The knowledge, experience and skills of the staff in our school are available to help you solve your problem. Dr Nicholle G A BellNERC Independent Research FellowExpertise: Advanced Analytical Chemistry; Molecular Fingerprinting & Complex Mixture (organic matter, peat, water, Scotch whisky) Analysis; Peatland Health & Restoration Monitoring; Water Quality; Peated Whisky Characterisation; Maturation Monitoring; Ecosystem Service Tracking; NMR Spectroscopy; High resolution Mass Spectrometry; Metagenomics & eDNA Sequencing. 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. 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. Professor Julien MichelProfessor of Biomolecular SimulationExpertise: Computer-aided drug design ; medicinal chemistry ; biophysical chemistry ; molecular simulations ; machine learning ; quantum computing. This article was published on Thursday 15 January 2026
