Ph.D. Theses



Name
Year
Ph.D. Title
Doctorate Awardee & Their Examiners
Thomas Clough
2021
Imaging Probes for Pancreatic β Cells: Design, Synthesis and Testing
Sophie Morse
2020
In Vivo Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Rapid Short-Pulse Sequences for Ultrasound-Mediated Delivery of Agents to the Brain
Peter Gawne
2020
New Zirconium-89 and Manganese-52 Complexes for Cell and Liposome Tracking with Positron Emission Tomography
Rhiannon Evans
2020
Developing Novel Molecular Contrast Agents For Imaging Vulnerable Plaques
Jonathan Rains
2019
Development of Carbonic Anhydrase Mimics that Target the Inefficiencies of Rubisco by Increasing Local CO2 Concentration in situ
Patrick Bergstrom Mann
2019
The Synthesis and Characterisation of Biocompatible Cu-Based Nanocrystals for Imaging and Therapy
Tamara Boltersdorf
2019
Luminescent Compunds for Targeting Formyl Peptide Receptors
Samantha Apps
2019
Dinitrogen Activation of N-triphos Transition Metal Complexes
Adam Smith
2019
Lipophilic and Cationic Gallium-68 Chelates for Mitochondrial Imaging
Emma Coakley
2018
Near-IR and MRI Probes Towards Multi-Modal Imaging and Ion Sensing
Charlotte Coleman
2018
Novel Phosphasalen Ligands for the Ring-Opening Polymerisation of Lactones
Stuart McCluskey
2017
PET-labelled Phosphonium Cations for Mitochondria Imaging
Bethany Harriss
2017
Functionalised Microbubbles for Dual-Modality Imaging
Lucy Wilson
2017
Cyclic Organometallic Complexes for Molecular Electronics
James McArdle
2017
Multimetallic Nanoscale Assemblies based on Bifunctional Linkers
David Anders
2016
Metal-Mediated Redox Manipulations of CO2 and CO towards 11C for PET Imaging
Andre Duerrbeck
2016
New Multimetallic Assemblies as Photoluminescent Materials
Kerry O'Donnelly
2015
Towards Increasing the Efficiency of Rubisco through the use of Carbonic Anhydrase Mimetics
Charlotte Rivas
2015
Dual-Modal Imaging Agents for Zinc Ion Sensing
Andreas Phanopoulos
2015
The Coordination Chemistry and Catalytic Applications of Nitrogen-Centred Triphosphine Ligands
Sarah Jane Percival
2014
Functionalised Silica Nanoparticles for Biomedical Imaging
Poh Yue Cheong
2014
Novel Imaging Targets in Inflammation
Natasha Ann Keasberry
2014
Functionalised Nanoparticles for Molecular Imaging
Anna Haslop
2014
Development of Fluorine-18 Labelled Phosphonium Cations for Imaging Apoptosis
 
Shuoren Du
2013
Novel Ferrocene Based Palladium Complexes for Redox-Active Catalysis
Sheena Hindocha
2013
Towards the Synthesis of Novel Chelates for Technetium-99m Imaging
Clare Michelle Bakewell
2013
Group 3 and Group 13 Initiators for rac-Lactide Ring Opening Polymerisation
Michael Stephen Inkpen
2013
Branched Organometallic Complexes for Molecular Electronics
James Hall
2013
The Oxidative Stability of FAME in the Model Crankcase Environment
Myra Sae-Heng
2012
Design, Synthesis and Applications of Novel Multi-Functional Imaging Agents
Chloe Childs
2012
Determining Structure-Activity Relationships Between Novel PET Radiotracers and their Non-Specific Binding Properties
Neil Wilson
2011
Studies on the Reactivity of Copper Complexes with NO and CO, and their Applications in Molecular Imaging
Lucy Jennings
2011
New Methodologies in Transition Metal-Mediated [11C]Radiolabelling for Positron Emission Tomography
Kathryn Gerry
2009
Base Oil Degradation and Hydrocarbon Autoxidation
Melanie Clare Bottrill
2009
New Routes to Biocompatible Nanoparticles and their Applications in Molecular Imaging
Steven Kealey
2008
Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry of Scorpionate Ligands and their Applications in 11C-Positron Emission Tomography
Chun Kin Wong
2007
Synthesis, Photoluminescent Properties and Self Assembly of Cis-Configured Platinum σ-Alkynyl Complexes
Antonio Ballisai
2006
Synthesis of Rigid-Rod Metal-Alkynyl Complexes
Charlotte Katherine Anne Gregson
2006
Towards Redox Control of Organometallic Molecular Polymerisation Catalysts
Gaetano Mancino
2006
The Synthesis and Luminescence Properties of Near-Infrared (NIR) Emitting Lanthanide(III) Complexes
Robert Christopher John Atkinson
2005
Unsymmetrical Ferrocenyl Ligands, their Coordination Chemistry and Applications in Catalysis
Vivienne Antonia White
2004
Macrocycles with Exogenous Binding Groups as Precursors to Multimetallic Complexes
Ian Alexander Cade
2004
Antenna Modified Ethynyl Benzene Ligands and their Metal Complexes
 
Philip James Oxford
2003
Novel Ferrocenyl Complexes and Their Potential Applications in Catalysis
Charlotte Katherine Williams
2001
Novel Ferrocenediyl Ligands, their Transition Metal Complexes and Potential for Catalysis
Elizabeth Mary Watson
2001
Novel Substituted Phthalocyanines and their Use in Dye Sensitised Solar Cells
Carlos Mongay-Batalla
2001
Synthesis and Characterisation of new Metallo-Phthalocyanines and Sub-Phthalocyanines
 
Stephie Holland
2000
Synthesis, Characterisation and Transition Metal Complexes of Nitrogen-Containing Ligands
Paul Rupert Speyer
1999
Synthesis and Polymerisation of Aza-Macrocycles with Unsaturated Pendant Arms and Their Transition Metal Complexes
Jeff Martin
1999
The Synthesis and Characterisation of Novel Ferrocene Ligands and their Metal Complexes
Angela Joan Martin
1998
Synthesis and Characterisation of Metallocenyl and/or Metal-Acetylide Compounds