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St Andrews. Founded 1411. Founded 1582. Edinburgh. Vision: a world class joint research school…. RAE2008 ranked 1 st in power rating, 4 th GPA Combined Research School one of largest in UK: More than 80 academic staff About 50 support staff
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St Andrews Founded 1411 Founded 1582 Edinburgh Vision: a world class joint research school…
RAE2008 ranked 1st in power rating, 4th GPA Combined Research School one of largest in UK: More than 80 academic staff About 50 support staff About 330 research students and post-doctoral workers International Review of Chemistry recognition of pooling 2008/09 Research income increased 64% 08/09 3 ITI, 5.5 PoC, 2 Spin-outs, 42 patents (various stages), 7 licenses Eastchem Overview
Research Areas Chemistry/Biology Interface Experimental and Theoretical Chemical Physics Molecular Synthetic Chemistry Materials Chemistry Focus on major initiatives in: Chemistry For Health Chemistry applied to biotechnology and health In Silico Scotland World-leading centre for computational studies (including links with the national e-science centre) Innovative Synthesis and Chemical Technology Flagship centre for chemical synthesis innovation New Materials Synthesis and characterisation for a wide range of applications Research Structure
David Leigh FRS, EPSRC Senior Research Fellow Mark Bradley Research Highlights –Edinburgh 2008/09 Quantum Computers Organic/Inorganic rotaxanes and molecular shuttles Polymer microarray platform Uses – in vivo bone repair,corneal bandages, 3D cell scaffolds, stem cell compatable sufaces 2000 polymers printed on a glass slide
Research Highlights –Edinburgh 2008/09 • Polly Arnold EPSRC Leadership Fellow • Euan Brechin: Edward Frankland Fellow C-H Bond Functionalisation Catalyst –stabilisation of PdII/IV ER = O, NR Mn4Gd4 cluster – best low temperature refrigerant
Perdita Barran RSC Joseph Black Award Cristina Flors: EPSRC Overseas Life Science Interface Fellow Research Highlights –Edinburgh 2008/09 New Ion Mobility Quadrupole Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer – determination of topologies of proteins New enhanced DNA single molecule imaging