About Me
PhD
I received a high-first in chemistry through a Bachelor of Science with Honours and was awarded a full PhD scholarship to continue at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
I focused on catalysts for green hydrogen generation through water splitting (heterogeneous electrocatalysts) and coupling them to light harvesters.
My PhD thesis was ranked as “Exceptional: of the highest merit and at the forefront of international doctorates in the field.” by the international assessor.
Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow
Following my PhD, I was awarded a Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship to continue my research at the Max Planck Institute of Chemical Energy Conversion in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
Building on my PhD, my fellowship research began with spectroscopy of heterogeneous catalysts for use in water electrolysers and revealed key intermediates during water oxidation. I then expanded my scope to analyse molecular catalysts such a porphyrins.
Research Fellow & Staff Scientist
To continue my catalyst research with a focus on CO2 conversion, I moved to the University of Cambridge. Working within the laboratory of Prof Erwin Reisner, initially as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and now as permanent staff, I continue to develop catalyst systems that use renewable energy sources to capture and convert CO2 into fuels and chemicals. In this role, I co-supervise PhD students and independently supervise MSc students.
I am concurrently a Research Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge, where I serve as Director of Studies in Chemistry.