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Current Group Members

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Postdocs

Dr Reece Hoogesteger 

From: London, England

PhD: University of St Andrews, 2024
Advisor: Dr Craig P. Johnston

Fun fact: Surname means high star in dutch

Cara Philipson

From: Glasgow, Scotland

UG degree: MChem, University of St Andrews, 2022
Project with Dr Craig P. Johnston

Fun fact: First student to stay on for a PhD after their final year project

Panagiotis Kalomenopoulos

From: Greece

UG Degree: MChem, University of Edinburgh, 2021 
Project with Prof. Andy Lawrence


Fun fact: Plays the Cretan lyra

Fourth Year PhD Students

David Groves

From: Sheffield, UK

UG degree: MSci, University of Cambridge, 2023
Project with Prof. Matthew J. Gaunt

Fun fact: Has two siblings with PhDs in chemistry

Third Year PhD Students

Yating Guo
co-supervised with

Dr Stephen Wallace
(University of Edinburgh)

From: Shenzhen, China

UG degree: MSci, University College London, 2023
Project with Prof. David Selwood


Fun fact: Has an identical twin, so if you're seeing double, you're not imagining it!

Masters/Visiting Students

Odile Herberich

From: Trier, Germany

UG degree: 5th Year, Pharmacology

Fun fact: TBC

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Finlay Watt

From: Glasgow, Scotland

UG degree: 5th Year, Chemistry, MChem

Fun fact: Plays the saxophone

Emily Sturt

From: Edinburgh, Scotland

UG degree: 4th Year, Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry, BSc

Fun fact: Can whip out a backflip on demand (but not in the lab)

We gratefully acknowledge funding from the following organisations:

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© 2022 by Craig P. Johnston

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