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Isaac Abrahams

Dr Isaac Abrahams

Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry
Head of The Department of Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Solid State Ionics, Defect structure, Neutron diffraction, Structural chemistry, Ferroelectrics, Inorganic glasses
Stellios Arseniyadis

Dr Stellios Arseniyadis

Reader in Organic Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Methodology development, Asymmetric catalysis, Biohybrid catalysis, Photoredox catalysis, Natural product synthesis, Sustainability
Owen Benton

Dr Owen Benton

Lecturer in Computational Condensed Matter

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Condensed Matter, Theoretical Physics, Quantum Magnetism, Spin Liquids, Frustrated systems
Jochen Brandt

Dr Jochen Brandt

Royal Society University Research Fellow

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Helicenes, CISS, Chirality, Radicals, Spin
Gregory Chass

Dr Gregory Chass

Reader in Computational Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Infrastructure and Disordered Functional Materials, Entropic Contributions to Functionality, Modelling and Simulation (nano-to-engineering scales), Neutron Scattering (Elastic/QNS/INS)
Devis Di Tommaso

Dr Devis Di Tommaso

Senior Lecturer
Deputy Director of Graduate Studies

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Computational chemistry, Theoretical catalysis, CO2 conversion, Machine learning, Nucleation and growth
Stoichko Dimitrov

Dr Stoichko Dimitrov

Senior Lecturer
Director of Postgraduate Taught Studies of SPCS

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Laser spectroscopy, Printed solar cells, Perovskite photovoltaics, Organic photovoltaics, Photophysics, Semiconductors
Alan Drew

Prof Alan Drew

Professor of Experimental Physics

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
David Dunstan

Prof David Dunstan

Professor of Experimental Physics

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Marc Fernandez-Yague

Dr Marc Fernandez-Yague

Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Mechanotransduction, Focal Adhesions, Mechanosensitive Ion Channels, Bioelectricity, Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials
Arianna Fornili

Dr Arianna Fornili

Reader in Computational Chemistry
Director of The Artificial Intelligence for Drug Discovery MSc programme

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Molecular dynamics, Protein dynamics, Myosin, Molecular Modelling, Machine Learning, Protein-ligand interactions
William Gillin

Prof William Gillin

Professor of Experimental Physics

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Cristina Giordano

Dr Cristina Giordano

Reader in Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Michael Jie

Dr Michael Jie

Senior Lecturer

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Microwave Catalysis, Plastic waste upcycling, Hydrogen technology, CO2 Utilisation, Low carbon Technology, Functional Materials synthesis
Christopher Jones

Dr Christopher Jones

Senior Lecturer

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Organic chemistry, Methodology development, Heterocyclic synthesis, Reactive intermediates (arynes), Functionalised carbon nanomaterials
Wojciech Kopec

Dr Wojciech Kopec

Lecturer in Computational Pharmaceutical Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Molecular Dynamics, Ion Channels, Drug Design, Computational Electrophysiology, Membranes, Free Energy Calculations
Yao Lu

Dr Yao Lu

Senior Lecturer
Tutor Abroad

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Surface science, Nanomaterials, Low carbon manufacturing
Alston Misquitta

Dr Alston Misquitta

Senior Lecturer

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Jan Mol

Prof Jan Mol

Professor of Physics
Director of Research (SPCS)

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
quantum materials and devices, nanoscale thermodynamics, molecular electronics, solid-state nanopores, quantum sensing, atomically precise engineering
Christian Nielsen

Prof Christian Nielsen

Professor of Materials Chemistry
Head of The Centre for Chemical Research

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
organic electronics, organic bioelectronics, semiconducting polymers
Matteo Palma

Prof Matteo Palma

Professor of Physical Chemistry and Nanomaterials

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Nanomaterials, NanoBiotechnology, Mixed-dimensional heterostructures, Biosensors, Optoelectronics, Nanohybrids
Anthony Phillips

Dr Anthony Phillips

Reader in Physics and Chemistry of Materials
Head of The Centre for Condensed Matter Physics, Deputy Director of Research

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Marina Resmini

Prof Marina Resmini

Professor of Materials Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
nanoparticles, thermoresponsive nanogels, microplastics, environmental impact, drug delivery, colloids
Omar Rifaie Graham

Dr Omar Rifaie Graham

Lecturer in Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Artificial Cell, Polymersome, Polymer Chemistry, Synthetic Biology, Nanotechnology
Andrei Sapelkin

Dr Andrei Sapelkin

Senior Lecturer

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Kostya Trachenko

Prof Kostya Trachenko

Professor of Physics

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
theory of states of matter including theory of liquids and supercritical fluids, links between fundamental physical constants and system properties, theory of melting, high pressure, glasses, radiation damage in nuclear and fusion energy and waste forms
Antonin Vlcek

Prof Antonin Vlcek

Professor of Inorganic Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
photophysics, photochemistry, electron transfer, ultrafast spectroscopy, transition metal complexes, energy conversion
Ji Wu

Ji Wu

Research Manager

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Ali Zarbakhsh

Dr Ali Zarbakhsh

Senior Lecturer in Physical Chemistry
Director of School Admissions

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Neutron Reflectometry, Surfactant and Lipid Multilayers, Amphiphiles and Adsorption, Structural Studies of Complex Mixtures, Structures at fluid-fluid interfaces, Drugs and DNA/RNA delivery