Biography/ Background
Qualifications
Awards & Achievements
Research Interests
Publications

Dr David Huang

Telephone	+61 8 8313 5580
Position	Lecturer
Email	david.huang@adelaide.edu.au
Fax	+61 8 8313 4358
Building	Badger Laboratories
Floor/Room	2 32
Campus	North Terrace
Org Unit	Chemistry (School of Chemistry and Physics)

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Biography/ Background

Career Summary:

2010 - present Lecturer in Chemistry, School of Chemistry & Physics, University of Adelaide, Australia
2008 - 2010 Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Department, University of California, Davis, USA
2006 - 2008 Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée et Nanostructures, Université Lyon 1, France
2004 - 2004 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Australia

Qualifications

2002 PhD in Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, USA
1998 BSc (Hons) in Chemistry (First Class Honours + University Medal), University of Sydney, Australia

Awards & Achievements

1998 - 2002 Fulbright Postgraduate Student Award

Research Interests

Statistical mechanics
Soft condensed matter theory
Computer simulation of liquids and complex fluids
Organic photovoltaics
Microfluidics and nanofluidics
Water at hydrophobic surfaces

The focus of my research is theory and computation related to condensed phase phenomena on the molecular and nano scales. I am especially interested in devising new ways to control the structure and dynamics of fluids in porous materials and the self-assembly of nanostructured materials for energy conversion and storage applications such as organic photovoltaics, electrokinetic power generation, and supercapacitors.

Publications

Selected Publications:

Controlling adsorbate diffusion on high-symmetry surfaces through molecular shape selection
D.M. Huang and P. Harrowell, J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 9526-9534 (2011) [link to article]

The consequences of interface mixing for organic photovoltaic device characteristics
D.M. Huang, S.A. Mauger, S. Friedrich, S.J. George, D. Dumitriu-LaGrange, S. Yoon, and A.J. Moulé, Adv. Funct. Mater. 21, 1657-1665 (2011) [link to article]

Optical description of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. II. Device optical modeling with implications for improving efficiency
D.M. Huang, H.J. Snaith, M. Grätzel, K. Meerholz, and A.J. Moulé, J. Appl. Phys. 106, 073112 (2009) [link to article]

An optical spacer is no panacea for light collection in organic solar cells
B.V. Andersson, D.M. Huang, A.J. Moulé, and O. Ingänas, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 043302 (2009) [link to article]

Water slippage versus contact angle: a quasiuniversal relationship
D.M. Huang, C. Sendner, D. Horinek, R.R. Netz, and L. Bocquet, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 226101 (2008) [link to article]

Massive amplification of surface-induced transport at superhydrophobic surfaces
D.M. Huang, C. Cottin-Bizonne, C. Ybert, and L. Bocquet, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 064503 (2008) [link to article]

Ion-specific anomalous electrokinetic effects in hydrophobic nanochannels
D.M. Huang, C. Cottin-Bizonne, C. Ybert, and L. Bocquet, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 177801 (2007) [link to article]

A random walk through the dynamics of homogeneous vapor-liquid nucleation
D.M. Huang and P. Attard, J. Chem. Phys. 122, 174503 (2005) [link to article]

The hydrophobic effect and the influence of solute-solvent attractions
D.M. Huang and D. Chandler, J. Phys. Chem. B 106, 2047-2053 (2002) [link to article]

A full publication list can be found here.

Entry last updated: Tuesday, 17 Apr 2012

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