Viva and conference success

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Faul Research Group

Many congratulations to Dr Veronica Del Angel Hernandez who passed her PhD viva last week. We wish her continued success in her postdoctoral research associate position within the Cooper Group at the University of Liverpool.

Further celebrations are in order for group members Neha Yadav and Basiram Narzary. Both are both recipients of prizes at last week’s GWPore conference for contributing with a talk on polymer formation using cyclic carbonates from CO₂ and a poster discussing CO₂ capture and conversion using microporous materials (see below), respectively.

New article published in Macromolecules

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Faul Research Group

Collaborative research between the Faul Group and Manners Group concerning efficient seeded growth of polythiophene-based nanofibers through suppression of homogeneous nucleation has just been published in Macromolecules and is available for viewing now.

Review published with cover feature

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Faul Research Group

Our recent review “Crosslinked porous polyimides: structure, properties and applications” arrives in Polymer Chemistry (Polym. Chem., 2021,12, 6515-6526), with a fantastic render from Marcos featured on the cover.

New International Undergraduate Faculty of Science bursaries to join us in Bristol!

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Faul Research Group

Are you an international student thinking of applying to study a Chemistry undergraduate course at the University of Bristol for entry in September 2022? Our new Think Big bursaries of £2,500 and our Think Big scholarships of £5,000 and £10,000 are now available to help cover your accommodation costs and tuition fees. Applications close at 10am (UK time) on Monday 28 March 2022.

Find out more.

Charl speaking in Shanghai

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Faul Research Group

Charl was invited to deliver a keynote lecture at the 10^th International Conference on Advanced Fibers and Polymer Materials (ICAFPM 2021), held at Donghua University, Shanghai, China. As travel is still restricted due to COVID-19, Charl Zoomed over to Shanghai to deliver his lecture on N-containing conjugated microporous polymers early Monday morning! He also joined the State Key Laboratory’s International Advisory Board meeting on Tuesday!

It was also an opportunity to congratulate Donghua University on it’s 70^th birthday, and celebrate the 10_^th edition of the ICAFPM conference series.

Further recruits to the Faul Group

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Faul Research Group

A real joy to welcome three new, talented additions to the Faul Group; each undertaking the fourth year of their integrated MSci chemistry degrees at Bristol.

From left to right: Caitlin (CMPs), Shantae (SMPs) and Leo (soft actuation).

New accepted manuscript in Chemistry—A European Journal

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Faul Research Group

A new review entitled Design and Control of Perylene Supramolecular Polymers through Imide Substitutions has been accepted in Chemistry—A European Journal. The publication is concerned with perylene-based supramolecular polymers (SMPs) and their exploitable properties achievable via chemical modification of the imide substituents.

Congratulations to all involved with this achievement.

Commonwealth Chemistry Posters submission

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Faul Research Group

Great efforts by group member Basiram on his successful submission to this years’ 2nd Commonwealth Chemistry Posters exhibition. This is a virtual event that allows for collaboration, discussion and engagement with other chemists from across the Commonwealth working on problems that address Sustainable Development Goals.

Basiram’s poster covers his work on “Tuneable Naphthalene-Based Microporous Polyimide Networks for CO₂ Capture and Conversion” and is a fantastic summary of his research. Available to view here.

New accepted manuscript in Polymer Chemistry

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Faul Research Group

A new review covering porous polyimides (pPIs) has been accepted in the RSC’s Polymer Chemistry journal entitled Crosslinked Porous Polyimides: Structure, Properties and Applications. The publication covers this class of porous organic polymer (POP) and highlights their high thermal and chemical stability, high surface area, energy storage capabilities and promising future.

Congratulations to Mr Narzary, Dr Baker, Ms Yadav and Profs D’Elia & Faul on this achievement.