Group members
Current
Samuel Horsewill
Postdoctoral researcher
Sam joined the group in 2022 after completing his PhD studies working with Joy Farnaby in Glasgow. He currently leads the group's EPSRC-funded work on the isolation of radical intermediates relevant to photoredox catalysis, and the use of photoredox methods for dinitrogen functionalisation.
Matthew Mundy
PhD student
Matt is a current PhD student in the group who joined in 2023 after completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Oxford. Matt is working on the use of light to drive reductive elimination at p-block element centres.
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Outside the lab, Matt enjoys long distance running, reading, travelling and lacrosse.
Jess Winder
MChem student
Jess is an undergraduate student studying for her MChem at the University of Bath. She has joined our group for a project aiming to produce precious metal-like catalysis without the need for precious metal-like catalytic cycles, or the expensive precious metals themselves.
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Outside the lab, Jess enjoys long distance running, swimming, reading and crocheting.
Wulf Schueller
Visiting postgraduate researcher
Wulf is a current postgraduate student at the University of Regensburg visiting us for a three month internship. His current work deals with the isolation and crystallization of elusive low valent iron-hydrides.
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Outside the lab, Wulf spends his time bouldering, reading books or thinking about whether he forgot to close the tap of his Schlenk properly.
Luis-Antonio Coelho-Figueredo
IDK-PEC PhD student
Luis is a current PhD student within the International Doctorate School in Photo-Electro Catalysis (IDK-PEC, by its acronym in German) funded by the Elite Network of Bavaria, Germany. Formally based in the group of our collaboration partner Robert Wolf at the University of Regensburg, Luis is working to develop new methods for the catalytic functionalization of elemental phosphorus into useful products. His research focuses on the use of electrocatalytic strategies for oxidative and reductive white phosphorus activation.
Luis spent six months of his PhD with us in Bath in 2024.
Originally from Venezuela, in his free time Luis enjoys a good read, going to the movies, hiking and spending time outdoors.
Former
Jose Ricardo Cammarata
Postgraduate summer researcher (2022)
Jose is normally based in the group of our collaboration partner Robert Wolf in Regensburg. However, he also joined us in Oxford for the summer to perform a part of his PhD research.
Shaun Olok-Jacobs
UNIQ+ summer student (2022)
Originally from South London, Shaun is in his final year of his MSci in Chemistry at the University of Bristol, but joined us over the summer for a placement supported by UNIQ+ and the OxICFM CDT. He is interested in synthetic chemistry and undertook a placement year synthesising deuterated organic carbonates as electrolytes for battery applications at ISIS Neutron and Muon Source.
Outside of the lab, Shaun enjoys cooking, reading, participating in outreach events, and playing American football.
Chengyang Cao
Part II student (2022)
Chengyang joined the group in 2022 for her Part II project, studying the synthesis and photochemical behaviour of reduced forms of common ruthenium photocatalysts. This project also sees her working with our former neighbours in the Faulkner group.
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Outside the lab, Chengyang enjoys drawing, going travelling and relaxing with friends.
Noah Dabney
NSF summer student (2023)
Noah Dabney is currently an undergraduate student studying at Guilford College in North Carolina, USA who joined the group as a part of an NSF sponsored summer research program. He is interested in medicinal chemistry and is hoping to attend medical school following his graduation.
Outside of the lab, Noah primarily enjoys playing guitar and spending time outdoors
Katie Sharrock
MSci student (2023-24)
Katie is a current undergraduate master's student studying Natural Sciences.
Outside of the lab, Katie enjoys participating in lots of music ensembles and running.
Owen Jones
MChem student (2023-24)
Owen is a final-year student working on methods to recycle phosphine oxides for his MChem project. In his third year, he worked as an applications development scientist at Malvern Panalytical.
Aside from chemistry, Owen enjoys running, tennis and spending time with his Border Collie, Joe.
Cambria Oldham
NSF summer student (2024)
Katie is a current undergraduate student studying at Barton College, Wisconsin, NC. She has joined the group as part of an NSF-sponsored research programme.
Outside of the lab, Cambria enjoys playing football and pickleball.
Alec Getley
IfS summer student (2024)
Alec is a biochemistry graduate from the University of Bath whose foundation is in enzymatic catalysis, but who is branching out to spend a summer exploring some inorganic chemistry with us. His project is supported by the University of Bath's Institute for Sustainability, and is a collaboration with the Cresswell group that aims to study the mechanisms of photoredox catalysis using 4DPAIPN.
Outside the lab, Alec enjoys learning German and playing sports, which he trains for every day by cycling up the steep hill to the uni.
Simon Schmid
VPS postgraduate visitor (2024)
Simon is a visiting postgraduate student normally based in the Barham group at the University of Regensburg. His work deals with the development of new photo- and/or electrochemical protocols for activation of inert substrates towards C-C and/or C-Het bond formation. While with us he is working on the isolation of some radical intermediates of photoredox catalysts relevant to his research.
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In his free time Simon enjoys playing cycling, climbing, and cooking.
Ana Garcia-Belenguer
Visiting undergraduate student (2024)
Ana is an undergraduate student at the University of Zaragoza, where she is studying for a degree in Chemistry. During her third year she has had the opportunity to study abroad at the University of Bath, which has helped her shape her academic interests and career aspirations in metallorganic research. As part of her stay in Bath, Ana is spending a summer helping us to explore some fundamental quinone/catechol photochemistry.
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Besides chemistry Ana is interested in tennis, travelling and skiing.