Poppy O'Neill

Material science in the development of phase change materials for thermal energy storage Project leader of SNSF: Modelling and tracking segregation of salt hydrates with X-Ray Computer Tomography.

Institute of solid state and mechanochemistry: Synthesis of nano-structured cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries using the mechanical activation method. Techniques used on a daily basis: • Mechanical activation • XRD analysis • SEM/TEM • Mossbauer spectroscopy • Impedance spectroscopy

Year in industry placement involving researching and the development of innovative phase change materials for a variety of heat storage applications in the renewable energy sector. Conferences Attended: • Energy Technology Partnership annual conference, Aberdeen 2016 • Energy Technology Partnership: Energy Storage, Edinburgh 2017 • Energy Technology Partnership: The energy innovation emporium, Glasgow 2017

- Production of emulsions with an in-depth focus on developing and engineering surfactant systems - Heat transfer analysis of two-phase flows for temperature stabilisation and HVAC applications - Rheological model analysis of two-phase flows in different temperature regimes - Development of nove

Masters Project: An electrochemical investigation into different catalytic electrodes for the hydrogen evolution reaction. Bachelors Project: Development and characterisation of sub-zero Phase Change Materials for thermal batteries to be used in refrigeration and cold-transport applications, in co