James A. Behan

James A. Behan

Chargé de Recherche/Assistant Professor CNRS

Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes

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Interests
  • Electrocatalysis
  • Electroactive Bacteria
  • Nanomaterial Synthesis and Characterisation
  • Bio-Nano Interactions
  • Nanocarbon Electrochemistry
Education
  • PhD in Physical Chemistry, 2018

    Trinity College Dublin

  • Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, 2014

    Trinity College Dublin

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Statistics, 2017

    School of Computer Science and Statistics, Trinity College Dublin

  • Diploma in Python Programming, 2020

    CCT College Dublin

  • Nanodegree in Data Science with Python, 2021

    Udacity (Remote Learning Course)

  • Laureate of AMI Emergence Entrepeneurship Programme, 2022

    Deeptech Bretagne

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Recent Publications

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(2024). Porous N-doped Carbon-Encapsulated Iron as a Novel Catalyst Architecture for the Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of Benzaldehyde. ChemSusChem.

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(2024). Development of Bioanodes Rich in Exoelectrogenic Bacteria Using Iron-Rich Palaeomarine Sediment Inoculum. Bioelectrochemistry.

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(2024). Electrochemistry of Elements | Iron. Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering.

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(2023). Fe(III) Oxide Microparticles Modulate Extracellular Electron Transfer in Anodic Biofilms Dominated by Bacteria of the Pelobacter Genus. Bioelectrochemistry.

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(2023). Respiration in Electroactive Bacteria: Bioinorganic Aspects. Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry.

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(2022). Designing Functional Bionanoconstructs for Effective emphIn Vivo Targeting. Bioconjugate Chemistry.

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(2021). Understanding Intracellular Nanoparticle Trafficking Fates through Spatiotemporally Resolved Magnetic Nanoparticle Recovery. Nanoscale Advances.

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(2020). Tailored Glycosylated Anode Surfaces: Addressing the Exoelectrogen Bacterial Community via Functional Layers for Microbial Fuel Cell Applications. Bioelectrochemistry.

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(2020). Bioinspired Electro-Permeable Glycans on Carbon: Fouling Control for Sensing in Complex Matrices. Carbon.

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(2020). Electrocatalysis at Nanocarbons: Model Systems and Applications in Energy Conversion. Nanocarbon Electrochemistry.

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(2020). Reactive Plasma N-Doping of Amorphous Carbon Electrodes: Decoupling Disorder and Chemical Effects on Capacitive and Electrocatalytic Performance. Frontiers in chemistry.

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(2019). Untangling Cooperative Effects of Pyridinic and Graphitic Nitrogen Sites at Metal-Free N-Doped Carbon Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Small.

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(2019). Electrocatalysis of N-doped Carbons in the Oxygen Reduction Reaction as a Function of pH: N-sites and Scaffold Effects. Carbon.

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(2019). Influence of Carbon Nanostructure and Oxygen Moieties on Dopamine Adsorption and Charge Transfer Kinetics at Glassy Carbon Surfaces. Electrochimica Acta.

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(2019). Capacitive Storage at Nitrogen Doped Amorphous Carbon Electrodes: Structural and Chemical Effects of Nitrogen Incorporation. RSC advances.

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(2018). Experimental and Computational Study of Dopamine as an Electrochemical Probe of the Surface Nanostructure of Graphitized N-doped Carbon. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

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(2018). Spontaneous Aryldiazonium Grafting for the Preparation of Functional Cyclodextrin-Modified Materials. ACS Applied Bio Materials.

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(2017). Combined Optoelectronic and Electrochemical Study of Nitrogenated Carbon Electrodes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

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(2017). Determination of Surface ζ-Potential and Isoelectric Point of Carbon Surfaces Using Tracer Particle Suspensions. Surface and Interface Analysis.

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(2017). Nanoplasmonic Sensing at the Carbon-Bio Interface: Study of Protein Adsorption at Graphitic and Hydrogenated Carbon Surfaces. Langmuir.

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(2016). Modulation of Protein Fouling and Interfacial Properties at Carbon Surfaces via Immobilization of Glycans Using Aryldiazonium Chemistry. Scientific reports.

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Recent & Upcoming Talks

“Environmental and depollution applications of electroactive bacteria: from denitrification to iron bioremediation” September 2024: Invited Webinar for the “French Group of Bioelectrochemistry”

It was an honor to present our recent work in various applications of electroactive bacteria in applied environmental applications to the Groupe Francaise de Bioélectrochimie. In this invited talk I discussed our recent publications in Bioelectrochemistry on the topics of applying electroactive bacteria in polluted environments.

“Tailored Carbon Nanomaterial Interfaces for Electrocatalysis, Electroanalysis and Microbial Fuel Cell Applications” European Materials Research Society (EMRS) Spring Meeting 2022

I was delighted to present our work at EMRS for the first time post-pandemic. The symposium was replete with very interesting presentations on carbon nanomaterials and our small section on biological applications generated a lot of discussion despite being the afternoon session towards the end of the programme. I came away feeling up to date on nanocarbons and energised to try all sorts of new experiments in the lab - exactly what you want from a world class international conference!

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Chargé de Recherche CNRS
Jan 2022 – Present Rennes, Brittany, France
 
 
 
 
 
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Bienvenue Fellow
Jan 2022 – Sep 2023 Rennes, Brittany, France

Responsibilities include:

  • Investigation of capacity of bacterial biofilms to synthesise novel electrocatalysts
  • Writing and publishing original research
  • Advising and supervising PhD candidates and other junior students
 
 
 
 
 
Irish Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow
Apr 2019 – Nov 2021 Dublin

Responsibilities included:

  • My project NANO-INT focused on the investigation of nanomaterial - biological system interactions
  • This involved a combination of nanoparticle synthesis and surface modification
  • Supervision of numerous PhD, Masters and Project Students
  • Co-coordinator Bio-Nano Master’s module with Prof. Kenneth Dawson (2019-2020)
 
 
 
 
 
Lecturer in Physical Chemistry
Aug 2018 – Apr 2019 Dublin

Responsibilities included:

  • Designed and produced lecture series in thermodynamics aimed at applications in pharmacy
  • ca. 100 students in 1st and 2nd year pharmacy
  • 20 lecture contact hours in addition to tutorials, pre-exam sessions
  • Prepared and set final exam questions and marking scheme
 
 
 
 
 
Part-Time Lecturer, Introduction to Chemistry
Aug 2017 – Apr 2019 Dublin

Description of work:

  • Prepared and delivered lecture and tutorial series aimed at students new to the field
  • Part time position held concomitantly with PhD and Physical Chemistry lecturing duties
  • Multiple 1-2 H sessions/week with a dozen students per session
  • Prepared multiple self-test and exam preparatory sessions, supplementary notes and worked problem examples
 
 
 
 
 
PhD, Physical Chemistry
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 Dublin

Description of work:

  • Synthesis and investigation of carbon nanomaterials for electrocatalytic and electroanalytic applications
  • Heteroatom doped nanocarbons for oxygen reduction
  • Modifying carbon electrode interfaces for favourable bio-nano interactions
  • Proficiency in variety of electrochemical, spectroscopic and optoelectronic characterisation techniques

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