Associate Professor Greg Metha

Biography/ Background

Head of Chemistry (Sept 2010 - present)

 

Associate Professor in Chemistry, University of Adelaide (Jan 2009 - present)

Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Adelaide (Jan 2005 - Dec 2008)

Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Adelaide (Feb 2003 - Dec 2004)

 

Australian Research Fellowship (ARF), University of Adelaide (June 2001 - Jan 2003)

Australian Post-Doctoral Fellow (APD), University of Adelaide (Oct 1997 - Sept 2000)

 

Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney (Oct 1995 - Sept 1997)

Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of British Columbia, Canada (Oct 1993 - Sept 1995)

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Monash University (Aug 1992 - Sept 1993)

 

Ph.D., Monash University (1993)

B.Sc. (Hons.), Monash University (1987)

Awards & Achievements

DAAD "Forschungsaufenthalt", Research Stays for University Academics & Scientists (2009)

Australian Academy of Science, Scientific Visits to Europe (2007)

Stephen Cole the Elder Prize for Excellence in Teaching - first 5 years of teaching (2006)

Research Interests

Metal Nanoparticle & Cluster Homepage

 

 

Laser ionisation spectroscopy of metal-carbide and bi-metallic clusters in the gas phase (Nb4C5 is shown here)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synchrotron characterisation of metal-carbide nanoparticles

Metal Carbide Nanoparticles

 (This article was printed in the August 2009 edition of Australasian Science and was made available courstesy of the Australian Synchrotron)

 

Computing the physical and chemical properties of metal clusters  www.ersa.edu.au/gregmetha

 

Structure & reactivity of metal clusters on inorganic-oxide surfaces

(member of the European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical research, COST Action D41)

 

... for more information about current projects in our laboratory

Cluster Chemistry projects

 

Publications

Selected Publications (a complete list is on the Metal Cluster website)

B. Visser, M. Addicoat, J. Gascooke, W. Lawrance and G.F. Metha
Spectroscopic Observation of Gold-Dicarbide: Photodetachment and Velocity Map Imaging of the AuC2 Anion
Journal of Chemical Physics; v138, 174310 (2013)

D. Anderson, J. Alvino, A. Gentleman, H. Qahtani, L. Thomsen, M. Polson, G.F. Metha, V. Golovko, G. Andersson
Chemically-Synthesised, Atomically-Precise Gold Clusters Deposited and Activated on Titania Profiles
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics; v15, 3917-3929 (2013)

M. Addicoat, Kieran F. Lim and G.F. Metha
Reactions of Nb2 and Nb3 with CO, D2, N2 and O2; Reconciling Experimental Kinetics with DFT-Calculated Reaction Profiles
Journal of Chemical Physics; v137, 034301 (2012)

P. Medwell, Q. Chan, B. Dally, Z. Alwahabi, G.F. Metha and G. Nathan
Novel Laser Ablation Method to Seed Flows with Elemental Metal Species
Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics; v107, 665-668 (2012)

A. Gentleman, M. Addicoat and G.F. Metha
A Density Functional Theory Investigation of the Bimetallic Clusters Nb2Rh and NbRh2 and the Complexes they form with CO
Australian Journal of Chemistry; v64, 1555-1559 (2011)

V. Dryza, J. Alvino and G.F. Metha
Onset of Carbon-Carbon Bonding in Ta5Cy (y=0-6) Clusters: A Threshold Photoionization and Density Functional Theory Study
Journal of Physical Chemistry A; v114, 4080-4085 (2010)

V. Dryza and G.F. Metha
Threshold Photoionization and DFT Studies of Bimetallic-Carbide Nanocrystals and Fragments: Ta3ZrCy (y=0-4)
Journal of Chemical Physics; v130, 244301 (2009)

M.A. Addicoat and G.F. Metha
Excited States of Nb3N2 and Nb3C2: DFT, CASSCF and MRCI Studies
Journal of Chemical Physics; v130, 164308 (2009)

A. Gentleman, M. Addicoat, V. Dryza, J.R. Gascooke, M.A. Buntine and G.F. Metha
Photo-ionization Efficiency Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Investigations of RhHo2Oy (y=0-2) Clusters
Journal of Chemical Physics; v130, 164311 (2009)

M.A. Addicoat and G.F. Metha
Kick: Constraining a Stochastic Search Procedure with Molecular Fragments
Journal of Computational Chemistry; v30, 57-64 (2009)

V. Dryza, J.R. Gascooke, M.A. Buntine and G.F. Metha
Onset of Carbon-Carbon Bonding in the Nb₅Cy (y = 0-6) Clusters: A Threshold Photo-ionisation and Density Functional Theory Study
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics; v11, 1060-1068 (2009)

M.A. Addicoat and G.F. Metha
Computational Study of CO Reactivity with Nb₃X Hetero-nuclear Clusters
Australian Journal of Chemistry; v61, 854-859 (2008)

V. Dryza, M.A. Addicoat, J.R. Gascooke, M.A. Buntine and G.F. Metha
Threshold Photo-Ionization and DFT Studies of the Niobium-Carbide Clusters Nb3Cn (n = 1-4) and Nb4Cn (n = 1-6)
Journal of Physical Chemistry; v112, p5582 (2008)

M.A. Addicoat, M.A. Buntine, B. Yates and G.F. Metha
Associative and Dissociative Binding of CO to 4d Transition Metal Trimers: A DFT Study
Journal of Computational Chemistry; v29, p1497 (2008)

M.A. Addicoat, M.A. Buntine, G.F. Metha, A.T.B. Gilbert and P.M.W. Gill
BFW: A Density Functional for Transition Metal Clusters
Journal of Physical Chemistry A; v111, p2625 (2007)

V. Dryza, M.A. Addicoat, J.R. Gascooke, M.A. Buntine and G.F. Metha
Ionization Potentials of Tantalum-Carbide Clusters: An Experimental and DFT Study
Journal of Physical Chemistry A; v109, p11180 (2005)

D.B. Pederson, D.M. Rayner, B. Simard, M. Addicoat, M.A. Buntine, G.F. Metha and A. Fielicke
Photoionization of Nb3CO and Nb3(CO)2: Is CO Molecularly or Dissociatively Adsorbed on Niobium?
Journal of Physical Chemistry A; v108, p964 (2004)

Files

• Nb3CO - Nb3CO.gif [311.2K] (image/gif)
• Nb4C5_2 - Nb4C5-n-faceT4.gif [953.0K] (image/gif)
• Nano2 - nano2.jpg [1.3K] (image/jpeg)
• Synchrotron - Australasian_Science_Augst_2009_synchrotron.pdf [77.3K] (application/pdf)
• Cluster Chemistry projects - Cluster_Chemistry_2010.pdf [56.2K] (application/pdf)
• Nb4C5 - Nb4C5-n-faceT2.gif [917.6K] (image/gif)

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 8 May 2013