Mr. ​Aaron McCalmont

Ph.D. Student
​Year joined group: 2019
Undergraduate university: Queen's University Belfast
Undergraduate degree: Medicinal Chemistry, MSci
Project: Solvent-free synthesis of pharmaceuticals by Twin-Screw Extrusion
Hobbies: Motorsports, Travelling, Reading
Email: [email protected]

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Ms. Niamh Curran

Ph.D. Student
Year joined group: 2021
Undergraduate university: Queen’s University Belfast
Undergraduate degree: Medicinal chemistry, MSci
Project: Sustainable Polymer Chemistry of High-Performance Materials by Mechanochemistry
Email: [email protected]

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Dr. Cathal Kelly

Research Fellow
​Year joined group: 2020
Undergraduate university: Queen's University Belfast
Undergraduate degree: Chemistry, MSci
Areas of Research: Type II Porous Liquids, Flow Chemistry, Switchable Systems
Hobbies: Gaelic football, cooking, reading fantasy and sci-fi novels.
Email: [email protected]​

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Mr. Christopher Kelly 

Ph.D. Student, joint project with Dr Jillian Thompson
Year joined group: 2021
Undergraduate university: Newcastle University
Undergraduate degree: Chemical Engineering, MEng
Porous liquids, gas uptake, gas separation, O2/H2 separation
Hobbies: Football, golf, gaming, walking
Email: [email protected]

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Ms. Zhe Wang

Ph.D. Student, joint project with Prof. Peter Robertson
Year in joining group: 2021
Hobbies: basketball
Metal-organic frameworks for photochemical purification of water
Email: ​[email protected]

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Mr. Haochen Wu

Ph.D. Student
​Year joined group: 2021
Undergraduate university: Queen's University Belfast; Beijing University of Chemical Engineering
Undergraduate degree: Medicinal Chemistry, Bsc; Pharmaceutical Engineering, BEng
Mechanochemical zeolite synthesis, zeolite surface modification 
Hobbies: Travel, gaming
Email: [email protected]

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​Ms. Émer Rooney

Ph.D. Student
Year joined group: 2022
Undergraduate university: Queen’s University Belfast
Undergraduate degree: Chemistry, MChem
Project: Understanding Mechanochemistry for Applications in Sustainable Agrochemical and Pharmaceutical Synthesis
Hobbies: Swimming, travel
​Email: [email protected]

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Ms. Niamh Carbin 

Ph.D. Student
Year joined group: 2023
Undergraduate University: Queen's University
Undergraduate Degree: Chemistry, MChem
Project: Sustainable Polymer Chemistry of High-Performance Materials by Mechanochemistry with in situ Spectroscopic Monitoring
Hobbies: Gaming, swimming.
​Email: [email protected]