Dr Marie André-Aupetit

EPSRC funded Postdoctoral researcher

PDRA (PhD, University of Rennes – 2022)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

Marie is from Rennes in France, where she completed here Licence and Master degree. In 2019, she pursued a PhD at the Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, under the supervision of Dr. Julien Boixel, where she developed luminescent photochromic compounds (dithienylethenes) towards data storage, using the ability of such molecules to undergo a drastic reorganisation under UV light. She is also trained in computational chemistry and enjoys getting the best of both worlds in her work. In July 2023, she joined the Zysman-Colman group as a postdoctoral fellow where she will work on developing Multi-Resonant TADF toward energy-efficient OLED. When not in the lab, Marie enjoys going on walks, watching movies, baking and traveling.

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Dr Dongyang Chen

Postdoctoral researcher

PDRA (PhD, University of St Andrews – 2021)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

Dongyang comes from a small town in south China. He obtained his Bachelor of science degree at Beijing Institute of Technology in June, 2013. He participated in a research project in his junior year, which focused on the synthesis of polymers exhibiting Aggregation Induced Emission (AIE) and their application for bio-macromolecule monitoring. From 2013 to 2016, he went to Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science for his Masters? degree. His Masters project focused on the design, synthesis, and application of Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) emitters. The TADF emitters he has synthesized have been utilized for high efficient blue, green, and red OLED devices. His passion for OLEDs and TADF emitters led him to St Andrews where he completed his PhD in 2021 focusing on TADF emitter design as a CSC Scholar. In his leisure time, he likes jogging, travelling and cooking.

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Dr John Marques Dos Santos

Kyulux funded Postdoctoral researcher

PDRA (PhD, University of Glasgow – 2019)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

John is from Maceió, the capital city of the state of Alagoas, Brazil. He completed his degree in Chemistry at the Federal University of Alagoas with a one-year exchange period at the Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT), Ireland. During his undergraduate studies, John worked on a project involving studies of oxidative stress in vivo. During his period abroad in AIT, he worked developing natural hydrogels for seed coating. After graduating in 2015, John joined Professor Graeme Cooke's group at the University of Glasgow for his PhD studies on the synthesis of functional dyes for energy generation and optoelectronic applications. During his PhD, John spent a period in the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia) as a visiting student to fabricate photovoltaic cells, collaborating with Professor Iain MacCulloch. At St Andrews John will be working on TADF emitter design. When not working, John enjoys cinematography, reading, dancing, gym, skateboarding, guitar playing, drawing, board games, hiking and travelling.

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Dr Abhishek Kumar Gupta

Leverhulme Trust funded Postdoctoral researcher

PDRA (PhD, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi – 2017)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

Abhishek is from historical city of Kalpi, 165 km from Lucknow, India. He completed his B.Sc. in Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry from Janta College, Bakewar (U.P.) and his M.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh. He also completed an M.Tech in Nanotechnology from AMU. During his M.Tech he worked on nano-sized semiconducting TiO₂ powder at ARCI Hyderabad. After his M.Tech, he worked on device fabrication for photovoltaic cell at the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi. In 2017, he received his PhD on "Schiff base derivatives as Fluorescent Chemosensors, Solid State NIR Emitters and Catalysts" from IIT Mandi under the guidance of Dr. Pradeep C. Parameswaran. He joined the University of St. Andrews as Newton Fellow, where he will work on TADF materials. In his free time he likes to do photography, traveling, cooking and listening to music.

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Dr David Hall

Lab manager

PDRA (PhD, University of St Andrews – 2022)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

David is from a small village near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire England. He completed an MChem at Durham University, where his masters project involved the synthesis of new donor acceptor molecules that emit via a TADF mechanism in order to gain a better understanding of how they work. In his free time David enjoys cooking, playing golf and walking.

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Dr Fabien Lucas

Marie Sklødowska-Curie Fellow under the UKRI guaranteed funding scheme (CPP-MR-TADF)

PDRA (PhD, University of Rennes – 2020)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

Fabien was born and grew up in Nantes, in France. He did most of his study at the University of Nantes. After completing a bachelor degree in physics and chemistry, he first followed preparative courses to pass a competition to become teacher of physics-chemistry in highschool. During this year, out of curiosity, Fabien decided to participate in a research project for 3 months at the University of Nantes which he loved and made him change his mind. He finally followed a master degree in chemistry in organic electronics and photonics shared between the universities of Nantes and Angers. During his master thesis completed in Glasgow, Fabien started working on organic synthesis of BODIPY for fluorescent OLED applications. He then carried on with his PhD project under the supervisor of Dr Cyril Poriel from the University of Rennes (France) on the design and the synthesis of materials that possess high transport properties for applications in OLED and OFET, which he defended in December 2020. Next, he joined the École Polytechnique de Paris for 2 years to work on the design and fabrication of simplified single-layer phosphorescent OLEDs. Having now dual skills, Fabien came back to organic chemistry to work on the synthesis of multiresonant TADF emitters at the University of Saint-Andrews. He obtained a Marie Curie fellowship under the UKRI guarantee funding to carry out his research. During his free time, Fabien do a lot of sport Judo and climbing essentially, but also likes hiking, biking, motorbiking and bivouacking. He also loves cooking because chemistry never stops.

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Dr Campbell Mackenzie

Scottish Enterprise funded Postdoctoral researcher

PDRA (PhD, University of Western Australia, – 2015)

ProjectPhosphorescent Emitter Design

Campbell is from Perth in Western Australia. He completed his BSc. (Honours) at the University of Western Australia in 2009. He remained at UWA to complete a PhD (2010-2015) in organometallic synthesis with a focus on the electrochemical and theoretical study of mixed valance Ruthenium complexes under the supervision of Prof. George Koutsantonis. His PhD included a period of time as a visiting student at Durham University learning spectroelectrochemistry from Prof. Paul Low. He comes to St. Andrews to work on blue-emitting iridium complexes for OLED and LEEC applications. When not in the lab, Campbell enjoys travelling, skiing, playing sports (including hockey) and board games.

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Dr Tomas Matulaitis

EPSRC and CENSIS funded Postdoctoral researcher

PDRA (PhD, UKaunas University of Technology – 2018)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

Tomas grew up in a small village named Puskelniai in south west Lithuania. Fascinated by the various phenomena in Nature, Tomas entered Kaunas University of Technology, where he finished Bachelors degree in organic chemistry (2011), followed up by a Masters degree in chemical engineering (2013). All the acquired knowledge allowed Tomas to successfully obtain his PhD in Materials engineering under the supervision of Prof. J. V. Grazulevicius (2018). During his Bachelors Tomas started working on the synthesis of emitters for fluorescent OLEDs. His PhD was already dedicated to the design of blue TADF emitters. Natural passion for the glowing materials has brought Tomas to the University of St Andrews, where he is currently working on the design and synthesis of new TADF emitters for (not only) OLED applications. Aside from work, Tomas likes various types of art, especially music. He plays bass guitar and enjoys spending time in nature.

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Dr Zelin Zhu

A3MD funded Postdoctoral researcher

PDRA (PhD, City University of Hong Kong – 2020)

ProjectPhosphorescent Emitter Design

Zelin Zhu is from Guangdong, China. He obtained his bachelor's degree from Dongguan University of Technology in 2013 and master's degree from Shantou University in 2016. In his Master's degree, Zelin worked on the design and synthesis of deep-blue fluorescence materials for non-doped OLEDs. In 2015, he worked on the fabrication of electroluminescent device at City University of Hong Kong (CityU), where he became a PhD student in 2017 and focused on developing blue iridium(III) complexes for OLEDs. After graduating from CityU in 2020, he expanded his research in near-infrared Osmium(II) phosphors and deep-blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) emitters. His long-standing interest in blue emitters led him to St Andrews, where he will work on high-energy iridium(III) complexes. In his spare time, Zelin enjoys cooking, hiking and watching NBA games.

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Praveen Choudhary

Marie Sklødowska-Curie ITN funded PhD Student (TADFsolutions)

PhD (MSc, IISER Mohali – 2022)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

Praveen was born in Pali (a small town in India) and raised in Mumbai (the financial capital of India). After high school, he enrolled in a five-year BS-MS dual degree program at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali (IISER Mohali). Praveen majored in chemistry during his graduate studies, specializing in organic chemistry. During his master's thesis, he worked on a project called "Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Novel Discotic Liquid Crystals for Optoelectronic Applications" under the guidance of Dr. Santanu Kumar Pal at IISER Mohali. In November 2022, he joined the EZ-C Group as a Ph.D. student, where he will work on the development of liquid crystalline TADF emitters for high-efficiency OLEDs. In his free time, Praveen likes to hang out with friends, watch movies, cycle, etc.

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Thomas Comerford

EaSI-CAT CDT student

PhD (MChem, Newcastle University – 2018)

ProjectPhotoactive Supramolecular Cages for Photoredox Catalysis

Tom is from York and obtained his MChem from Newcastle University in 2018. Following an interest in asymmetric catalysis he spent his fourth year conducting research as part of the Hall group in asymmetric induction and stereocontrol of fluorescent BODIPY dyes for his masters thesis. After graduating he spent a year working as a research associate for Biome Bioplastics, seconded to the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence at the University of York, developing the synthesis of bio-derivable polymers from novel bio-based monomers, later scaling these polymerizations from grams to kilograms. Tom joined the group in September 2019 as part of the EaSI-CAT CDT and his PhD will focus on the synthesis and design of photoactive supramolecular cages and their use as photoredox catalysts. When not in the lab Tom enjoys baking, playing guitar, and gaming.

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Mahni Fatahi

Marie Sklødowska-Curie ITN funded PhD Student (TADFsolutions)

PhD (MSc, Johannes-Gutenberg University – 2022)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

Mahni was born and raised in the city of Ulm (Germany). He obtained his B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Ulm working on incorporation of heavy atoms in TADF emitters under supervision Prof. Alexander Kuehne. His M.Sc. in Chemistry he obtained from Johannes-Gutenberg University in Mainz (Germany). During his masters thesis he joined the group of Prof. Paul Blom at Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz to work on the synthesis of TADF emitters and incorporation in novel single-layer OLED approaches. Mahni joined the group in October 2022 as a PhD student who is part of the Marie Curie DN TADFsolutions and will mainly focus on the development of highly emissive TADF dendrimers. In his spare time, he enjoys rowing, running, and road cycling as well as cooking.

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Máire Griffin

Johnson Matthey i-CASE PhD Student

PhD (BChem, University College Dublin – 2021)

ProjectPhotocatalysis Design

Máire is from county Offaly in Ireland. She completed her undergraduate degree in Chemistry in University College Dublin where her final year thesis focused on the use of ruthenium complexes as catalysts in Diels-Alder cycloaddition reactions. She joined the Zysman-Colman group in 2021 as a PhD student where she will focus on the development of iridium-based photocatalysts. In her spare time, she enjoys drawing, playing rugby and reading.

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Lea Hämmerling

Marie Sklødowska-Curie ITN funded PhD Student (PhotoReAct)

PhD (MSc, University of Münster – 2020)

ProjectPhotocatalysis

Lea grew up in a small town in Germany and started studying Chemistry at the University in Muenster in 2015. She obtained her B.Sc. in Chemistry in 2018 working on NITEC Reactions mediated by Upconversion Nanoparticles under supervision of Prof. Dr. Bart Jan Ravoo. During her Masters she worked on the development of a TADF emitter and its application as a Bioimaging agent in the Ravoo research group and finished it in 2020. As part of her master studies she already joined the group for a three-month internship, which she enjoyed so much that she decided to come back for her Ph.D.. During her Ph.D. she is working in the Marie Curie ITN PhotoReAct on the design of novel photocatalysts and their application in industry. In her free time, she enjoys playing Lacrosse and other sports, hiking and reading.

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Emily Hanover

Leverhulme Trust funded student

Co-supervised with Mike Ingleson, University of Edinburgh

PhD (MSci, University of Birmingham – 2022)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

Emily, originally from East Yorkshire, obtained her MSci from the University of Birmingham in 2022. Her final year research project took place within the Preece group and involved the development of novel triphenoxazoles for use within OLEDs. During her time at Birmingham she also became the school's outreach officer, setting up and running multiple projects including "Meet the Chemists" and the "ChemBAM library tour". Emily has now joined both the Ingleson and Zysman-Colman groups, where she hopes to generate boron-containing deep LUMO compounds.

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Janine Haug

Co-supervised with Stefan Bräse, KIT

PhD (MSc, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; 2023)

ProjectTADF materials for bioimaging

Janine is from a small town in the Black Forest in south-west Germany. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Chemical Biology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in 2021, investigating the sensitiser-mediated formation of DNA photodamage. During her Master studies, Janine completed a three-month research internship in the group of Prof. Eli Zysman-Colman, where she worked on the synthesis and characterisation of novel MR-TADF compounds. She continued working on the project as part of her Master's thesis in Prof. Stefan Bräse's group and completed her MSc degree in Chemical Biology in 2023. She is now pursuing her PhD as a joint student of Prof. Stefan Bräse and Prof. Eli Zysman-Colman, working on the development of TADF materials for OLEDs and biomedical applications. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, dancing, playing the piano, hiking, travelling and cooking.

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Tabea Heil

EaSI-CAT CDT student

PhD (MSc, TU Dortmund University – 2023)

ProjectPhotoactive cages

Tabea grew up in Oberhausen, in the West of Germany, where she did her Abitur. In 2021, she finished her B.Sc. at TU Dortmund in the group of Prof. Dr. Andreas Steffen on zinc(II) diimine bis-thiolate complexes showing TADF (ChemPhotoChem 2022, e202200142). After that, she did an internship for six months at the University of St Andrews in the group of Prof. Dr. Eli Zysman-Colman on iridium alkynyl-pyridine bipyridine complexes as metallaligands for cage formations. Fortunately, she could continue working on that project for a bit back at TU Dortmund in the group of Prof. Dr. Guido Clever. In 2023, she finished her M.Sc. at TU Dortmund in the group of Prof. Dr. Andreas Steffen, on novel metal-based complexes showing TSCT TADF. Now she is back in St Andrews doing her Ph.D. In the EZ-C group she works on TADF metallacages as well as COFs for photocatalysis and enjoys playing rugby in Dundee and the viola in the St Andrews orchestra in her free time.

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Oliver Lee

Quantum Materials CDT student

Co-supervised with Malte Gather, School of Physics and Astronomy

PhD (MChem, University of St Andrews – 2019)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

Oli comes from the town of Shrewsbury in the West Midlands (the bit of England next to Wales). He originally joined the group as part of his MChem degree, working on TADF emitter design. Oli now returns to the group as a PhD student, still working on TADF emitters but now with a particular focus on molecular orientation in films. In his spare time Oli likes to read, watch films and play squash (despite wanting for ability).

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Haoyang Li

MSc (BSc, Sichuan University – 2021)

ProjectTADFemitter design

Haoyang Li is from Gansu, the northwest part of China. He obtained his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Sichuan University in 2021, where he studied the conversion of biomass to expand the way it is used in energy. He joined the group in September 2022. When Haoyang can take a rest, he usually needs to make a hard choice between going hiking and cooking.

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Aminata Mariko

Marie Sklødowska-Curie ITN funded PhD Student (PhotoReAct)

PhD (MSc, University of Montpelier – 2020)

ProjectPhotocatalysis

Aminata was born and raised in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She started studying Chemical Engineering and Process in 2015 at the Graduate School of Industry in Yamoussoukro. In 2017, she obtained fully-funded government scholarships and moved to France to study at the National Graduate School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Montpellier. In 2018, she took a gap-year to work on several chemistry projects like the investigation of a new method for mono-methylation of primary amines at AstraZeneca, Gothenburg. In 2020, she joined Sanofi Pasteur for her master thesis, working on the optimization of chemical processes on biomolecules. The same year, she obtained a Master’s degree in chemistry, and a Master’s degree in chemistry of biomolecules, Research and Application. Currently, she is pursuing a PhD as a joint student between the Zysman-Colman Group and Johnson Matthey, working in the Marie Curie ITN PhotoReAct on the design and synthesis of novel photocatalysts and their application in industry. Aminata is a tireless traveller. She also enjoys swimming and hiking.

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Francis Millward

EaSI-CAT CDT student

PhD (MChem, University of St Andrews – 2021)

ProjectPhotocatalyst Design

Francis is from North Berwick (a town just outside Edinburgh), which could be described as a ‘smaller St Andrews’. He started his undergraduate degree at the University of St Andrews in 2016 and is currently undertaking his final year research project in the Zysman-Colman group. Aside from his academic studies, Francis does Judo: he is a black belt, qualified coach, and currently oversees training the university Judo team.

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Falak Naz

Edinburgh Instruments funded student

Co-supervised with Tariq Sajjad, London South Bank University

PhD (MPhil, Government College University Lahore – 2019)

ProjectFabrication of TADF-based hyperflourescence OLEDs

Falak is from the beautiful valley of Kashmir, Pakistan. She did her bachelor's in chemistry in 2016 where she focused on the use of DFT calculations for computing the antioxidant properties of thiol derivatives. In 2017, she started her master's at Government College University, Lahore Pakistan during which she trained in the field of inorganic synthesis, particularly in MOFS/Coordination metal complexes/polymers. In her final year research project, she focused on the photoluminescence properties of Zr-based complexes as sensors. Currently, Falak is pursuing a Ph.D. in electronic and electrical engineering at London South Bank University, UK where her research focuses on TADF-based hyperfluorescence OLEDs, co-supervised by Dr. Tariq Sajjad and Prof. El Zysman-Colman. Outside the lab Falak likes to pamper herself by doing yoga, taking spa and cooking healthy food.

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Sara Paniziutti

Joint PhD student with Francesco Secci's group, University of Cagliari

PhD (MSc, University of Cagliari; 2022)

ProjectTADF materials for sensing and bioimaging applications

Sara grew up in a town in the center of Sardinia (Italy). She started studying Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology at the University of Cagliari in 2017 and in July 2022 she obtained her M.Sc. working on the synthesis of DNA gyrase B inhibitors, 2-aminobenzo[d]thiazole-6-carboxylic acid derivatives, with activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, under the supervision of Prof. Anamarija Zega at the University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Pharmacy. From September 2022 to December 2022 she did an internship at the University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Pharmacy, through the Traineeship Program. She worked on the development of synthetic methods for preparation of small molecules with multiple chiral centres, relevant for medicial chemistry. The research was focused on ruthenium-catalysed asymmetric reduction of complex ketones to the corresponding enantiomerically pure alcohols. In November 2023, she joined Professor Francesco Secci's research group at the University of Cagliari to pursue her Ph.D. as a joint student of Prof. Francesco Secci and Prof. Eli Zysman-Colman. During her Ph.D. she is working on the development of TADF materials for sensing and bioimaging applications. In her free time, she enjoys playing volleyball, travelling and reading.

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Quan Qi

MSc (BSc, Heilongjiang University; 2022)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

Qi Quan is from Guangxi Province, which is located in the south of China and borders Vietnam. He graduated from Heilongjiang University with a subject related to carbazole molecules. As an undergraduate, he was in charge of the National College Students' innovation and entrepreneurship training program, which was the construction of TADF materials based on benzophenone receptors and the study of optoelectronic properties. He plays the guitar in his leisure time, and he is also interested in coffee and whisky.

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Aniket Kumar Srivastawa

Leverhulme Trust funded student

PhD (MSc, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar – 2023)

ProjectPhotocatalyst Design

Aniket was born in Jamshedpur, a small city in Jharkhand, also known as the Steel City of India. He completed his bachelor's degree in chemistry (2021) from Vinoba Bhave University in Hazaribagh (Jharkhand, India). Following that he received his master's degree in chemistry (2023) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar (Punjab, India). During his master's programme, his research project focused on the synthesis, characterisation, and utilisation of MOFs for nitrogen fixation under visible light. Aniket enjoy cooking, playing badminton, and travelling to new places as interests outside of his studies.

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Eglė Tankelevičiūtė

Quantum Materials CDT student

Co-supervised with Ifor Samuel, School of Physics and Astronomy

PhD (BSc, Vilnius University; 2022)

ProjectMR-TADF OLED Design

Eglė is from Šiauliai, a reasonably sized city in Lithuania. She studied at Vilnius University where she received a BSc degree in physics. During her undergraduate years, Eglė became fascinated with the world of organic optoelectronics and spent much time in the laboratories of the Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology. Eglė's work was focused on bifluorene derivatives, which possessed surprisingly strong spin-orbit coupling, and transient absorption spectroscopy to density functional theory calculations were employed to understand the processes at hand. Currently, Eglė is a PhD student at the University of St Andrews and joined the group in September 2022. She is co-supervised by Prof. Eli Zysman-Colman and Prof. Ifor Samuel and will work on improving the stability of MR-TADF based OLEDs. In her free time, Eglė likes cycling and anything even mildly related to it, exploring new places and reading.

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Michele D Tonet

Edinburgh Instruments co-funded Quantum Materials CDT student

Co-supervised with Graham Turnbull, School of Physics and Astronomy

PhD (MSc, Federal University of Santa Catrina – 2021)

ProjectOptical sensors

Michele was raised in Florianópolis, a relatively small town in the south of Brazil. She graduated with a degree in Physics (with focus on teaching) in 2018 at the Federal University of Santa Catrina. During her undergrad studies she was a research student at the Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronic and Anisotropic Systems, where she studied liquid crystal molecules applied to electronic devices, such as: organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and solar cells. Michele obtained her Masters degree in Material Science and Engineering at the same university. During her Masters, she studied electrospinning techniques with the objective of producing fluorescent polymeric nano- and microfibres doped with liquid crystals. Currently, Michele is a Physics PhD student at the University of St Andrews and joined the group in October 2021. She is co-supervised by Prof. Graham Turnbull and Prof. Eli Zysman-Colman and will focus on the development of optical sensors to detect environmental analytes. In her spare time, Michele likes cycling, hiking, travelling and watching TV shows.

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Jingxiang Wang

China Scholarship Council (CSC) PhD Student

PhD (MSc, Tianjin University – 2020)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

Jingxiang comes from Hebei province, China. He obtained his bachelor degree from the School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University in 2017. He then obtained his master's degree in 2020 from Tianjin University under the supervision of Prof. Shirong Wang, focussing on the design and synthesis of thermally cross-linkable hole transporting materials. Jingxiang will work on the design, computation and synthesis of thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials for OLEDs during his PhD. In his spare time, Jingxiang enjoys playing ping-pong and pool.

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Wenrui Wang

China Scholarship Council (CSC) PhD Student

PhD (MSc, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Normal University – 2022)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

Wenrui comes from Yuncheng, which is famous for its colourful Salt Lake, located in the middle of China. She obtained my bachelor's degree at Nanjing Tech University majoring in polymer materials, then she became a joint postgraduate student at Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Normal University where she obtained her Masters degree, researching about synthesis of conjugated polymers and photocatalytical hydrogen evolution. Due to the COVID, Wenrui put off her PhD plans and worked in Shanghai temporarily as a researcher. From all the experience above, Wenrui obtained experience in synthetic organic chemistry and analytical chemistry. She will start her PhD research on TADF materials design. In her spare time, Wenrui has lots of hobbies, like travelling, jogging, DIY nails, makeup, cooking, e-sports games and script cosplay games. She is addicted to different types of art, such as photography, movies, music, exhibition and other various shows, like stand-up comedy and concerts. Wenrui also enjoys debating, which lets her think critically.

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Yan Xu

China Scholarship Council (CSC) PhD Student

PhD (MSc, Xiamen University – 2021)

ProjectTADF Emitter Design

Yan Xu is from Henan province, China. She obtained her bachelor degree from Xiangtan University in 2018. She then obtained her master's degree from Xiamen University in 2021, during which she trained in the field of coordination chemistry and computational chemistry. Yan will work on the design and synthesis of thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials for OLEDs during her PhD. In her spare time, Yan enjoys playing basketball and reading detective novels.

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Yinxuan Zhang

Co-supervised with Sharon Ashbrook, School of Chemistry

PhD (MSc, University of Edinburgh – 2023)

ProjectUsing solid-state NMR to explore the orientation information of TADF emitters

Yinxuan comes from Jingdezhen, a city in Jiangxi province, China, renowned for its porcelain. She obtained her Bachelor's degree at Nanchang Normal University in Chemistry in 2022. Subsequently, in 2023, Yinxuan obtained her Master's degree in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Edinburgh, focusing on the specific modification of tyrosine under the guidance of Professor Scott Cockroft. In January 2024, Yinxuan joined the University of St Andrews to pursue her Ph.D., co-supervised by Professor Eli Zysman-Colman and Professor Sharon Ashbrook. Her research will center on the use of solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a tool to investigate the orientation of organic semiconductor materials in solid matrices. In her spare time, Yinxuan enjoys traveling, photography, and playing Chinese mahjong.

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Angelina Jocic

From the group of Prof. Milan Kivala, Heidelberg University

Visiting PhD (MSc, University of Rome-La Sapienza; 2022)

ProjectMR-TADF compounds

Angelina grew up near Stuttgart in the south of Germany. In 2014, she started studying Chemistry at the Heidelberg University. She completed her bachelor's in Chemistry in July 2018 in the research group of Prof. Dr. Uwe Bunz, where she worked on rigid azaarene dimers for ultrafast singlet fission. In July 2020, she received her M.Sc. in Chemistry, focusing on the synthesis and functionalization of spiro-bridged N-heterotriangulenes under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Milan Kivala. In October 2020, she began her Ph.D. in Prof. Kivala's research group, concentrating on the synthesis and characterization of spiro-cyclic scaffolds as advanced materials. In her leisure time, she enjoys hiking, jogging, bouldering, and skiing in the mountains, as well as practicing yoga, visiting art museums, and going to concerts.

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Julius Knöller

Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes scholar

From the group of Prof. Sabine Laschat, University of Stuttgart

Visiting PhD (MSc, University of Stuttgart and Queens University – 2019)

ProjectSelf-assembled OLED materials

Julius is from Stuttgart (southwestern Germany) and completed his BSc in Chemistry there in 2017 working on liquid-crystalline dyes. He then did a joint MSc in Chemistry with the University of Stuttgart and Queens University in Canada, investigating B,N-based MR-TADF emitters under supervision of Suning Wang. Since 2020 and after a short internship in industry, Julius is a PhD student with Prof. Sabine Laschat at the University of Stuttgart working on self-assembling OLED materials. He joined the Zysman-Colman group for a 5-month research stay in 2022 and is now back for a 1-month photophysics research stay in 2024. In his free time, he enjoys cooking (and eating!), working on his DIY campervan, doing sports (running and bouldering) and reading.

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