PhD Projects
Molecular Analytical Science (MAS) CTD offers PhD projects in interdisciplinary analytical sciences in collaboration with our industrial partners. Below is the list of PhD projects for the first cohorts of MAS CDT students. You will be able to hear about project ideas and discuss them with prospective supervisors and our partners during the MSc year. You can see a list of our industry partners here.
2019 PhD projects
Title |
Student |
Supervisor |
Department |
Co-super |
Org |
| Active agent release from nanostructures for pharmaceutical applications | Hannah Burnage | Sebastien Perrier | Chemistry | Robert Dallmann | WMS |
| Establishing and exploiting blueprints of microbial photoprotection | Adam Cowden | Vasilios Stavros | Chemistry | Chris Corree | SLS |
| Lab on a Tip | Marlene Hill | Pat Unwin | Chemistry | Bruno Frenguelli | Life Sciences |
| Fundamentals of Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Multimodal Fragmentation of Lipids and Polymers. | Basim Hussain | Pete O'Connor | Chemistry | ||
| Quantitative Visualization of Dissolution and Crystallization of Agrochemical Active Ingredients (AIs) | Blane Keating | Pat Unwin | Chemistry | John Hone | Syngenta |
| Functional amyloids; investigating the dynamics of aggregation and release of Somatostatin and synthetic derivatives | Monica Kumar | Paul Wilson | Chemistry | Sebastien Perrier | Chemistry |
| Mechanical control of embryonic stem cell specification using a novel microfluidics approach | Emma Proctor | Michael Smutny | WMS | Jerome Charmet | WMG |
2018 PhD projects
Title |
Student |
Supervisor |
Department |
Co-super |
Org |
| An investigation into deformation-dependent properties of dielectric elastomer composites: experiments and modelling | Behzad Abedi | Lukasz Figiel | WMG | Chaoying Wan | WMG |
| Oliver Carter | Peter Sadler | Chemistry | Dr Yingjian (Andy) Xu | Golden Keys | |
| Analysis of cellular metabolism at single cell resolution | Kelsey Cremin | Orkun Soyer | Life Sciences | Pat Unwin | Chemistry |
| Development of nanoparticle approaches for combined light and electron microscopy imaging | Veronica Foisor | Corinne Smith | Life Sciences | Stephen Royle | WMS |
| Unravelling the mechanistic action of key aspects of photosystem I herbicides | Sofia Goia | Vas Stavros | Chemistry | Ben Robinson | Syngenta |
| Computational spectroscopic characterisation of metal-supported sp2 carbon nanostructures for functionalized thin-films and electrodes | Sam Hall | Reinhard Maurer | Chemistry | Patrick Unwin | Chemistry |
| Hugh Jones | Mark Barrow | Chemistry | Paul Kirkman | Lubrizol | |
| High Res Chromatography of Nanostructured Polymers | Maria Kariuki | Seb Perrier | Chemistry | Paul Wilson | Chemistry |
| Computational prediction of molecule-metal charge transfer dynamics in surface-mounted molecular switches | Martin Lea | Vas Stavros | Chemistry | Reinhard Maurer | Chemistry |
| High resolution microscopy as a new analytical tool for polymer characterisation | Alex Luci | Giovanni Costantini | Chemistry | David M. Haddleton | Chemistry |
| Accelerating catalyst design using reaction-path data-mining | Raphael Chantreau-Majerus |
Scott Habershon |
Chemistry | Reinhard Maurer | Chemistry |
| Cryopreservation by Design: Combining Molecular Simulations and Biophysical Methods to Understand the Formation of Ice in Biological Matter |
Chris Miles | Gabriele Sosso | Chemistry | Ann Dixon | Chemistry |
2017 PhD projects
Title |
Student |
Supervisor |
Department |
Co-supervisor |
Industry |
| Exploiting Very-Fast MAS NMR: Enabling New Applications to Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Life Sciences | Jacqueline Tognetti (April 2018) | Steven Brown | Physics | Jozef Lewandowski | Bruker |
| Metrology for bio-imaging of metals in the Alzheimer’s disease brain | Kharmen Billimoria | Joanna Collingwood | Engineering | Heidi Goenaga-Infante | LGC |
| Understanding Metal/Corrosion Inhibitor Interface Interactions | Marco Turano (April 2018) | Giovanni Costantini | Chemistry | Lubrizol | |
| Solution NMR and Electron Microscopy Investigation of Membrane Curvature Sensing Proteins | Rhiannon Brooks | Ann Dixon | Chemistry | Corinne Smith | Life Sciences |
| Glycocalyx Remodelling to Enable Quality by Design in Cell Based Therapie | Ruben Tomas | Matthew Gibson | Chemistry/WMS | Daniel Mitchell | Warwick Medical School |
| Applications of Electrochemistry in Pharmaceutical Research and Development | Emily Braxton | Julie Macpherson | Chemistry | Mark Taylor | Pfizer |
| Detailed structural analysis of agrichemicals using advanced mass spectrometry methods. | Bryan Marzullo (Jan 2018) | Peter O'Connor | Chemistry | Mansoor Saeed | Syngenta |
| Structural analysis of monoclonal antibodies: Top Down FTICR analysis of the post translational modifications of monoclonal antibodies. | Johanna Paris (April 2018) | Peter O'Connor | Chemistry | UCB | |
| Analytical Studies of complex dynamics in Perovskites – towards the design of enhanced photovoltaic materials | Tobie Bird | Mark Senn | Chemistry | Nick Bristowe | School of Physical Sciences, Kent |
| Photons to heat; how chemical filters deal with UV radiation | Emily Holt | Vasilios Stavros | Chemistry | Laurent Blasco | Lubrizol |
| Analysis of Atomic Order and Disorder in Mixed-Metal Oxide Materials of Relevance for Heterogeneous Catalysis using Experiment and Modelling | Aron Summer | Richard Walton | Chemistry | Dr David Thompsett | Johnson Matthey |
2016 PhD projects
Title |
Student |
Supervisor |
Department |
Industry / CoSupervisor |
Company / Department |
|
Determination of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Release Mechanism of Tablet and Multi-Particulate Formulations during In-Vitro/In-Vivo Dissolution of Oral Medication |
Shrina Bhagat | Julie Macpherson | Chemistry | Fiona Harvey-Doyle | Pfizer |
|
Developing mass spectrometry based proteomic methods to identify and quantify protein carbonylation in plants. |
Alex Jones | Life Sciences | Peter Kilby | Syngenta | |
|
Integrating NMR Crystallography into an Experimental and Informatics-Based Solid-State Characterisation of Pharmaceuticals and Agrochemicals |
Emily Corlett | Steven Brown | Physics | Helen Blade / Philip Sidebottom | AstraZeneca / Syngenta |
|
Development of a novel electrochemical-STM for high resolution functional mapping. |
James Edmondson | Giovanni Costantini | Chemistry |
Pat Unwin |
Chemistry |
|
Magnetic manipulation of mitotic spindle components during cell division |
Charlotte Fletcher | Andrew McAinsh | WMS | Rob Cross | WMS |
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Understanding the physical ageing of high-heat poly(lactide) using solid-state NMR spectroscopy |
Nicole Kelly | John Hanna | Physics |
Sicco de Vos |
Corbion |
| Petroleomics: Crude and Heavy Fuel Oil Fingerprinting and Asphaltenes | Mary Thomas | Mark Barrow | Chemistry | Antonio Mastrangelo | Lubrizol |
| End-group analysis of polymers and macro initiators used in agrochemical and pharmaceutical applications | James Town | David Haddleton | Chemistry | James Burns / Kevin Treacher | Syngenta / AstraZeneca |
| Theoretical and Experimental Spectroscopy Tools for Identification of Trace Impurities in Pharmaceutical Compounds | Matt Turner | Nicholas Hine | Physics | Vas Stavros | Chemistry |
2015 PhD projects
Title |
Student |
Supervisor |
Department |
Industry / CoSupervisor |
Company / Department |
|
Quantitative visualization of dissolution and crystallization: size, |
Harriet Pearce | Patrick Unwin | Chemistry | John Hone | Syngenta (with AstraZeneca and Pfizer) |
| Evaluation and development of a range of analytical approaches for the characterisation of trace impurities in pharmaceutically relevant macromolecules and formulated products. |
James Teahan | Nikola Chmel | Chemistry | Ray Chen | Pfizer (with AstraZeneca and Syngenta) |
| Development of Self Cleaning, Long-Lived, Conductivity Sensors with Simultaneous Temperature Monitoring for the Marine Environment. | Lee Simcox | Julie MacPherson | Chemistry | TBC | DSTL |
| Non-invasive analysis and modelling of trace metals in the human body. | Ziedo Solomon | Joanna Collingwood | Engineering | Sarah Wayte | UHCW NHS Trust |
| Addressing the challenges of petroleomics data. | Remy Gavard | Mark Barrow | Chemistry | Simon Spencer | Statistics |
| Design-led Nano-Diagnostics. | Henry Lee | Gemma-Louise Davies | Chemistry | Charles Hutchinson | WMS |
| Advanced experimental-modelling study into nanoscopic and macroscopic behaviour of polymer-graphene nanocomposites | Nathan Parsons | Lukasz Figiel | WMG | Neil Wilson | Physics |
| Protein structure and function: analytical methods to characterise protein structure, protein-protein interactions and their functions | Marco Pinto | Alison Rodger | Chemistry | Viv Lindo | MedImmune |