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)
Supervisor(s): Dr Valeska Ting
MRes Project 2: Sustainable synthesis of high surface-area, highly porous materials using gas-expanded liquids and supercritical fluids
Supervisor(s): Asel Sartbaeva (Chemistry)
Supervisor(s): Dr Ulrich Hintermair
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.
