Susan Menez Aspera

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Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Enginering(Sep, 2013, Osaka University)

Contact information: aspera_susanshinshu-u.ac.jp
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9922-831X
J-GLOBAL ID: 201601007935874775
researchmap Member ID: B000259979

Research Interests

Research Areas

Research History

Apr, 2023 - Present

Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University
Apr, 2016 - Mar, 2023

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology, Akashi College
Oct, 2015 - Mar, 2016

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor (Full-Time), Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Jul, 2014 - Mar, 2015

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Oct, 2013 - Jun, 2014

Postdoctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Jun, 2007 - Sep, 2008

Physics Instructor, Department of Physics, Technological University of the Philippines
Jun, 2000 - Mar, 2007

Physics Teacher, Physics, Department of Education

Education

Oct, 2010 - Sep, 2013

Doctor of Philosophy, Quantum Engineering Design, Applied Physics, Osaka University
Oct, 2008 - Sep, 2010

Master of Engineering, Quantum Engineering Design, Applied Physics, Osaka University

Awards

2018

Kansai Electric Company (KRF) Research Grant, Materials Design of Single Atom Catalysts, Kansai Electric Company

Susan Menez Aspera
2014

Marubun Research Grant, Materials Design on High O ion Conductivity in K2NiF4 Structures, Marubun Research Foundation

Susan Menez Aspera
2013

Vacuum Society of Japan (VSJ) Progress Award

Susan Menez Aspera
2008

Monbukagusho (MEXT) Scholarship grant

Susan Menez Aspera
2001

Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Philippines Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development (PCASTRD) Scholarship grant

Susan Menez Aspera
2000

Department of Science and Technology Award for Excellence

Susan Menez Aspera
1996

Department of Science and Technology (DOST)- Science Education Institute (SEI) Scholarship grant

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Papers

Molybdenum-Ruthenium-Carbon Solid-Solution Alloy Nanoparticles: Can They Be Pseudo-Technetium Carbide?

Shinya Okazoe, Kohei Kusada, Yukihiro Yoshida, Mitsuhiko Maesato, Tomokazu Yamamoto, Takaaki Toriyama, Syo Matsumura, Shogo Kawaguchi, Yoshiki Kubota, Yusuke Nanba …

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(44) 24005-24011, Nov 8, 2023
2 Theoretical Comparison Study of Iodine and Astatine 3 Adsorption on Au(111) Surface

Jeffrey Tanudji, Susan Menez Aspera, Hideaki Kasai

E-JOURNAL OF SURFACE SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, Apr, 2023
Computational Nanomaterials Design: Towards The Realization of Nanoparticle Use in Radiotherapy - Case Study 1: Adsorption States of I on Au(111) Surface

Jeffrey Tanudji, Susan Meñez Aspera, Hideaki Kasai

Medicine and Clinical Science, 4(4), Nov 30, 2022
Computational Nanomaterials Design: towards the Realization of Nanoparticle use in Radiotherapy Case Study 2: Adsorption states of At on Au (111) Surface

Jeffrey Tanudji, Susan Meñez Aspera, Hideaki Kasai, Michio Okada, Tetsuo Ogawa, Hiroshi Nakanishi

Physical Science International Journal, 1-10, Nov 26, 2022
Surface facet dependence of Ru and Ru-based alloy oxidation resistance using ab initio thermodynamics calculation

Susan Meñez Aspera, Elvis Flaviano Arguelles, Ryan Lacdao Arevalo, Bhume Chantaramolee, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

Surface Science, 724 122129-122129, Oct, 2022
Phase Control of Solid-Solution Nanoparticles beyond the Phase Diagram for Enhanced Catalytic Properties

Dongshuang Wu, Kohei Kusada, Susan Meñez Aspera, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Yanna Chen, Okkyun Seo, Chulho Song, Jaemyung Kim, Satoshi Hiroi, Osami Sakata …

ACS Materials Au, 2(2) 110-116, Mar 9, 2022
Nitrile hydrogenation to secondary amines under ambient conditions over palladium-platinum random alloy nanoparticles

Yoshihide Nishida, Katsutoshi Sato, Chandan Chaudhari, Hiroshi Yamada, Takaaki Toriyama, Tomokazu Yamamoto, Syo Matsumura, Susan Meñez Aspera, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Masaaki Haneda …

Catalysis Science and Technology, 2022
Boosting reverse water-gas shift reaction activity of Pt nanoparticles through light doping of W

Daiya Kobayashi, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Kohei Kusada, Tomokazu Yamamoto, Takaaki Toriyama, Syo Matsumura, Shogo Kawaguchi, Yoshiki Kubota, Masaaki Haneda, Susan Meñez Aspera …

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021
PdRuIr ternary alloy as an effective NO reduction catalyst: insights from first-principles calculation

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Lacdao Arevalo, Bhume Chantaramolee, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 23(12) 7153-7163, 2021
Significant Enhancement of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activity by Negatively Charged Pt through Light Doping of W

Daiya Kobayashi, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Dongshuang Wu, Shinya Okazoe, Kohei Kusada, Tomokazu Yamamoto, Takaaki Toriyama, Syo Matsumura, Shogo Kawaguchi, Yoshiki Kubota …

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(41) 17250-17254, Oct 14, 2020
Adsorption of CH4 and SO2 on Unsupported Pd1-xMxO (101) Surface

Ryan Lacdao Arevalo, Susan Menez, Aspera, Rol, Emerito Otadoy, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

Catalysis Letters, 150(7) 1870-1877, 2020 Peer-reviewed
Vanadium doped polyoxometalate: Induced active sites and increased hydrogen adsorption

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Lacdao Arevalo, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai, Shinobu Sekine, Hiroyuki Kawai

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 32(19) 195001-(9 pages), 2020 Peer-reviewed
Rational Synthesis for a Noble Metal Carbide

Takuo Wakisaka, Kohei Kusada, Dongshuang Wu, Tomokazu Yamamoto, Takaaki Toriyama, Syo Matsumura, Hiroshi Akiba, Osamu Yamamuro, Kazutaka Ikeda, Toshiya Otomo …

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 142(3) 1247-1253, Jan, 2020 Peer-reviewed
Surface Compositions of Pt-Pd/Pd(111) Alloys in the Presence of O and OH during Oxygen Reduction Reaction: A First-Principles Study

Bhume Chantaramolee, Susan Menez Aspera, Ryan Lacdao Arevalo, Elvis Flaviano Arguelles, Ryo Kishida, Allan Abraham Bustria Padama, Hideaki Kasai, Hiroshi Nakanishi

JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 88(4) 044802-(8 pages), Apr, 2019 Peer-reviewed
Sulfation of a PdO(101) methane oxidation catalyst: mechanism revealed by first principles calculations

Ryan Lacdao Arevalo, Susan Meñez Aspera, Hiroshi Nakanishi

Catalysis Science & Technology, 9(1) 232-240, 2019 Peer-reviewed
DFT-guided design of catalysts for methane activation

Ryan Lacdao Arevalo, Susan Meñez Aspera, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

AIP Conf. Proc., 2040(1) 02004-(4 pages), Dec, 2018 Peer-reviewed
First principles study of surface stability and segregation of PdRuRh ternary metal alloy system

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Lacdao Arevalo, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

Surface Science, 671 51-59, May 1, 2018 Peer-reviewed
Adsorption of Carbohydrazide on Au(111) and Au3Ni(111)

Ryan Lacdao Arevalo, Susan Meñez Aspera, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai, Susumo Yamaguchi, Koichiro Asazawa

Catalysis Letters, 48(4) 1073-1079, 2018 Peer-reviewed
Tuning methane decomposition on stepped Ni surface: The role of subsurface atoms in catalyst design

Ryan Lacdao Arevalo, Susan Meñez Aspera, Mary Clare, Sison Escano, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

Scientific Reports, 7 13963, 2018 Peer-reviewed
First Principles Calculations of Transition Metal Binary Alloys: Phase Stability and Surface Effects

Susan Meez Aspera, Ryan Lacdao Arevalo, Koji Shimizu, Ryo Kishida, Kazuki Kojima, Nguyen Hoang Linh, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, 46(6) 3776-3783, Jun, 2017 Peer-reviewed

Misc.

Adsorption states of At on Au(111) II: Coverage dependence

TANUDJI Jeffrey, 笠井秀明, 笠井秀明, 岡田美智雄, 小川哲生, ASPERA S. M., 中西寛

日本物理学会講演概要集(CD-ROM), 77(1), 2022
Quantum effects on hydrogen diffusion in Pd subsurface

中西寛, 中西寛, 中西寛, ASPERA Susan Menez, 笠井秀明, 笠井秀明

日本物理学会講演概要集(CD-ROM), 77(1), 2022
Adsorption states of At on Au(111)

笠井秀明, 笠井秀明, 岡田美智雄, 小川哲生, ASPERA S. M., 中西寛

日本物理学会講演概要集(CD-ROM), 76(2), 2021
Adsorption Process of Cysteine to Dopaquinone

岸田良, 笠井秀明, ASPERA S. M., 中西寛

日本物理学会講演概要集(CD-ROM), 76(2), 2021
How do Ru and Ni surfaces catalyze methane decomposition? New insights for catalyst design

Ryan Arevalo, Susan Aspera, Mary Clare Escano, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 254, Aug, 2017
ナノ粒子合金相における表面効果

中西寛, 中西寛, SUSAN Aspera, 笠井秀明, 笠井秀明, 笠井秀明

日本物理学会講演概要集(CD-ROM), 71(2) ROMBUNNO.13aBA‐1-2329, Sep 23, 2016

Books and Other Publications

Melanin Chemistry Explored by Quantum Mechanics: Investigations for Mechanism Identification and Reaction Design

Ryo Kishida, Susan Meñez Aspera, Hideaki Kasai

Springer, Apr 10, 2021 (ISBN: 9811613141)

Presentations

“Exploring CO adsorption on multi-elemental nanoparticles using neural network potential”

Susan Meñez Aspera, Gerardo Valadez Huerta, Yusuke Nanba, Kaoru Hisama, Michihisa Koyama

The 132nd Catalyst Symposium
Kinetic studies of methane decomposition and dry reforming on Ni-based stepped surfaces

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Arevalo, Hideaki Kasai, Hiroshi Nakanishi

The 22nd International Vacuum Congress
First principles analysis of NO dissociation on Quaternary Alloy PdRuIrM (M=Ni, Co, Fe): Effect of the fourth metal alloy on surface reactivity

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Arevalo, Bhume Chantaramolee, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

The Physical Society of Japan 2021 Autumn Meeting, Sep 20, 2021
Computational Materials Design: Insights on catalyst design for methane dry reforming on Ni-based stepped surfaces

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Arevalo, Bhume Chantaramolee, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

2nd Philippine Association of Physics and Science Instructor (PAPSI) International 3-Day Research Conference Invited
PdRuIr Ternary Alloy as an Effective NO reduction catalyst: Insights from first-principles calculation

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Arevalo, Bhume Chantaramolee, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

The American Physical Society March Meeting 2021
Ab Initio Analysis on the capability of PdRuIr Ternary Alloy as an NO reduction catalyst

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Arevalo, Bhume Chantaramolee, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

The Physical Society of Japan 76th Annual Meeting Invited
Ternary metal alloy PdRuIr as an effective NO reduction catalyst from first principles analysis

Susan Meñez Aspera

36th Computational Materials Design Workshop, Osaka University Invited
Functionalization of graphitic carbon nitride catalysts through non-metal doping

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Arevalo, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasa

4th International Workshop on Quantum Materials Nanotechnology Applications
Functionalization of graphitic carbon nitride catalysts through non-metal doping

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Arevalo, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

The Physical Society of Japan Meeting
On Understanding Ternary Alloys: Third-Metal Effect of PdRuM (M=Rh,Ir) on NO Reduction

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Arevalo, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

Japan-Germany Symposium on Advanced Catalytic Materials and Characterization
NO Reduction on Ternary Alloy PdRuM (M=Rh,Ir) Catalysts using First Principles Calculations

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Arevalo, Bhume Chantaramolee, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

3rd International Workshop on Quantum Materials Nanotechnology Applications
NO Reduction on Ternary Alloy PdRuM (M=Rh,Ir) Catalysts using First Principles Calculations

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Arevalo, Bhume Chantaramolee, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

The Physical Society of Japan Meeting
2D Materials for Fuel Cell: Functionalization of Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) Application

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Arevalo, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

Joint UK-Japan Symposium on Nanomaterials, Catalysis, and Hydrogen Research
First Principles-based Studies of PdRuM (M=Rh, Ir, Ni, Ag) Ternary Metal Alloy Surfaces: Surface Segregation and Stability

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Arevalo, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

The Japan Society for Applied Physics-Kansai Branch 1st Lecture Meeting
First Principles-based Studies of PdRuM (M=Rh, Ir, Ni, Ag) Ternary Metal Alloy Surfaces: Surface Segregation and Stability

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Arevalo, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

2nd International Workshop on Quantum Engineering Design: Materials Design and Realization
Surface segregation and stability of PdRuM (M=Rh, Ir, Ni, Ag) ternary metal alloy surfaces through first principles-based studies

Susan Meñez Aspera, Ryan Arevalo, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting 2017
Surface Effects on Bimetallic Alloys: Palladium-Iridium Case

Susan Meñez Aspera, Koji Shimizu, Kazuki Kojima, Ryo Kishida, Nguyen Hoang Linh, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

2016 Japan-Germany Joint Symposium on Advanced Characterization of Nanostructured Materials for Energy and Environment
H2O and O2 Interaction with Graphitic Carbon Nitride from DFT-based Studies

Susan Meñez Aspera

International Workshop on Quantum Engineering Design: Materials Design and Realization
H2O and O2 Interaction on Doped Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4)

Susan Meñez Aspera

The Physical Society of Japan 71st Annual Meeting
Doping Effects on O ion migration in Pr2NiO4-based oxides

Susan Meñez Aspera, Mamoru Sakaue, Musa Alaydrus, Tran Linh, Phan Thuy, Nguyen Hoang Linh, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai

The International Symposium on “Recent Trends in Analysis Techniques for Functional Materials and Devices

Professional Memberships

Jul, 2023 - Present

Catalysis society of Japan
THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
American Physical Society
THE VACUUM SOCIETY OF JAPAN
American Vacuum Society

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7063376 Core shell catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction and method of designing catalyst

中西寛, 笠井秀明, Bhume Chantaramolee, Susan Menez Aspera, 松谷耕一, 石田稔

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