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Group Photo - Dec 2025
Post-doctoral Associates
Ph. D. Students
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Charlie Parfitt
Affiliations
Charlie has a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Manchester. He obtained his MRes from Imperial College London working with Dr Mark Chadwick and Dr Maxie Roessler on the synthesis of paramagnetic chromium pincer complexes. He is now undertaking a PhD, co supervised by Prof Klaus Hellgardt, on the development of high-octane fuels from sustainable feedstocks.
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Hawra Bin Saad
Affiliations
Hawra is a PhD student working on the design and application of novel polyethylene (PE)-based block copolymers. She is a sponsored student by Saudi Aramco. Her PhD project focuses on the synthesis and characterization of end-functionalized polyethylene (PE) via catalyzed chain-growth polymerization which then serves as macroinitiators for the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic monomers, such as lactones. The project is co-supervised by Dr. Charles Romain.
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Conor Crooks
Background
Conor received his MSci from Imperial College London before working on the development of novel psychedelics. He has now returned to Imperial to pursue a PhD focussing on utilising CO2 as a C1 source for industry.
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Junxi Liu
Background
Junxi received his BSc. from University College London and MRes in catalysis from Imperial College London. He is currently undertaking a Phd in electrocatalytic carbon dioxide conversion to produce valuable industrial ingredients co-supervised by Prof. Anthony Kucernak.
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Ines Perez Tabarnero
Background
Ines obtained her MEng in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London. After working at Procter and Gamble for a year, she returned to Imperial for a PhD. She received an MRes in Advanced Molecular Synthesis working with Dr. Andy Ashley and Dr. Chris Tighe on Frustrated Lewis Pair catalysed CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. She is currently undertaking a PhD, co-supervised by Dr. Chris Tighe, exploring CO2 hydrogenation and integration with current carbon capture processes.
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Sana Haamidah
Background
Sana received her MChem from Southampton University where in her final year she undertook a year in industry placement at Diamond Light Source. She is currently working on 3D printed scaffolds for catalytic hydrogenation reactions in flow co-supervised by Dr Billy Wu.
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Kat Ailles
Background
Kat received her MChem from the University of York. She is currently undertaking a PhD in designing ethylene oligomerisation catalysts by tracking unpaired electrons and is co-supervised by Prof. Maxie Roessler.
MRes Students
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Yufeng Shen
Affiliations
Yufeng obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Reading and is currently researching the Active Site in Chromium-catalysed Ethylene Oligomerisation. This project is jointly supervised by Professor Maxie Roessler.
MSci Students
B. Sc. Students
| Name | Research Level | Current position |
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| Dr. Sebastian Green | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Hydrogen Scientist at H2Go Power |
| Dr. Sami Gesslbauer | Postdoctoral Research Associate | |
| Dr. Clément Lesage | Postdoctoral Research Associate | CEA (French Alternaticve Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) |
| Dr. Atanas Tomov | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Chemistry Laboratories Manager, Queen Mary University of London |
| Dr. Tian Sang | Postdoctoral Research Associate | |
| Dr. Panagiotis Bexis | Postdoctoral Research Associate | |
| Dr. Charles Romain | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Imperial College London |
| Dr. James Nobbs | Postdoctoral Research Associate | |
| Dr. Chris Conifer | Postdoctoral Research Associate | |
| Dr. Paul Corbett | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Royal Dutch Shell plc |
| Dr. Charles Vriamont | Postdoctoral Research Associate | ABX |
| Dr. Shlomi Elias | Postdoctoral Research Associate | |
| Dr. Philip Mallender | Postdoctoral Research Associate | GE Healthcare |
| Dr. Rafael de Rosales | Postdoctoral Research Associate | King´s College London |
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Dr. Dom Pye |
Postdoctoral Research Associate | Imperial College London |
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Dr. Ahmad Aljaber |
PhD Student | SABIC |
| Dr. Sarah Ho | Ph.D Student | Polymateria Ltd. |
| Dr. Richard von Goetze | Ph.D Student | ALBA Recycling GmbH, Berlin, Germany |
| Dr. Dillon Tay | Ph.D. Student | A*Star, Singapore |
| Dr. Sara Sharuddin | Ph.D. Student | Petronas Ltd. |
| Dr. Craig Young | Ph.D. Student | Nomura International Plc |
| Dr. Matthew Morton | Ph.D. Student | Mathys & Squire LLP, London, UK |
| Dr. Maria Gragert | Ph.D. Student | Meyer Burger AG, Thun, Switzerland |
| Dr. Michaela Grau | Ph.D. Student | BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| Dr. Allan Petersen | Ph.D. Student | DTU, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Dr. Ian German | Ph.D. Student | Gnosys Global Ltd., Guildford, UK |
| Dr. James Nobbs | Ph.D. Student | ICES (A*Star), Singapore |
| Dr. Chris Conifer | Ph.D. Student | Shell, Hamburg, Germany |
| Dr. Timur Coskun | Ph.D. Student | |
| Dr. Chris Whiteoak | Ph.D. Student | Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK |
| Dr. Russel Taylor | Ph.D. Student | Durham University, UK |
| Dr. Juri Ugolotti | Ph.D. Student | RCPTM, Olomouc, Czech Republic |
| Dr. Jason England | Ph.D. Student | NTU, Singapore |
| Status of August 2022 | ||
Contact
Prof. Dr. George Britovsek FRSC
Director MRes Catalysis & Engineering
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 5863
Email: g.britovsek@imperial.ac.uk
Department of Chemistry
Imperial College London
Molecular Sciences Research Hub
White City Campus
80 Wood Lane
London W12 0BZ
United Kingdom