- 8 September 2022
- Posted by: nemcatgroup
- Category: News
Congratulations to Thibault De Villenoisy for receiving the Fulbright Scholarship!
| Home Institution | University of New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Host Institution | University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| Award Name | Fulbright Future Scholarship, Funded by the Kinghorn Foundation |
| Discipline | Materials Science |
| Award Year | 2023 |
Thibault is a PhD candidate researching the different applications of Metal-Organic Framework (MOF)- derived materials at the University of New South Wales. In 2017, he received the New Colombo Plan Scholarship to research at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. There, he worked on colour changing windows and nanofibers for uranium extraction from seawater. He has since worked on applying MOF-derived materials towards numerous new applications including renewable hydrogen generation and improving battery capacities.
Thibault will use his Fulbright Scholarship to develop MOF-derived materials tailored specifically for microbial fuel cells. The novel application seeks to transform waste management from an expense to a future energy source.