Meet the Group
Stefan Borsley
Stefan was born in North Wales. He obtained his MChem from the University of Manchester and PhD from the University of St Andrews under the supervision of Dr Euan Kay, working on dynamic molecular control of nanoparticle building block assembly. Stefan moved to the University of Edinburgh as a postdoctoral research associate with Prof. Scott Cockroft, working on single molecule nanopore sensing and noncovalent interactions. He returned to the University of Manchester to undertake postdoctoral and then lecturer positions in the group of Prof. David Leigh FRS, working on autonomous molecular machines. In 2023, Stefan obtained a Royal Society University Research Fellowship to start his research group at Durham University. In his free time he enjoys travelling, photography and good company!
Willow Baxter
Willow comes from Suffolk. She obtained my MChem from the University of St Andrews completing a final year project within the Chemical Education Research Group under the supervision of Dr Neil Keddie. Willow will be joining the group as a PhD student in October to work on chemical fuels for transmembrane pumps. In her free time she enjoys hillwalking and always has a craft project on the go.
Zac Orr
Zac obtained his MChem from Herriot-Watt University with a final year project in organic reaction development in the group of Dr Ai-Lan Lee. Zac will be joining the group as a PhD student in October to work on harnessing transmembrane gradients as an energy source to drive other processes.
Martha Noakes
Martha will be joining the group for an MChem project in October! More information to follow...