Current members

David Egea Arrebola

David has a PhD from University of Oxford and a BSc and MSc in Chemistry from Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is currently working on Rh-catalysed asymmetric reactions. Outside the lab, he enjoys dancing salsa, doing sport, reading and cooking.

Matilda Joyce

3rd year DPhil at Merton college. Tilly has an MSci degree from the University of Cambridge, she is currently working on Rh-catalysed asymmetric reactions. Outside the lab she likes dancing, sewing, history podcasts and the sunshine.

Hyewon Han

2nd year DPhil at Keble college. Hyewon completed her MRes at the University of York in the Fairlamb and Wilan's group, working on PEPPSI catalysed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions. She is currently working on 1,3-addition in Rh-catalysed asymmetric allylic arylations. Outside of the lab, I enjoyed cooking, travelling/shopping, socialising with friends and watching movies.

Shanjun Huang

Shan is a second-year DPhil student at St Hilda’s College. He holds an MSci degree in Chemistry from the University of Nottingham, where he completed a placement year at GSK and conducted his final research project under the supervision of Prof. Ross Denton. Following his degree, Shan worked for 2.5 years in process chemistry at Pfizer, developing novel manufacturing routes for drug candidates in clinical trials. His DPhil research focuses on Rh-catalysed asymmetric reactions. Outside the lab, he enjoys bouldering, cycling, and video games.

Douglas Miller

1st year DPhil at Linacre College. Doug holds a joint MSc from both Université de Lille and Universität Leipzig as part of the Erasmus Mundus “Advanced Spectroscopy in Chemistry” programme. He is currently working on improving challenging asymmetric transition-metal catalysed transformations using data-driven approaches. Outside the lab, he enjoys traveling, reading, and comedy podcasts.

Yifei Wu

1st Year DPhil in New College. Previously a MChem student in St Catz, Oxford, Yifei completed his Part II in MDS group working on metal mediated visible light catalyzed [2+2] cycloaddition. He is currently working on Rh catalyzed asymmetric hydroarylation of bicyclic systems. Outside the lab, he enjoys jogging, travelling, and videogames.

Roman Pereira

I'm originally from East London, and I completed my BA in Natural Sciences and MSci in Chemistry at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. For my master's project, I worked in the Phipps group, where I developed two novel catalysts for asymmetric aryl Suzuki couplings. My academic interests are in organic chemistry, specifically metal-catalysed coupling reactions and cycloadditions. Outside of my studies, I enjoy palaeontology, playing football, practicing karate, and both playing and making video games.

Douglas Tennant

4th year MChem at Keble college, Douglas is currently working on autocatalytic lipid forming systems, with a view towards mimicking camouflage in living systems. Outside the lab, Doug plays volleyball and rows.

Lewis Holmes

A masters student at St Catherine’s College, Lewis is completing his MChem from Oxford developing homologation reactions. Outside of the lab he enjoys playing football, cycling and rowing.

Quentin Delepine

Quentin is a 4th year chemistry student from St Edmund Hall and is currently working on Rhodium catalysis. Outside of the lab, he enjoys tabletop games and archery.

Meher Wilkhoo

Meher is a visiting student from Munich, Germany. She is currently in the second semester of her Master’s degree in Chemistry at Ludwig Maximilian University. Her research at Oxford focuses on rhodium-catalysed asymmetric reactions. In her free time, she enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with friends.