{"id":1147,"date":"2026-06-16T15:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T03:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:26:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T03:26:02","slug":"welcome-eya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/welcome-eya\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Eya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone! I&#8217;m Eya Kacem, a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of Otago, working in the KCG Group under the supervision of Prof. Keith C. Gordon. Originally from Tunisia, I spent some time in Qatar, where I completed my Master&#8217;s degree in Materials Science and Technology at Qatar University and worked on several research projects in materials science.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1148\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1148\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/06\/Eya_photo.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1148 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/06\/Eya_photo-e1781580335144-1024x933.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/06\/Eya_photo-e1781580335144-1024x933.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/06\/Eya_photo-e1781580335144-300x273.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/06\/Eya_photo-e1781580335144-768x700.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/files\/2026\/06\/Eya_photo-e1781580335144.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My PhD research is funded by the Marsden Fund and focuses on spectroscopic characterization of nanoscale materials and photocatalytic systems. I am particularly interested in combining experimental and theoretical techniques to tackle complex scientific questions and develop innovative solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Moving to New Zealand has been an exciting new chapter, and I am looking forward to learning, growing, and collaborating with researchers from different fields. Outside the lab, I enjoy exploring new places, cultures, meeting people from different backgrounds, and embracing every opportunity that comes with this adventure.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m excited to be part of the Otago community and look forward to the years ahead!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone! I&#8217;m Eya Kacem, a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of Otago, working in the KCG Group under the supervision of Prof. Keith C. Gordon. Originally from Tunisia, I spent some time in Qatar, where I completed my Master&#8217;s degree in Materials Science and Technology at Qatar University and worked on several [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33170,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33170"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/keithgordon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}