Meet the Flock
Doctors
JONATHAN QUINSON
About me
I am a French citizen, born in 1987, grew up in Africa (Ivory Coast 
and Cameroon 
) and France 
. In particular, I lived in Brittany (West) and in Lyon (South-ish) where I did my undergrad studies (BSc) at Lycee du Parc (2005-2007). I also lived in Paris, where I received a MSc from ESPCI ParisTech (2007-2010). I also hold a MRes in Green Chemistry from Imperial College London, UK 
(2010-2011) and a PhD in Materials science from the University of Oxford, UK (2011-2015). I then moved to Denmark 
, to the University of Copenhagen, where I worked first with Prof Matthias Arenz for my first postdoc (2015-2017) and then under a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (2017-2019). I then successively worked Prof Maria Escudero-Escribano (2017-2020) and Prof Kirsten M. Ø. Jensen (2019-2021) in the center for high entropy alloys catalysis center CHEAC under the lead of Prof Jan Rossmeisl. I then secured a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship (2020-2023) and despite the challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, I joined for 6 months the group of Prof Matteo Cargnello at the University of Stanford, USA 
(2021-2022). In May 2022, I started a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position at the Biological and Chemical Engineering Department at Aarhus University, Denmark.
I am part of the 1st cohort of the Danish Young Academy of Technology, Science and Innovation (YATSI).
My role in the Team
I supervise the work, give directions and training, present our work outside the University, secure and manage funding.
Outside NEST
When time allows, I like to dance (Lindy-hop), hike/walk, swim, read and watch movies.
Contact
Email: jquinson @ bce.au.dk
Phone : + 45 93 52 26 67
Other pages: Linkedin; ORCID; Google Scholar; ResearchGate
Postdocs
ARMIN
About me
I was born in Tabriz, Iran, in December 1994. My academic journey in Materials Science began with a BSc in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering from Sahand University of Technology (SUT) in 2017, where I focused on anticorrosion coatings. I continued my education with a Master’s degree in Materials Science from Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), graduating in 2020. My research during this period centered on graphene-based materials for supercapacitors. Most recently, I completed my PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at Koç University, Turkey, in 2024. My doctoral research explored the electrocatalytic behavior of High-entropy Alloys (HEAs).
My role in the Team
I work on the ReZilient EIC Pathfinder EU project in the NEST group as well as the Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Batteries group led by Prof Anders Bentien.
Outside NEST
I am a football fan, and I follow the different leagues and their results.
Pulibcations
Contact
Email: armin @ bce.au.dk
Other pages: Linkedin; ORCID; Google Scholar; ResearchGate
PhDs
ALEKSANDRA SMOLSKA
About me
I hold a bachelor’s degree in chemical and process engineering from Cracow University of Technology, Poland. I further pursued a dual-diploma master’s degree in chemical and process engineering from Fachhochschule Münster, Germany, and Cracow University of Technology, Poland.
My professional journey includes considerable experience in nanotechnology and chemical engineering. I have previously worked on developing nanostructures for printed electronics and conducted various R&D projects.
I am currently a PhD student at Aarhus University, Denmark, specializing in the synthesis, catalysis, and recycling of nanomaterials. The project will develop a new type of hybrid catalysts consisting of gold nanoparticles and bismuth oxyhalides. Various compounds will be produced and investigated with a focus on water purification.
My role in the Team
I work on a DFF-Green funded PhD project in the NEST group as well as the Hybrid Materials Laboratory with co-supervisor Prof Nina Lock.
Outside NEST
Outside of research, I enjoy board games, RPGs, video games and fantasy books.
Publications
Preprint 1, Preprint 2
Contact
Email: asmolska @ bce.au.dk
Masters - MSc
Bachelors - BSc
Julie started in February 2025.
She will be focusing on seed-mediated synthesis of surfactant-free nanomaterials for water remediation.
Frederik started in February 2025.
He will be focusing on in situ studies of the nanomaterial formation for electrocatalytic applications.
Alumni
MSc – Industry – Lilla Forján (HU) – Academic Supervision – 2024-2025 – Lego
MSc – Industry – Ákos Sinkovics (HU) – Academic Supervision – 2024-2025 – ASP / Hydrogen Pro
MSc – Industry – Gergő Kukucska (HU) – Academic Supervision – 2024-2025 – ASP / Hydrogen Pro
MSc – Dionysis Panagopoulos (GR) – Spring 2024 – Linkedin – ERASMSUS+ student from Uni. Ioannina (Greece) – Publication 1
MSc – Márton Varga (HU) – Spring 2024 – Linkedin – Publication 1
MSc – Athenais Pascal Touraine (FR) – Spring 2023 – Linkedin – Visiting Student from ESPCI, FR – Project with ASP / Hydrogen Pro
BSc – Kristian Junker Andersen (DK) – Spring 2024 – Manuscript in preparation
BSc – Julie Agerbro Burslund (DK) – Spring 2024
BSc – Lukas Lind (DK) – Spring 2024 – Manuscript in preparation
BSc – Ditte Røjkjær Rasmussen (DK) – Spring 2023 – Linkedin – Publication 1 – Publication 2
BSc – Oliver Hedahl Danielsen (DK) – Spring 2023 – in collaboration with the Power to Chemicals group