Dr Oluwafunmilola Ola

Dr Oluwafunmilola Ola CEng MIET FHEA is Associate Professor in Advanced Manufacturing at the University of Leicester. She is an interdisciplinary researcher specializing in design and development of functional materials and nanocomposites for applications in energy conversion and storage, environmental remediation, sensing technologies, and advanced manufacturing methods including 3D-printed metal–organic frameworks. She has secured substantial competitive research funding as Principal Investigator and Co-PI, established international collaborations across multiple countries, and published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. She is also actively engaged in teaching, postgraduate supervision, research leadership, and professional service.

Google Scholar URL: https://tinyurl.com/es662mtt

ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-3060-8044

Chanraksmey, L., Ola, O., Xia, Y., Zhu, Y., Gu, Y., Zhang, Y., & Chen, B. (2026). Structured and 3D-Printed Metal–Organic Frameworks for Antibiotic–Microplastic Co-Contaminant Separation: Adsorption, Filtration, Catalytic Degradation and Regeneration. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 14 (6), 125094.

Huang, F., Tang, J., Zhu, X., He, G., Pei, H., Tiwari, S.K., Ola, O., Zhu, Y. and Wang, N. (2026). Phosphorylated MOF-801 Nanoparticles with Calcium Alginate for the Absorption of Strontium Ions from Water. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 9 (29), 13928.

Farooq, K., Sharma, K., Ola, O., Tiwari, S. K., & Kumar, V. (2026). Development of amla, curcumin, and agarose-based edible films for sustainable food packaging. Discover Polymers, 3 (1), 16.

Gao, W., Liu, Y., Chang, X., Ola, O., Wang, Z., Li, H., Li, J., Jiang, Y., Wang, D. and Sun, S. (2026). Humidity-Independent NO2 Gas Sensors Based on CeO₂/ZnO/WO₃ Heterostructure Films Fabricated by Template-Assisted Magnetron Sputtering. ACS sensors, 11 (4), 3429-3441.

Wang, J., Wang, X., Duan, H., Zhu, Y., Shi, J., Zhang, M., Ola, O., Ji, G., Dong, X., Liu, Q. and Niu, Q. (2026). Hollow-Structured CNQDs@ CTP Z-Scheme Heterojunctions for the Construction of a PEC Sensing Platform: High-Sensitivity Detection of PFOA in Water. Analytical Chemistry, 98 (5), 3676-3687.

Timilsina, M.S., Zhu, Z., Pandey, R., Singh, J., Ola, O., Sahoo, S., Hussain, I. and Tiwari, S.K. (2026). Advancement in nanocarbon-based thermoelectric materials: surface modification strategies, efficiency analysis, and applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 14 (7), 3813-3848.

Niu, Q., Wang, J., Wang, T., Wang, X., Shi, J., Zhu, Y., Zhang, M., Ji, G., Dong, X., Duan, H. and Ma, G. (2026). I-/I₃-Redox-Pair Cycling Enhanced Dual-Signal MIP-PEC Sensor for Precise Detection of Tetracycline in Livestock Wastewater. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 453, 139525.

I welcome enquiries from prospective PhD and MSc students interested in the design and development of functional materials and nanocomposites for applications in energy conversion and storage, environmental remediation, sensing technologies, and advanced manufacturing techniques, including 3D-printed metal–organic frameworks. Funding for projects may be available through the CDT, CSC, or industry-funded studentships.

Prospective students are encouraged to contact Dr Ola to discuss potential research opportunities aligned with her current research programmes.

EG1007 - Sustainable Engineering Design

EG2006 - Integrated Engineering Design

EG4009 - Leadership and Project Management