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Wolfson Centre for Sustainable Materials Development and Processing

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About us

We aim to undertake research into the development and processing of new materials including nano-materials, nano-phosphors and nanostructured carbon, biofuels, polymers and bio-polymers.
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Collaborative partnerships

Strategic partnerships with businesses, industry and the not-for-profit sector

Research areas of expertise

Centre members

The people behind our research

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George Fern

Centre leader

Dr George Fern

Specialist expertise, facilities and equipment

For more information about the specialist facilities and equipment at our disposal

Research degrees

Research opportunities in our centre for students

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Find out more about our work

Our latest publications

Protoporphyrin IX iron(II) revisited. An overview of the Mössbauer spectroscopic parameters of low-spin porphyrin iron(II) complexes
Reduction of the structural iron in montmorillonite by electron transfer from catechol and its derivatives
Firing-activated interaction of montmorillonite with tin(Iv) and copper(ii) phthalocyanine dyes
Studies on the binding of CO to low-spin [Fe(II)(Por)L2] complexes: an aid to understanding the binding of CO to haemoglobin and myoglobin
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Experimental Techniques Centre

A highly regarded cross-disciplinary characterisation facility, with specialist staff that have expertise from various scientific disciplines, e.g. biology, metallurgy, geology and engineering.

Contact us

For more information about us, please contact Dr George Fern