The Current Group

Dr. Matthew Evans

Matt obtained his PhD from the Victoria University of Wellington (Coles/Anker group) in 2022, and joined us as a postdoctoral fellow in the same year. Matt is working on the stabilisation and applications of low oxidation state heavier group 2 metals.

Dr. Joseph Parr

Joseph obtained his PhD from Imperial College London, UK, and spent time as a JSPS Fellow at Kyoto University, Japan, in 2022. He joined us as a postdoctoral fellow in June 2024. Joseph is investigating the coordination chemistry of group 2 compounds and employs computational methods in his research.

Dr. Corinna Czernetzki

Corinna obtained her PhD from the University of Würzburg (Braunschweig group) in 2024, and joined us as an Alexander von Humboldt fellow in the same year. She is investigating low oxidation state group 2 compounds featuring new ligand systems.

Sophie Unsworth

Sophie obtained her Master’s degree from Victoria University of Wellington (Anker group) and joined us for her PhD in 2024. She is currently investigating the reactivity of (very) low oxidation state magnesium compounds.

Maryam Niksefat

Maryam obtained her Master’s degree in Nanochemistry from the Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) and joined us for her PhD at the end of 2023. She is working on the development of new asymmetric group 2 compounds and their applications.

Jeremy Mullins

After a successful BSc(Hons) degree in the Jones group, Jeremy started as a PhD student in 2022. He is exploring the reactivity of photoactivated magnesium(I) compounds, and their application to organic synthesis.

Dat Nguyen

Dat joined us from the Hanoi University of Science in 2022. He will be carrying out his PhD on the development of low oxidation state group 2 compounds, and their application to the C-H activation of inert organic substrates.