Contact Dr Indrat Aria
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 758066
- Email: A.I.Aria@cranfield.ac.uk
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Areas of expertise
- Nanomaterials
- Nanotechnology
- Renewable Energy
- Smart Materials
- Surface Engineering
Background
Dr Aria is a material scientist with expertise in growth and integration of low-dimensional nanomaterials for novel applications in sustainability. Prior to joining Cranfield University as a Lecturer in Manufacturing, Dr Aria was a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Department of Engineering and a College Research Associate in the Clare College at Cambridge University, UK (2013-2017). He received a PhD in Aeronautics from California Institute of Technology, USA (2013), at which he was awarded the prestigious William F. Ballhaus Prize for his outstanding doctoral dissertation. He received an MSc degree from the Department of Aeronautics at California Institute of Technology, USA (2008) and a BSc degree with Honours (cum laude) from the Department of Aeronautics at Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia (2006). He was also a recipient of Fulbright fellowship (2007-2012) and the Green Talent Award from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as a recognition of his leadership potential in research in the field of sustainability (2014). He received a Gold Award for Excellence in Hydrogen Research and Innovation (2024) from HyDEX for pioneering research in sustainable catalysts for green hydrogen production from impure water.
Research opportunities
Current vacancies in Dr Aria's group:
I am continuously looking for PhD candidates who are eager to learn and carry out research in the area of nanomaterials, electrochemical materials, thin films, and additive manufacturing for applications in sustainability.
I currently offer three research opportunities for self-funded PhDs, please see the details at the following links and contact me if you are interested:
https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/research/phd/sustainable-active-materials-for-next-generation-lithium-free-batteries
https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/research/phd/novel-electrocatalysts-for-green-hydrogen-by-seawater-electrolysis
https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/research/phd/solid-polymer-electrolytes-for-batteries-and-smart-windows
Information on fees and funding opportunities can be found at: https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/study/taught-degrees/fees-and-funding
Current activities
Dr Aria research interests include the synthesis of hierarchical and 3D assemblies of low-dimensional nanomaterials, integration of nano-bulk materials, engineering of surfaces and interfaces, and design of functional ultrathin films and coatings. Particular aspects of interest are the development of novel materials and processing techniques for applications in sustainability, including solar energy conversion (concentrating solar power, photovoltaic, photocatalysis), electrochemical processes (batteries, supercapacitors, hydrogen electrolysis), soft-matter (biopolymers, hydrogels), and REACH compliant materials.
Previous and ongoing research projects include:
- H2020 MSCA-RISE 645725: Framework of Innovation for Engineering of New Durable Solar Surfaces (FRIENDS2), http://www.friends2project.eu/
- IMAGE: Photoluminescent Coatings for Photovoltaics, https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/case-studies/research-case-studies/image-lambda-stretch-ltd
- Innovate UK 133908: Flexible Electrochromic Windows with Photovoltaic Generation
- Innovate UK 133913: Luminescent Downshifting to Improve Photovoltaic Efficiency in Regions with High Solar Irradiance
- Royce Industrial Collaboration Project 019: Novel electrocatalysts for Green Hydrogen Electrolysis
- Innovate UK 10078189: New Electrocatalysts for Resource Efficient Green Hydrogen Electrolysis (NEWCAT), https://www.ukri.org/news/winners-of-12-million-reformm-crd-competition-announced/
- Innovate UK 10086720: Anode and Current Collector Engineering for Lithium-free Batteries (ACORN)
Clients
Research collaborators, student project sponsors, and consultancy clients include:
Photocentric
Lambda Energy
BAE Systems
Hardide
Thin Metal Films
Lakshmi Machine Works
Innovative Nano and Micro Technologies
Vero Grid
Eqonic
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Gomes de Menezes FL, de Lima Leite RH, Gomes dos Santos FK, Aria AI & Mendes Aroucha EM. (2024). TiO2 incorporated into a blend of biopolymeric matrices improves film properties and affects the postharvest conservation of papaya fruits under UV light. Food Chemistry, 433(February)
- Tobing S, Timothy K, Surjadi RL, Aria AI & Soewono A. (2024). Experimental Study on the Effect of Pitching Angle on Tandem NACA 0030 and NACA 4412 Airfoils. Evergreen, 11(1)
- Syed A, Aria AI & Nicholls J. (2024). Molten Salt Corrosion Study of Alloys for Energy Application. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2024-02(14)
- Khalili MH, Zhang R, Wilson S, Goel S, Impey SA, .... (2023). Additive manufacturing and physicomechanical characteristics of PEGDA hydrogels: recent advances and perspective for tissue engineering. Polymers, 15(10)
- Hakim Khalili M, Panchal V, Dulebo A, Hawi S, Zhang R, .... (2023). Mechanical behavior of 3d printed poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogels in hydrated conditions investigated using atomic force microscopy. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5(4)
- Hakim Khalili M, Williams CJ, Micallef C, Duarte-Martinez F, Afsar A, .... (2023). Nanoindentation response of 3D printed PEGDA hydrogels in hydrated environment. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5(2)
- Joevian M, Tobing S, Surjadi RL, Timothy K & Aria AI. (2023). Numerical Analysis of Reduced Frequency on Flapping Tandem Foils. International Review of Aerospace Engineering (IREASE), 16(3)
- Micallef C, Zhuk Y & Aria AI. (2022). Surface finishing and tool wear in single point diamond turning of chemical vapour deposited tungsten carbide hard coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology, 447(October)
- Micallef C, Walton K, Zhuk Y & Aria AI. (2022). Surface finishing and residual stress improvement of chemical vapour deposited tungsten carbide hard coatings by vibratory polishing. Surface and Coatings Technology, 439(June)
- Khalili MH, Afsar A, Zhang R, Wilson S, Dossi E, .... (2022). Thermal response of multi-layer UV crosslinked PEGDA hydrogels. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 195(January)
- Serfontein Z, Kingston J, Hobbs S, Impey SA, Aria AI, .... (2021). Effects of long-term exposure to the low-earth orbit environment on drag augmentation systems. Acta Astronautica, 195(June)
- Yasir S, Endrino JL, Guillén E & Aria AI. (2021). Suppression of molten salt corrosion by plasma sprayed Ni3Al coatings. Emergent Materials, 4(6)
- Micallef C, Chiu C-W, Zhuk Y & Aria AI. (2021). Rapid surface finishing of chemical vapour deposited tungsten carbide hard coatings by electropolishing. Surface and Coatings Technology, 428(December)
- Gomes de Menezes FL, Henriquede Lima Leite R, Gomes dos Santos FK, Aria AI & Mendes Aroucha EM. (2021). TiO2-enhanced chitosan/cassava starch biofilms for sustainable food packaging. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 630(December)
- Mahapatra SD, Mohapatra PC, Aria AI, Christie G, Mishra YK, .... (2021). Piezoelectic Materials for energy harvesting and sensing applications: roadmap for future smart materials. Advanced Science, 8(17)
- Khaleque T, Zhang X, Thakur VK, Aria AI & Nezhad HY. (2021). Tailoring of thermo-mechanical properties of hybrid composite-metal bonded joints. Polymers, 13(2)
- Micallef C, Zhuk Y & Aria AI. (2020). Recent progress in precision machining and surface finishing of tungsten carbide hard composite coatings. Coatings, 10(8)
- Almutairi MD, Aria AI, Thakur VK & Khan MA. (2020). Self-healing mechanisms for 3D-printed polymeric structures: from lab to reality. Polymers, 12(7)
- Di Nuzzo D, Mizuta R, Nakanishi K, Martin M-B, Aria AI, .... (2020). Graphene-passivated nickel as an efficient hole-injecting electrode for large area organic semiconductor devices. Applied Physics Letters, 116(16)
- An D, Nourry J, Gharavian S, Thakur VK, Aria I, .... (2020). Strain Self-Sensing Tailoring in Functionalised Carbon Nanotubes/Epoxy Nanocomposites in Response to Electrical Resistance Change Measurement.
- Nakanishi K, Aria AI, Berwind M, Weatherup RS, Eberl C, .... (2018). Compressive behavior and failure mechanisms of freestanding and composite 3D graphitic foams. Acta Materialia, 159
- Sagade AA, Aria AI, Edge S, Melgari P, Gieseking B, .... (2017). Graphene-based nanolaminates as ultra-high permeation barriers. npj 2D Materials and Applications, 1(1)
- Cebo T, Aria AI, Dolan JA, Weatherup RS, Nakanishi K, .... (2017). Chemical vapour deposition of freestanding sub-60 nm graphene gyroids. Applied Physics Letters, 111(25)
- Cabrero-Vilatela A, Alexander-Webber J, Sagade A, Aria AI, Braeuninger-Weimer P, .... (2017). Atomic layer deposited oxide films as protective interface layers for integrated graphene transfer. Nanotechnology, 28(48)
- Caneva S, Martin M-B, D'Arsie L, Aria AI, Sezen H, .... (2017). From growth surface to device interface: preserving metallic Fe under monolayer hexagonal boron nitride. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(35)
- Kindness SJ, Jessop DS, Wei B, Wallis R, Kamboj VS, .... (2017). External amplitude and frequency modulation of a terahertz quantum cascade laser using metamaterial/graphene devices. Scientific Reports, 7(1)
- Degl'Innocenti R, Xiao L, Kindness SJ, Kamboj VS, Wei B, .... (2017). Bolometric detection of terahertz quantum cascade laser radiation with graphene-plasmonic antenna arrays. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 50(17)
- Alexander-Webber JA, Sagade AA, Aria AI, Van Veldhoven ZA, Braeuninger-Weimer P, .... (2017). Encapsulation of graphene transistors and vertical device integration by interface engineering with atomic layer deposited oxide. 2D Materials, 4(1)
- Aria AI, Nakanishi K, Xiao L, Braeuninger-Weimer P, Sagade AA, .... (2016). Parameter space of atomic layer deposition of ultra-thin oxides on graphene. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8(44)
- Aria AI, Kidambi PR, Weatherup RS, Xiao L, Williams JA, .... (2016). Time Evolution of the Wettability of Supported Graphene under Ambient Air Exposure. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120(4)
- Sanders S, Cabrero-Vilatela A, Kidambi PR, Alexander-Webber JA, Weijtens C, .... (2015). Engineering high charge transfer n-doping of graphene electrodes and its application to organic electronics. Nanoscale, 7(30)
- Aria AI, Lyon BJ & Gharib M. (2015). Morphology engineering of hollow carbon nanotube pillars by oxygen plasma treatment. Carbon, 81(1)
- Lyon BJ, Aria AI & Gharib M. (2014). Fabrication of carbon nanotube—polyimide composite hollow microneedles for transdermal drug delivery. Biomedical Microdevices, 16(6)
- Aria AI & Gharib M. (2014). Physicochemical Characteristics and Droplet Impact Dynamics of Superhydrophobic Carbon Nanotube Arrays. Langmuir, 30(23)
- Pryzhkova MV, Aria I, Cheng Q, Harris GM, Zan X, .... (2014). Carbon nanotube-based substrates for modulation of human pluripotent stem cell fate. Biomaterials, 35(19)
- Aria AI, Gani AW & Gharib M. (2014). Effect of dry oxidation on the energy gap and chemical composition of CVD graphene on nickel. Applied Surface Science, 293
- Aria AI & Gharib M. (2013). Dry Oxidation and Vacuum Annealing Treatments for Tuning the Wetting Properties of Carbon Nanotube Arrays. Journal of Visualized Experiments
- Aria AI & Gharib M. (2011). Reversible Tuning of the Wettability of Carbon Nanotube Arrays: The Effect of Ultraviolet/Ozone and Vacuum Pyrolysis Treatments. Langmuir, 27(14)
- Aria AI & Gharib M. Dry Oxidation and Vacuum Annealing Treatments for Tuning the Wetting Properties of Carbon Nanotube Arrays. Journal of Visualized Experiments
