{"id":18,"date":"2015-01-14T00:38:46","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T00:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/themorrillgroup\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2023-09-13T14:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:20:27","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/themorrillgroup\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Research in the Morrill group<\/strong> is focused on inventing new reactions in organic chemistry and developing sustainable catalytic methodologies for synthesis. The utility and impact of our research will ultimately be exemplified through its application in the total synthesis of natural products and molecules of biological significance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/themorrillgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/379\/2019\/06\/Research-Overview-2.jpg\" width=\"1404\" height=\"730\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our current core research areas include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/themorrillgroup\/2019\/10\/30\/synthetic-organic-electrochemistry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Synthetic organic electrochemistry<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/themorrillgroup\/2017\/10\/12\/frustrated-lewis-pair-catalysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Main group catalysis<\/span><\/a> (in collaboration with <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.melengroup.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr Rebecca Melen<\/a><\/span>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/themorrillgroup\/2017\/12\/04\/borrowing-hydrogen-catalysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Borrowing hydrogen catalysis<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/themorrillgroup\/2017\/04\/30\/exploring-new-synthetic-routes-towards-cyanamides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cyanamide chemistry<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(in collaboration with <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syngenta.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Syngenta<\/span><\/a><\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\">These projects\u00a0will serve as an excellent platform for talented and highly motivated students to receive a first-class training in synthetic organic chemistry that will thoroughly prepare them for a future career in the chemical industry or in academia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We are also actively engaged in a number of collaborative research projects in the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/themorrillgroup\/2019\/10\/29\/employing-enabling-tools-flow-and-mechanochemistry-for-organocatalytic-processes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Organic mechanochemistry<\/span><\/a> (collaboration led by\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thebrowneresearchgroup.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr Duncan Browne<\/a><\/span>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/themorrillgroup\/2018\/07\/19\/organocatalytic-artificial-enzymes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Organocatalytic artificial enzymes<\/span><\/a> (collaboration led by\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/louisluklab.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr Louis Luk<\/a><\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Funding is gratefully acknowledged from:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Newton-Mosharafa Fund, British Council for a PhD Studentship (2020-2023)<\/li>\n<li>The Schlumberger Foundation for a Faculty for the Future PhD studentship (2019-2022)<\/li>\n<li>AstraZeneca for CASE top-up funding to support a PhD studentship (2019-2022)<\/li>\n<li>The Royal Society for a Newton International Fellowship (NIF\\R1\\180099, 2019-2021) and a Research Grant (RG150466, 2016-2017)<\/li>\n<li>KESS 2 Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships for a PhD Studentship (2018-2021 (PI: Dr Duncan Browne))<\/li>\n<li>The EPSRC for a Standard Research Grant (EP\/R006504\/1, 2017-2020), the Centre for Doctoral Training in Catalysis (EP\/L016443\/1, 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