Projects
We are involved in various interdisciplinary research projects at the local, national and international level.
UR Fellowship – Sugar-based Polymers for a New Generation of Sustainable Materials – The Royal Society (Oct 2017 – Sep 2022)
£830,710 Antoine Buchard The UR Fellowship allowed Antoine to work on the projects entitled ‘Sustainable Elastomers from Sugars’, ‘A functional xylose polymer platform for sustainable plastics and biomaterials’, ‘Catalysis as an Enabling Science for Sustainable Sugar-based Polymers’.
ViewUR Fellowship – Better than Boron? Silicon-Mediated Aromatic Functionalisation – The Royal Society (Oct 2016 – Mar 2022)
£819,806 Alex Cresswell. The UR Fellowship allowed Alex to work on the projects entitled ‘New Catalytic Strategies for Metal-Free C–C Bond Formation’, ‘Technology-Enhanced Optimisation and Understanding of Photocatalytic Reactions’ and ‘New Catalytic Strategies for Metal-Free C(sp3)–H Bond Functionalisation’.
ViewHub ´Science´ 3: Catalysis for the Circular Economy and Sustainable Manufacturing – EPSRC (Dec 2018 – Nov 2023)
£3,938,126 Matthew Davidson, Antoine Buchard, Ulrich Hintermair, Michael Hill, Ruth Webster
ViewEPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Chemical Technologies – EPSRC (Oct 2014 – Mar 2023)
£4,577,984 Matthew Davidson, Janet Scott, Tim Mays
ViewEnabling Industrial Deployment of Deep Eutectic Solvents Through Manufacturing Tools – EPSRC (Apr 2019 – Mar 2022)
£387,155 Karen Edler
ViewNucleophilic Alkaline Earth Boryls: From Conception and Theory to Application – EPSRC (May 2018 – Jul 2022)
£1,277,229 Michael Hill
ViewUR Fellowship – Novel Base Metal Catalysts for Sustainable Chemistry and Energy – The Royal Society (Oct 2017 – Sep 2022)
£833,489 Ulrich Hintermair. The UR Fellowship allowed Ulrich to work on the projects entitled ‘Novel Base Metal Catalysts based on dinuclear organometallics and electrocactive ligands for Sustainable Chemistry and Energy’. ‘Redox-active Pincer Ligands for Electrocatalysis with Base Metals’ and ‘Catalysis squared: Synergistic Cooperativity within Bimetallic Pentalenide Complexes’.
ViewStrategies to Reduce the Burden of Antibiotic Resistance in China – MRC (Feb 2019 – Jan 2022)
£196,897 Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern
ViewCritical Mass Application on Emergent Nanomaterials – EPSRC (Aug 2018 – Jul 2022)
£458,047 Steve Parker
ViewGREENER – InteGRated systems for Effective EnviroNmEntal Remediation – EU Horizon 2020 (Jan 2019 – Dec 2022)
£388,846 Mirella Di Lorenzo, Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern, Janet Scott
ViewEC Fellowship – Cast Iron Catalysis: New Protocols for the Synthesis of Carbon-Phosphorus Bonds – EPSRC (Dec 2017 – Mar 2023)
£1,062,652 Ruth Webster
ViewNext Generation Li-ion Cathode Materials (CAT-MAT) – EPSRC (Oct 2019 – Sep 2023)
£11,022,041 Saiful Islam, Benjamin Morgan
ViewWest of England Sustainable Technologies Scale-Up Programme (WoESTSP) – ERDF (Jul 2020 – Jun 2023)
£1,580,000 Matthew Davidson, Tina Duren, Pete Walker
ViewQuantifying the Dynamic Response in Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): A Platform for Tuning Chemical Space in Porous Materials – EPSRC (Nov 2021 – Nov 2023)
£381,278 Tina Duren
ViewUKWIR AMR – UK Water Industry Research Ltd (UKWIR) (Sep 2020 – Apr 2022)
£283,093 Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern
ViewStimuli Responsive Materials for the Rapid Detection and Treatment of Healthcare Associated – EU Horizon 2020 (Oct 2020 – Sep 2024)
£480,087 Petra Cameron
ViewBiodegradable Bioplastics – Assessing Environmental Risk – NERC (Nov 2020 – Nov 2024)
£443,194 Matthew Davidson, Matthew Jones, Antoine Buchard
ViewThe Somer Valley Innovative Pathway Control (IPC) Project – Wessex Water (Nov 2020 – Oct 2022)
£351,015 Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern
ViewC-THRU: Carbon clarity in the global petrochemical supply chain – V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation (Oct 2020 – Sep 2023)
£456,947 Rick Lupton
ViewMinimally Invasive Molecularly Imprinted Conductive Nanoneedle Sensors – EPSRC (Apr 2021 – Mar 2023)
£300,979 Hannah Leese
ViewBuilding an Early Warning System for community-wide infectious disease spread: SARS-CoV-2 tracking in Africa via environment fingerprinting- COVID-19 – UKRI (Aug 2020 – Feb 2022)
£262,079 Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern
ViewResponsive Manufacturing Systems: Maximising Value Through Life – EPSRC (May 2021 – May 2023)
£523,467 Linda Newnes, Marcelle McManus
ViewCatalytic reversible oxygen transfer processes
Student: Abou-Shehada, Sarah
Supervisors: Williams, Plucinski, Bull
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Alcohol Dehydrogenases from the thermophile Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius
Student: Williams, Luke
Supervisors: Bull, Danson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
TMO Renewables
The development of microbial lipids suitable as low temperature fuel feedstock
Student: Sargeant, Lisa
Supervisors: Chuck, R Scott, Davidson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Renewable liquid fuels from microbes for aviation and road transport use
Student: Jenkins, Rhodri
Supervisors: Chuck, Bannister, Davidson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Hydrogen storage in novel nanoporous materials for sustainable energy applications in the aerospace industry
Student: Sharpe, Jessica
Supervisors: Mays, Burrows
Industrial/International Partner(s):
ZnO photocatalytic membranes for water treatment
Student: Ramirez Canon, Anyela
Supervisors: Mattia, Cameron, Arnot, Torrente
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Tailored donor acceptor carbon nanohybrids as new approaches to photovoltaic applications
Student: Hodges, Ben
Supervisors: Pascu, Cameron, Raithby, Mattia
Industrial/International Partner(s):
SAFC
Urea as a renewable feedstock for PEM fuel cells
Student: Hill, Alf
Supervisors: Torrente, Marken, Iravani
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Phase stability and composition for tin sulfide sensitised solar cells
Student: Burton, Lee
Supervisors: Walsh, Molloy, Bowen
Industrial/International Partner(s):
IMRA-Europe
Graphene nanocomposites and biocomposites in cancer theranostics: towards prostate cancer biosensing
Student: Tyson, James
Supervisors: Pascu, Marken, Estrela, Tyrrell
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Oxidised Cellulose Gels and Films for Encapsulation and Release
Student: Celebi, Duygu
Supervisors: Edler, Scott, Guy
Industrial/International Partner(s):
The application of hybrid membrane processes to fractionate gum arabic into streams of added value
Student: Manning, Harriet
Supervisors: Bird, Edler
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Design of multi-catalytic processes for drug discovery
Student: Mahy, William
Supervisors: Frost, Bull, Plucinski
Industrial/International Partner(s):
New approaches to the catalytic activation of arenes
Student: Lomax, Helen
Supervisors: Williams, Bull, Patterson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Care product emulsions and a palm oil substitute from a yeast cultivated on waste
Student: Whiffin, Fraeya
Supervisors: Chuck, D Patterson, Edler, R Scott
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Depolymerized lignin for the aviation and care product sectors – catalyst design and product testing
Student: Parker, Heather
Supervisors: Jones, Chuck
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Computer Modelling of new Cathode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Student: Wood, Stephen
Supervisors: Islam, Mays
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Characterisation of perovskite solar cells
Student: Pockett, Adam
Supervisors: Cameron, Walker
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Anodized ZnO nanostructures for next-generation photovoltaics
Student: Miles, David
Supervisors: Mattia, Cameron
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Thermodynamics for practical kesterite photovoltaics
Student: Jackson, Adam
Supervisors: Walsh, Peter
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Investigating fouling and cleaning during the filtration of gum Arabic to save water and reduce energy
Student: Hayward, Emily
Supervisors: Bird, Wilson, Patterson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Precursor and Process Development into Thin Film Metal Chalcogenide Materials
Student: Ahmet, Ibrahim
Supervisors: Johnson, Hill, Bending, Peters
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Towards robust cellulose-based nanofiltration membranes
Student: Wirawan, Remigius
Supervisors: J Scott, Patterson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Selective catalytic C-H activation for drug manufacture
Student: Paterson, Andy
Supervisors: Frost, Patterson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Novel catalytic methodology for the sustainable synthesis of aza-heterocycles
Student: Jones, Caroline
Supervisors: Williams, Plucinski, Bull
Industrial/International Partner(s):
New precursors for application in thin film chalcogenide materials
Student: Thompson, Joe
Supervisors: Johnson, Wolverson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Polymerisation of Esters in Supercritical CO2
Student: McKeown, Paul
Supervisors: Davidson, Jones, Hintermair, Howdle (Nottingham)
Industrial/International Partner(s):
New initiators for the controlled production of copolymers
Student: Kirk, Sarah
Supervisors: Jones, Ellis
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Biomaterial substrates for cardiac stem cell engineering
Student: Johns, Marcus
Supervisors: Sharma, J Scott, Rahatekar (Bristol)
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Cyclic carbonates from sugars and CO2: synthesis, polymerisation and biomedical applications
Student: Gregory, George
Supervisors: Buchard, Davidson, Sharma
Industrial/International Partner(s):
(Bio)catalytic synthesis of a novel transport fuel substitute from industrially produced fermentation products
Student: Donnelley, Joseph
Supervisors: Chuck, Bannister, McManus
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Lower energy recovery of dilute organics from fermentation broths
Student: Davey, Chris
Supervisors: D Patterson, Leak
Industrial/International Partner(s):
A protecting group free strategy for the sustainable synthesis of polyketide natural products
Student: Chapman, Robert
Supervisors: Bull, Plucinski, Jones, Gonzalez (University Jaume I)
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Novel materials for catalytic conversion of bio-oils
Student: Wagner, Jon
Supervisors: Ting, Weller, Chuck
Industrial/International Partner(s):
The development of new graphene-based materials
Student: Rushworth, Andrew
Supervisors: Raithby, Bending, Johnson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Chemical bonding in metal-organic frameworks: from fundamentals to design principles
Student: Bristow, Jessica
Supervisors: Walsh, Ting, Gale (Curtin University)
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Microbial fuel cells as online and on site sensors for water quality
Student: Bradley, Stephen
Supervisors: Di Lorenzo, Kasprzyk-Hordern, Marken, Dennis (Wessex Water)
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Benzoxaboroles for Membrane Separation
Student: Lampard, Emma
Supervisors: James, D Patterson, Bull
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Photofloworganocatalysis for sustainable redox chemistry
Student: Camilleri, Matthew
Supervisors: Carbery, Murciano
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Stabilisation of nanoparticles on curved supports
Student: Bell, Tamsin
Supervisors: Muricana, Parker
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Sustainable production of 2-phenylethanol from Metschnikowia pulcherrima
Student: Smith, Tristan
Supervisors: Henk, Chuck
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Development of Innovative Nanoporous Carbons from Renewable Lignin Feedstocks and Investigation of Novel Characterisation Techniques
Student: Rowlandson, Jemma
Supervisors: Ting, Edler
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Terpene Derived Monomers for New Polymers
Student: Quilter, Helena
Supervisors: Jones, Mattia, Davidson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Processing, Forming and Modifying Cellulose to Produce Materials and Composites with Specific Properties and Tested Biodegradability
Student: Obrien, James C
Supervisors: Scott, Mattia, Torrente, Murray
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Catalytic conversion of Terpene feedstocks into value-added chemicals and commodity pharmaceuticals
Student: Cunningham, William
Supervisors: Bull, Plucinski, Jones, D Patterson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Optimising Energy Harvesting Processes in Metal Halide Photovoltaics
Student: Weber, Oliver
Supervisors: Weller, Bowen, Walsh, Cameron
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Molecularly Defined Electro-Catalysts for Energy Conversion and Biomass Valorisation
Student: Sackville, Emma
Supervisors: Hintermair, Marken
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Design of Safe Hybrid Hydrogen Storage Tanks
Student: Holyfield, Leighton
Supervisors: Mays, Burrows
Industrial/International Partner(s):
EPL Composite Solutions Ltd
Development of a self-sustainable and cost-effective tool for water quality monitoring in developing countries
Student: Chouler, Jon
Supervisors: Di Lorenzo, Cameron, Kasprzyk-Hordern
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Decorated cellulose surfaces – opportunities for novel, sustainable ingredients for formulated products and tissue engineering scaffolds
Student: Courtenay, Jamie
Supervisors: Scott, Sharma, Edler
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Ceria-based Engine Exhuast Catalysts
Student: Rood, Shawn
Supervisors: Eslava, Robinson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Computational and Experimental Studies of Single-Use-Technology Bioreactors
Student: Maltby Richard
Supervisors: Chew, Leak
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Sustainable C-H Functionalisation by Improved Catalyst Design
Student: Heron, Callum
Supervisors: Frost, E Patterson, Buchard
Industrial/International Partner(s):
New Sustainable Materials for Terpenoid Feedstocks
Student: Smug, Kasia
Supervisors: Plucinski, Davidson, Hintermair
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Group 4 Catalysts for Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF) synthesis
Student: Joyes, Michael
Supervisors: Davidson, Jones, D Patterson, E Patterson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Using natural variation and adaptive evolution of Metschnikowia pulcherrima for lipid production from low value plant feedstocks
Student: Hicks, Rob
Supervisors: Henk, Chuck
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Deep Eutectic Solvents: Structure, Surfactants and Synthesis
Student: Hammond, Oliver
Supervisors: Edler, Eslava, Bowren
Industrial/International Partner(s):
A Combined Spectroscopic and Theoretical Approach to the Development of Homogeneous Catalysts for Hydrogen Transfer Chemistry
Student: Hall, Andrew
Supervisors: Hintermair, Buchard, Lowe
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Extraction and modification of greener surfactants from natural sources and their use in development of delivery methods for active compounds
Student: Elstone, Naomi
Supervisors: Edler, Leak, Lewis
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Overcoming the efficiency bottleneck of metal sulfide solar cells
Student: Wallace, Suzanne
Supervisors: Walsh, Bowen, Weller
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Developing a marine biorefinery for the production of fuels and fertilizer from the hydrothermal liquefaction of macroalgae
Student: Raikova, Sonia
Supervisors: Chuck, McManus
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Engineering Perovskites for 3rd Generation Solar Cells
Student: Ferdani, Dominic
Supervisors: Cameron, Lewis, Walker
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Synthesis, characterization and applications of novel hierarchical porous materials
Student: Doan, Huan
Supervisors: Ting, Sartbaeva
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Interface engineering for indium-free transparent electronics
Student: Davies, Daniel
Supervisors: Walsh, Allsopp, Morgan
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Fluorogenic materials for diagnosis and theranostic applications
Student: Weber, Maria
Supervisors: James, Mackenzie, Bull
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Electrochemical detection of microRNAs for cancer diagnosis
Student: Serife Ustuner
Supervisors: Estrela, Frost, Lindsay
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Bridging the Gap in Sustainable Continuous Chemicals Manufacture: Integrating Upstream Synthesis and Downstream Crystallisation
Student: Scott, Daniel
Supervisors: Wilson, Davidson, Reis
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Development of nanostructured metal oxides for solar fuels
Student: Regue, Miriam
Supervisors: Eslava, Johnson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Iron photocatalysis for the efficient synthesis of phosphorus-carbon bonds
Student: Provis-Evans, Cei
Supervisors: Webster, E Patterson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Catalytic transformation and valorization or terpenes and other biorenewables
Student: Tibbetts, Josh
Supervisors: Bull, Martinez-Hernandez, Lewis, Hintermair
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Benign Catalysts for the Production of Renewable plastics
Student: McCormick, Strachan
Supervisors: Davidson, Buchard, Jones
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Designing a novel biocatalysis platform based on beta-peptide linkages
Student: Crean, Rory
Supervisors: Pudney, Bull
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Developing a food-grade high value palm oil substitute from the yeast M. pulcherrima
Student: Abeln, Felix
Supervisors: Chuck, Henk
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Double energised ZnO nanowires for the degradation of trace contaminants in waste water
Student: Taylor, Caitlin
Supervisors: Wenk, Mattia, Kasprzyk-Hordern
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Materials: Enhancing Efficiencies of GaN LEDs
Student: Sullivan, Hannah
Supervisors: Johnson, Allsopp
Industrial/International Partner(s):
New Catalysts for Dioxygen Activation
Student: Singer Hobbs, Maya
Supervisors: Hintermair, Plucinski, Edler
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Exploiting perovskites for the generation of solar fuels
Student: Poli, Isabella
Supervisors: Cameron, Eslava
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Pollutant speciation and remediation in the environment using atomistic simulations
Student: Ohene-Yeboah, Leyorla
Supervisors: Parker, Wenk, Kasprzyk-Hordern
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Rapid on-site colourimetric determination of drinking water safety in the developing world
Student: Lopez, Carlos
Supervisors: Lewis, James, Wenk
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Structure, spectroscopy and photoelectrochemistry of photovoltaic materials
Student: Charles, Bethan
Supervisors: Weller, Wolverson, Peter
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Release, Monitoring and Recovery of Drugs with Selective Ionic Diodes
Student: Thompson, Abigail
Supervisors: Marken, Estrela, Scott
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Visible-light mediated C–H functionalisations
Student: Ryder, Alison
Supervisors: Cresswell
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Organoid Expansion Bioreactor Development
Student: Pinheiro, Jessica
Supervisors: Ellis, De Bank, Newell (Celesce)
Industrial/International Partner(s):
The fractionation and concentration of whey protein and casein streams from skimmed milk
Student: Escursell, Oriol
Supervisors: Bird, Kasprzyk-Hordern, Chew, Wenk
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Sequence Control in Synthetic Polymers via Post-Polymerization Stereochemical Resolution
Student: Thomlinson, Isabel
Supervisors: Hintermair, Davidson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Developing a molecular description of adsorption and solubility of cellulose
Student: Stalker, Megan
Supervisors: Parker, Duren, Scott, Grant
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Tackling carbon catabolite repression and sporulation in Parageobacillus spp.
Student: Liang, Jinghui
Supervisors: Leak, Bolhuis
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Bio-based monomers for high performance materials
Student: Federle, Stefanie
Supervisors: Davidson, Scott, Trask
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Anaerobic mixed culture processes for bio-waste valorization
Student: De Groof, Vicky
Supervisors: Lanham, Arnot, Leak, Coma
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Robust Catalysts for the depolymerisation of polyesters
Student: Bevon, Elizabeth
Supervisors: Jones, Mattia
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Metabolic flux analysis of Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius for the prediction and analysis of metabolic engineering strategies
Student: Bennett, Martyn
Supervisors: Leak, Arnot
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Low-cost ozonation of waste water with optimised biofiltration and alternative gas-transfer methods
Student: Zoumpouli, Garyfalia
Supervisors: Wenk, Kasprzyk-Hordern, Chew
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Chalcogenide thin film materials for next generation energy applications
Student: Taylor, Emily
Supervisors: Johnson, Hill, Wolverson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Metal Oxide Photoelectrode Materials for Water Splitting
Student: Surman, Matthew
Supervisors: Hill, Johnson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Medicinal products in the environment: novel strategies reducing environmental exposure
Student: Sims, Natalie
Supervisors: Kasprzyk-Hordern, Arnot
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Mesoporous metals for inductively heated catalysis
Student: Boswell, Jacob
Supervisors: Squires, Hill
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Controllable Synthesis of Perovskite Quantum Dots Using Flow Chemistry
Student: Baker, Robert
Supervisors: Cameron, Torrente (Cambridge), Marken, Walker
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Novel materials for on-vehicle hydrogen electrolysers
Student: Atri, Ria
Supervisors: Eslava, Edler, Marken, Bannister
Fluorophore labelled peptides for diagnostic and theranostic applications
Student: Watt, Kathryn
Supervisors: Mason, James, Williams
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Polymer stabilized phospholipid nanodiscs - Protein: polymer interactions
Student: Morrison, Kerrie
Supervisors: Edler, Whitley, Price, Doutch (ISIS), Clifton (ISIS)
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Biocompatible piezoelectrics for tissue regeneration
Student: Jarkov, Vlad
Supervisors: Khanbareh, Tosh, Scott, Bowen
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Kinetic isotope effects as transition-state probes for glycosidic reactions
Student: Glancy, Jack
Supervisors: Williams, Pudney
Engineering defects and disorder for enhanced pharmaceutical properties
Student: Al-Ani, Aneesa
Supervisors: Wilson, Castro Dominguez, Davidson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Multifunctional adsorbent structures for air purification
Student: Barnard, Jonathan
Supervisors: Chew, Perera, Burrows
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Functional Xylose Polymer platform for sustainable plastics
Student: Piccini, Marco
Supervisors: Buchard, Chuck, Leak
Structure, Applications and Processing of Biopolymers
Student: Lightfoot, Jasmine
Supervisors: Parker, Castro-Dominguez, Buchard
Self healing elastomers for life-extension of rubber
Student: Boden, James
Supervisors: Davidson, Buchard, Bowen, Norris (ARTIS)
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Cultured meat bioprocess design
Student: Allan, Scott
Supervisors: Ellis, De Bank
Industrial/International Partner(s):
New approaches to microbial ecology in biological phosphorus removal systems
Student: Runa, Viviane
Supervisors: Lanham, Jones
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Splitting of Water Assisted by Pyro-electricity (SWAP)
Student: Roake, Eleanor
Supervisors: Bowen, Marken, Khanbareh
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Removal of endocrine disruptor BPA from water
Student: Kearney, Philippa
Supervisors: Cameron, Kasprzyk-Hordern, Wilson, Di Lorenzo
Industrial/International Partner(s):
New sustainable energy materials for rechargeable batteries
Student: Clarke, Matthew
Supervisors: Islam, Mays
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Combining experiment and theory to unravel the biogeochemical cycling of O2 in lacustrine and marine environments
Student: Townsend, Piers
Supervisors: Bryant, Grayson, Kjeldsen
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Novel escape mask filters using monolithic type structures
Student: Scott, Stuart
Supervisors: Perera, Chew, Burrows
Industrial/International Partner(s):
DSTL, Carbontex Ltd, University of Melbourne, Avon Protection
Catalytic upgrading of polymer waste into added-value products
Student: Payne, Jack
Supervisors: Jones, Emanuelsson Patterson, Buchard
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Metal-organic frameworks for the delivery of biocompatible molecules
Student: Paul-Taylor, Joseph
Supervisors: Burrows, Duren, Lyall, Barbour
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Catalysts & chemical reactors for the 4th industrial revolution
Student: Noble, Jon
Supervisors: Hill, Sartbaeva, Bending
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Surface-tethered styrene-maleic acid lipid particles (SMALPs) towards the application of membrane proteins in devices
Student: Neville, George
Supervisors: Estrela, Price, Whitley, Edler
Industrial/International Partner(s):
The effect of framework structure and composition on controlled drug release by zeolites
Student: McHugh, Sandra
Supervisors: O'Malley, Sartbaeva, Duren
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Johnson Matthey, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
An integrated marine biorefinery for the production of advanced liquid fuels
Student: Jones, Edward
Supervisors: Chuck
Industrial/International Partner(s):
The next generation of materials discovery - creating tools to break the rules
Student: Hand, Calum
Supervisors: Duren, Hook
Main group catalysis for sustainable piezoelectrics
Student: English, Laura
Supervisors: Liptrot, Jones, Bowen
Industrial/International Partner(s):
The synthesis and development of sugar-derived polymers for application in healthcare technologies
Student: Daniels, Emma
Supervisors: Buchard, Leese, Parker
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Suppressing ion motion in lead halide perovskite solar cells
Student: Cowley, Matthew
Supervisors: Cameron, Walker, Parker
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Atomization of polymeric solutions. Co-axial flow nozzle atomization for droplet dispensation of sustainable materials
Student: Callaghan, Ciarán
Supervisors: Mattia, Scott, Edler
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Semiconductor materials for sustainable energy technologies
Student: Brookes, Andrew
Supervisors: Johnson, Wolverson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Monitoring community health through wastewater based epidemiology: new analytical framework and technological approaches toward community infectious disease diagnostics
Student: Boxall-Clasby, James
Supervisors: Kasprzyk Hordern, Estrela, Feil
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Detecting synthetic cannabinoids through synthetic and analytical routes
Student: Andrews, Rachael
Supervisors: Pudney, Husbands, Lewis, Blagbrough
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Catalytic arene functionalization with nucleophilic heavier alkaline earth reagents
Student: Kennedy, Dominic
Supervisors: Hill, Jones (Monash), Liptrot
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Chemical Recycling of Plastics: A Life Cycle Approach
Student: Furlong, Rebecca
Supervisors: McManus, Davidson
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Sustainable Bio-based Composite Materials
Student: Elgie, Shaun
Supervisors: Davidson, McManus, Young (NCC), Martin (NCC)
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Rapid additive and solvent screening for morphology control in continuous crystallisation via machine learning.
Student: Wilkinson, Matthew
Supervisors: Castro Dominguez, Wilson, Martinez Hernandez, Johnson (CMAC)
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Development of sustainable solid-supported strong acid catalysts
Student: Topley, Joshua
Supervisors: Davidson, Plucinski
Industrial/International Partner(s):
New catalyst design to facilitate plasmonic acceleration of hydrogenation reactions
Student: Rogers, Hannah
Supervisors: Freakley, Cameron
Catalyst Reincarnation: Post-polymerization activity of Ring-opening Polymerisation Catalysts as Antimicrobials in Biomedical Materials
Student: Parks, Jaidene
Supervisors: Davidson, Scott, Andrews (Monash), Meagher (Monash)
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Novel monomers from sugars: synthesis, catalysis, polymerisation and applications in degradable electronics
Student: Oshinowo, Matthew
Supervisors: Buchard, Marken
Sequence Control via Selective Polymerization Catalysis to Tune the Degradation Properties of Poly(lactic acid), PLA
Student: Murphy, Niamh
Supervisors: Davidson, Buchard
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Polysaccharide based formulation ingredients for use in fast moving consumer goods
Student: Leaman, Niamh
Supervisors: Edler, Scott, Buchard
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Catch and Release Catalysis
Student: Hine, Jess
Supervisors: Frost, Leese
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Gaining Selectivity Control in Homogeneous Catalytic Ester Formation and Reduction with Multi-Nuclear High Resolution FlowNMR Spectroscopy
Student: Harper, Owen
Supervisors: Hintermair, Lyall, Lowe
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Machine learning for the prediction of novel pharmaceutical cocrystals under mechanochemical synthesis
Student: Gröls, Jan
Supervisors: Castro-Dominguez, Chuck
New bismuth-based biopolymer composites for challenging anti-microbial resistance
Student: Dhamoon, Rupinder
Supervisors: Jenkins, Andrews (Monash), Batchelor (Monash)
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Printed cell scaffolds for rapid, robust tox testing of new chemicals – beyond animal testing
Student: Chakkumpulakkal puthan veettil, Thulya
Supervisors: De Bank, Edler, Wood (Monash)
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Reactions in Deep Eutectic Solvents: Time-resolved studies of structure control via solvent bonding
Student: Bathke, Elly
Supervisors: Edler, Hintermair, Bowron (ISIS Neutron and Muon Source)
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Evaluating the Economic, Technical and Environmental Feasibility of a Marine Biorefinery
Student: Amponsah, Lorraine
Supervisors: Chuck, Leese
Sustainable Development of Non-aqueous Rheology Modifiers for the Personal Care Industry
Student: Yang, Philip
Supervisors: Davidson, Edler, Scott
Industrial/International Partner(s):
Anticipating future environmental impacts to make better decisions today - prospective life cycle assessment using scenarios from integrated assessment models
Student: Simaitis, Joris
Supervisors: Allen, Lupton
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High Energy Density Li-ion Cathodes: Computational Insights and Discovery of New Mixed-Anion Materials
Student: Richards, Hollie
Supervisors: Morgan, Islam
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Computer modelling studies of new materials for lithium and sodium batteries
Student: Goldmann, Ben
Supervisors: Morgan, Islam
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Multiscale Molecular Behaviour in the Zeolite Catalysed Methanol-to-hydrocarbons Process
Student: Woodward, Claire-Louise
Supervisors: O'Malley, Parker, Freakley
Sugar-based polymers for renewable, degradable and efficient battery electrolytes
Student: Runge, James
Supervisors: Buchard
Aiding the transition from crude oil feedstocks to biomass
Student: Morton, Katie
Supervisors: O'Malley, Armstrong (ISIS Neutron and Muon Source)
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ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Multi-nuclear operando FlowNMR investigations of catalytic amine formation reactions
Student: Khan, Adam
Supervisors: Hintermair, Sale (Syngenta)
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Polymerising, depolymerising and repurposing using iron catalysis
Student: Johnson, Mirela
Supervisors: Webster, Kyne (Monash University)
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Atomic Layer Deposited Heterojunctions for Light-Driven Water Splitting in Tandem Cells
Student: Harris-Lee, Thom
Supervisors: Johnson, Marken, Bowen, Zhang (Monash)
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Precise, Rapid and Scalable Sustainable Polymer Synthesis by Automated Catalytic Flow Reactors
Student: Ellis, Sophie
Supervisors: Junkers (Monash University), Buchard
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Solution and Interfacial Properties of Biosourced Anionic Surfactants
Student: Deeming, Laura
Supervisors: Edler, Lewis
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Novel polymers from sugars: synthesis, catalysis and applications
Student: Clark, Ella
Supervisors: Buchard
Medicinal products in the environment: novel strategies reducing environmental exposure
Student: Ceolotto, Nicola
Supervisors: Kasprzyk-Hordern, Jagadeesan
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Chirality and potency assessment of drugs and emerging commercial Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis species
Student: Byrnes, Neil
Supervisors: Marriott (Monash), Kasprzyk-Hordern
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An Investigation into the Feasibility, Operability, and Desirability of Continuous Processes for Tissue Engineering-Based Cellular Agriculture Applications
Student: Westerhoff, Lily
Supervisors: Ellis, McManus
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The whole-system impact of design decisions on material and carbon stocks and flows in the UK’s construction industry
Student: Anspach, Rebeka
Supervisors: Lupton, Allen, McManus
Novel nanoporous composites for sustainable energy applications
Student: Davies, Hugh
Supervisors: Mays, Turner (Monash), Bowen, Burrows, Banerjee (Monash), Chaffee (Monash)
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O2 Activation with Dinuclear Transition Metal Complexes for Aerobic Oxidation Catalysis
Student: Coles, Alec
Supervisors: Hintermair, Johnson
Peptide polymer fibres: Novel structures, syntheses and applications
Student: Dickinson, Olivia
Supervisors: Leese, Robinson (Monash)
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Porous Piezo-ceramics
Student: Tezcan, Alex
Supervisors: Bowen, Roscow, Khanbareh, Poulin-Vittrant (GREMAN)
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Hunting for the perfect phase change material (PCM) for the built environment
Student: Katish, Mohamed
Supervisors: Ferrandiz-Mas, Allen
Gelation by design for sustainable next generation consumer products
Student: Green, Bradley
Supervisors: Edler
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Chemical Recycling of Mixed Feedstock Plastics
Student: Cullen, Matthew
Supervisors: Davidson, Jones
Water fingerprinting for health and lifestyle assessment
Student: Ranathunge, Bhagya
Supervisors: Kasprzyk-Hordern
Tackling Scope 3 emissions in the construction sector using hybrid life cycle assessment
Student: Ba Jaman, Abdulrahman
Supervisors: Allen, Houlihan Wiberg
Pyrolysis to improve bio-based building materials
Student: Vassallo, Claire
Supervisors: Maskell, Walker
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Adaptavate
Mechanism-guided development of new catalysts for redox-mediated nitrogen reduction to ammonia
Student: Truong, Duong
Supervisors: Simonov (Monash), Hintermair
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Photochemical functionalisation of primary amines
Student: Richards, Darren
Supervisors: Cresswell, Coote (Lancaster University)
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Chemical sensing of nitrous oxide – A pollutant of concern in multiple environmental contexts
Student: Austin, Michael
Supervisors: Lewis, Tuck (Monash)
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Polymers from Sugars: development of emerging sustainable plastics and investigation of their impact on the marine environment
Student: Trudinger Charnley, Eleanor
Supervisors: Buchard, Cole (Plymouth Marine Laboratory), Lindeque (Plymouth Marine Laboratory)
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Renewable cyclic monomers for ring-opening polymerisation and copolymerisation with Lactide
Student: Plumley, Anita
Supervisors: Buchard, Davidson
New Polymers from Sustainable Furanic Feedstocks
Student: Kay, Andrew
Supervisors: Davidson, Buchard
Water fingerprinting with mass spectrometry for environmental and public health assessment
Student: Hawkins, Eva
Supervisors: Kasprzyk-Hordern, Barnett, Jagadeesan
The development of diagnostic indicators of community-wide health using Wastewater Based Epidemiology with state-of-the-art mass spectrometry techniques
Student: Elliss, Harry
Supervisors: Kasprzyk-Hordern, Barnett, Proctor
Developing zeolite based anti-cancer drug delivery systems
Student: Dunkley, George
Supervisors: O'Malley, Sartbaeva
Quantifying unknown uncertainty in cutting carbon emissions
Student: Dineen, Cormac
Supervisors: Lupton, Allen
Synthesis of Polyaminoboranes for Sustainable Applications
Student: Babula, Dawid
Supervisors: Liptrot, Bowen, Freakley, Vidovic (Monash)
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