Our Team

Principal Investigator

Connor Taylor

Connor Taylor

Principal Investigator

Leading the ChemTech Lab and transforming chemical research through intelligent technologies.


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Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr Matthew Pratley

Dr Matthew Pratley

Postdoctoral Researcher

Automation, robotics and machine learning for chemical processes.

Dr Lingwei Jiang

Dr Lingwei Jiang

Postdoctoral Researcher

Automation, HTE and machine learning for kinetic analysis.

Dr Will Hardiman

Dr Will Hardiman

Postdoctoral Researcher

Autonomous sensing platforms.

Dr Ben Tamlyn

Dr Ben Tamlyn

Postdoctoral Researcher

Autonomous sensing platforms.

PhD Students

Ben Holland

Ben Holland

PhD Candidate

Crystallisation and flow platforms.

Omar Benchekroun

Omar Benchekroun

PhD Student

Autonomous drug discovery platforms.

Schubert Fernandes

Schubert Fernandes

PhD Student

Flow, HTE and machine learning for kinetic analysis.

Theodore Lunny

Theodore Lunny

PhD Student

Flow processes and machine learning for crystallisation.

Luke Williams

Luke Williams

PhD Student

Reactor design and flow chemistry for sustainable processes.

Masters Students

  • • Elliot Saltmarsh
  • • Sophie Crowther
  • • William Layton-Watts
  • • Benjamin Walker
  • • Tristan Hempstead

Alumni

  • Emily Moore (2025, PhD student)
  • Joe Smith (2025, MEng student)
  • Robert Chaparro Darwin (2025, MEng student)
  • Jasim Khan (2025, MEng student)
  • Gregor House (2025, MEng student)
  • Max Goodwin (2025, MEng student)
  • Samuel Win-Ramos (2025, MEng student)