Hi I’m Chris, I’m from Loughborough and I’ve been in Manchester for the past 4 years studying my MEng in Materials Science and Engineering with Biomaterials. I did my masters placement at the Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research in Harrow, where I worked on projects using stem cells for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering applications in the skin and liver. I focused on characterising stem cells in wound healing in the skin and organogenesis processes in liver organoid units, using immunostaining and imaging techniques. I love biomaterials and stem cells research but I wanted to work in areas with more environmental based applications, which led me here.
My PhD is an iCASE project with looking at using metal-reducing bacteria to produce metal nanoparticles for use as catalysts. My work will begin looking at palladium nanoparticle production, its scalability and also advancing into bimetallic nanoparticles.
In my spare time I like to travel, climb, play football, listen to music and podcasts and play guitar. I also love to cook and my falafel skills are top notch.
I don’t know many types of minerals to be honest so I’m open to suggestions for a new favourite.
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 […]