Last updated: 19 May 2025
Current Sector: Industry
Current Company: Infineum
PhD Project Title: Catalytic conversion of terpene feedstocks into value-added chemicals and commodity chemicals
Supervisor(s): Professor Steven Bull and Dr Pawel Plucinski
External Partner: University of Stellenbosch
MRes Project 1: A catalytic synthesis of "green" paracetamol from the biorenewable limonene
Supervisor(s): Dr Steven Bull and Dr Pawel Plucinski
MRes Project 2: Continuous ring opening and ozonolysis of monoterpene substrates
Supervisor(s): Dr Pawel Plucinski, Dr Darrell Patterson and Dr Steven Bull
Bill graduated from the University of Bath in 2013 with a MChem degree for drug discovery. He undertook a placement year at BAT where he investigated the effectiveness of different carbon types on the removal of vapour phase smoke toxicants. During his final year at university he worked on developing potential catalysts for [2+2] ketene alkene cycloadditions. In his spare time Bill likes to play sport and is currently attempting to improve his surfing skills.
