Materials and Molecular Design
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Materials and Molecular Design research involves the development and optimisation of molecules and advanced materials for a wide range of applications including pharmaceuticals, catalysts, self-healing, advanced electronics, biomaterials, electrical insulation, nanocomposites, energy storage and generation. This is achieved through advances in synthesis and growth, characterisation and theoretical modelling.
The coordinator for this theme is Prof. Nic Harrison. For general enquiries about this theme please contact him at nicholas.harrison@imperial.ac.uk or feel free to contact any members of the theme listed below for more specific enquiries.
Institutes, centres and initiatives
This research theme is associated to the following institutes, centres and initiatives:
- Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering
- Energy Futures Lab
- London Centre for Nanotechnology
- Thomas Young Centre
- Climate-KIC
- Centre for Plastic Electronics
- International Centre for Advanced Materials - bp-ICAM
- Institute of Chemical Biology
- CDT Advanced Characterisation of Materials
- Nano Heal (EU Training network)
- UK Catalysis Hub
- STFC Global Challenge – Batteries
Academic staff
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Dr Artem Bakulin
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Dr Artem Bakulin
Nanomaterials / Plastic electronics / Spectroscopy
Prof Tony Barrett
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Prof Tony Barrett
Emeritus Professor
Prof Michael Bearpark
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Prof Michael Bearpark
Spectroscopy / Photochemistry / Computational Chemistry
Dr Agnieszka Brandt-Talbot
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Dr Agnieszka Brandt-Talbot
Carbon Fibres / Renewable Materials / Wood Chemistry / Biomass Valorisation
Prof Fernando Bresme
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Prof Fernando Bresme
Biophysics / Materials Chemistry / Computational Chemistry
Prof George Britovsek
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Prof George Britovsek
Catalysis / Organometallics / Coordination Chemistry
Prof Tony Cass
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Prof Tony Cass
Electrochemistry / Biosensors / Aptamers
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Prof Donald Craig
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Prof Donald Craig
Catalysis / Synthesis / Organic Chemistry
Dr Clotilde Cucinotta
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Dr Clotilde Cucinotta
Computational Electrochemistry / Interfaces / Nanomaterials / Energy / Molecular Electronics
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Prof James Durrant
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Prof James Durrant
Materials Chemistry / Plastic Electronics / Solar Energy Conversion
Prof Joshua Edel
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Prof Joshua Edel
Biophysics / Nanomaterials / Sensors
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Prof Matt Fuchter
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Prof Matt Fuchter
Synthesis / Materials Chemistry / Medicinal Chemistry
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Dr Nicola Gasparini
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Dr Nicola Gasparini
Photovoltaics / Photodetectors / Bioelectronics
Dr Rebecca Greenaway
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Dr Rebecca Greenaway
Synthesis / High-throughput automation / Porous materials / Supramolecular chemistry
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Prof Nicholas Harrison
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Prof Nicholas Harrison
Nanomaterials / Materials Chemistry / Theoretical Chemistry
Prof Martin Heeney
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Prof Martin Heeney
Polymers / Organic Chemistry / Plastic Electronics
Prof Patricia Hunt
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Prof Patricia Hunt
Visiting Professor
Dr Alex Ivanov
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Dr Alex Ivanov
Nanotechnology / Biosensors / Biophysics
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Dr Nazila Kamaly
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Dr Nazila Kamaly
Nanomedicine / Nanopolymerisation / Biomicrofluidics / Biomimetic Models
Prof Alexei Kornyshev
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Prof Alexei Kornyshev
Chemical Physics / Electrochemistry / Energy Conversion
Prof Anthony Kucernak
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Prof Anthony Kucernak
Electrocatalysis / Energy Conversion / Energy Storage
Prof Marina Kuimova
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Prof Marina Kuimova
Spectroscopy / Sensors / Molecular Imaging
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Prof Paul Lickiss
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Prof Paul Lickiss
Organometallics / Coordination Chemistry / Supramolecular Chemistry
Prof Iain McCulloch
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Prof Iain McCulloch
Visiting Professor
Dr Phillip Miller
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Dr Phillip Miller
Catalysis / Flow Chemistry / Molecular Imaging
Dr Jarvist Moore Frost
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Dr Jarvist Moore Frost
Theoretical chemistry / Machine learning / Photovoltaics / Semiconductors
Prof Nick Quirke
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Prof Nick Quirke
Emeritus Professor
Dr Charles Romain
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Dr Charles Romain
Organometallic / Coordination Chemistry / Polymerization Catalysis
Prof John Seddon
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Prof John Seddon
Liquid Crystals / Membrane Biophysics / Soft Matter
Prof Milo Shaffer
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Prof Milo Shaffer
Composites / Nanomaterials / Materials Chemistry
Dr Nuria Tapia-Ruiz
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Dr Nuria Tapia-Ruiz
Materials Chemistry / Energy storage / Battery devices
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Prof James Wilton-Ely
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Prof James Wilton-Ely
Sensors & Medical Imaging / Nanomaterials / Sustainable Catalysis
Prof Sophia Yaliraki
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Prof Sophia Yaliraki
Theoretical Chemistry / Self-assembling Systems