Hi! My name is Anna and I grew up in The Netherlands before moving to Norwich. I came to the University of Manchester to study Chemistry and completed my Masters degree in 2018. I became really interested in radiochemistry and got the opportunity to work with the National Nuclear Laboratory on a Royal Society summer project looking into the modelling of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (or LIBS for short). This pretty much lead the way to my PhD project!
I am now looking into how the LIBS process interacts with the sample and assessing its ability as a characterisation technique for the nuclear industry. I’ll be using LIBS to analyse various radionuclide contaminants and organic complexes on materials like steel, plastic and concrete.
Outside of my research, I’m usually exploring new areas of Manchester with friends or playing sport. I started playing a Dutch sport called Korfball when I first came to uni and have since joined a new club called Manchester Warriors. It’s basically mixed-sex netball/basketball and, even though it sounds it, it’s definitely not made up!
I can’t say I know enough about minerals to have a favourite one yet, but cobalt is definitely my favourite element. It forms many brightly coloured compounds and can reversibly change from pink to blue in solution!
Hi! I’m Mingyu Feng, coming from China. I studied Environmental Engineering for my bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Sun Yat-Sen University in 2016 and 2019, respectively. After graduating, I worked as an environmental consultant for two years. The working experiences inspire me to pursue a PhD studying. My PhD research project will focus on carbon materials […]
I’m Charlie! I am originally from a land far-far away (Bristol) but have been living in Manchester for the past 4 years, though am still yet to drop the silly Bristol accent. I started chemistry at UoM in 2018 and graduated in 2022, despite covids best efforts! My masters project was in the organic materials […]
Hi! My name is Abdulaziz, from Saudi Arabia. In 2009, I graduated from King Saud University with a Bachelor’s degree in Earth Science. Afterward, in 2014, I completed my Master’s degree in Earth Science, and thesis titled “mineralogical and geochemical of bauxite ore deposits in Saudi Arabia” at King Saud University. I have worked in […]
Guten Tag, as we say in Germany. I’m Raphael and I am, you guessed it, from Germany. I did my Bachelor and Master of Science in the Chemistry Department of the University of Cologne. That’s the city I always thought was famous for its gothic cathedral, but seems to be better known in the UK […]