Group Members

Group Alumni

Group Photo December 2018

Postdoctoral Research Associates

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

Roderick Stark PhD student since Oct 2016 (KESS collaboration with Dr Ian Fallis, Cardiff and Tenovus Cancer Care) M.Chem. (Cardiff University) Publications: Coming soon! Conference Contributions: Coming soon!

2nd Year PhD Students

	Tom McBride PhD student since Oct 2017 MChem Project Student (Cardiff University, DLB Lab) Industrial Placement (Aberthaw Power Station) Publications: 1). Exploring the generation and use of acylketenes with continuous flow processes Renan Galaverna, Tom McBride, Julio C. Pastre & Duncan L. Browne* React. Chem. Eng. 2019 DOI: 10.1039/C9RE00072K Conference Contributions: Coming soon!
	William Nicholson PhD student since Oct 2017 MChem Project Student (Cardiff University, DLB Lab) CUROP Summer Student (Cardiff University, DLB Lab) Publications: 2). Robust Buchwald–Hartwig amination enabled by ball-milling Qun Cao, William I. Nicholson, Andrew Jones & Duncan L. Browne* Org. Biomol. Chem. 2018 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob01781f 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 Conference Contributions: RSC Local Organic meeting (South-West) Cardiff University, Jan 2019, (Poster *AWARD*) Molecular Synthesis Section Seminar Cardiff University, Jan 2019, (Presentation) Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium: Mechanochemistry Ruedeshiem, Germany, Nov 2018, (Poster)
	Yerbol Sagatov PhD student since Oct 2017 - Vice Chancellor's Scholar 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. Conference Contributions: Coming soon!

1st Year PhD Students

Andrew Jones PhD student since Oct 2018 (KESS collaboration with Cambridge Reactor Design) MChem Project Student (Cardiff University, DLB Lab) CUROP Summer Student (Cardiff University, DLB Lab) Publications: 1). Robust Buchwald–Hartwig amination enabled by ball-milling Qun Cao, William I. Nicholson, Andrew Jones & Duncan L. Browne* Org. Biomol. Chem. 2018 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob01781f Conference Contributions: Coming soon!

Co-Supervised PhD Students

	David Cutress PhD student since Oct 2015 (LSRN-Wales collaboration with Prof. Peter Brophy, Aberystwyth) 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) Publications: 1). Unlocking the Catalytic Potential of Tris(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl) Borane with microwave Irradiation Jamie L. Carden, Lukas J. Gierlichs, Duncan F. Wass, Duncan L. Browne & Rebecca L. Melen* Chem. Commun. 2019 DOI: 10.1039/C8CC09459D
	Lukas Gierlichs PhD student since July 2018 (Industrial collaboration with Dr Rebecca Melen) MChem (Cardiff University collaboration RLM Lab) Year Abroad (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada; Prof. Brad Easton) Publications: 1). Unlocking the Catalytic Potential of Tris(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl) Borane with microwave Irradiation Jamie L. Carden, Lukas J. Gierlichs, Duncan F. Wass, Duncan L. Browne & Rebecca L. Melen* Chem. Commun. 2019 DOI: 10.1039/C8CC09459D

Visiting Students

Undergraduate Students

	Karl Griffiths MChem Project Student 2nd Year Summer Project (DLB Lab)
	Oliver Kershaw MChem Project Student Year Abroad (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada, Prof. Yuri Bolshan)
Calum Parsons MChem Project Student Year Abroad ()

Group Alumni