The group works at the interface between nanomaterials science, chemistry and chemical engineering within the Institute of Process Research and Development at the University of Leeds.  We are focused on exploring the relationship between the synthesis of nanomaterials and the resultant structure and performance. Our interdisciplinary team combines the synthesis of molecular and nanomaterial building blocks, development of new routes to form functional composite materials and the evaluation of the resultant systems in a wide variety of applications. We exploit advanced characterisation techniques to underpin our research, with the principle aim of reducing the knowledge gap between atomic/nanoscale structure and performance, with the overall goal of lowering the barrier for nanomaterial research to go from the bench in the lab to being exploited in devices and bulk products.