matthew.cliffe[at]nottingham.ac.uk
Matt is an Associate 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, being promoted to Assistant Professor in 2021 and Associate Professor in 2023.
When not doing experimental science, Matt enjoys experimental music, food and videos.
rinku.kushwaha[at]nottingham.ac.uk
Rinku joined the Cliffe group as a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA). His research explores the magnetic and conducting properties resulting from doping in metal–organic frameworks (MOF). He comes from Uttar Pradesh, India. Rinku obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Allahabad and later joined the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, for an integrated MS-PhD program. He completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. R. Vaidhyanathan (FRSC) on ‘Redox-active 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks for Energy Storage and Proton Conduction’. Outside his academic pursuits, he loves watching cricket and enjoys playing chess in his free time.
andrew.jones1[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
pcxsp10[at]@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk
Simrun is a PhD student working in the School of Chemistry and Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre with Dr Walter Köckenburger. Their research focusses on studying solid-state DNP-MAS NMR enhancement in metal-organic frameworks.
Xiaoxuan.Su[at]nottingham.ac.uk
Xiaoxuan earned his Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Sheffield in 2021, returned to China and worked as a research assistant for two years before deciding to pursue his Ph.D joint between the Pilgrim and Cliffe Groups. During his spare time, he enjoys reading and playing board games.
