Last updated: 23 May 2025
Current Sector: Research Management
Current Company: EPSRC
PhD Project Title: Developing a marine biorefinery for the production of fuels and fertilizer from the hydrothermal liquefaction of macroalgae
Supervisor: Chris Chuck (Chemical Engineering)
Supervisor: Marcelle McManus (Mechanical Engineering)
External Partner: Airbus Group
MRes Project 1: Valorisation of microalgae used in the valorisation of acid mine drainage
Supervisor(s): Chris Chuck (Chemical Engineering), Asel Sartbaeva (Chemistry)
MRes Project 2: Sustainable synthesis of high surface-area, highly porous materials using gas-expanded liquids and supercritical fluids
Sofia graduated from the University of Bristol with an MSci in Chemistry in 2013. In her fourth year she investigated transition metal Frustrated Lewis Pairs, and spent a year in industry working for AkzoNobel. She took a year out to travel before starting at the CSCT. Outside of university, Sofia enjoys cooking and foreign films.
