This thesis is based on two projects involving work on Pt(111) and Sn/Pt(111) surface alloys. The first project focused on the adsorption and surface chemistry of pyridine, cyclohexylamine, and piperidine, which were studied on a Pt(111) single crystal in ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) …
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is one of the major components of the extracellular matrix; and may exhibit different biological functions, dependent on polymer molecular weight (MW). The signalling events performed by HA are mediated through interactions with its main cell receptors: CD44…
Plutonium (Pu) metal is highly reactive toward environmental gases and corrodes at a high rate. Due to this inevitable process, containers used to store Pu-based materials may experience catastrophic failure, subsequently releasing Pu particulates into the environment. Such inte…
Through the process of re-framing, re-sampling, and visually cropping, I explore post-vandalism, graffiti art and visual histories embedded in the ethos of surface. The multi-layered surfaces of my paintings reference the tension between the construction and deconstruction of fo…