My interests lie in the field of synthetic polymer chemistry and specifically the synthesis of polymers which are well controlled in terms of molecular weight, composition, functionality and chain architecture. We also collaborate extensively in studies which seek to understand the correlation between structure and properties. We exploit a variety of living/controlled polymerization mechanisms to achieve that aim but have particular interest in the use and development of living anionic polymerization.
We collaborate widely with industry and in terms of applications are currently focussed of rubber and elastomers