Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

Silvia Chowdhury

PhD Student
Yamauchi Group

Nanoarchitecturing, metal-organic frameworks, sensing, ectrochemical

Her fields of research are nanotechnology and electrochemistry. Currently, she is working on metal-organic frameworks for sensing and electrochemical energy storage systems applications. Her main focus is designing materials with controlled structural parameters (size, shape, and porosity) to optimize their functional performance toward energy storage, energy conversion, and sensing applications. In particular, her research concentrates on the rational design and construction of metal-organic frameworks, the novel self-assembly of inorganic 1D nanomaterials into 2D sheet-like structures, and further approaches for energy storage and conversion, and sensing applications. 

Silvia Chowdhury is a PhD student at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. She obtained her Master of Science in Mechatronics Engineering (By Research) from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). She was awarded her Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) from American International University- Bangladesh (AIUB). Throughout her academic years, she has published 11 papers, and nine proceedings. She received one award (Silver medal) from Kulliyyah of Engineering Research & Innovation Exhibition (KERIE). Three of her research articles have been published in prestigious and high-impact journals, namely Biomaterials  (IF 12.47), Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology (IF 6.25), and Peptides (IF 3.75). 

Collaborations

​JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics Project and International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA),  National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 

Key publications

  1. Septiani, N. L. W., Chowdhury, S., Hardiansyah, A., et al., Self-Templated Preparation of Monodisperse Amorphous Nickel-Cobalt Phosphate Nanoplates toward High-Performance and Stable Asymmetric Supercapacitors (Under revision for Journal of Materials Chemistry A).
  2. Gumilar, G., Chowdhury, S., Shukri, et al. The Revelation of Glucose Adsorption Mechanisms on Hierarchical Metal-Organic Frameworks Using a Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor. Journal of Materials Chemistry B., 2023 (DOI: 10.1039/D3TB00138E).
  3. Fan ZS., Kaneti YV., Chowdhury S., et al. Weak base-modulated synthesis of bundle-like carbon superstructures from metal-organic framework for high-performance supercapacitors. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2023, 462, 142094.
  4. Cheng P., Wang X., Markus J., Chowdhury S., et al. Carbon Nanotube-Decorated Hierarchical Porous Nickel/Carbon Hybrid Derived from Nickel-Based Metal-Organic Framework for Enhanced Methyl Blue Adsorption. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2023, 638, 220-230.,
  5. Xin R., Kim M., Cheng P., Chowdhury S., et al. Enlarging the Porosity of Metal-Organic Framework Derived Carbons for Supercapacitor Applications by Template-Free Ethylene Glycol Etching Method[J]. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 (DOI: 10.1039/D2TA06307G).
  6. Chowdhury S., Torad N L., Ashok A., et al. Template-and etching-free fabrication of two-dimensional hollow bimetallic metal-organic framework hexagonal nanoplates for ammonia sensing. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 450, 138065.
  7. Andriani A., Benu DP., Chowdhury S., et al. Role of urea on the structural, textural, and optical properties of macroemulsion-assisted synthesised holey ZnO nanosheets for photocatalytic applications. New Journal of Chemistry. 2022, 46, 897-908.
  8. ​Chowdhury, S., Toth, I., & Stephenson, R. J. (2022). Dendrimers in vaccine delivery: Recent progress and advances. Biomaterials, 280, 121303.
  9. Chowdhury, s., yusof, f., faruck, m. O., & sulaiman n. A novel approach of core-shell ag@pt nanoparticles production. In materials science forum, vol. 886, pp. 48-52.
  10. Chowdhury, s., yusof, f., faruck, m. O., & sulaiman n. (2016). Process optimization of silver nanoparticle synthesis using response surface methodology. Procedia engineering. Vol 148, 992 – 999.
  11. Chowdhury, s., yusof, f., sulaiman n., sidek. S. N., & faruck, m. O. (2016). A modeling study by artificial neural network on process perimeter optimization for silver nanoparticles production, arpn-jeas, vol 11 (20), 12206-12211.
  12. Chowdhury, S., Yusof, F., Salim, W. W. A. W., Sulaiman, N., & Faruck, M. O. (2016). An overview of drug delivery vehicles for cancer treatment: nanocarriers and nanoparticles including photovoltaic nanoparticles. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 164, 151-159.