The knowledge, experience and skills of the staff in our school are available to help you solve your problem. Dr Benjamin N. BhawalChancellor's FellowExpertise: Transition metal catalysis; organocatalysis; catalyst design; high-throughput experimentation; derivatisation of late-stage substrates. Professor Scott CockroftPersonal Chair of Supramolecular ChemistryExpertise: Supramolecular chemistry; physical organic chemistry; molecular recognition; molecular interactions; foldamers; single-molecule studies; lipid membranes; protein nanopores. Dr Valentina ErastovaChancellor's FellowExpertise: 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. Dr Amanda JarvisUKRI Future Leaders FellowExpertise: Biocatalysis, Biotechnology, homogenous catalysis, bioinorganic chemistry, protein characterisation - CD, MS, UV-vis, genetic code expansion, non-canonical amino acid synthesis. Professor Ai-Lan LeeChair in Organic ChemistryExpertise: Photocatalysis; light-mediated chemistry; flow chemistry; homogenous catalysis; radical chemistry; sustainable organic synthesis; gold catalysis; palladium catalysis. Professor Jason LoveProfessor of Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and Head of School of ChemistryExpertise: metal recycling; self-assembly; chemical separations; quantitative analysis; process synthesis. Professor Colin R PulhamProfessor of High-Pressure ChemistryExpertise: 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. Professor Neil RobertsonHead of Inorganic Section; Dean of International Partnerships for College of Science & EngineeringExpertise: Photovoltaics; batteries; supercapacitors; materials synthesis; materials characterisation; electrochemistry; photocatalysis. Professor Stephen P ThomasProfessor of Sustainable CatalysisExpertise: Catalysis; mechanism; main group; iron; sustainability; boron; aluminium; manganese; cross-coupling; C-H borylation; silanes; hydrosilylation; hydrogenation; synthesis; organometallics; methodology. This article was published on 2026-01-15
