Last updated: 27 May 2025
Current Sector: Industry
Current Company: ASM
PhD Project Title: Metal Oxide Photoelectrode Materials for Water Splitting
Supervisor: Andrew Johnson (Chemistry)
Supervisor: Michael Hill (Chemistry)
External Partner: Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
MRes Project 1: The Having it All project: Using Miscanthus to remediate toxic degraded landscapes and produce biofuels
Supervisor(s): Chris Chuck (Chemical Engineering)
Supervisor(s): Dr Marcella McManus
MRes Project 2: New Materials for Photovoltaics
Supervisor(s): Andrew Johnson (Chemistry)
Supervisor(s): Professor Petra Cameron and Dr Enrico Da Como
Matthew Surman graduated from the University of East Anglia in 2016 with an MChem in Biological and Medicinal Chemistry; both his EPSRC funded summer project and final year project under Dr Joseph Wright investigated light stimulated carbon monoxide release from photoCORMs. He spent the nights of his undergraduate degree praying to the Gods of Chemistry for crystal structures of his compounds, but the Gods never answered. Matthew’s favourite hobbies include drumming and going to the gym, he also enjoys cycling and brushing his hair.
