Mr Rohan Hudson
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
Postgraduate Student
School of Physical Sciences
Faculty of Sciences
I'm currently a PhD candidate at The University of Adelaide in the Department of Chemistry, under the supervision of A/Prof. Tak Kee and A/Prof. David Huang, using ultrafast spectroscopy and computational chemistry to study the migration of charge and energy in condensed-phase molecules.
After completing my undergraduate degree with a focus upon chemistry and physics, I undertook a Master of Philosophy under the supervision of Prof. Greg Metha in the Department of Chemistry. My research during this degree concentrated upon studying light-activated catalytic ("photo-catalytic") reduction of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbon products, by using direct catalytic studies, computational chemistry and a variety of surface-sensitive chemical spectroscopies.
My current research also focuses upon photochemistry - specifically, studying the phenomenon of "singlet fission" in condensed acenes, by using ultrafast spectroscopy and molecular modelling. It is hoped that by developing a deeper understanding of this process, singlet-fission capable materials may one day be used to increase efficiencies in organic solar cells.
-
Expand
-
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2017 University of Adelaide Australia M.Phil. (Chemical Science) 2014 University of Adelaide Australia BSc. (Adv.), Chemistry Double Major -
Research Interests
-
Expand
-
Journals
Year Citation 2020 Hudson, R. J., De La Perrelle, J. M., Pensack, R. D., Kudisch, B., Scholes, G. D., Huang, D. M., & Kee, T. W. (2020). Organizing crystalline functionalized pentacene using periodicity of poly(vinyl alcohol). Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 11(2), 516-523.
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.
Scopus1 WoS2 Europe PMC12017 Bunn, H., Hudson, R., Gentleman, A., & Raston, P. (2017). Far-Infrared Synchrotron Spectroscopy and Torsional Analysis of the Important Interstellar Molecule, Vinyl Alcohol. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 1(2), 70-79.
Scopus9 WoS92016 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.
-
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).
Undergraduate Laboratory Demonstrator:
- Chemistry IA (2015)
- Chemistry IIB (2015)
- Chemistry IIA (2016, 2017)
- Fundamentals of Materials III (2016, 2019)
- Chemistry III (2017, 2019)
- Molecular Structure Determination III (2017, 2019)
Tutor:
- Foundations of Chemistry IB (2016)
-
Expand
-
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2018 - ongoing Member Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Australia
Connect With Me
External Profiles
