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Organisation profile
The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering aims to promote sustainable processes and materials to meet the energy and healthcare demands of the future.
The financial support provided by the University and the McClay Trust which has allowed the recruitment of outstanding staff in recent years. Through these investments the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering has developed research at Queen's which is now recognized as "world-leading" in the areas of Catalysis and Materials. A wide range of research opportunities are available within the School in the Centre for Theory and Application of Catalysis (CenTACat), Innovative Molecular Materials (IMM), Synthetic and Bioorganic Chemistry (SynBioC) and the Queen's University Ionic Liquid Laboratories (QUILL) and Queen's University Environmental Science and Technology (QUESTOR) Research Centres.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Profiles
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R1225CCE: Machine-Learning-Enabled Enzyme Engineering for Scalable and Greener Bioprocesses.
Huang, M. (PI)
11/12/2025 → …
Project: Research
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R6683CCE: PeacePlus Clean Air
Manesiotis, P. (PI), McKinley, J. (CoI), McVicar, D. (CoI), Moura, L. (CoI), Rowland, N. (CoI) & Swindles, G. (CoI)
10/09/2025 → …
Project: Research
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R3783BSC: Safeguarding drinking water from problem aquatic species: development and application of emerging technologies
Cuthbert, R. (PI), Dick, J. T. A. (CoI) & Marr, A. C. (CoI)
20/03/2025 → …
Project: Research
Research output
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Access to all stereoisomers of chiral alcohols with multiple stereocentres enabled by machine learning-empowered protein engineering
Lu, Z., Zhou, J., Han, T., Zhang, Z., Xu, W., Cen, Y., Jiang, C., Zhang, J., Guo, Y., Cao, C., Huang, M. & Wu, Q., 21 Aug 2026, (Early online date) In: Nature Synthesis.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Access to α-functionalized amines via calcium-catalyzed deacetylations
Cameron, M. P. & McLaughlin, M. G., 03 Apr 2026, In: The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 91, 13, p. 4698-4709 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Accurate internal methane dry reforming kinetic models for solid oxide fuel cells
Moarrefi, S., Jacob, M., Zhou, S.-H., Skinner, S., Jia, L., Cai, W. & Fan, L., 01 Mar 2026, In: Fuel. 407, Part C, 12 p., 137517.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Dataset for "Stereoretentive Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Accesses Atropisomeric 4-Amino-N-arylquinolinium Salts"
Knipe, P. (Creator) & Dingwall, P. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 11 Mar 2026
DOI: 10.17034/daa2c78b-9801-44c8-a35c-f772ba19ac5a
Dataset
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DeepEnzyme_Score: Identification of Global Mutations for modulating Enzyme functions
Zhou, J. (Creator) & Huang, M. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, Mar 2026
https://github.com/zhoujiahui01/DeepEnzyme_Score
Dataset
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Dataset for "Atropselective synthesis of N-aryl pyridones via dynamic kinetic resolution enabled by noncovalent interactions"
Dingwall, P. (Creator) & Knipe, P. (Owner), Queen's University Belfast, 2021
DOI: 10.17034/57c858bd-52ab-46c7-ac95-594e1fb66542
Dataset
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Prizes
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175 faces in Chemistry by Royal Society of Chemistry
Srinivasan, G. (Recipient), 13 Oct 2014
Prize: Other distinction
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1st Best Poster
He, S. (Recipient), Nze, R.-P. (Recipient), Aida, A. B. Y. (Recipient) & Xiao, B. (Recipient), 24 Jun 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2007 The Liebig Lectureship of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)
Hale, K. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Something Old, Something New and Something Blue
Morgan, K. (Invited speaker) & De Silva, A. (Invited speaker)
18 Nov 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science (Journal)
Cochrane, S. (Peer reviewer)
01 Oct 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (Journal)
Cochrane, S. (Peer reviewer)
15 Sept 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
Press/Media
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The Science of Running on BBC Radio Ulster with John Toal
02/05/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Reach ’26 Arts & Sustainability Festival – Film Screening & Panel
17/04/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Expert Opinion on "Antibiotics selectively supercharged against MRSA"
24/03/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Impacts
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Durable Flexible Supercapacitors Utilizing the Multifunctional Role of Ionic Liquid - Top 5% of global research highlighted by Altmetric
Srinivasan, G. (Participant) & Lorenzo Fernandez, M. (Participant)
Impact: Societial Impact
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First Ionic Liquid Mercury Adsorbent - HycaPure Hg
Srinivasan, G. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental Impact
Student theses
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Adding value to waste glycerol to produce renewable fuels and chemicals
Keogh, J. (Author), Blesic, M. (Supervisor) & Manyar, H. (Supervisor), Dec 2022Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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A density functional theory study into the mechanism and reactivity in heterogeneous system
Huang, H. (Author), Hu, P. (Supervisor) & Manyar, H. (Supervisor), Jul 2021Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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A density functional theory study on the rational design of heterogeneous catalysis
Ding, Y. (Author), Hu, P. (Supervisor), Jul 2020Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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