matthew.cliffe[at]nottingham.ac.uk
Matt is an Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham.
He received his DPhil (2015) at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Prof. Andrew Goodwin on the characterization of disordered framework materials. He then took up a Research Fellowship at Sidney Sussex College at the University of Cambridge, where he worked with Prof. Clare Grey in the Department of Chemistry, before moving to the University of Nottingham in 2018 as the inaugural Hobday Fellow.
When not doing experimental science, Matt enjoys experimental music, food and videos.
jem.pitcairn[at]nottingham.ac.uk
Jem is a PhD student investigating the magnetic and conductive properties MOFs and coordination solids. He joined the Cliffe group in October 2019 having previously worked as a research associate in an industry lab. Jem graduated from the University of Sheffield with an MEng in Materials Science in 2017. For his Masters' project he studied the stress control of magnetic domain motion in ferromagnetic nano-wires.
Outside of the lab Jem is a keen Judo practitioner and plans to finish his PhD as both a doctor and a black belt.
madeleine.geers[at]nottingham.ac.uk
Maddie re-joined the Cliffe group as a PhD student in October 2020, after doing a MSci project (18-19). Her studies concentrate on the magnetic properties of metal thiocyanate frameworks and how they can be controlled through doping the structures with alternative metals. She has a focus on neutron diffraction measurements, so she is based at the Institut Laue-Langevin neutron research centre, where she is co-supervised by Dr Laura Cañadillas-Delgado.
pcxcs11[at]nottingham.ac.uk
Claire is a fourth-year PhD student, co-supervised by Neil Champness at the University of Birmingham. She is a student in the CDT in Sustainable Chemistry and her work focuses on the synthesis and characterisation of zirconium and hafnium MOFs that contain naphthalene diimide linkers. Claire graduated from Durham University in 2017, after completing her Masters’ project at Lucite International.
Outside of her PhD, Claire enjoys baking and board games, which she counteracts with plenty of running, cycling and swimming.
andrew.jones[at]nottingham.ac.uk
Andy is a PhD student in the CDT in Sustainable Chemistry, with a background in a Green Chemistry from the University of York. His research focuses on creating single atom catalysts on MOF supports, using defect sites to stabilise the catalyst atoms.
Outside of Chemistry, he is a keen chef, enjoys Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is a big fan of MMA
pcyjlb[at]nottingham.ac.uk
Jacob is a fourth-year undergraduate MSci project student in the Cliffe Group at the University of Nottingham. His research project focuses on characterising the magnetic structures of reduced dimensionality transition metal and mixed-metal thiocyanate magnets. Outside the lab, he can be found exploring modern electronic music, aviation, motorsports and spending time with his dog, Lucy.
pcysm13[at]nottingham.ac.uk
Sophie is a fourth year masters student researching defects in MOFs. Outside of Chemistry I enjoy bouldering, baking, swimming and reading.
pcyjs21[at]nottingham.ac.uk
Joel is a fourth year masters student researching magnetic MOFs. In his free time Joel is on the trampoline committee and is training for a triathlon.
