Advanced Materials

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Professor Philip J Camp

Professor of Theoretical Chemistry

Expertise: molecular dynamics simulations; statistical mechanics; soft matter; molecular liquids and solutions; surfactants; polymers; colloidal suspensions; ferrofluids; self-assembly; adsorption; rheology; tribology; lubrication; small-angle neutron and X-ray scattering; neutron reflectometry.

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Dr Valentina Erastova

Chancellor's Fellow

Expertise: Computational chemistry; molecular modelling; molecular dynamics; atomistic simulation; high-performance computing (HPC); data-driven modelling; interfacial chemistry; adsorption; porous materials; nanoporous materials; soft matter; formulations; polymeric systems; clay minerals; layered materials; biochar; carbon materials; organic-mineral interactions; confined fluids; pollutant capture; soil-contaminant interactions; hydrocarbon behaviour in shale nanopores; subsurface hydrogen storage; caprock integrity; oxide surfaces; catalyst surfaces; sustainable materials design; environmental remediation; nuclear waste management; open-source scientific software.

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Professor Michael Ingleson

Personal Chair of Inorganic Chemistry

Expertise: Main group catalysis; Friedel-Crafts chemistry; Lewis acids; organoboron chemistry; boron Materials.

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Professor Colin R Pulham

Professor of High-Pressure Chemistry

Expertise: Energetic materials; phase-change materials; heat storage; high pressure; structural chemistry; polymorphism; co-crystallisation; bio-fuels; X-ray and neutron diffraction; thermal analysis; vibrational spectroscopy.

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Professor Neil Robertson

Head of Inorganic Section; Dean of International Partnerships for College of Science & Engineering

Expertise: Photovoltaics; batteries; supercapacitors; materials synthesis; materials characterisation; electrochemistry; photocatalysis.

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Dr Iain A Wright

Senior Lecturer in Materials Chemistry

Expertise: Organic electronic materials; organic spintronic materials; organic synthesis; dyes and pigments; OLEDs; organic solar cells; organic quantum materials; sulfur chemistry; polycyclic aromatics; conjugated polymers; electrochemistry; optical spectroscopy.

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