People

Thanks to all past and present for their hard work

Current Group

• Vyom Tyagi

Ph.D. Catalytic nanosheets

• Jack Fawcett-Houghton

Ph.D. Environmental Transition Electron Microscopy

• Ayman Mohammed

Ph.D. Photoelectrochemical synthesis using visible-light activated metal oxide electrodes.

• Lukas Geciauskas

Ph.D.  Photocatalytic Salen complexes  (with Prof. Anne Duhme-Klair).

• Chloe van Beek

Ph.D. Amine-Borane Dehydropolymerisation for New BN-Containing Materials  (with Prof Andrew Weller)

• Thorsten Dreher

Ph.D. Mo complex photocatalysts for oxygen atom transfer

• Xinlei Zhang

Ph.D. Selective electrocatalytic reduction of CO2.

• Mohammed Althuqbi

Ph.D. Visible light photocatalysis for selective organic transformations. (with Prof. Victor Chechik).

Past Graduates and Postdocs

• Miguel Taboada

M.Phil. 2004. Synthesis of and structures of 9,9'-spirobifluoryl- 2,2'-7,7'-tertacarboxylic acid and amide derivatives. Destination: Teacher training Spain

• Ludovic Bonnet

Ph.D. 2004. Developed synthesis and catalytic application of chiral NHC-imines. Destination: Evotec

• David Brooks

Ph.D. 2005. Design, construction and application of a microwave-induced plasma reactor. Destination: Teaching, Bedford Modern School, Department of Chemistry

• Richard Hodgson

Ph.D. 2005. Synthesis and application of Chiral di-NHC and NHC-phosphines. Destination: Post-Doc, Sydney

• Jennifer Houghton

Ph.D. 2005. Synthesis of di-NHC amine/amido complexes and application to catalysis. Destination: Post-Doc, Toulouse

• Stevan Simonovic

Ph.D. 2007. Synthesis and reactivity of Chiral NHC-phenoxy-imine early metal complexes. Destination: Pfizer

• Gavin Dyson

Ph.D. 2007. Synthesis and catalytic application of Chiral NHC-phenoxy-imine late metal complexes. Destination: Post-Doc, Bristol

• Jean-Cedric Frison

Postdoc. 2008. NHC chemistry. Destination: Lecturer, Orleans

• Ana Gomes

Ph.D. 2009. Photocatalysis: carbonylation of arenes and alkanes. Destination: Pos-Doc, Lisbon

• Hasan Koyuncu

Postdoc 2009. NHC chemistry. Destination: National Service, Turkey

• Yi-Hsin (Cindy) Chou

Postdoc 2010. Solar energy conversion and photocatalysis. Destination: Pharmaceutical industry, Taiwan

• Qi Shi

Ph.D 2010. Synthesis and coordiantion chemistry of 1H-Pyridin-(2E)-ylidenes. Destination: Financial analyst, Shanghai

• Ivy Tsang

MSc. 2011. Photocatalysis using macroporous semiconducting oxides. Destination: Ph.D., Spain

• Christopher Thomas

Post Doc. 2011. Microwave plasma synthesis of materials for nuclide immobilisation. Destination: Post-Doc, Oslo

• Robert Thatcher

Ph.D. 2012. Syntheis, structure and reactivity of pseudo-amido ligands. Destination: Post-Doc, York

• Christopher Armstrong

Ph.D. 2013. Photocarbonylation of arense and alkanes. Destination: Teaching Fellow, Sheffield

• Sha Qiao

MPhil. 2014 Carbon nitride-macroporous silica composites for photocatalyitc hydrogen production. Destination: Chemical Industry, China

• Robert Mitchell

Ph.D. 2015 Effects of photonic macroporous hosts on the activity of photocatalytic nanoparticles. Destination: Post-Doc JEOL nanocentre

• Natalie Pridmore

Ph.D. 2016 Metal alloy nanoparticles for electrocatalysis. Destination: X-ray facility, University of Bristol

• Menlong Zhang

Ph.D. 2017. Synthesis of photonic photoelectrodes. Destination: Institute of Semiconductors, South China Normal University, Guangzhou (China)

• Danielle Jowett

Ph.D. 2017 Study of photonic photoelectrodes with Dr. Martin Cockett. Destination: Chemistry teacher (UK)

• Haowei Huang

M.Sc. 2017 Iron based photoelectrodes Destination: Ph.D. KU Leuven, Belgium.

• Christopher Unsworth

Ph.D. 2018. Visible light driven photocatalytic oxidation using transition metal oxide photocatalysts. Destination: eNGie energy company (UK)

• Ben Coulson

Ph.D. 2019. Carbon nitride-metal complex composites for photocatalytic and thermal catalytic chemistry. Destination: Post-doctoral research (Physcis York, UK)

• Ruifei Xuan

Ph.D. 2019. Surface modifciation of iron based photoelectrodes. Destination: Chemicals Industry (China)

• Mina Meseha

Ph.D. 2020. Synthesis of platform chemicals using solar powered reactors coupling electro- and thermal catalysis at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Destination: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

• Khanittha Walaijai

Ph.D. 2021 Cobalt complex electrocatalysis. Destination: SCG chemicals, Thailand

• William Swansborough-Aston

Ph.D. 2022 Photoelectrochemical Kolbe Coupling at Bismuth Vanadate Photoelectrodes under Visible-Light  Irradiation. Destination: Alvatek (UK)

• Joyashish Debgupta

Post-Doc. Optimization of charge mobility in nanoporous metal oxide films, Destination: Teaching Fellow, University of York.

• Connor Murrill

Ph.D. 2023 Dynamic electron microscpoy of Li ion diffusion in batteries. Destination: Jaguar Land Rover R&D.