Dr Greg Mutch

NU Academic Track Fellow (NUAcT)

Email: greg.mutch@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 4464
Personal Website: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/gregmutch
Address: School of Engineering
C503, Merz Court
Newcastle University,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 7RU

Background

About

Dr Greg A. Mutch is a Newcastle University Academic Track (NUAcT) Fellow in the School of Engineering with research interests including gas separation, carbon capture & storage, catalysis, membranes, adsorbents, surface chemistry, vibrational spectroscopy, tomography and micro-fabrication.

His publications can be found on Google Scholar, and his social media on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube.

Potential PhD students are always welcome, please get in touch using the email address above.

Biography

Newcastle University Academic Track Fellow, School of Engineering, Newcastle University, current.
EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow, School of Engineering, Newcastle University, 2019.
PhD in Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, 2016.
MChem (1st Class) in Chemistry (elected Physics & Biology), Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, 2013.

Prizes & Awards

Energy Sector PhD Thesis Prize (3rd), Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016.
"Where Science Meets Business" essay prize (published in C&I magazine), Society of Chemical Industry, 2016.
William Rudolph Center Medal, University of Aberdeen, 2013.
David Christie Memorial Prize, University of Aberdeen, 2013.
Prize in Analytical Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011.

Professional Memberships

2020 - Academic Member of UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre, UKCCSRC
2019 - EPSRC Associate Peer College
2019 - Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, AFHEA
2018 - Early Career Researcher Member of UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre, UKCCSRC
2017 - Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, MRSC
2017 - Associate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, AMIChemE
2016 - Student Member of the Society of Chemical Industry, SCI
2015 - Graduate Member of the Energy Institute, GradEI

Service

School of Engineering Athena Swan Silver Award Working Group.
Newcastle University INSIGHTS Public Lectures Committee.
Vice Chairman of Network Young Membrain's 2020.
Northumberland County Council Land Management and Emissions Capture Thematic Group.
Guest Editor for Processes Special Issue on Carbon Capture by Adsorption.
Reviewer for numerous funders, conferences and journals.

Research

About

I develop clean energy generation and catalytic processes across length scales and disciplines.

At the nanoscale I design interfaces and control surface chemistry, and investigate molecular structure using vibrational spectroscopy. At the microscale I employ micro-fabrication and tomographic techniques to fabricate and interrogate devices. At the macroscale I develop apparatus for in-situ studies of materials under reaction conditions and test their potential in bench-scale reactors. My work is underpinned by a first degree in Chemistry and a second in Chemical Engineering.

Specific fields of interest include carbon capture, utilisation and storage (including direct air capture), gas separation processes using solid adsorbents and membranes, and the application of controlled surface chemistry in energy related processes.

Outreach

I am passionate about STEM communication and outreach. My research has been covered by Chemistry World and I have contributed expert commentary to the Science Media Centre. I have appeared on Leading Britain's Conversation (LBC) radio and gave a Royal Society of Chemistry International Year of the Periodic Table public lecture, as well as numerous public talks in bars and cafes.

Teaching

Lectures

Principles of Chemical Engineering, CME 1025

Supervision

M. Kazakli, PhD
L. McNeil, PhD
S. Tsochataridou, PhD
Y, Ji, PhD
Z. Rahmawati, PhD (UoA)
M. Purdy, MEng
R. Walker, MSc (UoA)
T. Heinze, BSc (UoA)
D. Ulrich, BSc (UoA)

Publications

Kazakli M, Mutch GA, Qu L, Triantafyllou G, Metcalfe IS. Autonomous and intrinsic self-healing Al₂O₃ membrane employing highly-wetting and CO₂-selective molten salts. Journal of Membrane Science 2020, Epub ahead of print.
McNeil LA, Mutch GA, Iacoviello F, Bailey JJ, Triantafyllou G, Neagu D, Miller TS, Papaioannou EI, Hu W, Brett DJL, Shearing PR, Metcalfe IS. Dendritic silver self-assembly in molten-carbonate membranes for efficient carbon dioxide capture. Energy & Environmental Science 2020, Epub ahead of print.
Tsochataridou S, Mutch GA, Neagu DN, Papaioannou EI, Sanjuan ML, Ray B, Merino RI, Orera VM, Metcalfe IS. Measuring Membrane Permeation Rates through the Optical Visualization of a Single Pore. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, Epub ahead of print.
Mutch GA, Qu L, Triantafyllou G, Xing W, Fontaine M-L, Metcalfe IS. Supported molten-salt membranes for carbon dioxide permeation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019, 7(21), 12951-12973.
Mutch GA, Shulda S, McCue AJ, Menart MJ, Ciobanu CV, Ngo C, Anderson JA, Richards RM, Vega-Maza D. Carbon Capture by Metal Oxides: Unleashing the Potential of the (111) Facet. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140(13), 4736-4742.
Mutch GA, Anderson JA, Vega-Maza D. Surface and bulk carbonate formation in calcium oxide during CO₂ capture. Applied Energy 2017, 202, 365-376.
Mutch GA, Anderson JA, Walker R, Cerrato G, Morandi S, Operti L, Vega-Maza D. In-situ infrared spectroscopy as a non-invasive technique to study carbon sequestration at high pressure and high temperature. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 2016, 51, 126-135.
Mutch GA, Morandi S, Walker R, Anderson JA, Vega-Maza D, Operti L, Cerrato G. Cation Dependent Carbonate Speciation and the Effect of Water. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2016, 120(31), 17570-17578.
McCue AJ, Mutch GA, McNab AI, Campbell S, Anderson JA. Quantitative determination of surface species and adsorption sites using Infrared spectroscopy. Catalysis Today 2016, 259(Part 1), 19-26.