Overview
- Sensing of carbon monoxide in air and in biological environments
- MRI contrast agents based on multimetallic assemblies and nanoparticles
- Recovery and re-use of metals in catalysis
- Catalytic conversion of biomass to platform chemicals in ionic liquids
For more details, please view my Research Website.
Our research is funded and supported by the The Leverhulme Trust, EPSRC, Climate-KIC, Royal Society, Wellcome Trust and the European Commission.
Collaborators
Prof. Rene Botnar, St Thomas's Hospital (King's College), MRI and cardiovascular imaging, 2014
Prof. Ramón Martínez Mañez, Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Sensing and molecular recognition, 2014
Prof. Werner van Zyl, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Gold complexes, green chemistry and catalysis, 2013
Dr Stefano Stagni, University of Bologna, Photophysical properties of transition metal compounds, 2012
Dr Massimiliano (Max) Massi, Curtin University, Perth, Photophysics of metal complexes, 2012
Prof. Nicholas Long, Chemistry, Imperial College London, Transition metal complexes, medical imaging,, 2012
Prof. Tony Cass, Chemistry, Imperial College London, Protein engineering for micro-and nano-structured materials and devices, 2011
Dr Piotr Cyganik, Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, The design of SAMs on gold, 2003
Dr Graeme Hogarth, University College London, Dithiocarbamate-based multimetallic assemblies
Prof Jenny Green, University of Oxford, Computational studies on organometallic compounds
Dr Lionel Delaude, University of Liege, Complexes of dithiocarboxylates based on carbenes
Dr Fernando Bresme, Physics, Imperial College London, Computational studies on binding of surface units to nanoparticles
Prof Manfred Buck, University of St. Andrews, Functionalised thiols for SAM fabrication
Dr Katherine Holt, University College London, Electrochemistry of multimetallic complexes
Dr. Daren Caruana, University College London, Electron transfer in functionalised peptides
Dr. Silvia Diez-Gonzalez, Chemistry, Imperial College London, Functionalised magnetic nanoparticles for catalysis.
Dr. Jason Hallett, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, Breakdown and transformation of biomass into platform chemicals using metals in ionic liquids.
Guest Lectures
Sensing and imaging: from single metal systems to multimetallics and nanoparticles, Plenary lecture at the VIII International Workshop on Sensors and Molecular Recognition, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, 2014
RSC Frankland Symposium: Multimetallic compounds and functionalised nanoparticles for applications in catalysis and sensing, Imperial College, London, 2014
The breakdown of biomass to platform chemicals, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M), Chennai, 2013
Nanoparticles functionalised for catalysis, St. Xavier’s College, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, 2013
Multimetallic compounds and functionalised nanoparticles for catalysis and sensing, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B), Mumbai, 2013
Research Student Supervision
Al-Ghatta,A, Catalytic Oxidation of 5-HMF to FDCA: An Efficient Route for Biomass Valorisation
Anuar Jantan,K, PhD in Multimetallic materials and functionalised nanoparticles
Ashton-Griffiths,A, MRes: Dithiocarbamate functionalised nanoparticles for PET
Azman,H, PhD in Bioremediation using ionic liquids
Bond,T, Imaging and sensing in living cells using dual modality fluorescent PET imaging agents
Chabloz,N, Multifunctional Gold Nanoparticles for application in imaging and therapy
Collinson,J, PhD in Copper NHC catalysts supported on nanoparticles
Eminov,S, PhD in Breakdown and transformation of biomass
Filippousi,P, PhD in Biomass transformation
Hendley,R, Imaging and sensing in living cells using dual modality fluorescent PET imaging agents
Hurtubise,V, MRes: Multimetallic materials and functionalised nanoparticles
Isayama,Y, MRes: Nanoparticles for applications in MRI
McArdle,J, PhD in Multimetallic materials and functionalised nanoparticles
Naeem,S, PhD in Multimetallic materials and functionalised nanoparticles
Perry,H, Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Gadolinium: from Nanoparticles to Multi-Metallic Complexes
Robson,J, PhD in Sensing of CO in living cells
Sherwood,R, MRes: Multimetallic materials and functionalised nanoparticles
Shi,X, Theranostic Gold Nanostructures
Toscani,A, PhD in Sensing of CO in air
Wainwright,L, MRes: Multimetallic materials and functionalised nanoparticles for MRI
Yoon,I-C, Molecular and Nanoscale Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging