People

Prasita is a 3rd year DPhil student. She is currently working on single crystal spectroelectrochemistry for structure-function studies of NiFe CODH, working closely with Stephen Carr. Prasita completed her bachelor's degree in chemistry from St. Stephen's College in Delhi, India. Besides chemistry, she is particularly enthusiastic about hitting a good workout at the gym, dancing her heart out on-stage or simply the fact that she is quadrilingual.

Euan is an OxICFM CDT DPhil student at Trinity College researching europium redox systems to image transient hypoxia. His project is co-supervised by Prof. Stephen Faulkner. Before arriving in Oxford, he studied for his MChem at Durham University, with the research for his master's thesis conducted at KU Leuven. Outside the lab, he enjoys keeping up-to-date with politics, cooking for friends, and grooving to groovy tunes.

Luna is a 2nd year DPhil student at St Hilda's College. Her project is to explore the use of hydrogenase to support the application of enzymes involved in oxygenation reactions, via supply of electrons for partial reduction of dioxygen. In her spare time, she enjoys running, reading, singing, dancing and learning different languages and new things.

Shreya is a DPhil student at Somerville College, supported by the Oxford Indira Gandhi Graduate Scholarship. In the Vincent group, she is particularly interested in optimizing biocatalytic pathways of enzymes, transforming the deemed "expensive" processes into cost-effective chemical reactions for sustainable polymer synthesis and degradation. Shreya envisions revolutionising clean chemical manufacturing and recycling, for a greener, more sustainable future. She holds a Master of Research in Catalysis: Chemistry and Engineering from Imperial College London.

Stratos is an IMAT EPSRC CDT student in Jesus College. Coming from the Greek city of Patras, he moved to the UK a few years before starting his undergraduate studies in the University of Warwick. Now, his research project is focused on Cytochrome P450 enzymes, specifically to simplify their electron transport chain in order to facilitate their use in biocatalysis. In the remaining time, Stratos is passionate about music (like guitar and traditional Greek instruments), various sports, cooking and occasionally making (as well as testing!!) wine.

Rohit Das is a DPhil student at St Peter’s College. He is interested in understanding structure–function relationships in metalloenzymes, from ferredoxins to NiFe hydrogenase systems, to probe their mechanisms of electron transfer and catalysis. He completed his BSc and MSc in Chemistry at Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta, and undertook research at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) on FeFe hydrogenase model complexes. Outside the lab, Rohit has an immense passion for public speaking, poetry, and geopolitical discourse.