Last updated: 30 May 2025
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.
