PhD Student
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Jessica Alves
QUT Contact Details
- P803B, P Block, Level 8, Gardens Point Campus (QUT)
tel:+6147849 5867
mailto:j.alves@qut.edu.au
Brief Curriculum Vitae
Brief Curriculum Vitae
| since 02/18 | PhD studies under supervision of Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik and and A/Prof. James Blinco at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) , Brisbane, Australia |
| 02/17 – 11/17 | Bachelor of Science (honours), specialized in materials science, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. |
| 11/16 – 01/17 | Summer research internship in chemistry, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. |
| 02/16 – 11/16 | Exchange study, Materials Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. |
| 04/12 – 11/15 | Bachelor of Science and Technology, Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
Research Interests and Opportunities
Advanced Synthetic Tools
- Advanced Light-Induced Reactions, λ-Orthogonal Photoswitches and Photochemistry for Macromolecular Design
- Efficient Bonding/Debonding Polymer Systems, Understanding Dynamic Bonding in Polymer Systems, Photochemical Reversible Bonding Systems
- Reactions Driven by Chemiluminescence
Hybrid Materials
- Functional 3D Laser Written Scaffolds by 3D Laser Lithography
- Tailored 3D Microstructures for Targeted Cell Attachment
- Advanced Functional Photoresists for Direct Laser Writing
- Photoresists for 3D Laser lithography below the Diffraction Limit
- Orthogonal Photochemical Surface Modifications on a Wide Range of Materials (e.g. Cellulose, Si, Phototonic Crystals, Hyaluronic Acid)
- Spatially Resolved Dynamic Covalent Polymer Surfaces
- Spatially Resolved Metallopolymer Surfaces
- Self-Healing Materials Based on Rapid Bonding/Debonding Polymer Systems
- Modification of Particle Surfaces by Light-Induced Ligation and Polymer Micro/Nanosphere Design
Kinetics and Mechanisms
- Advanced Photochemical Reaction Systems
- STED Photochemistry and Laser Systems
Awards and Prizes
| 2017 | Women in FLEET Honours prize (by FLEET group in Monash University) |
| 2016 – 2017 | Research assistant scholarship (by U. Bach’s group in Monash University) |
| 2015 – 2016 | Science without border scholarship (by National Counsel of Technological and Science Development – Brazil) |
| 2013 – 2015 | Academic research scholarship (by FAPESP – Sao Paulo Research Foundation) |
| 2012 | Academic research scholarship for new students (by UFABC – Federal University of ABC) |
Presentations
Publications
| [650] |
Wavelength-gated Photochemical Synthesis of Phenalene Diimides
Feist, F.; Walden, S. L.; Alves, J.; Kunz, S.; Micallef, A.; Brock, A.; McMurtrie, J.; Weil, T.; Blinco, J. P.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, in press. |
| [659] |
Combining Photodeprotection and Ligation into a Dual Color Gated Reaction System
Alves, J.; Krappitz, T.; Feist, F., Blinco, J.P; Barner-Kowollik, C, Eur. Polym. J. 2020, 26, 16985 – 16989. |
| [625] |
It’s a Trap: Thiol-Michael Chemistry on a DASA Photoswitch
Alves, J.; Wiedbrauk, S.; Walden, S. L.; Graefe, D.; Blinco, J. P.; Barner-Kowollik, C. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 809-813. |
Other Publications
2016
| [02] | Spectroscopic studies on the interaction of metallic ions with an imidazolyl-phenolic system: differential ion recognition Orfão, R.B., Alves, J. & Bartoloni, F.H. The new Journal of Chemistry, 2016, 26, 1373. |
2015
| [01] | Lophine derivatives as activators in peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence Alves, J., Boaro, A., Silva, J.S., Ferreira, T.L., Keslarek, V.B., Cabral, C.A., Orfão, R.B., Ciscato, L.F.M.L. & Bartoloni F.H. Photochemical and Photobiology Sciences, 2015, 14, 320-328. |