Dr. Anastasiia Mikhalchan

Dr. Anastasiia Mikhalchan

anastasiia.mikhalchan@imdea.org

Biography

Anastasiia joined IMDEA Materials Institute as a Marie Curie Research Associate in 2018 to work on the development of composites reinforced with CNT yarns with improved mechanical performance and multifunctional capabilities. Since June 2021, she is a Senior Research Associate at the Multifunctional Nanocomposites Group, and works on the development of CNT fibres and fabrics and their implementation in novel materials for aerospace, automotive and other applications. Having engineering background and PhD in processing of polymers, fibres and composites, Anastasiia continues her research on CNT ensembles for more than a decade by now in collaboration with top-rank academic and industrial partners. Prior to joining IMDEA, she worked at the University of Cambridge in 2014 as a Research Associate awarded her 1st Marie Curie “Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways” Fellowship, and later as a Research Fellow under the Strategic Funding “Centre for Composite Engineering and Research” at the National University of Singapore in 2015 -2017. While in Singapore, Anastasiia has been actively involved and led interdisciplinary collaborative projects with the Singapore Synchrotron Light Source and the Polish Academy of Sciences to demonstrate the applicability of AFM-IR spectroscopy for nanoscale analysis and visualization of CNT fibre-reinforced nanocomposites. She is a frequent user of ALBA synchrotron in Barcelona, Spain, and from 2021 collaborates with CERN on using carbon nanomaterials for beam instrumentation and quality control, analysing interactions of CNT macromaterials with the higher luminosity beams. Anastasiia has passed several courses on Intellectual property management, including DL-101 organized by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and IP Panorama within the framework of the Advanced International Certificate Course organized by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA), and KAIST jointly with WIPO.

orcid.org/0000-0001-6263-8470

Academic Career

  • 2021 – Present – Senior Research Associate, Multifunctional Nanocomposite Group, IMDEA Materials Institute, Spain.
  • 2018 – 2021 – Research Associate, Multifunctional Nanocomposite Group, IMDEA Materials Institute, Spain.
  • 2015 – 2017 – Research Fellow, Applied Mechanics Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
  • 2014 – Research Associate, Macromolecular Materials Group, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • 2010 – 2012 – Research Associate and Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Ecology, SUTD, Russia.
  • 2008 – 2011 – PhD in Technology and processing of polymers and composites, SUTD, Russia.

Publications

 
  1.  Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Ángel Víctor Labordet Álvarez, Moises Zarzoso, Carlos González and Juan J. Vilatela. ” The effects of CNT type, alignement and dopants on piezoresistance in CNT fibers”. Carbon, 232, 119810, 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2024.119810
  2. Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Sergio Ramos Lozano, Andrea Fernández Gorgojo, Carlos González and Juan J. Vilatela – Network structure enabling re-use and near full property retention in CNT sheets recycled from thermoset composites. Carbon , 118851, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2024.118851
  3. Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Afshin Pendashteh and Juan J. Vilatela. “Properties, applications and industrialization of carbon nanotube materials from hydrocarbons cracking“. Turquoise Hydrogen: An effective pathway to decarbonization and value added, edited by Matteo Pelucchi and Matteo Maestri, Elsevier, 2023.  eBook ISBN: 9780323957755
  4. “Continuous intercalation compound fibers of bromine wires and aligned CNTs for high-performance conductors.“Cristina Madrona, Seungki Hong, Dongju Lee, Julia García-Pérez, José Manuel Guevara-Vela, Ramón Bernardo Gavito, Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Javier Llorca, Bon-Cheol Ku, Daniel Granados, Jun Yeon Hwang, Juan J. Vilatela. Carbon 204, 211-218, 2023. DOI: /10.1016/j.carbon.2022.12.041
  5. “Gas-to-nanotextile: high-performance materials from floating 1D nanoparticles.” Isabel Gómez-Palos, Miguel Vazquez-Pufleau, Richard S. Schäufele, Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Afshin Pendashteh, Álvaro Ridruejo and Juan J. Vilatela. Nanoscale, 2023. DOI: 10.1039/D3NR00289F
  6. “Processing of Composite Electrodes of Carbon Nanotube Fabrics and Inorganic Matrices via Rapid Joule Heating.” Shegufta Upama, Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Luis Arévalo, Moumita Rana, Afshin Pendashteh, Micah J. Green, Juan J. Vilatela. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , 2023. DOI: /10.1021/acsami.2c17901
  7. “TEGylated Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Platforms to Engineer Neuronal Networks”, Myriam Barrejón, Francesca Zummo, Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Juan J. Vilatela, Mario Fontanini, Denis Scaini, Laura Ballerini, and Maurizio Prato. ACS Applied Materials &  Interfaces 2022. DOI: /10.1021/acsami.2c16808
  8. “Improved alignment and stress transfer in CNT fibre fabrics studied by in situ X-ray and Raman during wet-drawing”, Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Cristina Madrona, Luis Arévalo, Marc Malfois, Juan José Vilatela. Carbon 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.06.045
  9. “Thermoconformable, Flexible Lithium-Ion Batteries”, Nicola Boaretto, Beatriz Dávila,Sonia Sevilla, Guzmán García, Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Moumita Rana, Abdulmalik Yusuf, Lucio Ubierna Martinez, Marta Castillo García, Jesús Palma, De-Yi Wang, Rebeca Marcilla, Juan José Vilatela. Advanced Materials Technologies 2022. DOI: 10.1002/admt.202101635
  10. “Identification of Collapsed Carbon Nanotubes in High-Strength Fibers Spun from Compositionally Polydisperse Aerogels” María Vila, Seungki Hong, Seunggyu Park, Anastasiia Mikhalchan, Bon-Cheol Ku, Jun Yeon Hwang,Juan J. Vilatela. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2021. DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.1c00969
  11. “Composite Fabrics of Conformal MoS2 Grown on CNT Fibers: Tough Battery Anodes without Metals or Binders”, M. Rana, N. Boaretto, A. Mikhalchan, M. Vila Santos, R. Marcilla, J. J. Vilatela, ACS Appl Energy Mater 2021, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c00482
  12. “Simultaneous improvements in conversion and properties of molecularly controlled CNT fibres”, Anastasiia Mikhalchan, María Vila, Luis Arévalo, Juan J.Vilatela, Carbon 179, 417-424, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2021.04.033
  13. “Understanding cooperative loading in carbon nanotube fibres through in-situ structural studies during stretching”  J. C. Fernández – Toribio, A. Mikhalchan, C. Santos, Á. Ridruejo, J.J. Vilatela, Carbon 2020, 156:430 – 437, DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2019.09.070
  14. “Development of continuous CNT fibre-reinforced PMMA filaments for additive manufacturing: A case study by AFM-IR nanoscale imaging” A. Mikhalchan, T. E. Tay, A. M. Banas, K. Banas, M. B. H.Breese, A. M.Borkowska, M. Nowakowski, W. M. Kwiatek and C. Paluszkiewicz, Materials Letters 2020, Vol 262, 1, 127182, DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2019.127182
  15. “A Route to High – Toughness Battery Electrodes” N. Boaretto, J. Almenara, A. Mikhalchan, R. Marcilla and J. J. Vilatela, ACS Applied Energy Materials 2019, 2, 8, 5889 – 5899,DOI:10.1021/acsaem.9b00906.
  16. “A Perspective on High-performance CNT fibres for Structural Composites” A. Mikhalchan and J. J. Vilatela, Carbon 2019, 150:191-215, DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2019.04.113.
  17. “Carbon nanotube fibres for CFRP-hybrids with enhanced in-plane fracture behaviour” A. Mikhalchan, M. Ridha, T.E. Tay, Materials & Design,2018, 143:112-119, DOI:10.1016/j.matdes.2018.01.053.
  18. “Revealing chemical heterogeneity of CNT fiber nanocomposites via nanoscale chemical imaging”, A. Mikhalchan, A.M. Banas, K. Banas, A.M. Borkowska, M. Nowakowski, M.B.H. Breese, W.M. Kwiatek, C. Paluszkiewicz, T.E. Tay. Chemistry of Materials 2018, 30(6):1856-1864, DOI:10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b04065
  19. “Aligned carbon nanotube-epoxy composites: the effect of nanotube organization on strength, stiffness, and toughness” A. Mikhalchan, T. Gspann, A. Windle, Journal of Materials Science 2016, 51(22):10005-10025. 10.1007/s10853-016-0228-6
  20. “Continuous and scalable fabrication and multifunctional properties of carbon nanotube aerogels from the floating catalyst method” A. Mikhalchan, Z. Fan, T.Q. Tran, P. Liu, V.B.C. Tan, T.E. Tay, H.M. Duong. Carbon 2016, 102:409-418. 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.02.057
  21. “Post-treatments for multifunctional property enhancement of carbon nanotube fibers from the floating catalyst method” T.Q. Tran, Z. Fan, A. Mikhalchan, P. Liu, H.M. Duong. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016, 8(12):7948-7956. 10.1021/acsami.5b09912
  22. >10 publications in Russian national journals (2008-2012)

Selected Conferences

  1.  2023 – Low-Denisty Materials Workshop organized by CERN, Geneva, Switzerland (talk, member of the event’s Scientific Committee).
  2. 2023 – The 23rd International Conference on the Science & Applications of Nanotubes and Low-Dimensional Materials, Arcachon, Bordeaux, France.
  3. 2022 – 12th EASN International Conference on “Innovation in Aviation & Space for opening New Horizons”, Barcelona, Spain (talk)
  4. 2022 – International meeting on the chemistry of graphene and carbon nanotubes (ChemOnTubes 2022), Donostia – San Sebastián, Spain (talk)
  5. 2019 – International CARBON Conference, Lexington, Bluegrass, KY, USA (Keynote talk; Session chair for “Nanocarbon – based fibers and composites”)
  6. 2019 – Women in Composites Leadership Forum (ICCM22), Melbourne, Australia (atendee)
  7. 2019 – 22nd International Conference on Composites Materials (ICCM22), Melbourne, Australia (talk)
  8. 2018 – 1st International Workshop on Multi-functional Nanocarbon Fibres, Madrid, Spain (talk).
  9. 2017 – 7th International Conference on Carbon NanoParticle Based Composites (CNPComp2017), Special Symposium “Nanocarbon Based Composites”, the Europe Africa Conference of the POLYMER PROCESSING SOCIETY, Dresden, Germany (talk).
  10. 2017 – Singapore Synchrotron Light Source centre workshop “Dive into nano-world using infrared light at the ISMI beamline”, Singapore (talk).
  11. 2016 – Advances in Mechanics @NUS Workshop (AiM@NUS), Singapore (talk, member of the Organizing Committee).
  12. 2015 – South-East Asia-Japan Conference on Composite Materials (SEAJCCM’15), Singapore (talk).

Awards/Accomplishments

  1. 2018 – 2020 – HORIZON 2020 Marie Curie Individual Fellowship, IMDEA Materials, Spain.
  2. 2013 – FP7-PEOPLE Marie Curie Action “Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways” Fellowship, University of Cambridge, UK.

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