2011). Metal-organic frameworks with exposed metal cation sites for carbon dioxide capture. In ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2010 Sumida, K., Herm, Z. R., Choi, H. J., Bloch, E. D., Murray, L. J., Dinca, M., . . . Long, J. R. (2010). Hydrogen storage in metal-organic framewords. In ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2010 Hill, M. R., Thornton, A. W., Nairn, K. M., Sumida, K., & Hill, A. J. (2010). Metal organic frameworks with exceptional gas storage capacity. In ICONN 2010 - Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (pp. 33-36). IEEE.
| Year Awarded | Grant Details | Amount |
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| 2016 | ARC DECRA "Functional Superstructures of Metal-Organic Frameworks" (DE160100306) | 373k |
| 2016 | University of Adelaide DVCR Establishment Grant | 15k |
| 2016 | University of Adelaide DVCR Travel Grant | 5k |
| 2016 | University of Adelaide Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials Establishment Grant | 10k |
Semester 1: Foundations of Chemistry IA, Module 2: Molecular Behavior
Semester 2: Synthesis of Materials III, Module 3: Sol-Gel Science
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Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2018 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Biomolecule encapsulation in biocompatible metal-organic frameworks Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Tania Pullin 2017 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Influencing Metal-organic Framework Catalysis through Nanoscale Structuralisation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Oliver Michael Linder-Patton
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2008 - ongoing Member American Chemical Society United States
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