UW Functional Nanomaterials Group Profile
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group

@musselman_kevin

Followers
494
Following
149
Media
42
Statuses
175

Our research focuses on the development of functional nanomaterials for a variety of applications, with a particular emphasis on sustainability and health.

Waterloo, Canada
Joined November 2020
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
27 days
Check out our @WileyGlobal Advanced Materials article on novel TiC nanoparticles. The work was led by Dr. Farman Ullah, in collaboration with Profs. Sanderson and Smith @UWaterloo. https://t.co/Mb8HKohbti
Tweet media one
0
0
2
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
27 days
New work from PhD candidate Ahmed Shahin on tuning Cu2O via spatial ALD to enable room-temp sensing. Published in @WileyGlobal Small: https://t.co/s9wcrnDaov
Tweet media one
0
0
1
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
2 months
A big congrats to PhD candidate Ahmed Shahin who was awarded a 2025 Vanier Scholarship! @UWaterloo @WaterlooENG @WINano
Tweet media one
0
0
4
@NSERC_CRSNG
NSERC / CRSNG
3 months
šŸ‘ Congratulations to the Nfinite Nanotechnology team for their advancements to sustainable packaging! ā¤µļø #EnviroWeek #BeatPlasticPollution #NSERCsupport @Nfinitenanotech
@MitacsCanada
Mitacs
5 months
ā™»ļø From snacks to skincare, @Nfinitenanotech is rethinking packaging. Their compostable nano-coatings replace plastic and preserve products—without the waste. Backed by Mitacs & scaling fast. šŸ”¬ Learn more: https://t.co/v4nSjra1t6 #MitacsImpact @NSERC_CRSNG @UWaterloo
Tweet media one
1
3
6
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
4 months
Interfaces with 2D materials are crucial for devices. New work with our @2dMature collaborators @unidue and @UWaterloo on spatial ALD/CVD of metal oxides on transition metal dichalcogenides published in IOP 2D Materials:
0
0
0
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
4 months
Applications are open for @WINano 's Rising Star Award for early-career faculty! Full details here:
Tweet card summary image
uwaterloo.ca
The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) at the University of Waterloo is Canada's largest nanotechnology institute committed to United Nati
0
1
4
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
5 months
We are fortunate that our research with @Nfinite has been supported by a number of funding agencies, including @MitacsCanada. Our collaborative research project @UWaterloo was recently featured by @MitacsCanada
Tweet card summary image
mitacs.ca
Nfinite Nanotechnology is partnering with global brands to scale compostable nano-coatings that cut plastic waste.
0
0
1
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
6 months
I have been on the editorial board of International Materials Reviews for several years. It is nice to see IMR recognized as the highest-impact journal in the @IOM3journals portfolio!
@IOM3journals
IOM3 Journals
6 months
Celebrating the success of International Materials Review (IMR) šŸ† With the next Impact Factor results due this summer, now is a great time to reflect on IMR's achievements and its growing influence in #MaterialsScience and #engineering. #IOM3Journals @iom3 @SageJournals
0
0
3
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
6 months
Nice review article from former PhD student Ming Xiao in @SAGEPublishers International Materials Reviews on interface engineering for memristive/neuromorphic devices
journals.sagepub.com
Memristors, or memristive devices, have gained substantial attention as valuable building blocks for neuromorphic computing systems. Their dynamic reconfigurati...
0
0
4
@PRX_Energy
PRX Energy
7 months
This review was authored by @RobertHoye4 at @UniofOxford, @musselman_kevin at @UWaterloo, and colleagues at @UGrenobleAlpes and @Cambridge_Uni.
0
3
2
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
7 months
Nice work from Masters student Poojitha Durgamahanti on plasma-free spatial ALD of SiOx in @JPhysChem C https://t.co/sfq4Xnnf7B
Tweet media one
0
0
0
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
8 months
Nice work from PhD student Qiaoyun Chen on CuS nanosheets as additives for perovskite solar cells. Improved efficiency (23%) and stability. Now online in Nano Energy https://t.co/23YizfgE12
Tweet media one
0
1
8
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
10 months
I recently joined the Editorial Board of MatSus, a new materials & sustainability-focused OA journal from @scilightpress. Very happy to see the first article published. Nice work from Julia Hsu's group @UTDallas on green electrode fabrication:
0
0
1
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
10 months
Nice work led by Dr. Farman Ullah in our group. Rapid and Green Production of Mo2C Nanoparticles with High Photo‐Thermalization via Single‐Step Femtosecond‐Laser Irradiation
Tweet card summary image
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Mo2C nanoparticles, suitable for cancer treatment via photothermal therapy, are synthesized using a femtosecond laser in just 10 min in water. They show outstanding photothermal conversion efficien...
1
0
4
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
10 months
Had the pleasure of giving a seminar to the undergraduate Materials and Nanoscience students @UWaterloo this week. Worried I was boring them then they hit me with many insightful questions! Lucky to have a campus full of bright students.
Tweet media one
0
0
5
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
1 year
And a big shout out to @a7alsheh who lead this work!
0
0
0
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
1 year
@WaterlooENG And include the subject line: Cable Harnessed Structures Modelling, Analysis and Testing Open Position. Prof. Salehian is awesome so consider applying if this is your field of interest!
0
0
0
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
1 year
My colleague @WaterlooENG Prof. Salehian needs a highly motivated PhD candidate for a project on distributed parameter vibrations modelling for cable harnessed structures (space industry). Email her your CV and transcripts at salehian@uwaterloo.ca !
1
0
0
@musselman_kevin
UW Functional Nanomaterials Group
1 year
Combinatorial approaches speed up science. Our group @WaterlooENG @WINano and collaborators used ALD films with thickness gradients to study hundreds of different quantum-tunneling diodes on 1 wafer. Just published in @WileyGlobal Adv Elect Materials.
Tweet card summary image
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
This study introduces Metal-Insulator-Insulator-Metal (MIIM) diodes fabricated via spatially varying atmospheric-pressure chemical vapor deposition. ZnO and Al2O3 films with orthogonal thickness...
1
1
4