Education
Georgina L. Gregory holds a PhD and MRes (Distinction) in Chemistry from the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies at the University of Bath, which she completed in 2017. She also earned a first-class honours MSci in Chemistry from Imperial College London in 2011. 🎓🌟
Professional Experience
Georgina Gregory’s professional journey is marked by significant roles in academia and industry. She currently serves as a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Department of Chemistry since October 2022. Concurrently, she is a Junior Research Fellow in Inorganic Chemistry at Wadham College, Oxford, a position she has held since October 2020. Previously, she was a Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate on the SOLBAT project at the Faraday Institute (2020-2022) and a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Chemistry Research Lab at Oxford (2018-2020). Her industry experience includes a role as a Scientist at Crown Packaging Ltd. (2017-2018) and a PhD Placement at Syngenta (2016). 🔬📊
Research Interest
Georgina Gregory’s research interests are centered around sustainable chemical technologies and battery applications. Her work focuses on the development of polymers for use in energy storage, particularly in batteries, and she is actively involved in exploring innovative materials and methodologies to improve battery performance and sustainability. She is passionate about contributing to advancements in green chemistry and the development of environmentally friendly chemical processes. 🌿🔋
Awards and Honors
Georgina has received numerous awards and honors throughout her career. Notably, she has been recognized by the University of Oxford with the Award for Excellence Scheme, both in salary increments and monetary awards in 2022 and 2023. She has also received the Recognition Award for Leadership at Oxford in 2021 and 2022. Her research presentations have garnered accolades, including the Best Talk Prize at the Recent Appointees in Polymer Science (RAPS) in 2022, and several poster prizes and talk awards from conferences and symposia during her academic tenure. 🏆🎖️
Research Skills
Georgina Gregory possesses a robust set of research skills, including strategic planning, innovation, and creativity in scientific research. She is proficient in data analysis and project planning, with strong quantitative skills and experience in audit reporting. Her analytical thinking and ability to manage interdisciplinary teams have been instrumental in her research endeavors, particularly in the development and application of polymers for battery technologies. Her expertise is further demonstrated by her numerous invited presentations, published patents, and successful mentorship of graduate and undergraduate students. 📊
Publications
- Switchable Catalysis Improves the Properties of CO2-Derived Polymers: Poly(cyclohexene carbonate-b-ε-decalactone-b-cyclohexene carbonate) Adhesives
- Authors: GS Sulley, GL Gregory, TTD Chen, L Peña Carrodeguas, G Trott, CK Williams
- Year: 2020
- Citations: 195
- Polymers from sugars: cyclic monomer synthesis, ring-opening polymerisation, material properties and applications
- Authors: GL Gregory, EM López-Vidal, A Buchard
- Year: 2017
- Citations: 137
- Sequence control from mixtures: switchable polymerization catalysis and future materials applications
- Authors: AC Deacy, GL Gregory, GS Sulley, TTD Chen, CK Williams
- Year: 2021
- Citations: 129
- Polymers from Sugars and CO2: Synthesis and Polymerization of a d-Mannose-Based Cyclic Carbonate
- Authors: GL Gregory, LM Jenisch, B Charles, G Kociok-Kohn, A Buchard
- Year: 2016
- Citations: 115
- 2020 roadmap on solid-state batteries
- Authors: M Pasta, D Armstrong, ZL Brown, J Bu, MR Castell, P Chen, A Cocks, et al.
- Year: 2020
- Citations: 112
- Easy access to oxygenated block polymers via switchable catalysis
- Authors: T Stößer, GS Sulley, GL Gregory, CK Williams
- Year: 2019
- Citations: 93
- Bio‐based and degradable block polyester pressure‐sensitive adhesives
- Authors: TTD Chen, LP Carrodeguas, GS Sulley, GL Gregory, CK Williams
- Year: 2020
- Citations: 81
- Triblock polyester thermoplastic elastomers with semi-aromatic polymer end blocks by ring-opening copolymerization
- Authors: GL Gregory, GS Sulley, LP Carrodeguas, TTD Chen, A Santmarti, CK Williams
- Year: 2020
- Citations: 81
- Synthesis of 5-to 8-membered cyclic carbonates from diols and CO2: A one-step, atmospheric pressure and ambient temperature procedure
- Authors: TM McGuire, EM López-Vidal, GL Gregory, A Buchard
- Year: 2018
- Citations: 80
- Synthesis of 6-membered cyclic carbonates from 1,3-diols and low CO2 pressure: A novel mild strategy to replace phosgene reagents
- Authors: GL Gregory, M Ulmann, A Buchard
- Year: 2015
- Citations: 78