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Nick Warren

@nwarren.bsky.social

Professor of Sustainable Materials University of Sheffield Focussed on accelerating innovation in sustainable polymers by coupling the latest advances in chemistry and engineering. sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/njwarrengroup/home

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Looking forward to editing this special issue of @polymerchem.rsc.org !

02.08.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Versatile Flow Reactor Platform for Machine Learning Guided RAFT Synthesis, Amidation of Poly(Pentafluorophenyl Acrylate) The automated optimization of the polymerization of pentafluorophenyl acrylate in continuous flow is reported. Optimal reaction parameters suggested by an optimization algorithm are validated by an i...

Delighted to have this work published as part of a collaboration between @universityofleeds.bsky.social and @kit.edu onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

25.04.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Self-Driving Laboratories for Advanced Sustainable Materials Synthesis at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Self-Driving Laboratories for Advanced Sustainable Materials Synthesis at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com

If you are interested in #selfdrivinglabs like those reported in our recent publications and you'd like to do a PhD in the area, then you're in luck! We have a position in Sheffield (funded for UK students): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

28.02.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Peter Pittaway has developed a highly sophisticated platform which can generate multiple samples of polymer latex via free radical emulsion polymerization and also conduct Bayesian optimization campaigns to map the particle size achievable.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

19.02.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Self-driving laboratory platform for many-objective self-optimisation of polymer nanoparticle synthesis with cloud-integrated machine learning and orthogonal online analytics The application of artificial intelligence and machine learning is revolutionising the chemical industry, with the ability to automate and self-optimise reactions facilitating a step change in capabil...

Stephen Knox, Kai Wu and Nazrul Islam's paper is one of the first examples of β€œmany objective” optimization in chemistry. In this case, applied to a RAFT dispersion polymerization allowing simultaneous optimization of >5 critical parameters.
doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

19.02.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m delighted to have not one, but two important papers published this week! These papers funded by the EPSRC @ukri.org showcase our development of #selfdrivinglabs for polymer and nanoparticle synthesis at @universityofleeds.bsky.social and @sheffielduni.bsky.social .

19.02.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Going to put this out there again! Contact me if you have any further queries. We also have other opportunities here in Sheffield. sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...

23.12.2024 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0


Interested in self-driving labs for polymer synthesis? This PhD also has an enhanced stipend and close ties with a collaborator!

03.12.2024 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sustainable Polymer Futures: Accelerated discovery platforms for next generation polymer-additives (C4-CMB-Warren) at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Sustainable Polymer Futures: Accelerated discovery platforms for next generation polymer-additives (C4-CMB-Warren) at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com

We have an industry sponsored #PhD position (home students only sorry) available at the University of Sheffield.

If you’re interested in polymers & self-driving labs in then check it out:
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

26.11.2024 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Exploiting Online Spatially Resolved Dynamic Light Scattering and Flow-NMR for Automated Size Targeting of PISA-Synthesized Block Copolymer Nanoparticles Programmable synthesis of polymer nanoparticles prepared by polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) mediated by reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) dispersion polymerization wi...

Delighted to see our latest work on the use of automated flow polymerisation platforms published. A nice way to introduce our group's work to #chemsky! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

26.11.2024 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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