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Professor Simon Bott is a faculty member at Swansea University, affiliated with the Faculty of Science and Engineering, specifically within the Department of Chemistry. He obtained his B.Sc. from Bristol University (1983) and pursued Ph.D. studies at the University of Alabama. His career includes a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Oxford with Professor Mike Mingos, research at MIT with Professor Steve Lippard, and faculty positions at the Universities of Alabama (1989–1990), North Texas (1990–1997), and Houston (1997–2016). He joined Swansea University in 2016 to contribute to establishing its Chemistry department.
Bott's research focuses on inorganic and organometallic chemistry, emphasizing the synthesis, reactivity, and structural characterization of metal clusters (especially ruthenium, cobalt, nickel, molybdenum), ligand design (phosphines, diphosphines), and reaction mechanisms (P–C bond cleavage, CO substitution/insertion, C–H activation). His work employs techniques like X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, and kinetics to explore transformations in transition metal complexes. He maintains extensive collaborations with leading chemists globally.
His publication record (~400 articles, h-index 49) demonstrates a consistent focus on metal carbonyl clusters, phosphine ligand chemistry, and structural inorganic chemistry. Recent work (2005-2017) emphasizes mechanistic studies of ligand-induced cluster transformations, regioselective bond activations, and the development of chiral clusters, alongside contributions to materials chemistry (e.g., MRI contrast agents) and synthetic methodology.
Bott is available for postgraduate supervision. His office is located in Room 429, Grove Building (Third Floor, Singleton Campus).
