Dr Reama GEORGE

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Dr Reama GEORGE

Senior Lecturer

Email Address: greama@oauife.edu.ng

Staff: Academic Staff

Rank in the department: Senior Lecturer

Short Bio, Academic, and Research Activities:
Reama C. George is a Senior Lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. She holds a B.Sc. (1998), M.Sc. (2006), and Ph.D. (2012) from the same university. During her Ph.D., she conducted research under Prof. T. Nyokong at Rhode University, South Africa, funded by OWSD. In 2014, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Rhode University and later participated in the TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Program at Justus-Liebig University, Germany.

Her research focuses on porphyrin molecules, including their synthesis, nanostructures, and applications as electrocatalysts in fuel cells and light harvesters in solar cells. She explores green synthesis of nanomaterials and investigates the antimicrobial properties of porphyrins for chronic sore management. Additionally, she studies porphyrins for use in hybrid organic-inorganic solar cells. She interested in green synthesis of nanoparticles as well as the use of established drugs to form mixed ligand systems to improved the potency of such drugs and broaden their applications.

Dr George is an active member of the Chemical Society of Nigeria and OWSD OAU Ile-Ife Branch, where she advocates for gender equality. As an OWSD Fellow, she supports initiatives empowering women scientists, fostering inclusivity in the scientific community. Her commitment to scientific excellence and diversity is commendable.

Office/Room Number: Room 2.11A

Area of Specialization:

  1. Inorganic Chemistry and Material Science
    2. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Current Research Projects for Postgraduate Students:

  1. Chemistry of the African Hair and Formulation of Hair Product.
    2. Synthesis and Characterization of certain porphyrins and porphyrin-chitosan composite for the management of chronic wounds.
    3. Synthesis and characterization of porphyrin-bodipy diads and the study of their photosphysical and electrochemical properties.
    4. Fabrication of porphyrin nanorods and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles
    5. Green synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles.
    6. Synthesis and characterization of various mixed ligands complexes and investigate their biological applications.

List of Selected Publications (with DOI Number or a Hyperlink):

  1. George R.C., Egharevba G.O. and Nyokong T. (2010), Spectroscopic studies of nanostructures of negatively charged free base porphyrin and positively charged tin porphyrins. Polyhedron, 29, 1469-1474. do: 10.1016/j.poly.2010.01.028.
    ii. George R.C., Falgenhauer J., Geis C., Nyokong T. and Schlettwein D. (2015), Characterization of porphyrin nanorods on fluorine-doped tin oxide glass sheet. Journal of Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine, 19, 1147-1158. doi: 10.1142/S1088424615500923.
    iii. George R.C., D’Souza S., Durmuş M. and Nyokong T. (2017), Photolytic changes in the morphology of porphyrin-phthalocyanine nanostructures (P-PcNs) in the presence of platinum and gold salts. Inorganic, Metal-Organic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, 47, 1080-1084. doi: 10.1080/24701556.2017.1284085.
    iv. George R. C., Nyoni S., Shumba M. and Nyokong T. (2018), Porphyrin nanorods modified glassy carbon electrode surface for oxygen reduction reaction catalysis. Journal of Chemical Society of Nigeria, 43 147-157. http://journals.chemsociety.org.ng/index.php/jcsn/article/view/139.
    v. George R. C., Torimiro N., Daramola O. B. and Olajide A. A. (2022), Zinc, tin and silver porphyrins (TPP, TCPP, TMPP, THPP, TPPS, TMPyP) as photosensitizers in antibacterial photodynamic therapy for chronic wounds: A screening study. Ethiopia Journal of Science and Technology, 15, 187-208. doi: 10.4314/ejst.v15i2.6.
    vi. Dangana R.S., George R.C. and Agboola, F.K. (2022), Facile biosynthesis, characterization and biotechnological application of ZnO nanoparticles mediated by leaves of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius. Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine and Biotechnology, 51(1) 309-317. doi: 10.1080/21691401.2023.2221698.
    vii. Akinyele O.F., Fakola E. G., Olasukanmi O. O., George R. C., Durosinmi L. M., Ayowole O. Ayeni A. O. and Ajayeoba T. A. (2023). Synthesis, Characterization, Antibacterial Activity and Molecular Docking of Mixed Ligand Complexes of Nicotinamide and Isoniazid. Chemistry Africa, 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s42250-023-00701-8.

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