Our research group is split across two sites, the University of Cambridge and the
Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore (CARES Ltd).
Group members are involved in SynTech CDT and iDMT.
Professor Alexei Lapkin
Centre Management | Visiting Scientists | Post-docs | PhD Students

Dr Michele Assante
PhD ...
Employee of AstraZeneca
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Machine learning in chemical development
vacancy
PhD ...
Employee of Astex Pharmaceuticals
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Machine learning in chemical development

Dr Nicholas Jose
PhD University of Cambridge
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Conti synthesis of nanoparticles

Dr Zhen Guo
Wuhan University, PhD ​NTU Singapore;
Based @ CARES Ltd
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Networks in Chemistry

Dr Zhimian Hao
PhD Cambridge; Tianjin University (BSc); TU Delft (MSc) ​
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Process Modelling, Simulation and Optimisation

Dr Jiyizhe Zhang
PhD Tsinghua ​
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Process Modelling & Simulation; Digital Twins

Dr Mikhail Kovalev
PhD Boreskov Institute of Catalysis
Based @ CARES Ltd
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Materials and catalysis

Dr Dogancan Karan
PhD NUS ​
Based @ CARES Ltd
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Process Development; Flow Chemistry

Dr Shuyuan ZHANG
PhD Tsinghua University​
Based @ CARES Ltd
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Digital Twins in Pharma

Aniket Chitre
MEng Imperial College London​
ML in the development of formulated products

Devi Sietaram
MPhil Cambridge​
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ML in the manufacture of large molecule therapeutics

Alexander Pomberger
University of Vienna
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ML for high-throughput chemical experiments

Sabine Hallamasek
MEng Cambridge
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Sustainability; Life Cycle Assessment

Peace Adesina
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology; MPhil Cambridge
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Process model development for electrochemical reduction of CO2


Adarsh Arun
National University Singapore;
MPhil Cambridge​
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Networks in Chemistry

Shambhawi
IIT Roorkee, India; MPhil Cambridge​
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First principles heterogeneous catalysts design

Kevin Ballu
BSc in Chemistry, Université de Bordeaux, MSc in Food Sciences, Université de Rennes and Université de Nantes, MSc in Material Chemistry specialising in soft matter, Université de Bordeaux
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Formation of crystalline nanocellulose

Kobi Felton
NC State​
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ML in process development

Zheng Jie Lieu
National University of Singapore
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ML for Polymer Development

Anna Katsarou
University of Patras;
Imperial College London​
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ML for Process Synthesis

Daniel Wigh
Imperial College London​
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ML for Process Chemistry
Julia Stachyra
University of Cambridge (MPhil)
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Data science for sustainable chemistry

Nathan Harmer
Durham University​
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ML for catalysts design

Michael Zhou
Imperial College London
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ML for reaction development