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Mr
Sam
Wallbridge

Trainee Patent Attorney

Leeds Office

Chemistry

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Experience

Sam has an expertise in materials chemistry, having recently completed his PhD at Loughborough University where his research involved the application of advanced solid-state synthesis and characterisation techniques to develop porous materials for the separation of biobutanol from waste biomass resources. Additionally, Sam has experience working on catalysis for plastic recycling, the development of energy storage materials, and green synthesis procedures.

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Qualifications

Trainee

MCHEM

Chemistry

PHD

Chemistry (development of materials for the separation and catalytic upgrading of waste biomass resources to obtain sustainable biofuels)

Recognition

Loughborough University Doctoral College Significant Contribution to Knowledge

Year - 2023. Awarded for significant contribution to the fields of materials chemistry and catalysis during my PhD research at Loughborough University.

Loughborough University Doctoral College Team of the Year

Year - 2023. Awarded to myself and my peers for our work engaging the public with our research at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition and the Cheltenham Science Festival.

SCI's Sydney Andrew Scholarship

Year - 2021. Awarded UK wide to 10 PhD students per year studying projects in emerging areas of agriculture and the related chemical industry.

Loughborough University 3rd Year Chemistry Prize

2019. Awarded to the undergraduate student with the highest overall mark in Year 3.

Loughborough University 4th Year Chemistry Prize

2020. Awarded to the undergraduate student with the highest overall mark in Year 4.

RSC East Midlands Section Practical Chemistry Prize.

2017. Awarded to the first year student with the highest practical chemistry mark at each University in the East Midlands.

Publications

An investigation into the adsorption mechanism of n-butanol by ZIF-8: a combined experimental and ab initio molecular dynamics approach

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Synthesis and spectroscopic identification of nickel and cobalt layered hydroxides and hydroxynitrates

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Determination of layered nickel hydroxide phases in materials disordered by stacking faults and interstratification

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