Charlotte Williams is Professor of Catalysis and Polymer Chemistry. Her group is multidisciplinary and currently consists of 4 postdocs, 12 PhD students and 1 MSc student. Research in polymer chemistry within her group includes the synthesis of polymerisation catalysts, controlled polymerisations, catalytic activation of renewable resources, synthesis of biodegradable and biocompatible polymers for applications in medicine and the synthesis of electroactive polymers for applications in electronics.
She has worked at Imperial since 2003 (2003-7: Lecturer; 2007-9: Senior Lecturer; 2009-2012: Reader; 2012: Professor). Before this, she was a postdoctoral research associate at Cambridge University, working with Professor Andrew Holmes and Professor Richard Friend on the synthesis of electroactive polymers, and at the University of Minnesota, working with Marc Hillmyer and Bill Tolman in zinc catalysis. She did her PhD research at Imperial College in catalysis working with Vernon Gibson and Nick Long.
She has been recognised for her research by the BEPS Oustanding Early Career Academic Award 2011, the RSC Energy, Environment and Sustainability Award (2009), the Meldola Medal (2005) and the Young Researcher Award (2001).
Postmodification of biodegradable polyesters and polycarbonates.
Catalysts for copolymers.
Synthesis of catalysts for carbon dioxide polymerisation.
Synthesis of catalysts for carbon dioxide polymerisation.
Synthesis of heterobimetallic catalysts for carbon dioxide – epoxide copolymerisation
Development and study of renewable polymers for packaging materials.
The synthesis and colour tuning of organometallic complexes and polymers for OLEDs.
New catalysts and polymers for iso-selective ring-opening polymerisation of rac-lactide.
Synthesis of catalysts for carbon dioxide polymerisation.
Synthesis of catalysts for carbon dioxide polymerisation.
Synthesis of polymers for biomedical applications.