The Cronin Group

Group Members


The Cronin Group currently has 39 members, made up of 15 PhD students, 0 Post-Docs and 1 project students.

Group Leader


Prof. Lee Cronin
Room: A4-40
Tel.: 6650
Email


Research Topics:
Biography & Research Background

Deputy Group Leader


Dr. De-Liang Long
Room: A4-15
Tel.: 5437
Email


Research Topics:
Polyoxometalates, Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry, Cluster-based materials, Chemical Crystallography

Senior Research Fellows


Dr. Geoff Cooper
Room: Main
Tel.: 2536
Email


Research Topics:
Complex Systems, Inorganic Biology, Hybrid Membrane Architectures

Dr. Haralampos N. Miras
Room: Glass
Tel.: 3435
Email


Research Topics:
Supramolecular POMs, Evolutionary systems, Complexity, Devices

Dr. Marie Hutin
Room: A4-26
Tel.: 8583
Email
Group Research Coordinator

Group Technician


Jim McIver
Room: X-ray
Tel.: 6555
Email


Post-Doctoral Fellows


Dr. Christoph Busche
Room: Main
Tel.: 2536
Email



Dr. Jennifer S Mathieson
Room: Upstairs
Tel.: 3380
Email


Research Topics:
Coordination Chemistry, Ligand Design, Self Assembly, Mass Spectrometry

Dr. Jingli Xie
Room: Main
Tel.: 2536
Email
Marie Curie Research Fellow


Dr. Jun Yan
Room: Lab
Tel.: 7039
Email


Research Topics:
Selfassembly, Redoxactive POM

Dr. Laia Vila Nadal
Room: Glass
Tel.: 3435
Email


Research Topics:
Electronic structure of POMs, Self Assembly Mechanisms

Dr. Mali Husby Rosnes
Room: Main
Tel.: 2536
Email


Research Topics:
Hybrid Polyoxometalates, Supramolecular Assemblies, Energy Conversion

Dr. Mark Symes
Room: Lab
Tel.: 7039
Email


Research Topics:
Solar Fuels, Renewable Energy, 3D-printing

Dr. Phil Kitson
Room: Upstairs
Tel.: 3380
Email


Research Topics:
Synthesis of DIP-based heterocycles

Dr. Ross Forgan
Room: Lab
Tel.: 7039
Email



Dr. Trevor Hinkley
Room: Glass
Tel.: 3435
Email


Research Topics:
Computational systems biology/chemistry, Evolutionary systems

Dr. Victor Sans Sangorrin
Room: Glass
Tel.: 3435
Email


Research Topics:
Flow systems, Nanoparticles, Evolutionary systems

Dr. Yohei Takashima
Room: Glass
Tel.: 3435
Email


Research Topics:
Polyoxometalate-hybrid, Open Framework Materials, Nanoparticles

PhDs - Year 3


Antoine Boulay
Room: Glass
Tel.: 3435
Email


Research Topics:
Far-From-Equilibrium Systems

Jing Gao
Room: Main
Tel.: 2536
Email


Research Topics:
Polyoxotungstates, selfassembly, Nanomaterials

Pedro Molina Sanchez
Room: Upstairs
Tel.: 3380
Email


Research Topics:
Polyoxometalates, TMSPs, Water oxidation, synthetic inorganic chemistry

Thomas Boyd
Room: Main
Tel.: 2536
Email


Research Topics:
Microporous Materials, Host-Guest Chemistry, Crystal Engineering

PhDs - Year 2


Andreu Ruiz
Room: Glass
Tel.: 3435
Email


Research Topics:
Flow systems, Networked Reactions, Inorganic Materials, Complex Chemical Systems

Andrew Macdonell
Room: Main
Tel.: 2536
Email


Research Topics:
Hybrid POMs, Electrocrystallisation

Carine Yvon
Room: Main
Tel.: 2536
Email


Research Topics:
Hybrid polyoxometalates, supramolecular assemblies, nanomaterials

Hongying Zang
Room: Main
Tel.: 2536
Email



Jamie Cameron
Room: Main
Tel.: 2536
Email


Research Topics:
Polyoxovanadates, Molecular Materials, Magnetism

Rachel Scullion
Room: Main
Tel.: 2536
Email


Research Topics:
Polyoxopalladates, Self assembly, Polyoxometalates

Ross Winter
Room: Glass
Tel.: 3435
Email


Research Topics:
Transitionmetal substituted POMs, self assembly

PhDs - Year 1


Benjamin Rausch
Room: Lab
Tel.: 7039
Email


Research Topics:
Polyoxotungstates, Solar Fuels

Caihong Zhan
Room: Soddy
Tel.: 5530
Email



Phil Robbins
Room: Main
Tel.: 2536
Email



Vincenza Dragone
Room: Soddy
Tel.: 5530
Email


PhDs - Year 0


Charikleia Sartzi
Room: Lab
Tel.: 7039
Email


Visiting People


Dr. Yukatsu Shichibu
Room: library
Tel.: 8262
Email



Katrin Peuntinger
Room: Library
Tel.: 8262
Email



Wei Chen
Room: Library
Tel.: 8262
Email


(Undergraduate) Project Student


Marc Rodríguez (Erasmus)
Room: Main
Tel.: 2536
Email


Group Alumni

2012

Name
Group Position
Shen Zhao Visiting Student

2011

Name
Group Position
Dr. Yasutaka Suzuki Post Doctoral Fellow Email
James Taylor Project Student
Jamie Ingram Project Student
Jennifer Alex Undergraduate Project Student Email
Katrin Peuntinger (Erlangen) Visiting Student Email
Kim Mathieson Undergraduate Project Student
Niall Maclean Project Student
Simon Elsmie Undergraduate Project Student

2010

Name
Group Position
Alastair Kidd Undergraduate Project Student
Charles Boyle Undergraduate Project Student
Dr. Soichiro Tsuda Visiting Researcher
Dr. Victor Sans (Warwick) Visiting Researcher
Luzian Porwol (Kaiserslautern) Erasmus Student
Marjorie Sorus Erasmus Student
Merce Martin Erasmus Student
Samantha Moreton Undergraduate Project Student
Sebastian Beeg Erasmus Student
Sekine Yoshihiro Visiting Student

2009

Name
Group Position
Laia Vilŕ (Tarragona) Visiting Student
Marti Busquets Erasmus Student
Yang Jiao Visiting Student

2008

Name
Group Position
Amanda Spence Undergraduate Project Student
Andreu Ruiz (Barcelona) Erasmus Student Email
Dr. Claire Lydon Ph.D. Student Email
Dr. David Gabb Ph.D. Student Email website
Dr. Feng Xu Ph.D. Student Email website
Dr. Neus Corella Ochoa Ph.D. Student Email website
Dr. Roslyn Eadie Ph.D. Student Email website
Dr. Ryo Tsunashima Post Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Sumit Khanra Post Doctoral Fellow
Ruksana Mohammed Undergraduate Project Student
Stephanie Kelly Undergraduate Project Student

2007

Name
Group Position
Claire McCormack Undergraduate Project Student
Dr. Johannes Thiel Ph.D. Student & Post Doctoral Fellow Email website
Dr. Thomas McGlone Ph.D. Student Email website
Robert Thatcher Undergraduate Project Student

2006

Name
Group Position
Angela Kinnell Undergraduate Project Student
Dr. Liz Wilson Ph.D. Student & Post Doctoral Fellow Email website
Dr. Pradeep C. Parameswaran Post Doctoral Fellow Email website
Dr. Scott Mitchell Ph.D. Student & Post Doctoral Fellow Email website

2005

Name
Group Position
Andrew Neil Undergraduate Project Student
Dr. Carsten Streb Ph.D. Student & Post Doctoral Fellow Email website
Dr. Craig Richmond Ph.D. Student & Post Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Damiano Portinari Ph.D. Student
Dr. Eric Burkholder Post Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Graham Newton Ph.D. Student Email website
Dr. Yufei Song Post Doctoral Fellow
Marco Keller Undergraduate Project Student
Oliver Bucher Undergraduate Project Student

2004

Name
Group Position
Dr. Chris Ritchie Ph.D. Student & Post Doctoral Fellow Email website
Dr. Jesús M de la Fuente Post Doctoral Fellow Email website
Manuela Fandel Undergraduate Project Student
Richard Furgusson Undergraduate Project Student

2003

Name
Group Position
Darren Orr Undergraduate Project Student
Dominick Schuh Undergraduate Project Student
Dr. Hamera Abbas Ph.D. Student
Dr. Kevin Guthrie Ph.D. Student
Dr. Louise Smith Ph.D. Student
Kevin Riddet Undergraduate Project Student

2002

Name
Group Position
Laura Carnochan Undergraduate Project Student
Neil Dunbar Undergraduate Project Student

2001

Name
Group Position
Dr. Alex Pickering Ph.D. Student
Dr. Alexis Parenty Ph.D. Student & Post Doctoral Fellow
Dr. John Fielden Ph.D. Student
Jen Johnston Undergraduate Project Student
Narinder Kaur Undergraduate Project Student

2000

Name
Group Position
Dr. Georg Seeber Ph.D. Student
Helen Uttley Undergraduate Project Student
Helene Wutawanashe Undergraduate Project Student
Jill Meadows Undergraduate Project Student