James A. Behan

James A. Behan

Chargé de Recherche/Assistant Professor CNRS

Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes

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Contact me at james.behan@univ-rennes.fr for questions. I am always looking for new collaborations!

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). Development of Bioanodes Rich in Exoelectrogenic Bacteria Using Iron-Rich Palaeomarine Sediment Inoculum. In: Bioelectrochemistry 156.

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

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(2024). Microbial Nitrate Reduction Electro-Assisted by Exo-Electrogenic Reduction of Dioxygen with a \emphPseudomonas Dominated Cathodic Biofilm. In: Electrochimica Acta 497.

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

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(2021). Understanding Intracellular Nanoparticle Trafficking Fates through Spatiotemporally Resolved Magnetic Nanoparticle Recovery. In: Nanoscale Advances 3.

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

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

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(2019). Capacitive Storage at Nitrogen Doped Amorphous Carbon Electrodes: Structural and Chemical Effects of Nitrogen Incorporation. In: RSC advances 9.

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(2018). Experimental and Computational Study of Dopamine as an Electrochemical Probe of the Surface Nanostructure of Graphitized N-doped Carbon. In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122.

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(2018). Spontaneous Aryldiazonium Grafting for the Preparation of Functional Cyclodextrin-Modified Materials. In: ACS Applied Bio Materials 1.

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(2017). Determination of Surface ζ-Potential and Isoelectric Point of Carbon Surfaces Using Tracer Particle Suspensions. In: Surface and Interface Analysis 49.

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(2017). Nanoplasmonic Sensing at the Carbon-Bio Interface: Study of Protein Adsorption at Graphitic and Hydrogenated Carbon Surfaces. In: Langmuir 33.

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(2016). Modulation of Protein Fouling and Interfacial Properties at Carbon Surfaces via Immobilization of Glycans Using Aryldiazonium Chemistry. In: Scientific reports 6.

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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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Statistics

Trained in statistical analysis

python
Python Programming
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Chemistry
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Electrochemistry
language
Japanese (JLPT N4 certified)

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