Materials chemistry

Simon Freakley is an early career researcher at the CSCT, where he is trying to establish the grounds for his independent academic career. His work involves using materials and renewable energy to improve the efficiency of large scale chemical reactions....

Hannah Sullivan is a final-year PhD student at the CSCT whose enthusiasm for chemistry rekindled unexpectedly — just as she was ready to forget about the field forever. Passionate about sports and science in equal measure, whenever she isn’t in the...

Yet another brilliant mind that the CSCT has the privilege to include among its ranks, Professor Saiful Islam is determined to captivate the public with the wonders of science. He will take every measure to ensure long-lasting effects in the...

When Vlad Jarkov joined the CSCT he was not all that sure he would stick around for very long. A few months later, the enthusiasm and talent in some of the people around him had seeped in, so he decided...

From 10 - 13 July, the Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) Liverpool hosted the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 13th International Conference on Materials Chemistry (MC13). This conference happens every two years and always attracts hundreds of delegates from all over...

Three CSCT students, Adam Jackson, Suzy Wallace and Oliver Weber, attended and gave talks at the 2015 European Energy Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Spring Meeting. Suzy writes about her experience: The conference was held in Lille (France) from 11 -...

Our third year CSCT student, Jessica Bristow gave a talk on her research at a conference in New Zealand where she also won a $200 Amazon voucher as a prize. Here is how she got on. Advanced materials and nanotechnology 7 was...

On 1–4 July 2014, CSCT student Sarah Kirk presented her research in Dublin at the 13th International Symposium for Advancing the Chemical Sciences (ISACS), a conference series run by the RSC.  This is her report. Sarah is in her  third year of the DTC,...