Shurui Miao

Dr. Shurui Miao is a Career Development Research Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford, affiliated with St John’s College. His research focuses on sustainability, self-assembly processes in solution, and the atomic-scale mechanisms of carbon mineralization, ionic liquid dynamics, and water structure in biological systems. He earned his PhD at the University of Sydney under Prof. Gregory Warr and joined Prof. Susan Perkin’s group at Oxford in 2022 before securing his current fellowship in 2024.

Key research interests include:

• Rapid carbon mineralization via atomic-scale insights using surface force balance and liquid-phase electron microscopy
• Structure-property relationships in ionic liquids, addressing viscosity challenges through scattering and spectroscopy techniques
• Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) dynamics and water structure characterization via light scattering and calorimetry

His work bridges atomic-scale phenomena and macroscopic material properties, with applications in carbon capture, sustainable solvents, and biomaterials. Recent publications (2022–2025) emphasize ionic liquid dynamics, interfacial water behavior, and nanostructured material design. No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided text.

Dr. Miao’s interdisciplinary approach integrates experimental techniques from physical chemistry and materials science, contributing to both fundamental understanding and applied solutions for global challenges like climate change.