<![CDATA[De Bo Research Group - News]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:53:37 +0100Weebly<![CDATA[Award lecture at ACS Fall 2026]]>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.deboresearchgroup.com/news/award-lecture-at-acs-fall-2026Lei and Guillaume presented at the CME/NASA Symposium of ACS Fall 2026 to celebrate their 2026 ACS Global Outstanding Graduate Student and Mentor Awards in Polymer Science and Engineering.
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From left to right: Ksenia Takhistova (CME), Cristi Stiers (CME), George Rodriguez (CME), Lei, Guillaume, Helen Tran (PMSE), Jennifer Schaefer (PMSE), Shah Karim (CME)
]]><![CDATA[Qianqian wins the Faculty Photography competition!]]>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.deboresearchgroup.com/news/qianqian-wins-the-faculty-photography-competitionMany congratulations to Qianqian who won the Faculty of Science and Engineering Photography Competition 2026 with the image 'Forging a Galaxy with Force'!


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​This image shows the microscopic cavitation bubbles generated by the ultrasound probe.
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The winning images are on display on the boardroom of the Nancy Rothwell Building. The display was inaugurated by the Dean, Prof. Sarah Sharples, in presence of the winners.
]]><![CDATA[We say goodbye to James]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.deboresearchgroup.com/news/we-say-goodbye-to-jamesToday we say goodbye to James after 4.5 years in the group as a Phd student and, more recently, a postdoc. We thank him for his hard work and contributions to the group, and we wish him the very best in his new role in group of Michael Lerch.
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]]><![CDATA[Student/mentor awards for Lei and Guillaume]]>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.deboresearchgroup.com/news/studentmentor-awards-for-lei-and-guillaumeLei and Guillaume have respectively been awarded the 2026 ACS Global Outstanding Graduate Student and Mentor Awards in Polymer Science and Engineering. The ACS Global Outstanding Student and Mentor Awards in Polymer Science and Engineering recognizes the latest knowledge of polymer research of students and their mentors, one from United States and one from anywhere in the world. The award is sponsored by Chemical Marketing & Economics, Inc. (CME) and co-organized by CME and the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Division of the American Chemical Society.
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]]><![CDATA[Goodbye Lei]]>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.deboresearchgroup.com/news/goodbye-to-leiIt's the end of an era with the last day of Lei in the group. We thank Lei for his incredible contribution to the group over the past 6 years, first as a PhD student then as a postdoc. Lei is heading back to China where he will take a position of Professor in the College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science at Soochow University. We wish him all the best for the future!
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]]><![CDATA[Congratulations Dr Ieong and Dr Ormson]]>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 09:50:53 GMThttps://www.deboresearchgroup.com/news/congratulations-dr-ieong-and-dr-ormsonIt was an eventful week in the group as we celebrate our newly minted PhD: Dr Ieong and Dr Ormson. Many congratulations to Alice and James, who have defended their theses with brio in front of Dr Deborah Crawford and Dr Michael James, and Dr Nick Evans and Prof. Simon Webb respectively! We wish them all the best for the future. 
]]><![CDATA[Goodbye Tomás]]>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.deboresearchgroup.com/news/goodbye-tomasToday was the last day of Tomás in the group. Tomás is now heading back to the University of Murcia in Spain. We thank Tomás for his hard work over the past couple of year and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
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]]><![CDATA[ACS poster prize for Rob at the MACRO group UK meeting]]>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.deboresearchgroup.com/news/acs-poster-prize-for-rob-at-the-macro-group-uk-meetingCongratulations to Rob who won the ACS poster prize at the Macro group UK annual conference!
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]]><![CDATA[Guillaume delivers his award lecture at ACS Fall 2025]]>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.deboresearchgroup.com/news/guillaume-delivers-his-award-lecture-at-acs-fall-2025Guillaume has delivered his award lecture in a special symposium at the ACS Fall meeting 2025 in Washington DC. The symposium was organised to celebrate the recipients of the 2025 ACS Macro Letters/Macromolecules/Biomacromolecules Young Investigated Award: Julia Kalow and Guillaume. Julia and Guillaume had the opportunity to invite friends and collaborators to speak at the symposium, which made for a memorable occasion.
]]><![CDATA[Best presentation prize for Qianqian!]]>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:43:55 GMThttps://www.deboresearchgroup.com/news/best-presentation-prize-for-qianqianMany congratulations to Qianqian who won the best Organic Talk at the Postgraduate conference this summer.
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