The Forgan Group at the University of Glasgow was established in October 2012, and is always looking for new members - click the Join Us tab for more information. Click here to see previous members of the group, and some group photographs can be found in our Gallery.
Our current group members are:
Ross Marshall
PhD Student 2013-2017
Summer Internship 2013
BSc (Hons) Research Project 2012-2013
Ross submitted his undergraduate thesis "Functionalising Metal-Organic Frameworks to Act as Receptors" in March 2013, returned to the group on a summer internship and is now studying the synthesis and characterisation of Zr and Hf MOFs for his PhD.
François-Joseph Yazigi
PhD Student 2013-2017
François-Joseph joined the group in October 2013 after completing his Masters in Research at University of Paris-Sud (Orsay) and is working on hybrid biomimetic MOFs.
Isabel Abánades
PhD Student 2014-2018
Isabel joined the Forgan group in October 2014 from Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, and is examining new methods for the surface modification of MOFs.
Sarah Griffin
PhD Student 2015-2019 BSc (Hons) Research Project 2014-2015 Summer Internship 2014 Sarah has worked on the introduction of alkyne-functionalised ligands into Zr and Hf MOFs, submitting her BSc (hons) thesis in March 2015. She is now a PhD student as part of the CMAC DTC, studying the kinetics and processes of crystallisation of MOFs.
Pantelis Xydias
Postdoctoral Research Associate 2016-2019 Pantelis joined the group in September 2016, working on the surface modification of MOFs as part of the ERC funded project. He received his PhD from the University of Crete.
Panagiota Markopoulou
PhD Student 2016-2020 Penny joined the group in October 2016, after completing a Masters degree at the University of Glasgow, and is working on the surface modification of MOFs with biomolecules.
Dominic Bara
PhD Student 2016-2020 Dom joined the group in October 2016, after completing a BSc (hons) degree at the University of Bath, and is working on the surface modification of Iron-based MOFs.
Ciaran Lennon
BSc (Hons) Research Project 2016-2017 Ciaran joined the group in October 2016, working on the synthesis of Sc MOFs by coordination modulation.
Alexander Thom
BSc (Hons) Research Project 2016-2017 Ali joined the group in October 2016, working on the postsynthetic modification of MOFs by thiol-ene radical addition.
