Dr Louis Morrill
Winner: 2022 Organic Division early career award: Hickinbottom Award
Cardiff University
For the development of sustainable methodologies for synthesis which employ catalysts that are metal-free or based on earth-abundant first row transition metals.
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In 2021 the UK government set its ambitious climate change target into law: to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. As part of this enormous collective effort, it is vital that the UK remains at the forefront of innovation in the development of more sustainable synthetic methods to produce important chemicals for society.
Dr Morrill's research group aims to introduce new, more sustainable synthetic approaches to enable chemical transformations that are otherwise difficult to achieve. For example, developing clean and sustainable catalytic and electrochemical processes is of high importance, particularly for industrial processes. Investment and innovation in this area will support various UK chemical industries to adopt more sustainable synthetic approaches and contribute towards UK (and global) priorities.
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