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Last updated: 23 May 2025

MRes/PhD
CSCT
First Destination
Research Management
Current Role

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.