3-year PhD studentship, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship (3 years) within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham, in collaboration with Johnson Matthey. The student will work with an interdisciplinary supervisory team with expertise in 3D printing, materialsā¦
Applications are invited for an 18 month Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) funded Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work under the supervision of Dr Elaine O’Reilly within the School of Chemistry University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland. The project will focus on developing a biocatalytic route for the synthesis of valuable iminosugars with therapeutic properties.ā¦
When: Tuesday 18th May, 15:00 GMT Catalytically reversible reactions, including alkene metathesis and transfer hydrogenation, have had an enormous impact on the development of synthetic strategies for the synthesis of bioactive compounds and important materials. However, the vast majority of chemically catalysed processes are non-reversible. In contrast, many enzyme-catalysed processesā¦
When: 19 November, 15:00 Dr. Amanda Jarvis (Edinburgh) & Dr. Samantha Staniland (Johnson Matthey) Dr. Amanda Jarvis – A brief introduction to artificial metalloenzymesThis talk will briefly introduce artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) ā biohybrid catalysts that aim to bring together the benefits of transition metal catalysts and enzymes. Using examples fromā¦
When: 27 October, 15:00 Prof. Nigel Scrutton (Manchester) will talk about biocatalyst engineering and engineering of microbial cell factories for chemicals production. Biocatalyst engineering and the engineering of microbial cell factories for chemicals production has promised to deliver new routes to chemicals production. Major hurdles to scaled production of chemicalsā¦
Keywords: Enzyme engineering, Biocatalysis, Artificial metalloenzymes, Chemo-enzymatic catalysis, Thermostability Expertise: My group has expertise in the design and engineering of enzymes with an expanded reaction scope, beyond what they have naturally evolved to catalyse. We apply genetic and chemical protein modification techniques, in order to modify the functionality of enzymes.ā¦
Keywords: Physical organic chemistry Organocatalysis Biocatalysis Expertise: Our research focuses on organic and biological reaction mechanisms with an emphasis on catalysis. Through understanding the strategies underpinning catalysis, we aim to inform the design of improved (enzymic and non-enzymic) catalyst systems. Our research aligns with both the ‘Physical Organic Chemistry’ andā¦
