Biography

Research Project: New protective treatments using novel zirconium-based materials: towards scalable and environmentally friendly conversion coatings (funded by BASF) project
Supervisors: Philip Miller (ICL), Rob Davies (ICL)

Genoveva graduated from UCL in 2021 with a BSc in Chemistry. She found an interest in materials and material characterisation throughout her bachelor’s degree which she then expanded during her MRes Nanomaterials at Imperial College which she completed in 2022. During her MRes, Genoveva studied anticorrosive coatings which she characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Genoveva is continuing her research at the Molecular Sciences Research Hub at Imperial College London as well as with BASF/Chemetall in Frankfurt, Germany. Her PhD project focuses on New protective treatments using novel zirconium-based materials: towards scalable and environmentally friendly conversion coatings. In this project, Genoveva will be working with scanning electron microscopy as well as with atomic force microscopy to further characterise and optimise adhesion and uniformity of these coatings.

Elwin Hunter

Studying my PhD as part of the ACM CDT not only provided me with valuable training courses and workshops on characterisation techniques, but also regular academic seminars, team activities, and discussions to help expand my interests, both inside and outside of research.