Group Leader

Dr. Alessandro Ruffoni
since February 2017
PDRA: IRB Barcelona (Prof. A. Riera and Prof. X. Salvatella)
PhD: University of Milan (Prof. F. Clerici)

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Wesley Olivier
since January 2023
PhD: University of Tasmania
(Prof. J. A. Smith and ​Prof A. C. Bissember)

Dr. Cornelia Büttner
since October 2022
PDRA: TU Wien (Prof. K. Schröder)
PhD: University of Cambridge (Prof. M. Gaunt)​

Dr. Javier Corpas Pardo
since October 2022
PhD: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
​(Prof. Dr. R. G. Arrayás and Dr. P. Mauleón)

Dr. Eva Rivera Chao
since September 2022
Xunta de Galicia Postdoctoral Fellowship
PDRA: University of Valencia
​​(Prof. C. Martí ​Castaldo)
PhD: University of Santiago de Compostela (Prof. M. Fañanas Mastral) 

Dr. Bo Li
since September 2022
PhD: University of Cambridge (Prof. M. Gaunt)​

Dr. Esteban Matador Martínez
since January 2022
M.S. Postdoctoral Fellowship - NextGenerationEU
PhD: University of Sevilla
(Prof. R. Fernández and ​Prof. J. M. Lassaletta)

Dr. Zhenhua Zhang
since August 2021
Marie Curie Individual Fellow
PDRA: University of Bonn 
​(Prof. Dr. A. Gansäuer)
PhD: University of Bonn (Prof. Dr. A. Gansäuer) 

Dr.  Michael Tilby
since July 2021
PhD: Keble College, University of Oxford
​(Prof. M. C. Willis)

Dr. Rory Mykura
since May 2021
PhD: University of Bristol (Prof. V. K. Aggarwal)

Dr. Vincent Duong
since April 2021
PhD: University College Dublin
​(Prof E. M. McGarrigle)

PhD Students

Niklas Kehl
since February 2023
MSc: ETH Zürich

Piotr Blyszczyk
since September 2022
MChem: University of Manchester

Chiara Stavagna
since September 2022
MChem: University of Manchester

Baptiste Roure
since September 2021
​EPSRC CASE studentship with Janssen
MSc: École normale supérieure de Paris-Saclay and Sorbonne Université 

Raquel Sanchez
since April 2021
​Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher
MSc: Complutense University of Madrid

Conar Sinton
since January 2021
MChem: University of Newcastle

Henry Caldora
since January 2021
MSci: University of Bristol

Lewis Caiger
since January 2020
iCAT
MSc: University of Bristol

Dr. Alastair McMillan
since September 2018
MChem: University of Manchester

Technical Staff

Cornelia Vermeeren
Chemical Engineer
Supervision of analytical equipment
Responsible for HPLC and SFC separations
​Laboratory procurement

Björn Sommer 
Technician
Security officer and fire protection assistant
Supervision of glovebox, SPS, cryostates and autoclaves
Responsible for chemical database

Gabriele Bertrand
Secretary to Prof. Leonori
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