Analytical, Measurements and Physical Chemistry

Ralph Adams
- Analytical, Measurements and Physical Chemistry - Senior Research Fellow
Person: Academic
Michael Baker
- Analytical, Measurements and Physical Chemistry - Lecturer
Person: Academic
Perdita Barran
- perdita.barranmanchester.acuk
- Analytical, Measurements and Physical Chemistry - Professor of Mass Spectrometry
Person: Academic
Alice Bowen
- alice.bowenmanchester.acuk
- Analytical, Measurements and Physical Chemistry - Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fellow
Person: Administrative
Samuel Cobb
- Analytical, Measurements and Physical Chemistry - Lecturer in Electrochemistry
Person: Academic

Anisotropic Heterobimetallic Nanomaterials with Controlled Composition for Efficient Oxygen Reduction at Ultralow Loading
Ming, S., Cobb, S. J., Rahaman, M., Sammy, N., Reisner, E. & Wheatley, A., 30 Jul 2024, In: Advanced Functional Materials.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A photoelectrochemical-thermoelectric device for semi-artificial CO2 fixation employing full solar spectrum utilization
Cobb, S. J., Pornrungroj, C., Andrei, V., Badiani, V. M., Su, L., Manuel, R. R., Pereira, I. A. C. & reisner, E., 13 Aug 2024, In: Device.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Arginine Kinase Activates Arginine for Phosphorylation by Pyramidalization and Polarization
Falcioni, F., Robert W. Molt, J., Jin, Y., Waltho, J. P., Hay, S., Richards, N. G. J. & Blackburn, G. M., 3 May 2024, In: ACS Catalysis. 14, 9, p. 6650-6658 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Assessing Photostability of mAb Formulations In Situ Using Light-Coupled NMR Spectroscopy
Bramham, J. E., Wang, Y., Moore, S. A. & Golovanov, A. P., 18 Jun 2024, In: Analytical Chemistry. 96, 24, p. 9935-9943 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Backbone ¹H,¹³C and ¹⁵N resonance assignment of the ubiquitin specific protease 7 catalytic domain (residues 208–554) in complex with a small molecule ligand
Pandya, M., Augustyniak, W., Cliff, M., Lindner, I., Stinn, A., Kahmann, J., Temmerman, K., Dannatt, H., Waltho, J. & Watson, M., 1 Jun 2024, In: Biomolecular NMR Assignments. 18, 1, p. 33-44 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Not started
5 Active
13 Finished

MESNA: Methods for enzymatic synthesis of modified nucleic acids (AWARD)
Micklefield, J. (PI) & Barran, P. (CoI)
1/07/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
GENPENZ: GENERALISED PHOTOCATALYSIS BY ENZYMES
Scrutton, N. (PI), Barran, P. (CoI), Hardman, S. (CoI) & Heyes, D. (CoI)
1/12/22 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
Optimisation of CHO for Biotherapeutic Manufacture
Dickson, A. (PI), Barran, P. (CoI), Pitt, A. (CoI), Rattray, M. (CoI) & Schwartz, J.-M. (CoI)
1/10/21 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
NMR Spectrometer with high pressure and reaction monitoring capability
Adams, R. (PI), Bures, J. (CoI), Flavell, W. (CoI), Lee, D. (CoI) & Morris, G. (CoI)
1/12/20 → 31/01/25
Project: Research
UoMaH: The University of Manchester at Harwell
Lawrence, J. (PI), Burnett, T. (PI), Baker, M. (Researcher), Eastwood, D. (Researcher), Falkowska, M. (Researcher), Freitas, D. (Researcher), Hunt, S. (Researcher), Khan, A. (Researcher), Lane, H. (Researcher), Ma, L. (Researcher), Mirihanage, W. (Researcher), Parlett, C. (Researcher), Yan, K. (Researcher), Reinhard, C. (Support team), Duggins, D. (Technical team), Lewis-Fell, J. (Technical team), Nonni, S. (Technical team), Rollings, B. (Technical team), Sinclair, L. (Technical team) & Batts, S. (Support team)
1/01/18 → …
Project: Other

DOSY and Pure Shift NMR: from changed practice in the chemical, pharmaceutical and scientific instrument industries to a multimillion-pound new food ingredient
Morris, G. (Participant), Nilsson, M. (Participant) & Adams, R. (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Technological
New paradigms for 3D materials analysis using polyatomic projectiles: changing capacity and industrial practice
Lockyer, N. (Participant) & (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Technological
Parkinsons Super Smeller
Barran, P. (Participant), Trivedi, D. (Participant), Milne, J. (Participant) & Hollywood, K. (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Awareness and understanding
WHO iSupport for Carers of People with Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease.
Milne, J. (Participant)
Impact: Awareness and understanding, Health and wellbeing

28 Invited talk
7 Oral presentation
3 Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
1 Membership of professional association
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- 1 Membership of network
- 1 Visiting an external academic institution

UK Solar Chemicals Network workshop: Beyond Hydrogen
Cobb, S. (Chair), Megarity, C. (Chair) & Cowan, A. J. (Member of programme committee)
12 Nov 2024
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Understanding and Controlling the local environment of electrocatalysis
Cobb, S. (Speaker)
31 Oct 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Using Enzymes to Understand and Control the Local Environment of Catalysis
Cobb, S. (Speaker)
11 Sept 2024 → 13 Sept 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Can enzymes help address the climate crisis?
Cobb, S. (Speaker)
21 Aug 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Can enzymes help address the climate crisis?
Cobb, S. (Speaker)
7 May 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research

Improving the Sensitivity of FESTA Methods for the Analysis of Fluorinated Mixtures
Castanar Acedo, L. (Creator), Mendonça Barbosa, T. (Contributor), Morris, G. (Contributor), Moutzouri, P. (Contributor), Nilsson, M. (Contributor), Rittner, R. (Contributor) & Tormena, C. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 14 Oct 2019
DOI: 10.17632/jvy9s7y2yw.3, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/jvy9s7y2yw
Dataset
Light‑FESTA: enhancing characteristic 1H signal patterns of fluorinated molecules
Castanar Acedo, L. (Creator), Morris, G. (Creator), Nilsson, M. (Creator), Golovanov, A. P. (Creator), Smith, M. (Creator) & Bramham, J. E. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 5 Jul 2023
DOI: 10.48420/23056013, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Light_FESTA_enhancing_characteristic_1H_signal_patterns_of_fluorinated_molecules/23056013 and one more link, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Light_FESTA_enhancing_characteristic_1H_signal_patterns_of_fluorinated_molecules/23056013/1 (show fewer)
Dataset
experimental data for the PUREST experiment
Nilsson, M. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 31 Aug 2022
DOI: 10.48420/20004170.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/experimental_data_for_the_PUREST_experiment/20004170/1
Dataset
Polarised-light ReLaserIMD data, metadata and analysis scripts for manuscript "I2BODIPY as a new photoswitchable spin label for orientation-resolved light-induced pulsed EPR dipolar spectroscopy exploiting magnetophotoselection effects"
Bertran, A. (Creator), Ciuti, S. (Creator), Panariti, D. (Creator), Rogers, C. (Creator), Wang, H. (Creator), Zhao, J. (Creator), Timmel, C. R. (Creator), Gobbo, M. (Creator), Barbon, A. (Creator), Di Valentin, M. (Creator) & Bowen, A. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 1 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.48420/25343440, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Polarised-light_ReLaserIMD_data_metadata_and_analysis_scripts_for_manuscript_I_sub_2_sub_BODIPY_as_a_new_photoswitchable_spin_label_for_orientation-resolved_light-induced_pulsed_EPR_dipolar_spectroscopy_exploiting_magnetophotoselection_effe/25343440
Dataset
GEMSTONE
Kiraly, P. (Contributor), Kern, N. (Contributor), Plesniak, M. (Contributor), Nilsson, M. (Contributor), Procter, D. (Contributor), Morris, G. (Contributor) & Adams, R. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 22 Sept 2020
DOI: 10.17632/xznbxgfpxx.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/xznbxgfpxx
Dataset

2021 Horizon Prize
Milne, J. (Recipient), 3 Mar 2021
Prize: National/international honour
ACS 2021 Advances in Measurement Science Lectureship
Barran, P. (Recipient), 1 Jun 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Fellow of the National System of Researchers in Mexico
Villlagomez-Bernabe, B. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: National/international honour
Günther Laukien Prize
Morris, G. (Recipient), 29 Mar 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Innovation in Medical Physics Applications.
Villlagomez-Bernabe, B. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Disease Scent Signatures Disclose What the Nose Knows
Trivedi, D.
12/06/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: A Supersmeller Can Detect the Scent of Parkinson’s, Leading to an Experimental Test for the Illness
Barran, P.
11/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
VARIOUS NATIONAL MEDIA: Scientists move closer to developing ‘game-changing’ test to diagnose Parkinson’s
Barran, P.
7/09/22
6 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
When iron atoms behave like rare-earth elements - and why
Baker, M.
19/07/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Diamond Light Source Scientific Highlights: When Iron behaves like a rare-earth element - and why
Baker, M. & Huzan, M.
23/11/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research

700MHz reaction monitoring spectrometer
Cliff, M. (Platform Lead), Adams, R. (Academic lead) & Sakho, A. (Technical Specialist)
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Chemistry Building NMR Facility
Cliff, M. (Platform Lead), Adams, R. (Academic lead), Bamber, D. (Technician), Bawn, C. (Technical Specialist) & Sakho, A. (Technical Specialist)
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology
Facility/equipment: Facility
EPSRC National Research Facility for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
Cliff, M. (Platform Lead), Collison, D. (Academic lead), Mcinnes, E. (Academic lead), Tuna, F. (Academic lead), Bowen, A. (Academic lead), Shanmugam, M. (Senior Technical Specialist) & Brookfield, A. (Technical Specialist)
FSE Research
Facility/equipment: Facility
Oxford MicrostatHiRes cryostat for actinide RIXS
Baker, M. (Academic lead)
Analytical, Measurements and Physical Chemistry
Facility/equipment: Equipment
Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
Lockyer, N. (Academic lead) & Sheraz, S. (Technical Specialist)
Materials Engineering
Facility/equipment: Facility

Analytical, Measurements and Physical Chemistry

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