Location:
Lecture Theater 1, Sanderson Building, School of Engineering, King's Buildings
Date:
After briefly summarising my research in general terms, which can be described as ‘classical statistical mechanics in chemical engineering’, I’ll focus on my recent attempts to understand the anomalously-large clusters that form, apparently at equilibrium, in some small molecule solutions. These clusters are relevant to many natural and industrial processes, including pharmaceutical crystallisation and the design of bio-inspired nanomaterials, yet remain somewhat of a mystery. I will mainly discuss experimental, theoretical and molecular simulation results concerning aqueous amino acids, especially glycine, given their fundamental importance in biology.
Dr Martin Sweatman
- UG: Maths and Physics, University of Bristol
- PG: Theoretical Physics, University of Bristol
- 4 years in industry with BP and UK Nirex
- PDRA: Theoretical physical chemistry, Imperial College
- Lecturer – Senior Lecturer: Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde
- Reader: IMP, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh
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