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New EU grant for Professor Colquhoun

New EU grant for Professor Colquhoun

The newly-ancolquouhan 08DSC_4535nounced EU-FP7 grant “EURO-SEQUENCES” will fund a multidisciplinary PhD-training network on the emerging topic of sequence-controlled polymers (i.e. macromolecules containing ordered sequences of monomers). Such materials contain precisely engineered chain-microstructures that allow a fine control over their molecular, nanoscopic and macroscopic properties.

The new network is composed of 7 universities and 2 companies, from 5 different European countries, and connects researchers with complementary expertise in the areas of organic chemistry, polymer synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, physical chemistry and materials science. Research objectives include the development of methods for “writing” molecular information into the sequences of synthetic polymers, and also methods for “reading” and “translating” such sequences into novel functionality, with potential applications in molecular data storage, catalysis, photovoltaics and nanomedicine.

The four-year project will run from January 2015. The grant allocates £214,000 to the University of Reading, from an overall total of £3.1M across the network.

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Chemistry Research Colloquium – Dr Santanu Mukherjee of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore & Dr Ravi P. Singh, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi

On the 15th September two shorter Research Seminars will be given by Dr Santanu Mukherjee of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, “Catalytic Enantioselective Halocyclizations: Emerging Route to Enantioenriched Heterocycles” & Dr Ravi P. Singh, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, “Catalytic Vinylogous Reactions: A Powerful Tool for Creating Functionalized Framework”

These will take place at 16:00 pm in Chemistry LTG, lasting about 25 minutes each, and will be preceded by refreshments in the Chemistry foyer at 3.40pm.

All Welcome

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MSc student Oliver Hale awarded the Paul Beswick Mermorial Prize

 

Oliver HaleOliver Hale has been awarded the Paul Beswick Memorial Prize for 2014.

Congratulations to Oli Hale (MSc Chemical Research 2012-13) who was recently awarded the Paul Beswick Prize.

Paul Beswick was an MSc student in the department in the late 1980s before being tragically killed in a motorcycle accident. His family set up the prize in Paul’s name to be awarded annually to “the most deserving MSc student”.

Well done Oliver!

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Chemistry Department Research Colloquium- Professor Roger Hunter, University of Cape Town

On the 11th August an additional Chemistry Department Research Colloquium is being given by Professor Roger Hunter, University of Cape Town.

His talk, “Synthesis Methodology in the new Era of Material Realism: Opportunities from the S-S and the C-N bond repertoires”, will take place at 16:00 pm in Chemistry LTG, preceded by refreshments in the Chemistry foyer at 3.40pm.

All Welcome

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Chemistry Department Diamond Showcase and visit by Professor Gerd Materlik, CBE, FRS, Former CEO, Diamond Light Source

On the 19th May, the  Chemistry Department are holding a Diamond Showcase during the afternoon.
There will be talks by Diamond users in Chemistry LTG from 2.30 – 3.30, Refreshments and Posters in Chem G50 from 3.30 – 4.00 followed by a talk by Professor Gerd Materlik, CBE, FRS, Former CEO, Diamond Light Source, entitled “100 Years of X-Rays and Still a Brighter Future” followed by a talk at 4.40 by Dr Isabel Moraes (MPL) “New Results with Membrane Proteins”.

All Welcome