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Publications

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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering Vol 14 (2026)

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Chemical Science Vol 17, pp. 17815-17823 (2026)

Snelgrove Matthew P, , Sangster Calum S, , Regincos Marti Emma, Tidey Jeremiah P, Kennedy Alan R, Parsons Simon, ,

Chemical Communications Vol 62, pp. 17898-17902 (2026)

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(2025)

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Microporous and Mesoporous Materials Vol 397 (2025)

Snelgrove Matthew P, , Sangster Calum S, , Regincós Martí Emma, , Tidey Jeremiah P, Gomes José RB, , , Parsons Simon, ,

Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol 64 (2025)

Teaching

I am the Deputy Head of Department for Teaching and Learning, which means that I am responsible for the strategic planning of teaching within the Department, assisting colleauges in the delivery of an excellent teaching experience for all of our students. My teaching duties include the full time courses of basic principles in chemical engineering (CP101), chemical principles (CP203), chemical engineering design (CP407) and the final year chemical engineering project (18530). I also teach on several distance learning modules: chemical engineering principles and thermodynamics (CP211), and MSc research project (CP936). In addition to this, I am have undertaken an MSc in advanced academic studies and a PhD in engineering education, which involved research projects that fit with my ongoing pedagogic research interests, which include the effects of peer tutelage, embedding skills for employability, course redesign and inclusive curricula.

Research Interests

My current research involves the use of a range of nanoporous adsorbents, including activated carbon, zeolites and metal organic framework materials, with particular focus on the adsorption properties of such structures.   Kinetics of adsorption are key to understanding the mechanisms involved in processes such as gas purification/separation, effluent removal and adsorbent recovery.  The future direction of my work involves the development of nanoporous materials for use in biomedical applications.  For example highly porous carbonaceous materials currently used in water purification processes for dialysis units require extensive improvement to reduce complications produced by persistent species (e.g. chloramines) that can contaminate patients’ blood, thus reducing associated therapeutic medication costs; or the removal of glycation end products for the reduction of diabetes in susceptible groups.  Another area for future research is in bio-terrorism with the need for improved personal protection devices and integrated decontamination processes.  These targets are all achievable by developing an appropriate nanoporous adsorbent possibly with tailored surface character.

Accepting PhD Student Applications in the following topics:

New methods for removal of pollutants from water

New methods of carbon capture using green materials

Professional Activities

Invited speaker

19/2/2025

Contributor

20/11/2024

Member

27/9/2024

Organiser

11/6/2024

Examiner

12/4/2024

Host

25/3/2024

Projects

Fletcher, Ashleigh (Principal Investigator) Zhang, Xiaolei (Co-investigator)

09-Jan-2024 - 07-Jan-2025

Fletcher, Ashleigh (Principal Investigator) Jorge, Miguel (Co-investigator) Abusam, Razan (Research Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2027

Jorge, Miguel (Principal Investigator) Fletcher, Ashleigh (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2027

Jorge, Miguel (Principal Investigator) Fletcher, Ashleigh (Co-investigator) Sefcik, Jan (Co-investigator) Asif, Khadija (Research Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2027

Craig, Gavin (Principal Investigator) Fletcher, Ashleigh (Co-investigator) Regincos Marti, Emma (Researcher)

15-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2027

Neagu, Dragos (Principal Investigator) Hamilton, Andrea (Co-investigator) Craig, Gavin (Co-investigator) Ivaturi, Aruna (Co-investigator) Zhang, Xiaolei (Co-investigator) Inglezakis, Vasileios (Co-investigator) Fletcher, Ashleigh (Co-investigator) Roy, Sudipta (Co-investigator) Massabuau, Fabien (Co-investigator) Rahimi, Salaheddin (Co-investigator) Steedman, Andrew (Co-investigator)

The project aThe instrument is a Benchtop X-Ray Diffractometer, which is a device that can analyse the structure and composition of various materials. It can provide data on crystal and molecular structure, phase identification and quantification, and crystallite size and strain. It is suitable for a wide range of inorganic and organic materials in different forms, such as powders, films, or solids. The instrument is compact, fast, easy to use, and low-cost, making it ideal for routine and high-throughput analysis. It can support research in many fields, such as materials science, engineering, chemistry, energy, and healthcare.
The instrument was acquired through an EPSRC Core Equipment fund, with an internally allocated £64k from the University of º£½ÇÂÛ̳

01-Jan-2023