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GROUP MEMBERS
Adam Noble (Group Leader)
Adam studied chemistry at the University of Nottingham (MSci, 2008), completing his final year project in the group of Prof. Jim Anderson. He then began his PhD with Jim in Nottingham before relocating with the group to University College London in 2009. After completing his PhD (2012), he moved to the USA to complete postdoctoral studies with Prof. Dave MacMillan at Princeton University. He returned to the UK in 2014 to join the group of Prof. Varinder Aggarwal at the University of Bristol as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. In 2017, he was promoted to Research Officer in the Aggarwal group, where he took on a supervisory role, including leading the photochemistry projects within the group. In 2022, he was promoted to Research Fellow, where he still led the photochemistry projects within the Aggarwal group as well as directing his own independent research. He was appointed to an independent lectureship in the School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol in 2025, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2026.
Qingwei Guo (PhD Student, 2023)
Qingwei completed his MSc degree in Chemistry at Hainan University in 2023, carrying out research into the design of fluorescent probes to visualise the release of nitroxyl (HNO) under the supervision of Prof. Yang Zhou. In 2023, he joined the Noble and Aggarwal groups as a China Scholarship Council–University of Bristol PhD Scholar, where he works on the development of photoredox methodology, mainly focusing on tandem photocatalytic reactions aimed towards the upcycling of plastic waste.
Jordan Barker (PhD Student, 2024)
Jordan completed his MChem at Newcastle University in 2023, carrying out his final year project under the supervision of Dr Erli Lu, investigating the structures and reactivity of monomeric alkali metal silylbenzyl complexes. In 2023, he joined the TECS CDT at the University of Bristol and has since joined the Noble group to develop photoredox methodology.
Harry Meats (PhD Student, 2024)
Harry completed his MChem degree at the University of Sheffield in 2022, carrying out his final year project in the group of Dr Ben Partridge. Upon graduation, Harry moved to Cambridge to work for the biotechnology company, Illumina, where he applied synthetic chemistry to DNA sequencing technology. In 2023, he joined the TECS CDT at the University of Bristol and has since joined the Noble group to develop photoredox methodology.
Tomos Alderman (PhD Student, 2024)
Tom undertook his MChem degree in Chemistry at Durham University. He completed his final year project as a visiting researcher in the group of P. Andrew Evans at Queen’s University, Canada, where his research focused on multicomponent reactions involving ketones. Tom joined the Noble Group as a PhD student in September 2024, where he is working to develop photoredox methodology.
Aazath Kathar (PhD Student, 2024)
Aazath earned his MSc in Organic Chemistry from Vellore Institute of Technology in 2023, where he completed his final year project under the guidance of Dr. S. Mohana Roopan. After graduating, he began working as a research intern at National Sun Yat-Sen University with Dr. Hsuan-Hung Liao, focusing on the synthesis of chiral phosphoric acid catalysts. In 2024, Aazath was awarded a University of Bristol PhD Scholarship to join the Noble group, where he is working towards the development of tandem photocatalytic reactions aimed at upcycling plastic waste.
Cameron Inglis (PhD Student, 2025)
Cameron completed his MChem degree at the University of Bath in 2021, where he carried out his final-year research project with Prof. Michael Whittlesey, exploring the synthesis, characterisation, and reactivity of novel ruthenium-zinc heterobimetallic complexes. After graduating, he spent over three years at CatSci Ltd in Cardiff as a Process R&D Chemist, gaining experience in small-molecule process development. In 2024, Cameron joined the TECS CDT at the University of Bristol and has since joined the Noble group to develop photoredox methodology.
Oliver Green (PhD Student, 2026)
Ollie completed his MSci in Chemistry at the University of Bristol in 2025, carrying out his final year project in the group of Professor Chris Willis working on the total synthesis of a polyketide natural product. In 2025, he continued at the University of Bristol, joining the TECS CDT, and has since joined the Noble group to develop photochemical methodologies..
Kaiyi Liu (PhD Student, 2026)
Kaiyi completed her MSci degree in Chemistry at the University of Bristol in 2026, carrying out her final-year research project on the photochemical dynamics of chlorinated anthraquinones under the supervision of Prof. Andrew Orr-Ewing. Her research focused on understanding the excited-state dynamics and photoredox reactivity of anthraquinone photocatalysts using transient absorption spectroscopy. In 2026, she joined the Noble group as a PhD student, where she works on the mechanism-guided design of dihydropyridine-based photocatalysts.
David Tan (BSc Project Student, 2026)
David is an undergraduate in the third year of his BSc in Chemistry at the University of Bristol. He initially joined the Noble group for a summer research project in 2026, during which he investigated aerobic carbon-to-nitrogen skeletal editing of cyclic ketones. He then rejoined the group for his final year research project, which focuses on photochemical reductive coupling reactions.
Dillon Coathup (MSci Project Student, 2026)
Dillon is a final year undergraduate student on the MSci in Chemistry course at the University of Bristol. He joined the Noble group in September 2026 for his research project, investigating the mechanochemical formation and reactivity of ketyl radicals.
Emma Cekaj (MSci Project Student, 2026)
Emma is a final year MSci Chemistry student at the University of Bristol. Her project in the Noble group investigates α-hydroxy acids as ketyl radical SET agents in photoredox catalysis. Before joining the group, she worked as an analytical chemistry intern in the aerospace industry.
Ella McKernan (MSci Project Student, 2026)
Ella is a fourth year undergraduate MSci Chemistry student at the University of Bristol. Her final year research project in the Noble group investigates the use of benzyl alcohols as ketyl radical precursors in photoredox catalysis.
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