← Back

Last updated: 27 May 2025

MRes/PhD
CSCT
Industry
First Destination
Industry
Current Role

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.