People
Anna Slater https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1435-4331
PI, University Reseach Fellow
Anna graduated from the University of Nottingham with a PhD in Supramolecular Chemistry (2011). After PDRA positions in porphyrins and molecular materials Anna was appointed as a Royal Society-EPSRC Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow in 2016 and a RS URF in 2021. Her research interests span flow chemistry, materials science, supramolecular self-assembly, and enabling technology for process control.
Henry Morris
Postgraduate Research Associate
Henry completed his four year MChem at the University of Leicester, which included a placement year at Hexcel Composites. Henry’s PhD, funded by the Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design, compares continuous flow and batch methodologies for a range of macrocyclic and organic cage syntheses (2021). He is currently undertaking a PGRA role in collaboration with Victrex plc focusing on process chemistry using continuous flow methods, supported by an EPSRC IAA Award.
Abbie Scholes
Postgraduate Researcher
Abbie completed her MChem at the University of Liverpool, where her final year project focussed on the synthesis of functionalised piperazines as β-turn mimetics. Her PhD, funded by the Royal Society and co-supervised by Dr Becky Greenaway, focusses on the synthesis of functionalised imine macrocycles and exploring how enabling technologies can be used to refine and control complicated dynamic mixtures.
Megan Carr
Postgraduate Researcher
Megan completed her MChem degree at the University of Liverpool. Her 3rd and 4th year projects involved novel polymer synthesis in the Rannard group. She also completed an Analytical Chemistry Trust funded summer studentship studying 2D NMR for pka measurements in 2017 with Dr Jonathan Iggo. Her PhD, co-supervised by Prof Steve Rannard, is looking at polymer synthesis under continuous flow conditions using both free radical and controlled radical polymerisation methods with the intent to use these materials in flow assisted nanoparticle production.
Patrycja Roskowska
Postgraduate Reseacher
Patrycja completed her MChem at University of Liverpool in 2018 designing Python code for structural optimisation of crystal structures. During her study she undertook an industrial placement at Randox where she was involved in development of an assay reagent kit. After a year in the sales and marketing team at Manchester Organics she joined the Slater group in 2019. Now she is excited to be working on her PhD in “Non-thermal plasmas in size-controlled bubbles: from fundamental understanding to control”, jointly supervised by Dr James Walsh and Dr Timothy Easun.
Nicholas Watson
Incoming Postgraduate Researcher
Nicholas will be joining us for his PhD, supervised by Anna and Dr Samantha Chong, in October 2021. Welcome!
Caitlin Shields
Postgraduate Researcher
Caitlin joined us in October 2021 for her PhD, supervised by Prof Andy Cooper and Anna and funded via an ERC Synergy Grant: Autonomous Discovery of Advanced Materials (ADAM), in October 2021. Prior to her PhD she spent a year at Smithers as an LC-MS analyst before returning to the University of Liverpool.
Matthew Munro
MChem Research Student
Matthew is joining the group for his 2021/22 CHEM480 Research Project. Welcome!
Charlotte Hutchison
MSc Research Student
Charlotte completed her 3 year BSc in medicinal chemistry in June 2021 where her final year project involved the synthesis of piperidin-2-one derivatives and their application in antibacterial treatment.
She is currently completing her PGSC003 research project focusing on flow synthesis of macrocycles as part of her MSc programme.
Future positions possible
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Summer UG placements
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We are able to host UG students for summer placements via different mechanisms depending on whether you are a UoL UG student or external, please feel free to get in touch.
