An Overview of Chemistry Research

All members of the academic staff within Chemistry are engaged in research and are members of either the Research Institute for the Environment, Physical Sciences and Applied Mathematics (EPSAM) or the Research Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine (ISTM). On these pages you will find information on postgraduate opportunities, funding, seminars and much more.

We have a number of internationally respected research groups, and our department achieved a rating of 3A in the last research assessment exercise. Collaborations are numerous with academic and industrial partners in the UK and overseas, including for example close ties with the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) in Grenoble, France - the world’s leading facility in neutron science and technology, and with AstraZeneca - one of the world’s foremost pharmaceutical companies. In recent years the department has received substantial funding for research from the EPSRC, DEFRA, DTI, the European Union, the Nuffield Foundation, and the Environment Agency.

The main areas of research activity are listed below, with core academic staff involved. Further details can be obtained by visiting the individual staff member’s webpage through this Chemistry website or via the Research Institute websites.

Analytical, Materials & Surface Chemistry Prof. P.W. Haycock, Dr C.C. Egger, Dr F.J.M. Rutten, Dr S.C.M. Teixeria
Analytical & Spectroscopic Research Dr D.J. McGarvey, Dr F.J.M. Rutten
Bioinorganic Chemistry of Aluminium and Silicon Dr C. Exley
Chemical Ecology Group Prof. E.D. Morgan, Dr F.P. Drijfhout, Dr G.R. Jones
Macromolecular Structure Research Group

Prof. V.T. Forsyth, Dr. S.C.M. Teixeira
Green Chemistry and Clean Energy Prof. J.A.S. Howell, Prof. R.M. Ormerod
Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Research Prof. P. Bailey, Dr A.D.M. Curtis, Prof. J.A.S. Howell, Dr R.J. Pearson, Prof. C.A. Ramsden)
Photochemistry (Dr D.J. McGarvey
Porous Materials Dr. C. Egger
Solid State and Computational Chemistry Dr C. Adam, Dr R.A. Jackson, Dr R.H. Jones
Zeolite Research Dr V Zholobenko