Aicheng Chen

Research Opportunities

Highly qualified candidates for summer research, honours thesis, graduate studies and postdoctoral research are welcome to send your resume to Professor Chen by email.

The Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry and Biochemistry (GWC²) is a joint graduate program offered by the Departments of Chemistry at the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo. To apply for the MSc/PhD program, please visit GWC².

There are a number of scholarships and awards available at the University of Guelph for Canadian and international graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. For details, please visit:

List of Awards/Scholarships for Graduate Students at the University of Guelph

List of Awards/Scholarships Specific to Graduate Students at the College of Engineering and Physical Science

Scholarships and Awards Administrative Guidelines.

We thank all applicants for your interests in advance; only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

Chen Research Team

Chen Group News

• J. Quintal was awarded the Jacek Lipkowski Award of the Electrochemical Technology Centre (2026)
• H. Jafri won First Prize in the CCMPS Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation Competition (2026).
• H. Jafri received an NSERC Summer Research Award (2026).
• E. Hatami and C. McGuire won Third Place of the Young Researcher Presentation Award Competition at the 4th ECS Guelph Young Researcher Symposium (2026).
• J. Quintal received the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2026 - 2027)
• C. McGuire received the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2026 - 2027)
• C. Ramirez received the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2026–2027)
• J. Quintal was award the NSERC CGS-D Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (2026)
• N. Sabouhania won the Best Poster Award at the 76th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Mainz, Germany, September 7 - 12, 2025.
• R. Xu received the Martin Henry Bosch Doctoral Scholarship for Chemistry (2025 -2027)
• N. Sabouhania was awarded the Jacek Lipkowski Award of The Electrochemical Technology Centre (2025)
• J. Quintal was awarded the Graduate Student Excellence Award of the GWC² - Guelph Campus (2025)
• C. McGuire received the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship (2025)
• D. Chow received the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2025).
• C. Ramirez was awarded the Martin Henry Bosch Doctoral Scholarship for Chemistry (2024 -2026)
• J. van der Zalm and N. Sabouhania won student poster awrads at the 75th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Montreal, Canada, August 18–23, 2024.
• N. Sabouhania, J. van der Zalm and C. McGuire won student oral presentation awards at the International Symposium on Electrochemistry and Surface Science (ISESS) in Honour of Professor Jacek Lipkowski’s 80^th Birthday, Guelph, August 14–17, 2024
• C. Ramirez and J. Quintal won student poster awards at the ISESS in Honour of Professor Jacek Lipkowski’s 80^th Birthday, Guelph, August 14–17, 2024
• J. Quintal was awarded the David Holden Memorial Scholarship of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry and Biochemistry (GWC2) (2024)
• B. Tavana received the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2024)
• E. Hatami won the Best PhD Seminar Prize of the GWC2 - Guelph Campus (2024).
• S. Durairaj received a Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship (2023 - 2024).
• S. Abner won the J.P. Hobson Prize for the best oral presentation at the Surface Canada Forum (2023)
• J. Quintal received a Canada Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral (2023 - 2026)
• E. Boateng received the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship (2023)
• C.-K. Hung won the Graduate Seminar Prize of the GWC2 - Guelph Campus (2023).
• J. van der Zalm was awarded the Graduate Student Excellence Award of the GWC2 - Guelph Campus (2023)
• E. Boateng won the 2nd place of the poster presentation at the Spring Symposium of the Canadian Section of The Electrochemical Society (2023).
• A. MacKay received an NSERC Summer Research Award (2023).
• J. van der Zalm won a best oral presentation award at the Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (2022).
• S. Abner was awarded the David Holden Memorial Scholarship of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry and Biochemistry (GWC2) (2022).
• E. Boateng received the Graduate Student Excellence Award of the GWC2 (2022).
• J. Quintal was awarded an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2022).
• E. Boateng was awarded an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2022).
• J. van der Zalm has been awarded a Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral (2022 - 2025).
• A. R. Thiruppathi has been awarded a Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship (2022 - 2024).
• E. Boateng was awarded the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2021).
• E. Boateng was awarded the David Holden Memorial Scholarship of the GWC2 (2021).
• J. van der Zalm received the Chemistry Laboratory Instructor Award (2021).
• D. Sridhar was awarded a Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship (2021).
• F. Pakravan received the Chemistry Laboratory Instructor Award (2020)
• J. van der Zalm was awarded the David Holden Memorial Scholarship of the GWC2 (2020).
• E. Boateng was awarded the Graduate Tuition Scholarship (2020-2023).
• J. van der Zalm was awarded the Graduate Tuition Scholarship (2020)
• S. Chen was awarded the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2020).

Recent Publications

• R. Xu, J. Quintal, E. Boateng, A. Chen. Structural and Compositional Changes of Graphene Oxide-Based Nanomaterials during Hydrogen Storage. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 129(41) (2025) 18462–18471.
• S. Hira, S. Durairaj, C. Ramirez, A. Chen. Recent Advances in Carbon-Based Quantum Dots for Sensing Applications. Nanoscale, 17(48) (2025) 27762-27783.
• N. Sabouhanian, J. Lipkowski, A. Chen. Unveiling the potential of bismuth-based catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction. Industrial Chemistry & Materials, 3 (2025) 131-150.
• J. van der Zalm, E. Mena-Morcillo, T. Shi, M. Al-Jeda, A. Chen. Design and Modification of TiO2 Nanostructured Photocatalysts Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy-Based Techniques Coupled with Optical Spectroscopy. ACS Electrochemistry, 1(9) (2025) 1776-1784.
• L. Qian, C. Ramirez, S. Prins, F. Pakravan, T. Shi, J. van der Zalm, A. Chen. Rational Design of a Graphene Oxide/TiO2/Au Nanocomposite for the Electrochemical Detection of Acetaminophen: Mechanism and Synergistic Effect. he Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 129(48) (2025) 21371-21384.
• E. Patel, A. Chen, S.M. Ghazani, A.G. Marangoni, S. Gregori, E. Pensini. Piezoelectric crystalline hydrogels of two surfactants with different polarity and long-chain alcohols. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 435 (2025) 128108 (1-19).
• E. Pensini, C. Hsiung, A. G. Marangoni, J. van der Zalm, A. Chen, N. Kashlan. Sulfolane reduction by arginine and ferrous iron ions. Colloids and Surfaces C: Environmental Aspects, 3 (2025) 100061 (1-10).
• A. Pounder, M. Pavlovic, D. Chow, K. T. Regan, A. Chen, S. D. Wetmore, R. A. Manderville. Photobasicity-Triggered Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer of Push–Pull Chromophores. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 129 (2025) 8485-8493.
• M.F. Paige, A. Yeboah, S. Singh, M. Fleischauer, T. Malik, M. G. Pravica, R. W. J. Scott, E. Pensini, A. G. Marangoni, A. F. G. Leontowich, G. King, N. Appathurai, A. Rahemtulla, E. Boateng, A. Chen, N. Burns, S. Kycia, B. Moreno. Chemistry applications at the Brockhouse sector hard X-ray beamlines at the Canadian Light Source. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 103(10) (2025) 555-565.
• S. A. Hira, J. Quintal, A. Chen. Sensitive Electrochemical Determination of Vanillin Using a Bimetallic Hydroxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite. Sensors, 25(6) (2025) 1694 (1-13).
• E. Pensini, P. Meszaros, N. Kashlan, A. G. Marangoni, S. Gregori, S. M. Ghazani, J. van der Zalm, A. Chen. Ferroelectric soft materials formed with alkanolamines and unsaturated fatty acids. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 419 (2025) 126823 (1-18).
• Z. F. Su, A. Chen, J. Lipkowski. PM IRRAS Studies of Organized Molecular Films at a Gold Electrode Surface. Journal of Electrochemistry, 31(6) (2025) 2417003 (1 - 18)
• B. Tavana, C. A. Ramirez, A. Chen. Electrochemical determination of Penicillin G in biological matrix based on the carbon paste electrode modified with a molecular imprinted polymer. Microchemical Journal, 209 (2025) 112827 (1-9).
• J van der Zalm, B Tang, S Tatarchuk, M Al-Jeda, Z Su, LD Chen, J. Lipkowski, A. Chen. Photoelectrochemical Degradation of 4-Nitrothiophenol and In Situ Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Monitoring Based on Au Nanoparticles Grown on Templated TiO2. J. Phys. Chem. C (2025) 129(355), 15702–15712.
• Z. F. Su, A. Chen, J. Lipkowski. What Spectro-electrochemical Studies Tell about the Interactions between Antimicrobial Peptides and Biomimetic Membranes at Electrode Surfaces. J. Phys. Chem. C, 129(5) (2025) 2291–2309.
• O. Fashedemi, O. C. Ozoemena, S. Peteni, A. B. Haruna, L. J. Shai, A. Chen, F. Rawson, M. E. Cruickshank, D. Grant, O. Ola. K. I. Ozoemena. Advances in human papillomavirus detection for cervical cancer screening and diagnosis: challenges of conventional methods and opportunities for emergent tools. Analytical Methods, 17 (2025) 1428-1450.
• C.-K. Hung, A.R. Thiruppathi, C. McGuire, D.-T. Jiang, A. Chen. Expanded Graphite/Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrid Architecture Functionalized with RuO2 Nanoclusters for High-Performance Energy Storage. Journal of Energy Storage, 106 (2025) 114776 (1-13).

• J. Quintal, C. McGuire, T. Shi, W.-H. Huang, D. Chow, C.-K. Hung, D.-T. Jiang, B. J. Hwang, A. Chen. Substrate-Assisted Atomic Dispersion of Cobalt for Alkaline Water Electrolysis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 15 (36) (2024) 9208-9215
• E. Boateng, C. McGuire, R. Xu, D.-T. Jiang, A. Chen. Effects of Heteroatom Doping on the Electrochemical Hydrogen Uptake and Release of Pd-Decorated Reduced Graphene Oxide. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16 (36) (2024) 47703-47712.
• A. Chen, K. E. Preuss. Preface for the special issue dedicated to 150 years of chemistry at the University of Guelph. Can. J. Chem. 102 (2024) 653–654.
• S. Abner, A. Chen. Nanostructured Cobalt/Copper Catalysts for Efficient Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction. Nanoscale 16 (2024) 12967-12981
• Z.F. Su, A. Królikowska, R. Seenath, A. Kycia, J. Li, J. Bukowska, A. Chen, J. Lipkowski. Quantitative electrochemical and SEIRA characterization of mercaptosuccinic acid monolayer on gold surface. Electrochimica Acta 499 (2024) 144715
• R.E. Johnson, A. Pounder, J. van der Zalm, A. Chen, I.J. Bell, T.J. Van Raay, S.D. Wetmore, R.A. Manderville. Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene for the Construction of Far-Red Molecular Rotor Hemicyanines as High-Affinity DNA Aptamer Fluorogenic Reporters. Analytical Chemistry 96 (41) (2024) 16252-16259
• E. Pensini, P. Meszaros, N. Kashlan, A.G. Marangoni, T. Laredo, S. Gregori, S. M. Ghazani, J. van der Zalm, A. Chen. Ferroelectric hydrogels from amino acids and oleic acid. iScience 27 (2024) 110601 (1-20).
• Z.F. Su, R. Elmahdy, J. Biemat, A. Chen, J. Lipkowski. Electrocatalysis of CO2 reduction by immobilized formate dehydrogenase without metal redox center. Langmuir 40 (31) (2024) 16249–16257
• O. Ozoemena, E. Boateng, A. Chen. Ultrasensitive electrochemical immunosensor for the detection of C-reactive protein antigen. Analyst 49 (2024) 3773-3782
• B. Bohlen, N. Daems, Z.F. Su, A. Chen, J. Lipkowski, T. Breugelmans. In situ Spectroelectro-chemical study of acetate formation by CO2 reduction using Bi catalyst in amine-based capture solution. ChemSusChem 17 (2024) e202400437 (1-9)
• L. Qian, D. Sridhar, T. Shi, J. van der Zalm, A.R. Thiruppathi, M.C. Guerreiro, A. Chen. Sensitive Electrochemical Detection of Methimazole Based on a Unique Copper and Exfoliated Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite. Chemosphere 365 (2024) 143343
• N. Sabouhanian, J. Lipkowski, A. Chen. Growth and electrochemical study of bismuth nanodendrites as an efficient catalyst for CO2 reduction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16 (17) (2024) 21895-21904.
• C. Ramirez, A.R. Thiruppathi, O. Ozoemena, A. Chen. Recent Advances in Graphene Oxide-Based Electrochemical Sensors. Can. J. Chem. 102 (11) (2024) 667-681 (Ricardo Aroca Award Lecture; Special Issuse 'Celebrating 150 Years of Chemistry at the University of Guelph')
• S. Thind, J. Wentzel, E. Hatami, C. Goodwin, A. Chen. Integration of Electrochemical Oxidation and Photocatalytic Degradation with Robust Synergistic Effect for Efficient Wastewater Treatment. ACS Sustainable Resource Management 1 (4) (2024) 634-643
• Z.F. Su, A. Chen, J. Lipkowski, Electrochemical and infrared studies of a model bilayer of the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria and its interaction with polymyxin – the last resort antibiotic. Langmuir 40 (15) (2024) 8248-8259
• S. Durairaj, D. Sridhar, G. Strohle, H. Li, A. Chen. Bactericidal Effect and Cytotoxicity of Graphene Oxide/Silver Nanocomposites. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16 (15) (2024) 18300-18310
• Z.F. Su, A. Chen, J. Lipkowski. How valinomycin transports water across a floating lipid bilayer: Effect of the electrolyte cation. Can. J. Chem. 102 (11) (2024) 753-760 (Special Issue 'Celebrating 150 Years of Chemistry at the University of Guelph')
• C.-K. Hung, A.R. Thiruppathi, N. Burns, C. McGuire, J. Quintal, D.-T. Jiang, S. Kycia, A. Chen. Tailoring Hydrogen Evolution Performance: Size and Phase Engineering of Ruthenium Nanoclusters. ACS Catalysis 14 (2024) 5416-5428.
• E. Pensini, S. Gregori, A.G. Marangoni, S.M. Ghazani, Z.F. Su, A. Chen, N. Kashlan. Ethanolamine piezoelectric hydrogels structured by oleic acid lamellae. J. Molecular Liquids 397 (2024) 124185 (1-12)
• A. Pounder, J. van der Zalm, A. Chen, W. Tam. Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydrogenation and Deuteration Reactions of Bicyclic Alkenes in an Aqueous Environment. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 27 (7) (2024) e202301306 (1-6)
• N. Abdulwali, J. van der Zalm, A.R. Thiruppathi, A. Khaleel, A. Chen. Microwave-assisted green synthesis of monodispersed carbon micro-spheres and their antibacterial activity. Applied Surface Science 642 (2024) 158579 (1-10)

2023

• Z.F. Su, J. Quintal, M. Al-Jeda, A.R. Thiruppathi, J. Lipkowski, A. Chen. Electrochemical reduction of graphene oxide on the gold surface: Localized electrochemical impedance and in situ polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopic studies. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127 (2023) 21644-21655.
• E. Boateng, J van der Zalm, N. Burns, D. Chow, S. Kycia, A. Chen. Tunable Electrochemical Hydrogen Uptake and Release of Nitrogen-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanosheets Decorated with Pd Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Nano Materials 6 (2023) 17311-17323
• D. Chow, N. Burns, E. Boateng, J. van der Zalm, S. Kycia, A. Chen. Mechanical Exfoliation of Expanded Graphite to Graphene-based Materials and Modification with Palladium Nanoparticles for Hydrogen Storage. Nanomaterials 13 (2023) 2588 (1-17)
• E. Mena-Morcillo, J. van der Zalm, A. Chen. Spatially Resolved Optical Spectroscopic Measurements with Simultaneous Photoelectrochemical Mapping Using Scanning Electrochemical Probe Microscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 14 (2023) 4600-4606 (Featured as the journal front cover; Highlighted by the CEPS News Release)
• A.R. Thiruppathi, J. van der Zalm, C.K. Hung, A. Chen. Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies of 3D Reduced Graphene Oxide for Efficient Energy Storage. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 6 (2023) 5486–5497
• L. Qian, A. van Riesen, J. van der Zalm, R Manderville, A. Chen. Design and electrochemical study of merocyanine dyes: Influence of substituents on the redox behaviors and fouling propensity at ubiquitous electrode surfaces. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 937 (2023) 117415 (1-9)
• A. Salverda, S. Abner, E. Mena-Morcillo, A. Zimmer, A. Elsayed, A. Chen. Electrochemical, Scanning Electrochemical Microscopic, and In Situ Electrochemical Fourier Transform Infrared Studies of CO₂ Reduction at Porous Copper Surfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127 (15) (2023), 7151-7161.
• S.R. Ahmed, A.G. Cardoso, H.V. Cobas, P. Das, A. Chen, S. Srinivasan, A.R. Rajabzadeh. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 6 (2023) 10, 8434–8443.
• J. van der Zalm, L. Zeng, A. Chen. Experimental and Computational Studies of Photo-electrochemical Degradation of Atrazine by Modified Nanoporous Titanium Dioxide. Chemosphere 318 (2023) 137985 (1-9).
• S.-H. Chen, Y.-F. Yang, Z.-Y. Song, X.-Y. Xiao, C.-C. Huang, X. Cai, P.-H. Li, M. Yang, A. Chen, W.-Q. Liu, X.-J. Huang. Modulating paired Ir–O–Ir via electronic perturbations of correlated Ir single atoms to overcome catalytic selectivity. Chem. Sci., 14 (2023) 9678-9688 (Edge Article)
• F. Rahmati, N. Sabouhanian, J. Lipkowski, A Chen. Synthesis of 3D Porous Cu Nanostructures on Ag Thin Film Using Dynamic Hydrogen Bubble Template for Electrochemical Conversion of CO₂ to Ethanol. Nanomaterials 13 (4) (2023) 778 (1-17).
• J. van der Zalm, J. Quintal, S.A. Hira, S. Chen, A. Chen. Recent Trends in Electrochemical Catalyst Design for Hydrogen Evolution, Oxygen Evolution, and Overall Water Splitting. Electrochim. Acta 439 (2023) 141715
• S.A. Hira, S. Nagappan, A. Chen, Y. Mohammad, K.H. Park. L-Cysteine Anchored Co-MOF derived Cobalt-Nitrogen-Carbon Hierarchical Architecture as an Efficient Sensor for the Electrochemical Detection of Catecholamine. Microchemical Journal 190 (2023)108748 (1-7)
• E. Boateng, A.R. Thiruppathi, C.-K. Hung, D. Chow, D. Sridhar, A. Chen. Functionalization of Graphene-based Nanomaterials for Energy and Hydrogen Storage. Electrochim. Acta 452 (2023) 142340 (1-25)
• Z. Niu, S. Fan, X. Li, J. Duan, A. Chen. Interfacial Engineering of CoMn₂O₄/NC Induced Electronic Delocalization Boosts Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Oxyanions Reduction to Ammonia. Appl. Catal. B Environ. 322 (2023) 122090.
• A. Chen, L. Zeng, A.R. Thiruppathi, J. van der Zalm, T. Shi. CoNiFe Oxide Nanostructured Catalysts and Uses Thereof. US Patent App. 18/210,798
• A. Chen, M. Salverda, A.R. Thiruppathi, B. Sidhureddy, F. Rahmati. Processes for the preparation of expanded graphite and exfoliated graphene oxide. US Patent App. 18/026,167

2022

• S. Durairaj, Q. Guo, Q. Wang, A. Chen. Sensitive Electrochemical Detection of Metabisulphite in Gastrointestinal Fluids. Analyst 147 (2022) 5508-5517
• M.N. Hossain, R.M. Choueiri, S. Abner, L.D. Chen, A. Chen. Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide at TiO₂/Au Nanocomposites. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 14 (2022) 51889–51899.
• J.S. Dondapati, G. Maduraiveeran, A. Chen. Direct growth of three-dimensional nanoflower-like structures from flat metal surfaces. Chem. Commun. 58 (2022) 11127-11130
• M. Amiri, J. Dondapati, J. Quintal, A. Chen. Sodium Hexa-Titanate Nanowires Modified with Cobalt Hydroxide Quantum Dots as an Efficient and Cost-Effective Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Media. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 14 (2022) 400021-40030
• R.E. Johnson, J. van der Zalm, A. Chen, I.J. Bell, T. J. Van Raay, M. S. Al-Abdul-Wahid, R.A. Manderville. Unraveling the Chemosensing Mechanism by the 7-(Diethylamino)coumarin-hemicyanine Hybrid: A Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for Hydrogen Peroxide, Anal. Chem. 94 (2022) 11047-11054
• M. Al-Jeda, E.M. Morcillo, A. Chen. Micro-sized pH Sensors Based on Scanning Electrochemical Probe Microscopy. Micromachines 13 (2022) 2143 (1-23) (Special issue; Invited).
• J. van der Zalm, J. Quintal, S.A. Hira, S. Chen, A. Chen. Recent Trends in Electrochemical Catalyst Design for Hydrogen Evolution, Oxygen Evolution, and Overall Water Splitting. Electrochim. Acta (2022) in press (Special issue; Invited)
• M. Salverda, A.R. Thiruppathi, F. Pakravan, P.C. Wood, A. Chen. Electrochemical exfoliation of graphite to graphene-based nanomaterials. Molecules 27 (2022) 8643 (1-12). (Special issue; Invited)
• L. Zeng, A.R. Thiruppathi, J. van der Zalm, A. Chen. Tailoring Trimetallic CoNiFe Oxide Nanostructured Catalysts for the Efficient Electrochemical Conversion of Methane to Methanol. J. Mater. Chem. A 10 (2022) 15012 – 15025
• J.W. Salamun, A. Chen, M.G. Corradini, I.J. Joye. Probing prolamin-anthocyanin interactions for the rational design of plant-based encapsulation systems. Front. Food. Sci. Technol. 2 (2022) 889360
• V.S. Manikandan, E. Boateng, S. Durairaj, A. Chen. Electrochemical Sensing of Vanillin Based on Fluorine-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide Decorated with Gold Nanoparticles. Foods 11 (2022) 1448 (Special Issue; Invited)
• B. Tavana, A. Chen. Determination of Drugs in Clinical Trials: Current Status and Outlook. Sensors 22 (2022) 1592 (Special Issue; Invited).
• S. Abner, A. Chen. Design and Mechanistic Study of Advanced Cobalt-Based Nanostructured Catalysts for Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction. Appl. Catal. B: Environmental 301 (2022) 120761 (1-12).
• J. Wang, S. Fan, X. Li, P. Wang, Z. Niu, J. Yang, Y. Tao, A. Chen. Tailoring the Mn–O Covalency and Surface Oxygen Defects of Ferrite Nanostructures for Peroxymonosulfate Activation and Norfloxacin Degradation. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 5 (2022) 8921-8929.
• L. Zeng, A.R. Thiruppathi, J. van der Zalm, X. Li, A. Chen. Biomass-derived amorphous carbon with localized active graphite defects for effective electrocatalytic N₂ reduction. Appl. Surface Sci. 575 (2022) 151630 (1-9).
• N. Momenbeitollahi, J. van der Zalm, A. Chen, H. Li. Methods for Enhanced Fluorescence Detection of Proteins by using Entrapped Gold Nanoparticles in Membranes. Current Protocols 2 (2022) e404
• A.R. Thiruppathi, J. van der Zalm, L. Zeng, M. Salverda, P.C. Wood , A. Chen. Effective Microwave-Hydrothermal Reduction of Graphene Oxide for Efficient Energy Storage. J. Energy Storage 48 (2022)103962.
• T. Shi, D. Sridhar, L. Zeng, A. Chen. Recent Advances in Catalyst Design for the Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Conversionof Methane to Value-Added Products. Electrochem. Commun. 135 (2022) 107220. (Special issue; Invited)
• L. Earnden, J. van der Zalm, A. Chen, A.G. Marangoni, R. van Lier, E. Pensini. Comparative study of corrosion inhibition by three anionic surfactants in an acidic chloride environment. Journal of Surfactants and Detergents 25 (2022) 399-4111
• N. Momenbeitollahi, J. van der Zalm, A. Chen, H. Li. Entrapping gold nanoparticles in membranes for simple-to-use enhanced fluorescence detection of proteins. Anal. Chimica Acta 1195 (2022) 339443

2021

• E. Boateng, S S Thind, S Chen, A Chen. Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies of WO3- Based Nanomaterials for Environmental, Energy and Gas Sensing Applications. Electrochemical Science Advances (2021) e2100146 (1-21). (Special Issue; Invited)
• L Qian, R Elmahdy, A R Thiruppathi, A Chen. An Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Sensor for the Detection of Acetaminophen via a Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Nanoporous Gold Wire Electrode. Analyst 146 (2021) 4525-4534.
• B Mao, L Qian, M Govindhan, Z Liu, A Chen. Simultaneouselectrochemical detection of guanine and adenine using reduced graphene oxide decorated with AuPt nanoclusters. Microchimica Acta 188 (2021) 276 (1-10).
• E. Boateng, J van der Zalm, A Chen. Design and Electrochemical Study of Three-Dimensional Expanded Graphite and Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites Decorated with Pd Nanoparticles for Hydrogen Storage. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125(42) (2021) 22970-22981.
• V S Manikandan, S Durairaj, E Boateng, B Sidhuredd, A Chen. Electrochemical Detection of Nitrite Based on Co₃O₄-Au Nanocomposites for Food Quality Control. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 168(10) (2021) 107505 (1-7).
• M Qin, S Fan, X Li, Z Yin, L Wang, A Chen. Double Active Sites in Co–Nx–C@Co Electrocatalysts for Simultaneous Production of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(32) (2021) 38256-38265.
• J Cirone, JS Dondapati, A Chen. Design of Bimetallic Nickel-Iron Quantum Dots with Tunable Compositions for Enhanced Electrochemical Water Splitting (Special Issue; Invited). Electrochimica Acta 392 (2021) 139016 (1-9). (Special Issue; Invited)
• D Siltamaki, S Chen, F Pakravan, J Lipkowski, A Chen. Synthesis and electrochemical study of CuAu nanodentrites for CO₂ reduction. Journal of Electrochemistry 27 (2021) 278-290. (Special Issue; Invited)
• L Qian, AR Thiruppathi, J van der Zalm, A Chen. Graphene Oxide-Based Nanomaterials for the Electrochemical Sensing of Isoniazid. ACS Applied Nano Materials 4 (2021) 3696-3706.
• JS Dondapati, AR Thiruppathi, A Salverda, A Chen. Comparison of Pt and IrO₂-Ta₂O₅/Ti as a counter electrode in acidic media. Electrochem. Commun. 124 (2021) 106946
• Z Liu, MN Hossain, J Wen, A Chen. Copper decorated nanoporous gold by galvanic displacement as an efficient electrocatalyst for the electrochemical reduction of CO₂. Nanoscale 13 (2021) 1155-1163
• G Maduraiveeran, A Chen, Design of an enzyme-mimicking NiO@Au nanocomposite for the sensitive electrochemical detection of lactic acid in human serum and urine. Electrochimica Acta 368 (2021) 137612
• L Qian, S Durairaj, S Prins, A. Chen. Nanomaterial-based electrochemical sensors and biosensors for the detection of pharmaceutical compounds. Biosen. Bioelectron. 175 (2021) 112836 (1-22) (Invited)
• A Chen, B Sidhureddy, AR Thiruppathi. Interconnected reduced graphene oxide. US Patent 10,947,121

2020

• S Durairaj, B Sidhureddy, A Chen. Sensitive electrochemical analysis of hydroxyproline in achilles tendon collagen and human urine. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 167 (2020) 167511
• SR Ahmed, A Chen. In situ enzymatic generation of gold nanoparticles for nanozymatic label-free detection of acid phosphatase. ACS Applied Nano Materials 3 (2020) 9462-9469.
• J van der Zalm, S Chen, W Huang, A Chen. Recent advances in the development of nanoporous Au for sensing applications. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 167 (3) (2020) 037532 (Invited)
• E Boateng, JS Dondapati, AR Thiruppathi, A Chen. Significant enhancement of the electrochemical hydrogen uptake of reduced graphene oxide via boron-doping and decoration with Pd nanoparticles. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 45 (2020) 28951-28963
• T Ayabe, A Chen, T Sagara. Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical probing of the ionic channel in Nafion films using the redox of perfluoroalkyl viologen. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 873 (2020) 114442
• L Zeng, X Li, S Fan, Z Yin, J Mu, M Qin, A Chen. Solar-driven bio-electro-chemical system for synergistic hydrogen evolution and pollutant elimination simultaneously over defect-rich CoN-MoS₂/biomass nanosheets. Journal of Power Sources 478 (2020) 228755 (11 pages)
• L Qian, AR Thiruppathi, R Elmahdy, J van der Zalm, A Chen. Graphene oxide based electrochemical sensors for the sensitive detection of pharmaceutical drug naproxen. Sensors 20 (5) (2020) 1252 (Invited)
• AR Thiruppathi, B Sidhureddy, E Boateng, DV Soldatov, A Chen. Synthesis and electrochemical study of three-dimensional graphene-based nanomaterials for energy applications. Nanomaterials 10 (7) (2020) 1295 (Invited)
• L Zeng, X Li, S Chen, J Wen, F Rahmati, J van der Zalm, A Chen. Highly boosted gas diffusion for enhanced electrocatalytic reduction of N₂ to NH₃ on 3D hollow Co–MoS₂ nanostructures. Nanoscale 12 (10) (2020) 6029-6036
• B Mao, B Sidhureddy, AR Thiruppathi, PC Wood, A Chen. Efficient dye removal and separation based on graphene oxide nanomaterials. New Journal of Chemistry 44 (11) (2020) 4519-4528
• A Salverda, JS Dondapati, AR THiruppathi, A Chen. Effect of reduced graphene oxide on the Ta₂O₅-IrO₂ electrocatalyst for water splitting. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 167 (2020) 146506
• L Zeng, X Li, S Chen, J Wen, W Huang, A Chen. Unique hollow Ni–Fe@ MoS₂ nanocubes with boosted electrocatalytic activity for N₂ reduction to NH₃. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 8 (15) (2020) 7339-7349
• JS Dondapati, A Chen. Quantitative structure–property relationship of the photoelectrochemical oxidation of phenolic pollutants at modified nanoporous titanium oxide using supervised machine learning. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 22 (16) (2020) 8878-8888
• AR Thiruppathi, B Sidhureddy, M Salverda, PC Wood, A Chen. Novel three-dimensional N-doped interconnected reduced graphene oxide with superb capacitance for energy storage. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 875 (2020) 113911
• X Chang, J van der Zalm, SS Thind, A Chen. Electrochemical oxidation of lignin at electrochemically reduced TiO₂ nanotubes. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 863 (2020) 114049 (Invited)
• S Chen, S Prins, A Chen. Patterning of BiVO₄ surfaces and monitoring of localized catalytic activity using scanning photoelectrochemical microscopy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12 (15) (2020) 18065-18073.
• E Boateng, A Chen. Recent advances in nanomaterial-based solid-state hydrogen storage. Materials Today Advances 6 (2020) 100022 (Invited; one of the most cited articles published in this journal since 2018)
• A Chen, AR Thiruppathi,B Sidhureddy.Synthesis of fluorinated graphene oxide for electrochemical applications. US Patent#10,556,798; CA Patent#2,991,734.

Highlights and Media Coverage

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC)
• Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada (FCIC)
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), UK
• Fellow of the International Society of Electrochemistry (FISE)
• Chair of the International Symposium on Electrochemistry and Surface Science, August 14 - 17, 2024, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
• NSERC Discovery Grant Evaluation Group member for Chemistry (2017 - 2020)
• Chair of the 15th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, April 27 – 30, 2014, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
• Canada Regional Representative of the International Society of Electrochemistry (2010–2012)
• Chair of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) Canadian Section (2009–2010)
• Earth Day: Energy Solutions Taking Shape at the University of Guelph
• Splitting Water Molecules for Clean Hydrogen Production
• Catalysts' Edge: Powering Hydrogen From Water
• Flighting Climate Change: Researchers Develop an Efficient Catalyst for CO₂ Reduction
• U of G Chemist Turns Greenhouse Gas into Potential Industrial Gold
• Chemistry researchers provide new insights into molecular imaging
• Celebrating Sustainability on Earth Day
• U of G Chemists’ Research Holds Global Warming Benefits, Value-Added Products
• Material of the Future
• Chemistry researchers uncover novel technique to better understand how to harness solar energy
• Green Science
• U of G Receives Funding for Four Canada Research Chairs
• U of G Faculty Honoured with Royal Society Fellowships
• U of G Gets $4.7 Million Via New, Renewed Canada Research Chairs