Dr John Bower’s research lies within the area of asymmetric catalysis, with a particular focus on metal-catalysed processes and their application to heterocyclic chemistry. Research in Dr Bower’s group involves the development of new metal-catalysed carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond-forming processes. Applications of the new methods to N-heterocyclic chemistry, total synthesis and medicinal chemistry are also pursued. Dr Bower’s research is of high interest to the pharmaceutical and agrochemical sectors, with several projects supported by major multinational companies.
Dr David Glowacki conducts research in a diverse range of fields, including: computational simulation of classical and quantum reaction dynamics; non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and energy transfer; the stochastic master equation; atmospheric and environmental chemistry; high-performance computing and new interfaces for molecular dynamics (for example, using virtual reality for molecular simulation); and artistic representation of scientific concepts (such as his acclaimed danceroom Spectroscopy project).