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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 |
Robert Nixon
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Robert graduated from the University of Manchester in 2016 (MChem). Robert works on the development of mechanocatalysts.
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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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MChem students
Samuel Haycocks
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Sam joined the group in September 2017 for his final year project to work on mechanocatalysis.
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Lewis Harrison
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After a internship during summer 2016, Lewis is back in the group for his final year project to work on force-accelerated retrocycloadditions.
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Erasmus
Simon Box
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Simon is joining us from the University of Louvain (Belgium) for a 3-month placement
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Sharon Hubert
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Sharon is joining us from the University of Louvain (Belgium) for a 3-month placement
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