Dr Martin Gill

• Multimodal nanomaterials for combating antimicrobial resistance (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Prof Juan Mareque-Rivas

• Magnetic-Spin-Optical Dynamics in Molecular Materials (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Dr Emrys Evans

• Targeting the NS1-2 and RNA-dependent RNA«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /» polymerase proteins: computer-aided discovery of novel therapeutics for norovirus infections. (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Dr Salvatore Ferla

• Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes in the Exploration of the Chemical Biology of Mismatch DNA (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Prof Gareth Jenkins

• Novel Porous Polymers as Flame Retardant and Gas Separation Materials (current)

  PhD

  Other supervisor: Dr Marcella Bassetto

  Other supervisor: Dr Mariolino Carta

• Investigation of the photophysical and DNA binding properties of [Ru(5,5’-dmbpy)2(10,11-dmdppz)]2+ and [Ru(bpy)2(10,11-dmdppz)]2+ (awarded 2023)

  MSc

  Other supervisor: Prof Juan Mareque-Rivas

• CH-127 Chemical Practice

  This module will introduce students to the three broad employment areas for chemistry: research, teaching or industrial positions. The lecture portion will cover fundamental aspects of being a professional chemist including safety, report writing, project management, and teaching skills. Students will attend research seminars and workshops, industrial field trips, and supervise school pupils in the laboratory. Assessment will be by coursework and a written report.

• CH-232 Further Inorganic Chemistry

  This module will continue discussion of concepts traditionally considered to be inorganic chemistry studying the structure and bonding of main group and transition metal compounds and major classes of reactions. Symmetry and group theory will also be introduced in this module. Note: it is expected that material, techniques and skills covered in the course of this module will require understanding of any prior module. The module will have a variety of formative assessment opportunities and summative assessments that include writing of technical reports, a presentation, homework, workshops, and an exam.

• CH-340 Advanced Topics in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry

  This module will provide a fuller and more comprehensive understanding of inorganic chemistry built upon the principles introduced in Years 1 and 2. It will illustrate how various classes of inorganic compounds and materials, including coordination compounds, cluster compounds, organometallic compounds, nanomaterials, porous materials, semiconductors and supramolecular systems are prepared and characterised. The student will gain an understanding of inorganic materials properties and of the principles and experimental techniques that underpin their synthesis. The module will illustrate specific applications of inorganic materials and will show the importance and use of inorganic chemistry in biological applications.

• CH-343 Advanced Laboratory Experience

  This last formal lab module for those on the M Chem course consists of "project practicals" which can last from 3 to 10 weeks. These are intended to lay the groundwork for the more extensive research project carried out in the final year. The practicals change from one year to the next based on the current research of the department. They may be synthetic, analytical or purely involve extensive data treatment.

• CH-344 Chemistry Project

  3rd year projects are the opportunity to bring all you've learnt during your degree together and apply that knowledge to solve a problem. In Swansea these projects can be embedded in active research groups across the colleges of science, engineering or medicine, allowing you to build a network and experience in your chosen specialism within the chemical sciences. These projects are your opportunity to demonstrate to employers that you have a full understanding of your course and are able to direct your own studies, manage an independent research project and effectively communicate your findings. This selection suggests an interest in a project embedded within a research group in engineering, focusing on materials chemistry or chemical engineering

• CH-409 MChem Research Project

  MChem projects are the defining feature of the integrated masters with a chance to contribute research work of potentially publishable standard to an active research group within the University. In Swansea these projects can be embedded in active research groups across the Faculty of Science and Engineering or the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, allowing you to build a network and experience in your chosen specialism within the chemical sciences. These projects are an excellent way of managing the transition on to your next destination after undergraduate study, whether that is a postgraduate research studentship or into employment. The skills developed in the MChem projects demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver all aspects of a 60 credit research project and on exit you will have demonstrated the academic equivalence and begun developing the other skills required for entry into professional development schemes leading to chartership. This selection suggests an interest in a project embedded within a research group in science, focusing on straight chemistry, or interacting and collaborating with another department such as bioscience, geography, physics, maths or computer science.

• CH-412 Advanced Integrated Topics in Chemistry Part 1

  This module gives students the opportunity to explore options within Chemistry, giving opportunity to apply prior learning to advanced research topics and allowing students to pursue more specialised topics related to their research interests and aligned with the research areas represented within the Department. Study areas available will include advanced spectroscopic techniques, the application of instrumentation in chemistry, as well as more advanced synthetic pathways and a return to more integrated study of the traditional branches of organic/inorganic/physical chemistry. Classes will be supported with workshops which will help students gain a thorough understanding of the integrated nature of Chemistry at an advanced level. Where possible, topics will be taught using relevant examples from primary literature, encouraging students to evaluate and appraise a range of primary literature sources and locate appropriate new sources. The module is designed to be flexible to allow the content to vary with the research areas represented within the Department.

• Lecturer, Swansea University

  2019 - Present

Investigation of the photophysical and DNA binding properties of methylated ruthenium(II) dppz complexes (current).