Julie Macpherson
Julie Macpherson is a professor of chemistry at the
University of Warwick. In 2017 she was awarded the Julie Macpherson
Royal Society Innovation award for her research into Alma mater University of Warwick
boron doped diamond electrochemical sensors. Employer University of Warwick
Known for Electrochemistry
Boron doped diamond
Education
Macpherson completed her bachelor's degree in chemistry at the University of Warwick. She struggled to
choose between chemistry and physics as an undergraduate.[1] She completed her PhD at the University
of Warwick under the supervision of Professor Patrick Unwin.[2] Her doctoral research concentrated on
the development of the scanning electrochemical microscope and developing means to understand
microscope dissolution.[2]
Research and career
Macpherson was appointed a Royal Society University Research fellow in 1999, and earned a faculty
position in 2000.[2] For her postdoctoral research she switched topics from scanning probe microscopy,
and instead concentrated on the creation hydrodynamic microelectrodes, including the micro-jet and
radial flow micro-ring electrodes.[2] She was promoted to reader in 2004 and professor in 2007.[3]
Macpherson's current research focuses on developing novel electrochemical sensors based on carbon
allotropes (diamond, nanotubes, graphene) for applications in healthcare, environmental monitoring and
pharmaceutical analysis.[4][5] She is using 3D printing and lithography to create the sensors.[6] Her group
are also identifying advanced scanning probe microscopy techniques for imaging surfaces for fuel cell
catalysis, as well as investigating their sensors.[5]
In 2014 she was awarded a Royal Society Industry Fellowship in recognition of her contributions to
diamond electrochemistry.[7] The fellowship allows Macpherson to develop all-diamond polycrystalline
electrochemical sensors and combined electrochemical / spectroscopic technologies for identification of
trace metals for contamination monitoring.[7] She works in partnership with Element Six, a de Beers
group company.[8] Her interdisciplinary team grown synthetic diamonds in a laboratory and process them
for novel applications.[9][10]
In 2017 Macpherson was award the Royal Society Innovation award, worth £250,000, for her research
into using boron doped diamond (BDD) as sensor for pH and chlorine for water quality control.[11][12]
BDD is a semiconductor doped with degenerated boron, with semi-metallic characteristics.[13] She is co-
director of the collaborative multi-institution Centre for Diamond Science and Technology.[14][15]
Macpherson has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and has a H-index of 46.[16] She has filed 15
patents.[16]
Awards
Macpherson has won many prestigious awards for her teaching and research. She has won the University
of Warwick Andrew McCamley Prize, awarded to the best undergraduate lecturer, in 2001, 2003, 2007
and 2013.[17]
2017 – Royal Society Innovation Award[12]
2015 – The Analytical Scientist magazine Top 50 Women in Analytical Science[16]
2007 – University of Warwick Andrew McCamley Prize
2006 – Royal Society of Chemistry McBain Medal[18]
2005 – Royal Society of Chemistry Marlow Medal[19]
2005 – Times Higher Education Awards Young Researcher of the Year[20]
2003 – University of Warwick Andrew McCamley Prize
2003 – Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry Charles N. Reilley Young Investigator Award[2]
2002 – The Observer Young Alpha Female[17]
2001 – University of Warwick Andrew McCamley Prize
1999 – Molecular Imaging's Scanned Probe Microscopist Award[2]
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[Link]/carbon/news/julie-macpherson-receives-royal-society-award/).
Materials Today. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
13. Macpherson, Julie V. (2015-01-21). "A practical guide to using boron doped diamond in
electrochemical research". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 17 (5): 2935–2949.
Bibcode:2015PCCP...17.2935M ([Link]
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ps://[Link]/issn/1463-9084). PMID 25518988 ([Link]
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