Samuel Lawton (AMRSC)

Biography:
Sam was born in Oxfordshire in 1991. In 2010 he moved to Warwickshire to undertake his MChem at the University of Warwick including a 20 week project "synthesis of patterned graphene nano-ribbons" under the supervision of Patrick Unwin in the WIEG, before graduating with a first class honours degree in July 2014. Later in July Sam started his PhD with the Haddleton group entitled "Structure-property relationships of conjugated polymers" Sponsored by Merck.

Sam's work focuses on the synthesis and analysis of a variety of conjugated polymers, using various analytical techniques to characterise materials and in turn discern how the distinct structure of various polymers effects the physical properties.

Research Interests:
Conjugated polymers
Photovoltaics
Electrochemically mediated polymerisations

Conferences attended:
2017:

• ACS Spring Meeting; poster
• Merck Case Conference; oral presentation (prize for best 3rd year contribution)
• Post Gaduate Symposium, Warwick; oral presentation (1st place prize in polymer and materials sector)

2016:

• Macro Group Young Researchers Meeting; poster
• Merck Case Conference; oral presentation
• Post Graduate Symposium, Warwick; poster
• Warwick Polymers 2016; poster

2015:

• Merck Case Conference; oral presentation (prize for best 1st year contribution)
• OPEN/ESOS Conference for Organic Photovoltaic Stability; poster
• European Polymer Federation, Dresden; poster

2014:

• Macro Group, Young Researcher Meeting; attendee

Email:
s.s.lawton@warwick.ac.uk

Office phone number:
+44 24 765 22179

Mailing address:
Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick
Library Road, CV4 7AL
Coventry, UK