Chemistry

I obtained my MChem degree from the University of Oxford in 2007 where I remained for my Phd under the supervision of Professor Paul Beer, entitled ‘Anion-templated synthesis of functional interlocked architectures’. I was appointed as a Teaching Fellow in Chemistry at Keele in April 2011.

My research interests are in the area of supramolecular chemistry, specifically the construction of anions receptors for fluorescent anion sensing. Anions play important roles in biological, medical, chemical and environmental processes and it is of great interest to design sensors to detect their presence.

• Hancock, Laura M.; Beer, Paul D., 2011, Sodium and barium cation-templated synthesis and cation-induced molecular pirouetting of a pyridine N-oxide containing [2]rotaxane CHEM. COMMUN. Vol 47 (21), 6012-6014.
• Hancock, Laura M.; Gilday, Lydia C.; Kilah, Nathan L.; Serpell, Christopher J.; Beer, Paul D., 2011, A new synthetic route to chloride selective [2]catenanes CHEM. COMMUN. Vol 47 (6), 1725-1727.
• Hancock, Laura M.; Gilday, Lydia C.; Carvalho, Silvia; Costa, Paulo J.; Felix, Vitor; Serpell, Christopher J.; Kilah, Nathan L.; Beer, Paul D., 2010, Rotaxanes Capable of Recognising Chloride in Aqueous Media  ,CHEM.-EUR. J., Vol 16 (44), 13082-13094.
• Hancock, Laura M.; Beer, Paul D., 2009, Chloride recognition in aqueous media by a rotaxane prepared via a new synthetic pathway, CHEM.-EUR. J. Vol 15 (1), 42-44.

• CHE10035 : Electrons in Atoms and Molecules
• CHE10036 : The Physical Basis of Chemical Processes
• CHE10043 : Making Organic Molecules (Module leader)
• CHE 20001 : Organic Synthesis and Chirality
• CHE 20002 : Spectroscopic Methods
• CHE30002/30030 : Chemistry Research Project