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Isaac Abrahams

Dr Isaac Abrahams

Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry
Head of The Department of Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
+44 20 7882 3235

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/isaacabrahams.html

Solid State Ionics, Defect structure, Neutron diffraction, Structural chemistry, Ferroelectrics, Inorganic glasses

Stellios Arseniyadis

Dr Stellios Arseniyadis

Reader in Organic Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/stelliosarseniyadis.html

Methodology development, Asymmetric catalysis, Biohybrid catalysis, Photoredox catalysis, Natural product synthesis, Sustainability

David Ayuso

David Ayuso

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

Owen Benton

Dr Owen Benton

Lecturer in Computational Condensed Matter

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/jobenton.html

Condensed Matter, Theoretical Physics, Quantum Magnetism, Spin Liquids, Frustrated systems

Jochen Brandt

Dr Jochen Brandt

Royal Society University Research Fellow

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/jbrandt.html

Helicenes, CISS, Chirality, Radicals, Spin

Gregory Chass

Dr Gregory Chass

Reader in Computational Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/gregorychass.html

Infrastructure & Disordered Functional Materials, Entropic Contributions to Functionality, Modelling & Simulation (nano-to-engineering scales), Neutron Scattering (Elastic, QENS, INS)

Devis Di Tommaso

Dr Devis Di Tommaso

Senior Lecturer
Deputy Director of Graduate Studies

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/devisditommaso.html

Computational chemistry, Theoretical catalysis, CO2 conversion, Machine learning, Nucleation and growth

Stoichko Dimitrov

Dr Stoichko Dimitrov

Senior Lecturer
Director of Postgraduate Taught Studies of SPCS

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.dimitrovlab.co.uk/

Laser spectroscopy, Printed solar cells, Perovskite photovoltaics, Organic photovoltaics, Photophysics, Semiconductors

Alan Drew

Prof Alan Drew

Professor of Experimental Physics

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/ajdrew.html
David Dunstan

Prof David Dunstan

Professor of Experimental Physics

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/ddunstan.html
Marc Fernandez-Yague

Dr Marc Fernandez-Yague

Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/mfernandez-yague.html

Mechanotransduction, Focal Adhesions, Mechanosensitive Ion Channels, Bioelectricity, Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials

Arianna Fornili

Dr Arianna Fornili

Reader in Computational Chemistry
Director of The Artificial Intelligence for Drug Discovery MSc programme

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/ariannafornili.html

Molecular dynamics, Protein dynamics, Myosin, Molecular Modelling, Machine Learning, Protein-ligand interactions

William Gillin

Prof William Gillin

Professor of Experimental Physics

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/wgillin.html
Cristina Giordano

Dr Cristina Giordano

Reader in Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/cristinagiordano.html
Michael Jie

Dr Michael Jie

Senior Lecturer

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/xjie.html

Microwave Catalysis, Plastic waste upcycling, Hydrogen technology, CO2 Utilisation, Low carbon Technology, Functional Materials synthesis

Christopher Jones

Dr Christopher Jones

Senior Lecturer

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/christopherjones.html

Organic chemistry, Methodology development, Heterocyclic synthesis, Reactive intermediates (arynes), Functionalised carbon nanomaterials

Wojciech Kopec

Dr Wojciech Kopec

Lecturer in Computational Pharmaceutical Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/wkopec.html

Molecular Dynamics, Ion Channels, Drug Design, Computational Electrophysiology, Membranes, Free Energy Calculations

Yao Lu

Dr Yao Lu

Senior Lecturer
Tutor Abroad

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

yaolulab.com/

Surface science, Nanomaterials, Low carbon manufacturing

Alston Misquitta

Dr Alston Misquitta

Senior Lecturer

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/ajmisquitta.html
Jan Mol

Prof Jan Mol

Professor of Physics
Director of Research (SPCS)

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/jmolqmulacuk.html

quantum materials and devices, nanoscale thermodynamics, molecular electronics, solid-state nanopores, quantum sensing, atomically precise engineering

Christian Nielsen

Prof Christian Nielsen

Professor of Materials Chemistry
Head of The Centre for Chemical Research

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/christiannielsen.html

organic electronics, organic bioelectronics, semiconducting polymers

Matteo Palma

Prof Matteo Palma

Professor of Physical Chemistry and Nanomaterials

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

research.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/m.palma/index.html

Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Nanohybrids, Heterostructures, Biosensors

Anthony Phillips

Dr Anthony Phillips

Reader in Physics and Chemistry of Materials
Head of The Centre for Condensed Matter Physics, Deputy Director of Research

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/aephillips.html
Oriol Planas

Dr Oriol Planas

Lecturer in Organic Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/oplanasfabrega.html

Catalysis, Main Group, Transition Metals, Organometallic

Marina Resmini

Prof Marina Resmini

Professor of Materials Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/marinaresmini.html

nanoparticles, thermoresponsive nanogels, microplastics, environmental impact, drug delivery, colloids

Omar Rifaie Graham

Dr Omar Rifaie Graham

Lecturer in Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/orifaiegraham.html

Artificial Cell, Polymersome, Polymer Chemistry, Synthetic Biology, Nanotechnology

Andrei Sapelkin

Dr Andrei Sapelkin

Senior Lecturer

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/asapelkin.html
Kostya Trachenko

Prof Kostya Trachenko

Professor of Physics

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
ccmmp.ph.qmul.ac.uk/~kostya

theory of states of matter including theory of liquids and supercritical fluids, links between fundamental physical constants and system properties, theory of melting, high pressure, glasses, radiation damage in nuclear and fusion energy and waste forms

Antonin Vlcek

Prof Antonin Vlcek

Professor of Inorganic Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/avlcek.html

photophysics, photochemistry, electron transfer, ultrafast spectroscopy, transition metal complexes, energy conversion

Ji Wu

Ji Wu

Research Manager

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/professional-services/profiles/jiwu.html
Ali Zarbakhsh

Dr Ali Zarbakhsh

Senior Lecturer in Physical Chemistry
Director of School Admissions

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/alizarbakhsh.html

Neutron Reflectometry, Surfactant and Lipid Multilayers, Amphiphiles and Adsorption, Structural Studies of Complex Mixtures, Structures at fluid-fluid interfaces, Drugs and DNA/RNA delivery

Peng Zhang

Dr Peng Zhang

Lecturer in Environmental and Sustainable Chemistry

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/pengzhang.html

Nanotechnology, Environmental chemistry, Pollution, food security