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Last updated: 19 May 2025

MRes/PhD
CSCT
Academia
First Destination
Industry
Current Role

Current Sector: Industry

Current Company: Charles River Laboratories

PhD Project Title: A protecting group free strategy for the sustainable synthesis of polyketide natural products

Supervisor(s): Professor Steven Bull, Dr Pawel Plucinski and Dr Matthew Jones

External Partner: Northwestern University

MRes Project 1: Nanostructured catalyst and continuous reactors for the upgrading of CO2

Supervisor(s): Dr Laura Torrente Murciano, Dr Matthew Jones & Dr Davide Mattia


MRes Project 2: Tandem Catalytic Reaction

Supervisor(s): Dr Steven Bull and Professor Christopher Frost

Rob graduated with an MChem in Chemistry for drug discovery from the University of Bath in 2012, his final year research project looked at the N-oxide catalysed Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of α,β-unsaturated ketones. Rob spent his third year on placement with BioFocus working as a medicinal synthetic chemist. In his spare time Rob enjoys watching and playing sport.