Cath received her bachelor’s and MSci degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. Her master’s research was in supramolecular chemistry, working on self-assembled metal-organic capsules with Prof. Jonathan Nitschke.
In 2016 she moved to Liverpool to start her chemistry PhD with Professor Andy Cooper. In the Cooper group she switched her focus to organic semiconductors for solar fuels applications. Her work centered around developing structure-activity relationships and using these to balance the different material properties that aid in function.
After finishing her PhD, Cath joined the University of Oxford as a postdoc with Professor Iain McCulloch. She worked on advancing research in photocatalysis and organic photovoltaics (OPV) through the design, synthesis and testing of donor-acceptor polymers.
In autumn 2024 Cath joined LiU as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry and WISE fellow in the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Her group - Functional Pi Materials - develop conjugated organic molecules and polymers. Their focus is synthesising and studying materials with self-assembled structures that aid in function. They make and test materials for various solar fuels, photovoltaic and membrane applications and aim to use the flexibility of organic chemistry to tune material properties.
In 2016 she moved to Liverpool to start her chemistry PhD with Professor Andy Cooper. In the Cooper group she switched her focus to organic semiconductors for solar fuels applications. Her work centered around developing structure-activity relationships and using these to balance the different material properties that aid in function.
After finishing her PhD, Cath joined the University of Oxford as a postdoc with Professor Iain McCulloch. She worked on advancing research in photocatalysis and organic photovoltaics (OPV) through the design, synthesis and testing of donor-acceptor polymers.
In autumn 2024 Cath joined LiU as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry and WISE fellow in the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Her group - Functional Pi Materials - develop conjugated organic molecules and polymers. Their focus is synthesising and studying materials with self-assembled structures that aid in function. They make and test materials for various solar fuels, photovoltaic and membrane applications and aim to use the flexibility of organic chemistry to tune material properties.
