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Dr. Rebecca L. Jones serves as an Inorganic Teaching Fellow in the Department of Chemistry within Imperial College London's Faculty of Natural Sciences since December 2023, holding Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Her academic journey includes a DPhil from the University of Oxford (2019-2023) and undergraduate MSci at Imperial (2015-2019) featuring a research year at MIT.
Educational background:
- DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry, University of Oxford (2019-2023)
- MSci with Research Abroad, Imperial College London (2015-2019) including MIT placement
Her research centers on sustainable inorganic chemistry, specializing in alkaline-earth bimetallic catalysts for biorenewable polymer synthesis. Current work focuses on polymerisation mechanisms and green chemistry applications, building on her doctoral research with Prof. O'Hare at Oxford and undergraduate project with Prof. Cummins at MIT involving white phosphorus photocracking.
Publication analysis (2020-2024) reveals concentrated expertise in alkaline earth metal catalysis for ring-opening polymerization, particularly magnesium/calcium systems applied to cyclic esters and lactides. This work bridges fundamental inorganic synthesis with sustainable materials development, predominantly published in Organometallics and Polymer Chemistry journals.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Best Oral Communication Prize (Green/Sustainable Theme, ICCC 2024)
- Alan Howe Prize (Oxford)
- Evans Medal for Best Junior Demonstrator (Imperial)
- Best Inorganic Research Project Prize (Imperial)
Dr. Jones teaches across all undergraduate chemistry programs at Imperial and participates in departmental outreach, though no graduate student advising or research grant details are documented. Her laboratory affiliations remain unspecified within the provided materials, though her catalytic research implies connection to inorganic synthesis facilities within Imperial's Chemistry Department.
