About
Claire Jones is a Senior Research Associate at the School of Chemistry, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of East Anglia, specializing in advanced materials for optical applications. Her work bridges inorganic chemistry and materials science with a focus on functional molecular systems.
Her primary research explores Polyoxometalate Chemistry, Non-linear Optics, and Charge Transfer Chromophores, investigating how molecular geometry and donor groups influence optical properties. She designs novel polyoxometalate derivatives for applications in electro-optical switching and high-contrast optical devices, combining synthesis with computational modeling to optimize performance.
Analysis of her 2023-2025 publications reveals a concentrated effort on enhancing second-order non-linear optical responses through strategic molecular engineering, particularly in arylimido-polyoxometalates and N-heterocyclic carbene hybrids. This builds on her earlier interdisciplinary work in plant population genetics, demonstrating versatility across scientific domains.
Dr. Jones secured Royal Society of Chemistry funding for her 2022 project on polyoxometalate-N-heterocyclic carbene hybrids and maintains extensive European collaborations, particularly with KU Leuven researchers in Belgium, focusing on structure-property relationships in inorganic materials.
