Physical and Biophysical Chemistry
About
Physical and Biophysical Chemistry underpin all other chemical disciplines. Physical chemistry seeks to explain the behaviour of matter at the atomic, molecular and macroscopic levels, and is characterized by the application of physics to describe phenomena. Important foci of physical chemistry include thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, colligative properties, electrochemistry, surface science, and spectroscopy. Biophysical chemistry uses the concepts of physical chemistry to probe biological systems of both molecular and supramolecular size. The RSC houses state-of-the-art instrumentation dedicated to characterization of chemical systems from atomic to macroscopic in scale.
Groups
The Chilton group studies magnetic molecules for MRI contrast agents, quantum information and molecular data storage
Our group studies transition metal catalysts using both magneto-optical spectroscopy and magnetic resonance techniques.
The Huber group develops innovative tools to determine the 3D structure of biological macromolecules form sparse experimental data of different length scale.
Our research uses synthesis, spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and computational chemistry to generate new molecular materials with unusual optical properties.
Our research interests lie at the interface between biology, chemistry and physics where fundamental chemistry underlies biological function.
We use NMR spectroscopy to assess the structural changes of proteins in response to other molecules in aqueous solution, i.e. under near-physiological condition
In Xu group, our mission is to develop new electron crystallography methods for crystal structure characterisation, at the same time, improving the capability, robustness and availability of these methods. By doing so, we aim to equip chemists, biologists, and material scientists with innovative tools for ground breaking research.
Projects
Members
Academic staff
Senior Lecturer