The knowledge, experience and skills of the staff in our school are available to help you solve your problem. Dr Faidra BatsakiPDRA, Coxon groupExpertise: Small molecule synthesis; drug development; bioconjugation; NMR for protein-ligand interactions; NMR for structural characterisation; protein science; 19F NMR studies. Dr Benjamin N. BhawalChancellor's FellowExpertise: Transition metal catalysis; organocatalysis; catalyst design; high-throughput experimentation; derivatisation of late-stage substrates. Dr Patrick BoalerPDRA in Kinetics and MechanismExpertise: Chemical process modelling; chemical kinetics; reaction optimisation; mechanistic study; physical organic chemistry; boron; NMR spectroscopy; UV-Vis spectroscopy; stopped-flow methodology; scientific computing; numerical modelling; software design; digital chemistry. 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 Chris CoxonSenior LecturerExpertise: Medicinal chemistry' drug design; custom peptide synthesis and modification; drug metabolism, metabolite identification and tracking; peptide drug authentication; fluorine chemistry; 19F NMR; drug fragment screening; protein folding, aggregation and interactions. 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 Andres Garcia-DominguezRoyal Society University Research FellowExpertise: Isotope labelling; deuteration; reaction mechanisms; isotope effects; catalysis; reaction kinetics; reaction monitoring; NMR spectroscopy; nickel-catalysis; silicon chemistry; organometallics. Dr Jennifer A GardenUKRI Future Leaders FellowExpertise: Catalyst design; polymer design and synthesis; degradable polymers; bio-derived polymers; chemical recycling; polymer characterization; compatibilisation; mechanism; mixed-metal co-operativity; sustainability. Professor Michael InglesonPersonal Chair of Inorganic ChemistryExpertise: Main group catalysis; Friedel-Crafts chemistry; Lewis acids; organoboron chemistry; boron Materials. Dr Charlie SimmsPostdoctoral Research Associate in Sustainable E-waste RecyclingExpertise: Separations chemistry; E-waste recovery; sustainability; circular economy; F-element chemistry; luminescence spectroscopy; ligand design and synthesis; responsive systems; photochemistry; supramolecular chemistry; chemistry education; inclusion and diversity. Dr Emma King-SmithUniversity Research Fellow (Royal Society)Expertise: Organic chemistry; organic synthesis; total synthesis; machine learning; artificial intelligence; chemoinformatics. Professor Andrew L LawrenceProfessor of Organic ChemistryExpertise: synthetic organic chemistry; natural product synthesis; asymmetric synthesis; synthetic methodology; chemoenzymatic synthesis; biocatalysis; bioactive molecules. Professor Ai-Lan LeeChair in Organic ChemistryExpertise: Photocatalysis; light-mediated chemistry; flow chemistry; homogenous catalysis; radical chemistry; sustainable organic synthesis; gold catalysis; palladium catalysis. 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 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 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. Dr Iain A WrightSenior Lecturer in Materials ChemistryExpertise: 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. This article was published on Thursday 15 January 2026
