Francois AGUEY-ZINSOU Senior Lecturer
	location	Room 418 F10
	telephone	9385 7970
	facsimile	9385 5966
	email	f.aguey@unsw.edu.au
	School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering The University of New South Wales UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia

Qualifications	MSc, University Denis Diderot, Paris, France, 1996. PhD, University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France.
Employment	Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Queensland, 2001. Research Scientist, GKSS, Hamburg, Germany, 2003. Senior Research Fellow, Queen Mary University London, London, UK, 2005. Senior Research Fellow, University College London, London, UK, 2007. Senior Lecturer, UNSW, 2009.
Research Interests	Physical-chemistry of light metals and their hydrides at the nano-scale. The design and synthesis of advanced materials for a broad range of application including energy storage, i.e. hydrogen and batteries. Inventing the methods to effectively tailor the properties of light metals, such as Li, Mg, Al, and related complex hydrides, the backbone materials of the hydrogen economy. Advanced catalysis for CO2 valorisation. Developing efficient metal hydrides based catalysts for converting CO2 into fuels, such as CH4. Biological recognition at interfaces. Developing the surface science to facilitate the effective immobilisation of biological entities, such as proteins and enzymes. Enabling the widespread use of enzymes in replacing conventional catalysts, e.g. Pt in fuel cell. Facilitating the emergence of advanced biosensors and biomaterials.
Selected Publications	MgH2 with Nb2O5 as additive for hydrogen storage: chemical, structural and kinetic behaviour with heating, Friedrichs O., Aguey-Zinsou F., Ares Fernández J.R., Sánchez-López J.C., Justo, A., Klassen T., Bormann R., Fernández A., Acta Mater., 54 (1): 105-110, 2006. Using MgO to improve the (de)hydriding properties of magnesium, Aguey-Zinsou K.F., Ares Fernandez J.R., Klassen T., Bormann R., Mater. Res. Bull., 41 (6): 1118-1126, 2006. Effect of Nb2O5 on MgH2 properties during mechanical milling, Aguey-Zinsou K.F., Ares Fernandez J.R., Klassen T., Bormann R., Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 32 (13): 2400-24007, 2007. Reaction paths between LiNH2 and LiH with effects of nitrides, Aguey-Zinsou K.F., Yao J.H., Guo Z.X, J. Phys. Chem. B, 111 (43): 12531-12536, 2007 Synthesis of colloidal magnesium: A near room temperature store for hydrogen, Aguey-Zinsou K.F., Ares Fernandez J. R, Chem. Mater., 20 (2): 376-378, 2008 Materials challenges for hydrogen storage, Guo Z. X., Shang C., Aguey-Zinsou K. F., J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., 28( 7), 1467-1473, 2008. German Patent: DE10 2005 019 108.8-41, Method for producing magnesium hydride with good properties for hydrogen storage, granted International Patent WO2005068073, Metal-Containing, Hydrogen-Storing Material and Method for its Manufacture, granted