Group Members

Group Alumni

Postdoctoral Research Associates

	Qun Cao PDRA since March 2017 PDRA (University of Nottingham, Dr. Victor Sans Sangorrin) Ph.D. (Queens University, Belfast, Dr Mark Muldoon) B.Eng. (China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT))
	Yin JieXiang PDRA since June 2017 (LSRNW collaboration with Dr Ian Fallis, Cardiff) Ph.D. (University of Wollongong Australia, Dr Chris Hyland) M.Sc. (University of Tasmania, Dr Chris Hyland) B.Eng. (Wuhan Institute of Technology, China)
	Ben Allen PDRA since Nov 2017 (EPSRC funded collaboration led by Dr Louis Morrill, Cardiff) Ph.D. (University of Sheffield, Prof. Joe Harrity) MChem. (University of Sheffield, Prof. Joe Harrity)

3rd Year PhD Students

Christiane Schotten PhD student since Jan 2015 welcome message M.Sc. (RWTH Aachen, Projects with: Prof. Wessling, Prof. Liauw, Prof. Bolm, Prof. Leitner) B.Sc. (RWTH Aachen, Prof. Palkovits) Publications: 9.) A continuous flow-batch hybrid reactor for commodity chemical synthesis enabled by inline NMR and temperature monitoring Christiane Schotten, Joseph L. Howard, Robert L. Jenkins, Anna Codina & Duncan L. Browne* Tetrahedron 2018,74, 5503-5509. 8.) A machine-assisted approach for the preparation of follow-on pharmaceutical compound libraries Christiane Schotten, Lisa G. T. Leist, A. Lisa Semrau & Duncan L. Browne* React. Chem. Eng 2018, 3, 210-215. 7.) From Ligand to Phosphor: Rapid, Machine-Assisted Syntheses of Substituted Iridium(III)-Pyrazolate Complexes with Tuneable Luminescence Lara M. Groves, Christiane Schotten, J. Beames, J. A. Platts, Simon J. Coles, Peter N Horton, D. L. Browne* & S. J. A. Pope*, Chem. Eur. J., 2017, 23, 9407-9418. 6.) Continuous Flow Processing as a Tool for Medicinal Chemical Synthesis D. L. Browne*, Joseph L. Howard & Christiane Schotten Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry, 3rd Edition; Volume 1, Elsevier, 2017, pages 1-50. 5.) Continuous flow synthesis of antimalarials: opportunities for distributed autonomous chemical manufacturing Joseph L. Howard, Christiane Schotten & D. L. Browne* React. Chem. Eng., 2017, 2, 281-287. 4.) Controlling reactivity through liquid assisted grinding: the curious case of mechanochemical fluorination Joseph L. Howard, Yerbol Sagatov, Laura Repusseau, Christiane Schotten & D. L. Browne* Green Chem. 2017, 19, 2798-2802. 3.) Protected Diazonium Salts: A Continuous-Flow Preparation of Triazenes Including the Anticancer Compounds Dacarbazine and Mitozolomide C. Schotten, A. H. Aldmairi, Y. Sagatov, M. Shepherd, D. L. Browne* J. Flow Chem. 2016 6, 218-225. 2.) Preparation of difluoromethylthioethers through difluoromethylation of disulfides using TMS-CF2H J. L. Howard, C. Schotten, S. T. Alston, D. L. Browne* Chem. Commun. 2016 52, 8448-8451. 1.) Direct Valorisation of Food Waste: Continuous Metathesis of Cocoa Butter Triglyceride C. Schotten, D. Plaza, S. Manzini, S. P. Nolan, S. V. Ley, D. L. Browne*, A. Lapkin* ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2015, 3, 1453-1459. Conference Contributions: RSC South-West Regional Meeting Organic Division Bristol University, Jan 2018, (Poster) 16th Cardiff Chemistry Conference Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, May 2017, (Presentation) 1st Bio-Techne Chemistry Poster Symposium Bio-Techne Chemistry Poster Symposium, Bio-Techne Bristol, UK, May 2017, (Poster) OrgSyn 50 (Fluorochem) OrgSyn 50 - Developments in Organic Chemistry, Manchester, UK, Feb 2017, (Poster) RSC Organic Division South-West Regional Meeting University of Bath, UK, Feb 2017 (Poster) 15th Cardiff Chemistry Conference Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, May 2016, (Poster) Flow Chemistry Europe 2016 Magdelene College, Cambridge, UK, Feb 2016, (Poster) Food Waste Valorisation for Sustainable Chemicals, Materials and Fuels Workshop Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, Sept 2015, (Presentation and Poster)

Joey Howard PhD student since Oct 2015 welcome message M.Phil. (Cardiff University, DLB Lab) BA (Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College) Publications: 8.) Mechanochemistry as an emerging tool for molecular synthesis: what can it offer? Joseph L. Howard, Qun Cao & Duncan L. Browne* Chem. Sci. 2018,9 3080-3094 7.) Mechanochemical electrophilic fluorination of liquid beta-ketoesters Joseph L. Howard,Yerbol Sagatov & Duncan L. Browne* Tetrahedron 2018,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2017.11.066 6.) One-pot multistep mechanochemical synthesis of fluorinated pyrazolones Joseph L. Howard, William Nicholson, Yerbol Sagatov & Duncan L. Browne* Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017,13 1950-1956 5.) Exploring Multistep Continuous-Flow Hydrosilylation Reactions Catalyzed by Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane Lewis C. Wilkins, Joseph L. Howard, Stefan Berger, Louis Frentzel-Beyme, D. L. Browne* & R. L. Melen* Adv. Synth. Catalyst 2017, 359, 2580-2584. 4.) Continuous Flow Processing as a Tool for Medicinal Chemical Synthesis D. L. Browne*, Joseph L. Howard & Christiane Schotten Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry, 3rd Edition; Volume 1, Elsevier, 2017, pages 1-50. 3.) Continuous flow synthesis of antimalarials: opportunities for distributed autonomous chemical manufacturing Joseph L. Howard, Christiane Schotten & D. L. Browne* React. Chem. Eng., 2017, 2, 281-287. 2.) Controlling reactivity through liquid assisted grinding: the curious case of mechanochemical fluorination Joseph L. Howard, Yerbol Sagatov, Laura Repusseau, Christiane Schotten & D. L. Browne* Green Chem., 2017, 19, 2798-2802. 1.) Preparation of difluoromethylthioethers through difluoromethylation of disulfides using TMS-CF2H Joseph. L. Howard, C. Schotten, S. T. Alston, D. L. Browne* Chem. Commun. 2016 52, 8448-8451. Conference Contributions: RSC South-West Regional Meeting Organic Division Bristol University, Jan 2018, (Poster) Materials Chemistry Conference Cambridge University, Department of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, Sept 2017, (Presentation) Catalysis CDT Spring Conference Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, June 2017, (Presentation & Poster) 16th Cardiff Chemistry Conference Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, May 2017, (Poster) 1st Bio-Techne Chemistry Poster Symposium Bio-Techne Chemistry Poster Symposium, Bio-Techne Bristol, UK, May 2017, (Poster) OrgSyn 50 (Fluorochem) OrgSyn 50 - Developments in Organic Chemistry, Manchester, UK, Feb 2017, (Poster) RSC Organic Division South-West Regional Meeting University of Bath, UK, Feb 2017 (Poster *AWARD*) Flow Chemistry Europe 2016 Magdelene College, Cambridge, UK, Feb 2016, (Poster)

2nd Year PhD Students

Roderick Stark PhD student since Oct 2016 (KESS collaboration with Dr Ian Fallis, Cardiff and Tenovus Cancer Care) M.Chem. (Cardiff University)

1st Year PhD Students

	Tom McBride PhD student starting Oct 2017 MChem Project Student (Cardiff University, DLB Lab) Industrial Placement (Aberthaw Power Station)
	William Nicholson PhD student starting Oct 2017 MChem Project Student (Cardiff University, DLB Lab) CUROP Summer Student (Cardiff University, DLB Lab) Publications: 1.) One-pot multistep mechanochemical synthesis of fluorinated pyrazolones Joseph L. Howard, William Nicholson, Yerbol Sagatov & Duncan L. Browne* Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017,13 1950-1956
	Yerbol Sagatov PhD student starting Oct 2017 - Vice Chancellor's Scholar welcome message M.Phil. (Cardiff University, DLB Lab) B.Sc. (Karaganda State University, Kazakhstan) Publications: 4.) Mechanochemical electrophilic fluorination of liquid beta-ketoesters Joseph L. Howard,Yerbol Sagatov & Duncan L. Browne* Tetrahedron 2018,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2017.11.066 3.) One-pot multistep mechanochemical synthesis of fluorinated pyrazolones Joseph L. Howard, William Nicholson, Yerbol Sagatov & Duncan L. Browne* Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017,13 1950-1956 2.) Controlling reactivity through liquid assisted grinding: the curious case of mechanochemical fluorination Joseph L. Howard, Yerbol Sagatov, Laura Repusseau, Christiane Schotten & D. L. Browne* Green Chem., 2017, 19, 2798-2802. 1.) Protected Diazonium Salts: A Continuous-Flow Preparation of Triazenes Including the Anticancer Compounds Dacarbazine and Mitozolomide C. Schotten, A. H. Aldmairi, Y. Sagatov, M. Shepherd, D. L. Browne* J. Flow Chem. 2016 6, 218-225.

Co-Supervised PhD Students

	David Cutress PhD student since Oct 2015 (LSRN-Wales collaboration with Prof. Peter Brophy, Aberystwyth) welcome message Masters (Aberystwyth University, IBERS)
	Alba Acevedo Fernandez PhD student since Oct 2017(Catalysis CDT collaboration with Dr Emma Emanuelsson, Bath) MRes Catalysis CDT (RSII) (Cardiff University, DLB Lab) MRes Catalysis CDT (RSI) (Emanuelsson Lab, University of Bath) M.Sc. (Chem. Eng.) (University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)
	Jamie Carden PhD student since Oct 2017(Catalysis CDT collaboration with Dr Rebecca Melen) MRes Catalysis CDT (RSII) (Graham Hutchings, Cardiff University) MRes Catalysis CDT (RSI) (Wass Research Group, University of Bristol) M.Chem. (Cardiff University; Newman Lab) ERASMUS (University of Oulu, Finland, Prof. Laitinen)

Visiting Students

Coming Soon!

Undergraduate Students

	Michael Brand MChem Project Student Year Abroad (McGill University, Canada; Prof. Tomislav Friščić)
	Lukas Gierlichs MChem Project Student (collaboration with Rebecca Melen, Cardiff) Year Abroad (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada; Prof. Brad Easton)
	Saqib Iqbal MChem Project Student CUROP Summer Student (Cardiff University, DLB Lab)
	Andrew Jones MChem Project Student CUROP Summer Student (Cardiff University, DLB Lab)
	Timothy Lloyd MChem Project Student (collaboration with Prof. Simon Pope, Cardiff) CUROP Summer Student (Cardiff University, SJAP/DLB Lab)
	Emilie Wheatley MChem Project Student Year Abroad (University of Florida, USA, Prof. Aaron Aponick)
	Karl Griffiths 2nd Year Summer Student

Group Alumni