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PostDoc
Rafael Sandoval Torrientes
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Rafael obtained his degree in Chemistry in 2011 at the Universidad de la Rioja (Logroño, Spain). He then moved to Universidad Complutense de Madrid and he earned his MSc in Organic Chemistry in September 2013. In June of 2017, he obtained his Ph.D. under the supervision of Dr. José Santos and Prof. Nazario Martin. Rafael joined the group in January 2018 to work on a project funded by the Wellcome Trust aiming at developing new mechanosensors.
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Min Zhang
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Min obtained his degree in Chemistry in 2010 at China Three Gorges University (Hubei, China). He then moved to Tongji University and obtained his Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Xiaoming Zhao in August 2015. In September 2015, he obtained a postdoctoral position in the group of Prof. Junli Hou at Fudan University. Min joined the group in January 2018 as a Newton International Fellow to work on the mechanochemistry of the mechanical bond.
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PhD students
Richard Stevenson
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Richard graduated from the University of Bristol in 2015 (MSci, Chemistry). He is currently enrolled in the Graphene NOWNANO CDT program and works on the mechanochemical synthesis of 2D materials in collaboration with Dr Steve Edmondson.
Publications: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b08895 Awards: Poster Prize at Graphene CDT Summer Conference 2016 Poster Prize at the School of Chemistry Postgraduate conference 2018 Runner up talk Prize at Graphene CDT Summer Conference 2018 |
Robert Nixon
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Robert graduated from the University of Manchester in 2016 (MChem). Robert works on the development of mechanocatalysts.
Awards: Talk Prize at CheM62 meeting 2018 in Liverpool |
Thomas Carr
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Thomas graduated from the University of York in 2015 (BSc) and the University of Sheffield in 2017 (MSc). Tom works on mechanocatalysis.
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MSc student
Evelyn Sigley
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Evelyn graduated from the University of York in 2015 (BSc) and, after working at Apollo Scientific for 18 months, decided to join the group for MSc. Evelyn uses mechanical force to explore unusual reaction pathways.
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Visiting Scientist
Julien De Winter
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Julien is a renowned specialist in the mass spectrometry of polymers from the University of Mons (Belgium). Julien is also a long-time collaborator, and he will join us over the summer to initiate a new collaboration and teach us about polymers mass spec.
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Summer students
Byron Gamble
Byron (2nd year UoM BSc student) is joining us thanks to the University Research Internship programme.
Felix Gutorovas
Felix is joining us for the summer (from the University of York) after spending a year in Tokyo.