Stepping Into the Research World: Growing Through Three Conferences
This post reflects on my conference experiences in marine economics research and how attending IIFET, EAFE and ICES ASC helped shape my academic confidence, research direction and identity as an early-career researcher. I attended my very first conference before officially starting my PhD journey. At that time, I had almost no idea how academic conferences […]
My Journey Into Low-Dimensional Nanomaterials
This blog shares my journey into the world of low-dimensional nanomaterials, starting from a childhood fascination with nanotechnology. From studying MOFs as an undergraduate to researching nanoclusters in carbon nanotubes during my master’s studies, I gradually developed a strong interest in nanoscale materials. Now, as an AUFRANDE PhD student jointly supervised by Prof. Paolo Samorì and Prof. Liming Dai, I work on engineering MoS₂-based 2D hybrid materials for energy conversion and storage. After completing my first year in France, I will continue the next stage of my research in Australia.
Catching Atoms in Motion: First Beamtime Experience at ALBA Synchrotron
As a PhD student researching sodium-ion batteries, I’ve always been curious about how sodium ions move through the material during charging and discharging. This movement is key to understanding how the battery works. While I’ve been able to study this at a small scale in the lab, I wanted to see it on a larger, […]
Connecting with the AUFRANDE Community – Bordeaux 2025
During the annual event in Bordeaux, I had the chance to connect with the other AUFRANDE fellows.
Stepping Beyond Comfort: My First 10 Months as a AUFRANDE Doctoral Researcher in France
After 10 months of my PhD life in France, I would like to share my experiences so far.
Rooftop Photovoltaic Solar Panels: More Than Energy, They Shape Urban Climate
Cities are leading the clean energy transition, and rooftop photovoltaic solar panels are at the centre of this change…
My Experience at La Nuit des Chercheur(e)s in Toulouse
Every year, researchers step out of their labs and meet the public on an evening of discovery, activities, and conversations.
Novel Method for the Analysis of Single Bio-Molecular Aggregation
Many diseases arise from abnormal molecular aggregation and uncontrolled biomolecular growth or division. Detecting these processes at their earliest stages is critical, as it opens the door to earlier diagnosis and personalised treatments before clinical symptoms appear.
The Power of Learning through Shared Ideas
If you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas
From Zero to Lithium: My First Steps into the Solid-State Battery World
This post is a reflection on my first year as PhD student: the learning curve, the lab work, and everything in between.
Performing my first on-sky tests (in Hawaii at Keck Telescope)
As an adaptive optics (AO) researcher for ground-based telescopes, having the possibility to perform tests on-sky was a major accomplishment for me. These tests occurred in Hawaii in the Keck I telescope…
Rising Seas and What Isotopes have to do with it
Earth, 20 000 years ago: the last glacial maximum. The air was about 5°C cooler than today, the sea level more than 100 meters lower. Creatures could walk from Siberia to Alaska across a land bridge…