2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Fantastic news on Wednesday this week (5 October 2016) when Ben Feringa, Jean-Pierre Sauvage and J. Fraser Stoddart were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the design and synthesis of molecular machines”. This…
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Ulm International Workshop on Dynamic Covalent Chemistry
Euan spent a very enjoyable Wednesday presenting the group’s work at the University of Ulm at a Workshop on Dynamic Covalent Chemistry “A Central Tool for the Central Science“. It was an excellent and very informative…
Kay group putting championships
We took a Friday afternoon trip to play the famous ‘Himalayas’ putting course in St Andrews. Amazingly none of the group apart from Euan had experienced this St Andrews institution before. Prior experience, however,…
Molecular Sensors and Molecular Logic Gates
From 24th to 28th July, Euan was in Bath at the 5th International Conference on Molecular Sensors and Molecular Logic Gates (MSMLG 2016). As well as giving a flash presentation, it was great to be involved in…
Faraday Discussion: Nanoparticles with Morphological and Functional Anisotropy
Euan participated in the Faraday Discussion on Nanoparticles with Morphological and Functional Anisotropy in Glasgow, UK (4-6 July 2016). Faraday Discussions are an exciting format where the majority of time is devoted…
Gordon Research Conference: Noble Metal Nanoparticles
Euan presented a poster summarizing the group’s work on Dynamic covalent control of nanoparticle properties and assembly at the 2016 Gordon Research Conference on Noble Metal Nanoparticles (June 19–24 2016, Mount…
Welcome Marek and Virginie
This month we welcome two visitors to the group; coming to enjoy summer in sunny St Andrews. Marek Kaminski is from Warsaw, Poland. He graduated with a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Warsaw in 2014, and is…
Welcome Lina!
A big welcome to Dr Ioulia Mati, our new post-doc. Lina comes to us having completed her undergraduate studies in Thessaloniki, Greece, followed by a Ph.D. and post-doc position in Edinburgh. We hope you enjoy life…
Postdoctoral Position Available!
We have a postdoctoral position available for a talented and enthusiastic synthetic chemist to work at the interface of supramolecular chemistry and catalytic nanoparticles. For details and to apply, see the posting on…
MASC 2015
At the end of December, Euan, Nicolas and Will enjoyed two days of great science at the annual RSC Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry conference, expertly hosted by colleagues in Durham. Will presented a poster…