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To focus on meeting industry needs for collaborative research, KCMC has recently welcomed twelve new, experienced postdoctoral scientists. They are variously based in the partner laboratories in Bolton, Daresbury, Liverpool and Manchester.
Covering all major aspects of applied materials chemistry, our new scientists’ experience ranges across pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, electronics, renewable energy, functional materials and catalysis.
Here are the first five of our latest science colleagues to be profiled:
Dr Jonathan Behrendt’s key role within the KCMC is to provide expertise in organic and polymer synthesis, purification and characterisation. Jon is based in the University of Manchester’s School of Chemistry.
He most recently worked as a postdoctoral research associate at Aston University (2006-2009). His project was focused upon the synthesis of fluorescently labelled polymeric particles and quantum dot-polymer conjugates for intracellular imaging and delivery of biomolecules.
Jon was awarded a PhD in chemistry from University College London in 2005. His PhD research was primarily focused upon the use of polymeric supports as scaffolds for the step-wise synthesis of structurally defined oligomers.
Dr. Erol Hasan began working at KCMC from August 2009. He is based in Liverpool University’s Centre for Material Discovery, with his main area of expertise being in polymers and polymer-based materials.
In mid-2008, Erol joined Professor Huck’s Group at Cambridge University, completing work in the area of polymer brushes and applications as functional coatings for biosensor surfaces.
Erol graduated with an MSc in Chemical Engineering from the Univerisity of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1999.
He graduated with PhD in March 2004, afterwards joining Prof. Cosgrove’s Polymers at Interfaces Group at the School of Chemistry, University of Bristol as a post-doctoral research assistant (PDRA).
Dr. Jeff Kettle has several years’ experience in semiconductor (organic and inorganic) device fabrication, characterisation and modelling, both in industrial and academic environments.
He has recently been involved in nanotechnology, specializing in nano-fabrication, nano-metrology and organic electronics.
He obtained a 1st class honours degree in Electronic engineering from Cardiff University in 2004, and specialising in semiconductor device fabrication.
Jeff completed a PhD in nano photonics and electronics in 2008, which was a joint
collaboration between Cardiff and Swansea Universities. Also in 2008, he moved to the University of Manchester, to work on developing organic semiconductor devices in the School of Electrical and Electronic engineering.
Dr. Donacadh Lydon combines a background in materials chemistry with experience in industry – most recently (2007 – 2009) as Process Development Chemist with Helsinn Chemicals Ireland.
He moved to industry after working in the Molecular Photonics Laboratory at Newcastle University (2006).
After graduating from University College Dublin, with a BSc in Chemistry (1994), he studied for an MSc in New Materials at the University of Aberdeen (1995), prior to research at Warwick University, graduating with a PhD in 1999.
Postdoctoral research at University College Cork (1999 – 2001) was followed by a period at Zaragoza University, with a further period at Cork and a two-year assignment at Durham University.
Dr. Xinming Wan joined KCMC as a Project scientist in September 2009. His research is currently focused on transparent conducting oxide (TCO) materials.
After his PhD, Xinming worked as a research scientist in Rhodia Shanghai’s R&D center (2005-2007) and subsequently as a research engineer in the Rhodia Paris R&D center until 2009.
Xinming obtained his degree in Chemistry from Soochow University, China in 2000 and completed his D.Phil. in Materials Science and Engineering in Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SICCAS) in 2005.
His doctoral research focused on ferroelectric single crystal growth and characterization dielectric, piezoelectric, pyroelectric, ferroelectric and electro-optic properties.
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