Justin Hodgkiss
Associate Professor
Chemical & Physical Sciences
Macdiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and NanoTechnology
New Zealand
Biography
Dr Justin Hodgkiss is an Associate Professor in Physical Chemistry at Victoria University of Wellington, and was a Rutherford Discovery Fellow from 2012-2016. Justin completed his BSc (hons) in chemistry at the University of Otago in 2000, and his Ph.D. as a Fulbright Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006. Following his Ph.D., he carried out post-doctoral research in the Cavendish laboratory at the University of Cambridge. Justin’s research program is focused on the development of molecular electronic materials for low-cost printable electronics – primarily solar cells. Recently, he has used laser spectroscopy to develop a detailed understanding of the physics of photocurrent generation in polymer solar cells and elucidate how power conversion efficiencies can be markedly improved. A second research focus is on DNA aptasensors. Through collaboration with biologists, Justin’s group are creating ultrasensitive and highly specific colorimetric and electronic sensors for biological targets, including hormones.
Research Interest
Chemical & Physical Sciences
