Peter Styring

Peter Styring is a Professor of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry at the University of Sheffield. He serves as an Associate Fellow in the Understanding of Politics and leads the Styring Research Group, which focuses on CO2 reduction and reuse through circular economy principles.

• Research spans technical, economic, and societal impacts of carbon usage
• Active in carbon capture policy and public engagement through film production

Research Interests:

• Next-generation carbon capture technologies
• Conversion of CO2 into value-added products (polymers, fuels, chemicals)
• Accelerating technology commercialisation from discovery to manufacture
• Development of novel catalysts for climate change mitigation
• Policy development at national and global scales
• Leadership in CO2Chem Network (900+ members)

Scientific Awards:

• 2007 IChemE Hanson Medal
• 2012 Nova Institute Award for Innovation in CCU

Advising & Grants:

• Supervised PhD students including Dr. Gloria Mensah
• Secured major grants: 4CU EPSRC Programme Grant (2012-2017), CO2Chem Grand Challenge Network (2012-2017), SCOT FP7 Consortium (2013-2016)

Labs & Teams:

• Styring Research Group at University of Sheffield
• Leading Policy Development and Social Impact themes in UKRI Interdisciplinary Centre for Circular Chemical Economy
• Collaborations with UCL, Queen's University Belfast, and University of Manchester