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Last updated: 30 May 2025

MRes/PhD
CSCT
Academia
First Destination
Academia
Current Role

Current Sector: Academia

Current Company: University of the West of England

PhD Project Title: A Holistic Approach to Chemical Risk Assessment: Density Functional Theory Transition-State Modelling in Predictive Toxicology

Supervisor: Matthew Grayson (Chemistry)

Supervisor: Lee Bryant (Architecture and Civil Engineering)

Supervisor(s): Dr Thomas Kjeldsen

External Partner: Bristol Water and Monash University

MRes Project 1: Development of Urea-based materials for CO2 capture

Supervisor(s): Dr Matthew Lennox, Dr Bernardo Castro-Dominguez and Professor Janet Scott


MRes Project 2: An in silico toxicity prediction tool for pharmaceutical drug discovery

Supervisor(s): Matthew Grayson (Chemistry)

Supervisor(s): Dr Marianne Ellis

Piers graduated from Bangor University in 2018 with an MChem in Chemistry. During his degree, Piers undertook a summer internship at Liquids Research Ltd where he was involved in the synthesis and characterisation of ferromagnetic fluids. In his third year, he did a computational project under the supervision of Dr Keith Hughes, where he studied the quantum dynamics of charge-transfer in bulk architecture heterojunction photovoltaic devices. For his Master’s project, Piers explored his interest in sustainability and investigated whether plastic mixtures can be characterised using 1H NMR spectroscopy. In his spare time, Piers likes playing video games, playing table tennis and exploring the philosophy of our existence.