Congratulations to Jun Yao on successfully passing his MRes viva on July 28th! With special thanks to Dr. Mengnan Wang (University of Exeter) and Prof. Wuge Briscoe (University of Bristol) for their time and contributions as examiners! A well-earned achievement, well done, Jun!
This bright July marks the graduation of several Faul Research Group members. Congratulations once again to Ben Harker, Talia Pearce, Alastair Chua, and Yuerong Tian on their achievements!
All the best from the group to their next chapters!
Those who were in Chengdu headed to Shanghai, very kindly hosted by Donghua University’s “State Key Laboratory for Functional Polymer Fibers” and Shanghai Jiaotong University’s “Department of Chemistry”. It was not only great to spend time with Bristol Alumni (Yaozu Liao and Wei Lyu at DHU, and Hongjing Dou and Huibin Qiu at SJTU), but also share science and interact with many students!
Thanks also to DHU for generous sponsorship of prizes – with a first prize by Jerry, and a second prize to Liang! Well done!
Several members of the group travelled to China to attend the 8th International Symposium Frontiers in Polymer Science. It was an opportunity to showcase work from across the group, present, interact – and meet with old friends (including Prof ZHANG Xi, long-time friend and collaborator, and president of Jilin University!).
In addition – Junru won a prize for best poster presentation! Congratulations!
Well done to our undergraduate students, Alastair, Ben, Talia, and Yuerong, who recently successfully presented the results of their hard work from the past few months! We celebrated the occasion with some well-earned PIZZA 🍕!
We also took this opportunity to welcome the new PhD student, Haoqi Yu, who just joined the FRG from March!
A joyful moment as the group begins a new chapter together!
At the beginning of Spring this year, we celebrate the graduation of Faul Research Group members Dr John Worth, Dr Safa Al Siyabi, and Dr Ulzhalgas (Ulia) Karatayeva, who recently returned to Bristol from a distance to attend the graduation ceremony!
Warmest congratudations to all of them from the group!
Dr Geraldine Echue, former PhD student from FRG, now Deputy Editor at Advanced Materials, Advanced Portfolio, and Wiley In Research, gave a wonderful overview of publishing, with a focus on Advanced Portfolio journals. Great to have top tips, and the latest on the use of AI in scientific publishing, also afterwards over coffee.
Geri also generously spent time with members of the FRG and gave members an opportunity to share some of their latest results.
Great to have Geraldine Echue back in Bristol! Thank you for a wonderful visit! #BristolAlumni!
The biggest and warmest congratulations to FRG member Dr. John Worth (CoSEM CDT, joint with Prof. Valeska Ting) on successfully defending his viva on Oct 22nd!
A fantastic achievement with his thesis “Polytriphenylamine Conjugated Microporous Polymers and Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity Composites as Platforms for Hydrogen Storage”, along with outstanding research outputs already published in Small (Wiley), and the Int. J. Hydrogen Energy!
Thank you to external examiner Dr. Andrea Laybourn, University of Leeds, and internal examiner, Dr. Sebastien Rochat!
It’s been a joyful week for the FRG, marked by the cultural festival and group brithday celebrations!
On Tuesday 16th August of Lunar Calendar, three members of the group took part in the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival event held at the Global Lounge, where they shared experiences of traditional customs associated with this important cultural occasion of family reunion.
Later in the week, the entire group gathered for a shared evening meal to celebrate the birthdays of three group members, including Charl Faul, Ben Harker, and Yuerong Tian! It was a wonderful opportunity to relax and enjoy good food!.
We are very pleased to have hosted Feiyang Li, a visiting undergraduate student from the Tsinghua Xuetang International Chemistry Exchange Programme. Feiyang joined the Faul Research Group for a two-month research experience, and is now heading back to Beijing!
During his time here, Feiyang worked alongside PhD student Jerry Mintah on porous polyimide materials for CO2 capture and conversion. His contribution to the project and enthusiasm were greatly appreciated!
As he returns to China, we wish him all the best in his future studies, and hope to see him in Bristol soon again!
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