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Professor Dermot O'Hare was born in Newry, Co Down and studied at Balliol College, Oxford University, where he obtained his B.Sc. in 1982 and his D. Phil in 1985, under the direction of Professor M.L.H Green. Subsequently, he was awarded a Royal Commission of 1851 Research Fellowship. He was a visiting research fellow at CR&D E.I. du Pont deNemours in Wilmington, Delaware in 1986/7 were he worked in the group lead by Prof J.S. Miller on molecular-based magnetic materials. In 1987 he returned to Oxford to a short term lectureship and in 1990 he was appointed to a permanent University position and a Septcentenary Tutorial Fellowship at Balliol College. In 1996 he was honoured by the Institüt de France, Académie des Sciences as one of the top 50 leading scientists in Europe under 40 yrs. He was the Royal Society of Chemistry Sir Edward Frankland Fellow in 1996/97. In 1997 he was awarded the Exxon European Chemical and Engineering Prize. In 1998 he became Professor. His interests are wide ranging, and include exploratory synthetic organometallic chemistry, intercalation chemistry, time-resolved, in situ diffraction studies and the synthesis of meso- and microporous solids. In 2010 he won the Royal Society of Chemistry's Ludwig Mond award for outstanding research in Inorganic chemistry.
Dermot is also interested in modifications to his Lotus Esprit. His personal webpage can be found here.
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Qiang Wang joined the group as a post-doc in June 2011. He received his BSc (2003) and MSc (2005) from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) in China, and his PhD (2009) from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea. Before joining Oxford, he had worked in the Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) under A*STAR, Singapore for two years. Now he is working on the synthesis of polymer/LDHs nanocomposites. He enjoys sports like football and badminton. |
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Ian Casely graduated from Imperial College London in 2005 after completing an MSci with a Year in Industry, which he spent working for Boehringer Ingelheim in Germany. For his PhD he worked on metal N-heterocyclic carbene chemistry with Prof. Polly Arnold, initially at Nottingham, and finishing in 2009 at Edinburgh. Following this, he got married and moved with his wife to Irvine, California, where he was a postdoc with Prof. Bill Evans working on f-element and bismuth chemistry. He joined the group in June 2011 and is working on the synthesis of organometallic early metal complexes for olefin polymerization in collaboration with SCG Chemicals. He enjoys kickboxing, music, and brewing beer. |
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Jean-Charles “JC” Buffet joined the group in June 2011. In 2005, he obtained an MSc from UPMC (Paris) working with Prof. Bernadette Charleux on polymers synthesis via RAFT agents. In 2009, he graduated for Edinburgh University with a PhD on biodegradable polymers synthesis via homochiral complexes under the supervision of Prof. Polly Arnold. Following this, he moved to Aachen (Germany) to work for Prof. Jun Okuda on meso-lactide polymerisation. In Oxford, he will study olefin polymerization in collaboration with SCG Chemicals. In his spare time, he likes pretending to go for a run while drinking beers watching sports.
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Andrew Jupe joined the group in August 2011. |
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Robert Cooper joined the group in October 2006 under the supervision of Andrew Ashley as a Part II student. He is from Lincoln College and researched organometallic compounds of pentalene. He likes eating and playing football. He returned to the group in October 2007 to start his D. Phil. |
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Chengle Wang joined the group as a D.Phil in October 2008 and is called Joyce in the group. She is graduate from the University of Science and Technology of China with a BSc. She is a member of Teddy Hall now and works on layered double hydroxides. She has a lot of interests, such as travelling and playing football. She is also a super fan of AC Milan. |
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Hasna Zaher is a member of New College and joined the group in October 2008 as a D.Phil. She is working on synthesising novel Frustrated Lewis Pairs for use in the catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol and hydrogenation of aldehydes. Success will hopefully provide a new route to carbon dioxide reduction and a step towards carbon neutrality when burning hydrocarbons. She graduated from the University of Edinburgh in June 2008 with a MChem with Industrial Experience. Away from the lab, Hasna enjoys learning about different cultures and relaxing with friends.
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Mark Chadwick joined the group in October 2008 as a part II under the supervision of Coops. He's from New College and studied the redox properties of permethylpentalene sandwich compounds. After this he stayed on as a Dphil and is investigating organouranium chemistry. He enjoys rugby, poker, skiing and wine. He'll also take any opportunity to dress up as a pirate. |
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Saul Moorhouse started his D.Phil in the group in October 2009. His work involves the study of solid state reactions using time-resolved in situ X-ray diffraction. He carries out much of his work at Diamond Light Source. He is a member of Somerville College and enjoys being manly in the great outdoors as well as making very minor appearances on TV.
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Anchalee Wongariyakawee started her D.Phil. in October 2009 and she is a member of Balliol College. She graduated from Kasetsart University, Thailand, with a B.Sc. in 2006. She then worked as a researcher in a cement manufacturing company for two years. Because of this she is interested in the applications of layered double hydroxides in building materials. She loves travelling and also enjoys eating exotic food. |
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Henry Fisher is at Hertford College and joined the group as a part II in 2009 under the supervision of Gareth Williams, looking into the structure and properties of alum vaccine adjuvants. He has since worked as a research visitor investigating drug delivery and biomedical applications of LDHs, starting a DPhil in the same area in February 2011. When not in the lab, he can usually be found wearing lycra and sparkles at any available ballroom, or at Hertford College boathouse shouting at people twice his size. |
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Tom Arnold is at Balliol College and joined the group in 2010 as a Part II student working on synthesising uranium metal organic frameworks (MOFs) under the supervision of Mark Chadwick. He started his D.Phil. in October 2011 and is working with JC on indenyl complexes and olefin polymerisation. When not is the lab, he can usually be found with a Gin and Tonic in hand sampling the latest gastronomy or travelling in uncharted lands. |
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Hannah Buckley joined the group in 2010 as a part II student under the supervision of Saul Moorhouse, and has stayed on to do a Dphil starting in 2011 working on applications of LDHs. She is at New college, and her life outside of chemistry consists of G&Ts, life drawing and travelling. |
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Sam Binding is at Worcester and joined the group as a Part II student in 2010. Under the supervision of Hasna she worked on the synthesis of novel frustrated lewis pairs for the catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol. Returning as a DPhil in 2011, she will be making organometallic complounds for use in polymerisation. When not doing chemistry she likes baking, cocktails, dancing in the kitchen and holidays! |
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. The O'Hare group look forward to welcoming two new visiting students in the coming months. |
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Jamie Undrell is at Balliol college and joined the group as a part II student in 2011. Jamie is currently researching the application of Layered Double Hydroxides in the creation of heat resistent polymers. When not grinding away in the lab, Jamie enjoys japanese fashion and getting away from it all at a cosy B&B in Herefordshire with his life partner, Patrick.
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Ali Travis is at Balliol College and joined the group as a Part II student in 2011. Under the patient supervision of JC, he's working on the synthesis of frustrated lewis pairs for the catalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol. When not around the lab, Ali enjoys Aikido and struggles with the suspicion that organic chemistry is not in fact real. |
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George Harris is also from Balliol College and joined the group as a part II student in 2011. George is currently looking into the utilization of EBI* ligands in the polymerisation of ethylene and lactols as an alternate pathway to biodegradable polymers. George's quest to save the world one plastic bag at a time is second only to his passion for moth conservation.
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Daniel Clement is at Pembroke College and joined the group in 2011 as a Part II student working on synthesising novel permethylpentalene group III and lanthanide derivatives. When not in the lab Dan enjoys playing rugby for Pembroke College, watching Wales outperform England in any form of activity and the occasional low altitude snooze. |
