Core capability for Chemistry Research
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: Chemistry
Abstract
The National Importance of a vibrant and successful university Chemistry research sector cannot be underestimated. The RSC's report on the Economic Benefits of Chemistry showed that the UK's upstream chemicals industry and downstream chemistry-using sectors contributed a combined total of £258 billion in added-value in 2007, equivalent to 21% of UK GDP, and supported over 6 million UK jobs. This output is underpinned by some of the world's most successful University Chemistry research, reflecting the fruits of many years of investment. On-going fundamental research is essential, not only to maintain a continuing flow of scientific and technological breakthroughs, but also to ensure that the UK maintains a highly skilled and innovative workforce; it is through these trained people that the UK will adopt and advance new ideas, successfully exploit new technologies, and develop new and better products and services. The ability to develop and exploit chemically-derived technology will fuel economic activity, and is a necessary condition for attracting inward investment to the UK. The RSC report also showed that the quality of UK chemists and the reputation for excellence of the UK's university chemical science base significantly influences companies in decisions to locate within the UK, or to retain a UK-based research presence.
Imperial College is an internationally leading centre for research, education and translation. It is the only UK higher education institution to focus exclusively on science, engineering, medicine and business. The College is renowned both for world-class fundamental research and for the translation of this research to benefit society and the economy; this combination was indeed defined as a core part of the College's mission at its foundation in 1907. Its research strengths reflect its focus on fundamental underpinning science and cover the breadth of engineering and the physical sciences. The College currently holds 270 research grants totalling over £285M that have been through the EPSRC's peer review process; these include 11 Programme Grants and 12 Platform Grants.
The equipment requested is to underpin the above activity.
Imperial College is an internationally leading centre for research, education and translation. It is the only UK higher education institution to focus exclusively on science, engineering, medicine and business. The College is renowned both for world-class fundamental research and for the translation of this research to benefit society and the economy; this combination was indeed defined as a core part of the College's mission at its foundation in 1907. Its research strengths reflect its focus on fundamental underpinning science and cover the breadth of engineering and the physical sciences. The College currently holds 270 research grants totalling over £285M that have been through the EPSRC's peer review process; these include 11 Programme Grants and 12 Platform Grants.
The equipment requested is to underpin the above activity.
Planned Impact
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Organisations
Publications
Zhang Y
(2015)
A coarse-grained molecular dynamics investigation of the phase behavior of DPPC/cholesterol mixtures
in Chemistry and Physics of Lipids
Zhang Y
(2016)
Structural organization of sterol molecules in DPPC bilayers: a coarse-grained molecular dynamics investigation.
in Soft matter
Zenzola M
(2015)
Synthesis of Sulfoximine Carbamates by Rhodium-Catalyzed Nitrene Transfer of Carbamates to Sulfoxides.
in The Journal of organic chemistry
Yue W
(2015)
A thieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene isoindigo building block for additive- and annealing-free high-performance polymer solar cells.
in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Yi N
(2015)
Carbon dioxide capture and utilization: using dinuclear catalysts to prepare polycarbonates.
in Faraday discussions
Yeh JS
(2015)
Quantitative ultrasound molecular imaging.
in Ultrasound in medicine & biology
Yau C
(2014)
Investigation of Radical and Cationic Cross-Linking in High-Efficiency, Low Band Gap Solar Cell Polymers
in Advanced Energy Materials
Wright MH
(2015)
Global analysis of protein N-myristoylation and exploration of N-myristoyltransferase as a drug target in the neglected human pathogen Leishmania donovani.
in Chemistry & biology
Wright MH
(2014)
Validation of N-myristoyltransferase as an antimalarial drug target using an integrated chemical biology approach.
in Nature chemistry
Wood S
(2015)
Natures of optical absorption transitions and excitation energy dependent photostability of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based photovoltaic copolymers
in Energy & Environmental Science
Winkler M
(2015)
Renewable polycarbonates and polyesters from 1,4-cyclohexadiene
in Green Chemistry
Windle CD
(2015)
Improving the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO through immobilisation of a molecular Re catalyst on TiO2.
in Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Wheeler S
(2015)
Influence of Surface Recombination on Charge-Carrier Kinetics in Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells with Nickel Oxide Interlayers
in Physical Review Applied
Welton T
(2016)
Building an Inclusive Culture in the Chemistry Department at Imperial College.
in Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Wann DA
(2015)
Structures of tetrasilylmethane derivatives (XMe2Si)2C(SiMe3)2 (X = H, Cl, Br) in the gas phase, and their dynamic structures in solution.
in The journal of physical chemistry. A
Wann D
(2014)
Structures of Tetrasilylmethane Derivatives C(SiXMe 2 ) 4 (X=H, F, Cl, Br) in the Gas Phase and their Dynamic Structures in Solution
in Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B
Wang X
(2015)
Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Anatase and Rutile: The Impact of Morphology and Phase on Photocatalytic Activity
in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Wade J
(2015)
Operational electrochemical stability of thiophene-thiazole copolymers probed by resonant Raman spectroscopy.
in The Journal of chemical physics
Villar-Garcia IJ
(2015)
Fine tuning the ionic liquid-vacuum outer atomic surface using ion mixtures.
in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
Vigor WA
(2015)
Minimising biases in full configuration interaction quantum Monte Carlo.
in The Journal of chemical physics
Verrastro I
(2016)
Reversible oxidation of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) alters its interactions with signaling and regulatory proteins.
in Free radical biology & medicine
Varcoe J
(2014)
Anion-exchange membranes in electrochemical energy systems
in Energy Environ. Sci.
Vacher M
(2015)
Electronic control of initial nuclear dynamics adjacent to a conical intersection.
in The journal of physical chemistry. A
Vacher M
(2015)
Electron dynamics upon ionization: control of the timescale through chemical substitution and effect of nuclear motion.
in The Journal of chemical physics
Udemba A
(2015)
Design, synthesis and initial characterisation of a radiolabelled [(18)F]pyrimidoindolone probe for detecting activated caspase-3/7.
in Organic & biomolecular chemistry
Tyler AI
(2015)
Electrostatic swelling of bicontinuous cubic lipid phases.
in Soft matter
Turek V
(2015)
Self-Assembled Spherical Supercluster Metamaterials from Nanoscale Building Blocks
in ACS Photonics
Trott G
(2016)
Catalysts for CO2/epoxide ring-opening copolymerization.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Timokhin I
(2014)
Microporous metal-organic frameworks built from rigid tetrahedral tetrakis(4-tetrazolylphenyl)silane connectors
in CrystEngComm
Thompson AJ
(2015)
Molecular Rotors Provide Insights into Microscopic Structural Changes During Protein Aggregation.
in The journal of physical chemistry. B
Thinon E
(2014)
Global profiling of co- and post-translationally N-myristoylated proteomes in human cells.
in Nature communications
Thevenon A
(2015)
Dinuclear Zinc Salen Catalysts for the Ring Opening Copolymerization of Epoxides and Carbon Dioxide or Anhydrides.
in Inorganic chemistry
Tang H
(2014)
Glass polyalkenoate cements based on simple CaO-Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2 glasses
in Materials Science and Technology
Tan C
(2015)
Synergetic enhancement of organic solar cell thermal stability by wire bar coating and light processing
in Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Sze JY
(2015)
Fine tuning of nanopipettes using atomic layer deposition for single molecule sensing.
in The Analyst
Sung S
(2014)
Multimetallic complexes and functionalized gold nanoparticles based on a combination of d- and f-elements.
in Inorganic chemistry
Sung S
(2015)
Synthesis, characterisation and reactivity of copper(I) amide complexes and studies on their role in the modified Ullmann amination reaction.
in Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Sun Y
(2015)
Field-assisted self-assembly process: general discussion.
in Faraday discussions
Spivey A
(2015)
Organocatalytic Phosphorylation of Alcohols Using Pyridine-N-oxide
in Synlett
Sotelo-Vazquez C
(2015)
Multifunctional P-Doped TiO 2 Films: A New Approach to Self-Cleaning, Transparent Conducting Oxide Materials
in Chemistry of Materials
Skjevik Å
(2015)
All-atom lipid bilayer self-assembly with the AMBER and CHARMM lipid force fields
in Chemical Communications
Sim A
(2015)
Great cities look small.
in Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
Shoaee S
(2015)
A Comparison of Charge Separation Dynamics in Organic Blend Films Employing Fullerene and Perylene Diimide Electron Acceptors.
in The journal of physical chemistry letters
Shoaee S
(2015)
Oxygen diffusion dynamics in organic semiconductor films
in Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Shivalingam A
(2016)
Trianguleniums as Optical Probes for G-Quadruplexes: A Photophysical, Electrochemical, and Computational Study.
in Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Shivalingam A
(2015)
The interactions between a small molecule and G-quadruplexes are visualized by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy.
in Nature communications
Shen Y
(2015)
Polarisation dependence of the squash mode in the extreme low frequency vibrational region of single walled carbon nanotubes
in Applied Physics Letters
Scott DJ
(2015)
Facile Protocol for Water-Tolerant "Frustrated Lewis Pair"-Catalyzed Hydrogenation.
in ACS catalysis
Description | Chemistry is the study and application of the science at the molecular scale. It provides some of the most basic understandings of how the world works and underpins many modern technologies. It provides both the most mundane of objects, such as the disposable cup that holds you coffee, and the most vital compounds, such as life-saving drugs. Chemistry relies on four core instrumental techniques to study molecules; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Mass Spectrometry, X-Ray Crystallography and molecular scale Microscopy. This grant gave the Chemistry Department at Imperial College the ability to update these facilities. These have enabled research in all areas of Chemistry, for example the building of artificial cells, the production of fuels from biomass to the development of new potential pharmaceuticals and diagnostic techniques. There are too many to list. |
Exploitation Route | There are many ways in which these results can be put to use in the wider world. |
Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Agriculture, Food and Drink,Chemicals,Energy,Environment,Healthcare,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology,Security and Diplomacy,Transport |
Description | Policy Briefing Document |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Author of policy briefing document: Using Carbon Dioxide |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Presentation to stakeholders |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Laura Barter was invited to the World Economic Forum in Davos to present her research investigating methods for increasing crop yields by promoting more efficient photosynthesis in the session on "Engineering Intelligent Food Systems". |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Radio Interview |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | BBC World Service's The Why Factor (8 February) on "Why is Water Exceptional?" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Radio Interview |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Andrew Ashley interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Inside Science explaining his group's recent discovery in N2 fixation |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Schools activity |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Salters Festival of Chemistry: Annual Salters Festival. Y7 and Y8 many schools attend with their teachers to undertake two chemistry-based challenges |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Stakeholder meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Laura Barter, Rudiger Wolcholski and Sarah Al-Beidh organised a Creativity and Ideas generation event for the Sainsbury's farming scholars which was also attended by Sainsbury's horticulture manager, academics from Imperial, Natural History Museum and other UK institutions. Followed by attending the Annual Sainsbury's Farming Conference to highlight the success of the Sainsbury's Farming Scholars Programme - a recent collaboration between Imperial College, AGRI-net and Sainsbury's. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016 |
Description | UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum. Presentation on measuring sustainability |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Presentation and discussion on sustainability metrics |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | World Economic Forum meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Prof David Klug introduced the "Hyperconnected Healthcare" panel at the World Economic Forum meeting in Dalian and participated as a panel member. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |