University of Glasgow

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow is engaged in various aspects of materials research from molecular and organic systems to solid state inorganic bulk and nano-materials. Research in the Department embraces functional and structural materials with applications including electronics, magnetism, biomaterials and sustainable energy.

The Gregory group has diverse interests in sustainable energy materials inlcuding Li+ ion batteries and some aspects of catalysis. In the context of this guide, the group‟s main interests lie in hydrogen storage materials and Prof Gregory performs research within the EPSRC SUPERGEN sponsored Hydorgen Generation and Storage consortium, UKSHEC. The group‟s interests include complex hydrides (for example, magnesium hydride and alloys; light metal nitrides, imides and amides) and inorganic nanomaterials (for example, chalcogenide, oxide and nitride nanotubes and nanowires) as high capacity, reversible stores. Capability encompasses all aspects of synthesis, charaterisation and testing, including, for example, diffraction (in and ex-situ), spectroscopic techniques, electron microscopy, thermal analysis and gas sorption (at varaible temperature and pressure).