Helena Lancaster
PhD student

Profile

Career

• University of St Andrews
  Master of Materials Chemistry (2015-2020)
• University of York
  PhD student (2020-present)

Research

Overview

I work on an industry-led project (Johnson Matthey) developing photoactivated catalysts for hydrosilylation. Current platinum-based catalysts used in industry have issues such as toxicity, difficult synthetic routes and poor solubility in siloxane substrates. My work is focused on resolving these issues and developing new photoactivated catalyst systems through mechanism-led design and kinetic studies.

Publications

Selected publications

• Growth mechanisms of Ag and Cu nanodendrites via Galavanic replacement reactions.