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Functional inorganic, materials and supramolecular chemistry

Our research group examines the synthesis of new materials and functional molecules that contribute to innovation and technology.

Part of Chemistry

About

We research the synthesis of functional inorganic, solid-state and supramolecular materials and assemblies. 

Through our work, we take on challenges in:

  • energy
  • sustainability
  • healthcare
  • diagnostics
  • deposition of nanostructured materials

All our research is underpinned by a background in structure determination and characterisation. We are building sold-state structural libraries to investigate the link between molecular modifications and crystal structure electron density distribution and physical properties.

We use a combination of crystallographic, physical measurement, statistical and computational approaches.

Our 3 main fields are:

  • functional inorganic chemistry
  • materials chemistry
  • supramolecular chemistry

Research highlights

A landscape image of a coal-fired power station expelling pollution into the sky.

Making new products with waste CO2

University of Southampton spin-out company, ViridiCO2, is revolutionising the sustainability of chemical manufacturing processes by making products from carbon dioxide (CO2).

Projects and publications

Research projects

MULTI-site organic-inorganic HYbrid CATalysts for MULTI-step chemical processes

Status: Not active
Lead researcher: Professor Robert Raja

Mechanically Interlocked Oligonucleotides: Properties and Applications

Status: Active
Lead researcher: Professor Steve Goldup

Rotaxane-Oligonucleotides: Stimuli-Responsive Mechanically Interlocked Architectures to Control Oligonucleotide Activity and Gene Transcription

Status: Not active
Lead researcher: Professor Steve Goldup

Our people

Southampton provides a great environment to exploit the amazing creativity and atomic/molecular level control that chemistry affords to contribute toward new and innovative solutions to many of the world’s greatest challenges.
Professor Gill Reid
PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY
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