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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.
Publications: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 15879–15883. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 12724–12727. Awards: Fluorochem Poster Prize at at the ECR MASC 2018 |
Paramita Das
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Paramita obtained her degree in Chemistry in 2007 at the University of Calcutta (Kolkata, India). She earned her MSc in Organic Chemistry in 2009. In September of 2014, she obtained her Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Chhanda Mukhopadhyay, University of Calcutta. She then moved to Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India in the group of Prof. Partha Sarathi Mukherjee as Dr. D S Kothari Post-doctoral Fellow in October 2014. In June 2017, she joined as an Assistant Professor in Chemistry, in an eminent College under University of Calcutta, India. Paramita joined the group in July 2019 as a GCRF Visiting fellow her research is focussed on demonstrating the feasibility of molecular devices for force-controlled release applications.
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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 Talk Prize at the School of Chemistry Postgraduate conference 2019 |
Robert Nixon
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Robert graduated from the University of Manchester in 2016 (MChem). Robert joined us in September 2016 to work 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 joined us in September 2017 to work on mechanocatalysis.
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Lei Chen
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Lei graduated from the East China University of Science and Technology in 2010 (B.S.) and Fudan University in 2013 (M.S.). After working in industry for a few years, Lei joined us in September 2019, on a UoM-CSC scholarship, to work on the mechanochemistry of mechanical bonds.
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Kamil Suwada
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Kamil graduated from Bangor University in 2019 (MChem) and joined us in September 2019 to work on the development of unusual mechanochemical reactions.
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MChem Students
Sarah Kaye
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Sarah is a MChem student at the University of Manchester. She joined us in September 2019 to work on molecular devices for self-healing.
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Elliott Nunn
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Elliott is a MChem student at the University of Manchester. He joined us in September 2019 to work on force-promoted retrocycloaddition reactions.
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CDT rotation students
Jacob Kenyon
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Jacob graduated from the University of Manchester in 2019 (MChem). Jacob is part of the first cohort of our new iCat CDT. He joined to group in September 2019 as part of his CDT research internship programme.
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