About
Dr
Anastasiia Shandra
Postdoctoral Researcher
TCD
Dr. Anastasiia Shandra is a postdoctoral researcher at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), specialising in materials science, nanotechnology, and energy storage devices. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Nanoscience, Physics, and Chemistry of Advanced Materials, as well as a PhD in Chemistry—both from TCD—where she conducted her doctoral research under the supervision of Professor Valeria Nicolosi. Her PhD focused on developing next-generation e-textiles by integrating microsupercapacitors into fabric substrates using aerosol jet printing. Currently she is working on sodium-ion battery systems, with a focus on material synthesis, battery assembly and testing, and the scalable fabrication of printed energy storage devices via aerosol jet printing. She finds this research particularly exciting due to its interdisciplinary nature and real-world impact—bridging materials chemistry, additive manufacturing, and energy storage to develop innovative technologies for wearable electronics and sustainable energy solutions.
Technical Summary
Dr. Anastasiia Shandra’s research lies at the intersection of materials chemistry, nanotechnology, and additive manufacturing, with a focus on energy storage applications. Her work integrates the development of functional nanomaterials with scalable printing technologies to advance microscale energy storage devices and next-generation battery systems. Her PhD research at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) focused on fabricating textile-integrated microsupercapacitors using aerosol jet printing (AJP) of Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene inks. This work tackled the challenge of embedding high-performance energy storage into fabrics without compromising flexibility, breathability, or durability. Leveraging the precision of AJP, she successfully printed MXene-based devices directly onto textile substrates, resulting in robust, washable, and bendable microsupercapacitors with excellent electrochemical performance—an important step toward practical e-textiles.
Currently, Dr. Shandra’s postdoctoral research is centered on sodium-ion battery systems. Her work encompasses the synthesis and characterization of electrode materials, battery assembly, electrochemical performance optimization, and the use of AJP to fabricate printed battery components. This research aims to develop low-cost, sustainable alternatives to lithium-based systems, while exploring how additive manufacturing can enhance the precision and scalability of energy device fabrication.