As IBM Research Global Lead for AI Enriched Modelling and Simulation, and a visiting Professor at Liverpool, alumnus Ed Pyzer-Knapp was already a busy man. Instead of cutting back, he has now launched a new journal highlighting AI research.
Professor Daan Frenkel, courtesy Department of Chemistry photography
Sep 24 2020
Professor Daan Frenkel has been awarded the European Physical Liquid Matter Prize, considered one of Europe’s most prestigious prizes in the field of the (chemical) physics of liquids.
Alumnus Richard Mackman in his office at Gilead Sciences
Sep 23 2020
As a third-year undergrad here, Richard Mackman gradually realised what he wanted to do: “I wanted to create something as a chemist that would make a difference,” he says. And with the development of the anti-Covid drug remdesivir, he has.
Areeb Mahtey, who is studying for a PhD in epigenetics, explains why science and fashion have more in common than you might think, and how in the future he hopes to combine his two passions.
Image of coin cells courtesy Department of Chemistry photography
Aug 24 2020
Researchers have identified a potential new degradation mechanism for electric vehicle batteries – a key step to designing effective methods to improve battery lifetime.
Image of Dr Qian Wang courtesy University of Cambridge
Aug 20 2020
Researchers here have developed a stand-alone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into a carbon-neutral fuel, without requiring any additional components or electricity.
Researchers have found that a common plant owes the dazzling blue colour of its fruit to fat in its cellular structure, the first time this type of colour production has been observed in nature.
Dr Olga Kennard FRS has been awarded the 12th Ewald Prize "for her invaluable pioneering contribution to the development of crystallographic databases".
Emeritus Professor Sir Alan Fersht of this Department has been named as the 2020 winner of the world's oldest scientific prize, the Royal Society's prestigious Copley Medal.
