Ollie graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2025 with a MChem degree. In his third year, he worked under Dr Tom Hasell studying sulfur polymers to “Develop Methods for the Kinetic Analysis of the Inverse Vulcanisation Reaction using Differential Scanning Calorimetry”. Subsequently, Ollie was then employed at Thiotech where he continued his work on sulfur polymers and their promising application for the environmental remediation of toxic metals, notably mercury, in various phases.

In his fourth year, Ollie worked with Prof Anna Slater investigating the “Dynamic Covalent Scrambling of Porous Organic Cages”, where he was introduced to flow chemistry as well as porosity in amorphous-to-crystalline solids. Gaining much experience in his final year, Ollie has now joined Dr Andrea Laybourn at the University of Leeds to continue his interest in continuous flow and porous materials via “Digital and Flow Materials Chemistry for Metal- Organic Frameworks Production”. Here Ollie aims to establish his research skills not only in materials science but also expanding his expertise into chemical engineering and computer algorithms.