Shurui Miao (He/Him/His)

I graduated in 2018 with a BSc in Chemistry (Adv)(Class I) from the University of Sydney, Australia. I stayed to obtain my Ph.D., working with Prof. Gregory Warr (2019-23). In December 2022, I moved to the University of Oxford joining Prof. Susan Perkin as a postdoctoral researcher. In 2024, I was awarded a Career Development Research Fellowship in Chemistry at St John’s College (approx. 250k£ over 4 years). In this position, I am developing my own research interests, broadly focused on the physics of liquids and solutions. Outside of lab, I enjoy badminton, camping, and cooking.

Research Interests

I am an experimental physical chemist, and my research interests are centred around sustainability and self-assembly processes in solutions. Specifically, I am interested in understanding the structure, interactions, and dynamics of atoms and small molecules in solutions. By combining a range of experimental techniques such as scattering, spectroscopy, electron and force microscopy, I try to bridge the gap in length and time scales between the atomic world and macroscopic properties of liquids. My current research focuses on understanding the atomic mechanism of rapid carbonate mineral formation. This understanding is crucial for scalable carbon mineralisation for mitigating the effect of climate change. To learn more about my work, please visit my Departmental webpage.

Selected Publications

You can find my full publication record on Google Scholar.

Miao, S.*; Sardharwalla, A.; Perkin, S. Ion Diffusion Reveals Heterogeneous Viscosity in Nanostructured Ionic Liquids. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024, 15 (47), 11855–11861. DOI

Miao, S.; Atkin, R.; Warr, G.* Design and Applications of Biocompatible Choline Amino Acid Ionic Liquids. Green Chem. 2022, 24 (19), 7281–7304. DOI

Miao, S.; Hoffmann, I.; Gradzielski, M.*; Warr, G. G.* Lipid Membrane Flexibility in Protic Ionic Liquids. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13 (23), 5240–5245. DOI