Research
Research Interests
Hierarchically porous materials, aligned porous materials, polymer materials, carbon materials, polymer/inorganic composite materials, emulsion templating, ice templating, controlled release, organic/drug nanoparticles, water treatment, HPLC, bioimaging (fluorescent imaging and MSOT).
Research groups
Research grants
Integration of Advanced Experiments, Computation and Data for Innovation in Freeze Casting and Advanced Porous Structure (Ice Link)
UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
January 2024 - February 2028
Developing novel tools and technologies to assess the safety and efficacy of cell-based regenerative medicine therapies, focusing on kidney disease RenalToolBox
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
November 2018 - April 2023
Synthesis and Fabrication of model substrates
UNILEVER UK CENTRAL RESOURCES LTD (UK)
January 2018 - February 2018
CASE Studentship - Industry Top Up
ELEMENT SIX PRODUCTION LTD (UK)
September 2017 - September 2021
Multiple Catalysts supported on porous materials for one-pot cascade reactions.
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION (UK)
June 2011 - July 2011
University of Liverpool Institutional Discipline Bridging.
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 2003 - October 2006
Small items of Research Equipment at the University of Liverpool
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
November 2012 - March 2013
American Chemical Society 38th National Meeting
ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)
August 2009
Electrochemical applications of aligned porous structures containing UV-curable ionic liquids
ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)
October 2008 - September 2009
Advance Materials with Aligned Structures by Directional Freezing
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
March 2008 - February 2010
KEL 09 /14 - Aligned porous materials as monolith columns for hign performance liquid chromatography
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
July 2010 - August 2011
Developing a stem cell based therapy to replace nephrons lost through reflux nephropathy. EU - PROPOSAL NUMBER 036097-2 KIDSTEM
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
September 2006 - August 2010