I develop chemistry that uses renewable energy to convert CO2 into sustainable fuels and chemicals. Achieving this goal will enable us to replace fossil fuels as an energy and chemical source, and thereby eliminate 76% of global CO2-equivalent emissions.

Achievements during my PhD include setting the record solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion efficiency and discovering a new acid-stable catalyst for water electrolysers.

I have more recently used machine learning to develop chemical systems that self-assemble in water to convert CO2 under sunlight and shown how algorithms can help us understand complex chemical systems.

My current projects focus on upcycling for sustainable chemistry, including the use of CO2 as a regent to make a pharmaceutical and extracting chemicals from biomass byproducts of paper production.

I believe that developing chemistry to use waste products such as CO2 as ingredients is key to achieving overall sustainability.