Education
PhD. Chemistry, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Role
I hold a joint appointment between the Solid State & Elemental Analysis Unit (SSEAU) and the Electron Microscope Unit (EMU).
My role at the EMU is to conduct collaborative research in the area of advanced transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging and spectroscopic analysis, and help managing the JEOL F200 TEM.
At the SSEAU, I develop techniques and protocols for time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) analysis on biological and organic-based materials, particularly in 2D and 3D imaging.
Interest
Development and application of TEM and X-ray characterisation techniques on functional nanocrystals.
29. B. H. R. Suryanto, T. Fang, S. Cheong, R. D. Tilley, C. Zhao “From the inside-out: leached metal impurities in multiwall carbon nanotubes for purification or electrocatalysis” J. Mater. Chem. A 6, 4686-4694 (2018). DOI: 10.1039/C7TA11257B
28. Y. Zhang, B. Ingham, S. Cheong, N. Ariotti, R. D. Tilley, R. Naffa, G. Holmes, D. J. Clarke, S. Prabakar “Real-time synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering studies of collagen structure during leather processing” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 57, 63-69 (2018). DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b03860
27. Z. Gu, S. Yan, S. Cheong, Z. Cao, H. Zuo, A. C. Thomas, B. E. Rolfe, Z. P. Xu “Layered double hydroxide nanoparticles: Impact on vascular cells, blood cells and the complement system” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 512, 404-410 (2018). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.10.069
26. A. J. McGrath, S. Cheong, A. M. Henning, J. J. Gooding, R. D. Tilley “Size and shape evolution of highly magnetic iron nanoparticles from successive growth reactions” Chem. Commun. 53, 11548-11551 (2017). DOI: 10.1039/C7CC06300H
25. A. J. McGrath, C. Dolan, S. Cheong, D. A. J. Herman, B. Naysmith, F. Zong, P. Galvosas, K. J. Farrand, I. F. Hermans, M. Brimble, D. E. Williams, J. Jin, R. D. Tilley "Stability of polyelectrolyte-coated iron nanoparticles for T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging" J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 439, 251-258 (2017). DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2017.04.026
24. T. Q. To, C. Kenny, S. Cheong, L. Aldous "Carbon dioxide as a pH-switch anti-solvent for biomass fractionation and pre-treatment with aqueous hydroxide solutions" Green Chem. 19, 2129-2134 (2017). DOI: 10.1039/C7GC00574A
23. J.-B. Raina, P. L. Clode, S. Cheong, J. Bougoure, M. R. Kilburn, A. Reeder, S. Foret, M. Stat, V. Beltran, P. Thomas-Hall, D. Tapiolas, C. M. Motti, B. Gong, M. Pernice, C. E. Marjo, J. R. Seymour, B. L. Willis, D. G. Bourne “Subcellular tracking reveals the location of dimethylsulfoniopropionate in microalgae and visualises its uptake by marine bacteria” eLife 6, e23008 (2017). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.23008.001
20. K. F. Presley, S. Cheong, A. Cochran, R. D. Tilley, J. E. Collins, J. J. Lannutti “Upconverter-powered oxygen sensing in electrospun polymeric bilayers” Sens. Actuator B-Chem. 235, 197-205 (2016). DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2016.04.182
19. J. Lian, Y. Agban, S. Cheong, R. P. Kuchel, A. Raudsepp, M. A. K. Williams, I. D. Rupenthal, A. Henning, R. D. Tilley, G. Holmes, S. Prabakar “ZnO/PVP nanoparticles induce gelation in type I collagen” Eur. Polym. J. 75, 399-405 (2016). DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2016.01.009
18. A. J. McGrath, Y.-H. Chien, S. Cheong, D. A. J. Herman, J. Watt, A. M. Henning, L. Gloag, C.-S. Yeh, R. D. Tilley “Gold over branched palladium nanostructures for photothermal cancer therapy” ACS Nano 9, 12283-12291 (2015). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b05563
17. N. Ortiz, J. A. Hommons, S. Cheong, S. E. Skrabalak “Monitoring metal nanoparticle and nanodendrite formation by in situ synchrotron scattering techniques: Ligand-mediated growth and aggregation” ChemNanoMat 1, 109-114 (2015). DOI: 10.1002/cnma.201500006
16. S. Cheong, L. Graham, G. L. Brett, A. M. Henning, J. Watt, P. J. Miedziak, M. Song, Y. Takeda, S. H. Taylor, R. D. Tilley “Au-Pd core-shell nanoparticles as alcohol oxidation catalysts: effect of shape and composition” ChemSusChem 6, 1858-1862 (2013). DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201300483
15. R. D. Tilley, S. Cheong “Nanomaterials: Earthworms lit with quantum dots” Nature Nanotech. 8, 6-7 (2013). DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.241
14. D. A. J. Herman, S. Cheong, M. J. Banholzer, R. D. Tilley “How hollow structures form from crystalline iron-iron oxide core-shell nanoparticles in the electron beam” Chem. Commun. 49, 6203-6205 (2013). DOI: 10.1039/c3cc43097a
13. S. Papst, S. Cheong, M. J. Banholzer, M. A. Brimble, D. E. Williams, R. D. Tilley “One-pot synthesis of water soluble iron nanoparticles using rationally-designed peptides and ligand release” Chem. Commun. 49, 4540-4542 (2013). DOI: 10.1039/c3cc41751d
12. A. P. LaGrow, S. Cheong, J. Watt, B. Ingham, M. F. Toney, D. A. Jefferson, R. D. Tilley “Can polymorphism be used to form branched metal nanostructures?” Adv. Mater. 25, 1552-1556 (2013). DOI: 10.1002/adma.201204366
11. J. Watt, S. Cheong, R. D. Tilley “How to control the shape of metal nanostructures in organic solution phase synthesis for plasmonics and catalysis” Nano Today 8, 198-215 (2013). DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2013.03.001
10. J. Watt, C. Yu, S. L. Y. Chang, S. Cheong, R. D. Tilley “Shape control from thermodynamic growth conditions: The case of hcp ruthenium hourglass nanocrystals” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135, 606-609 (2013). DOI: 10.1021/ja311366k
9. A. M. Henning, J. Watt, P. J. Miedziak, S. Cheong, M. Santonastaso, M. Song, Y. Takeda, A. I. Kirkland, S. H. Taylor, R. D. Tilley “Gold-palladium core-shell nanocrystals with size and shape control optimised for catalytic performance” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 52, 1477-1480 (2013). DOI: 10.1002/anie.201207824
8. S. Cheong, P. Ferguson, I. F. Hermans, G. N. L. Jameson, S. Prabakar, D. A. J. Herman, R. D. Tilley “Synthesis and stability of highly crystalline and stable iron/iron oxide core/shell nanoparticles for biomedical applications” ChemPlusChem 77, 135-140 (2012). DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201100074
7. A. P. LaGrow, B. Ingham, S. Cheong, G. V. M. Williams, C. Dotzler, M. F. Toney, D. A. Jefferson, E. C. Corbos, P. T. Bishop, J. Cookson, R. D. Tilley “Synthesis, alignment, and magnetic properties of monodisperse nickel nanocubes” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134, 855-863 (2012). DOI: 10.1021/ja210209r
6. A. L. Washington, M. E. Foley, S. Cheong, L. Quffa, C. J. Breshike, J. Watt, R. D. Tilley, G. F. Strouse “Ostwald’s rule of stages and its role in CdSe quantum dot crystallization” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134, 17046-17052 (2012). DOI: 10.1021/ja302964e
5. S. Cheong, P. Ferguson, K. W. Feindel, I. F. Hermans, P. T. Callaghan, C. Meyer, A. Slocombe, C.-H. Su, F.-Y. Cheng, C.-S. Yeh, B. Ingham, M. F. Toney, R. D. Tilley “Simple synthesis and functionalization of iron nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50, 4206-4209 (2011). DOI: 10.1002/anie.201100562, 10.1002/anie.201102240
4. D. A. J. Herman, P. Ferguson, S. Cheong, I. F. Hermans, B. J. Ruck, K. M. Allan, S. Prabakar, J. L. Spencer, C. D. Lendrum, R. D. Tilley “Hot-injection synthesis of iron/iron oxide core/shell nanoparticles for T2 contrast enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging” Chem. Commun. 47, 9221-9223 (2011). DOI: 10.1039/c1cc13416g
3. S. Cheong, J. Watt, R. D. Tilley “Shape control of platinum and palladium nanoparticles for catalysis” Nanoscale 2, 2045-2053 (2010). DOI: 10.1039/c0nr00276c
2. S. Cheong, J. Watt, B. Ingham, M. F. Toney and R. D. Tilley, “In situ and ex situ studies of platinum nanocrystals: growth and evolution in solution” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 14590-14595 (2009). DOI: 10.1021/ja9065688
1. J. Watt, S. Cheong, M. F. Toney, B. Ingham, J. Cookson, P. T. Bishop and R. D. Tilley, “Ultrafast growth of highly branched palladium nanostructures for catalysis” ACS Nano 4, 396-402 (2009). DOI: 10.1021/nn901277k