Staff
- Academic Staff
- Dr M.N. Ahmad
- Dr F. Aiouache
- Professor S.J. Allen
- Professor S.E.J. Bell
- Professor D.R. Boyd
- Professor R. Burch OBE
- Dr M.J. Cook
- Professor A.P. de Silva
- Dr A.P. Doherty
- Dr N.C. Fletcher
- Dr Q. Gan
- Dr A. Goguet
- Dr W. P.D.Goldring
- Professor K.J. Hale
- Professor C. Hardacre
- Professor P. Hu
- Dr M. Huang
- Dr. J. Jacquemin
- Professor S.L. James
- Dr M.C. Lagunas
- Dr I.C. Lane
- Dr W.F. Lin
- Professor T.R.A. Magee
- Professor J. Mann
- Dr A.C. Marr
- Dr P.C. Marr
- Professor J.J. McGarvey
- Professor A. Mills
- Dr M. Mirzaeian
- Dr M.J. Muldoon
- Dr P. Nancarrow
- Dr P. Nockemann
- Professor E.V. Rebrov
- Dr D.W. Rooney
- Professor K.R. Seddon
- Dr G.N. Sheldrake
- Dr P.J. Stevenson
- Dr K. Tchabanenko
- Dr J. Thompson
- Dr J.S. Vyle
- Dr G.M. Walker
- Dr P.J. Walsh
- All Staff
Professor Andrew Mills
Professor A. Mills
BSc (University of London), 1979
PhD (Royal Instritution of Great Britain), 1982
Chair of Materials Chemistry
Tel: + 44 (0) 28 9097 4339
Fax: + 44 (0) 28 9097 6524
E-mail: andrew.mills@qub.ac.uk
Research Keywords
Intelligent Inks, Plastics and Packaging
Solar to Chemical Energy Conversion Systems
Dye and Semiconductor Photochemistry
Redox Catalysis
Oxide Corrosion Kinetics
Gas Sensors
Biography
Professor Mills gained a first class honours degree in Chemistry from the University of London (Westfield College) in 1979 and was at the same time awarded the Neil Arnott award for the best degree in Chemistry in the University of London for that year. His PhD on the photodissociation of water was carried out at the Royal Instritution of Great Britain, supervised by the Nobel Laureate Lord George Porter, PRS. At 24 he took up a lectureship at Swansea University in the Department of Chemistry. In 1995, aged 38 Professor Mills was awarded a personal Chair in Chemistry, and in 1999 left for the University of Strathclyde to take up a Chair in Physical Chemistry in the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and subsequently joined the staff at Queen's in 2011. Professor Mills' research interests include: dye and semiconductor photochemistry, redox catalysis, optical gas sensing and intelligent inks and plastics for packaging and other applications.
Research
Professor Mills has a wide range of research interests including: semiconductor and dye photochemistry, optical and electrical gas sensors, redox catalysis and oxide corrosion kinetics. Current research is focussed on: developing smart inks and plastics for packaging (especially food) and many aspects of semiconductor semiconductor photocatalysis, including solar to chemical energy conversion systems.
Recent Publications
- NMR analysis of structure and assembly for Nile Blue (C. I. Basic Blue 12) and Thionine (C. I. 52000) in solution
- Hazafy D, Salvia M-V, Mills A, Hutchings MG, Evstigneev MP and Parkinson JA
Dyes Pigm., 2011, 88, 315-325. - Reactivity difference between protolytic forms of some macrocyclic
- Katafias A, Chatłas J, Impert O, Kita P, Madej E, Topolski A, Wrzeszcz G, Eriksen J, Monsted O, Mills A
Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2010, 363, 2346-2356. - Intelligent pigments and plastics for CO2 detection
- Mills A, Skinner GA and Grosshans P
J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 5008-5010. - Water-based colourimetric optical indicators for the detection of carbon Dioxide
- Mills A and Skinner GA
Analyst, 2010, 135, 1912-1917. - Effect of alkali on methylene blue (C.I. Basic Blue 9) and other thiazine dyes’
- Mills A, Hazafy D, Parkinson J, Tuttle T and Hutchings MG
Dyes and Pigments, 2010, 88, 149-155.
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