Current Group Members
Teesha Kukreja
Research Technician
I am the Technician for the Soft Materials Chemistry Labs, with a strong interest in organic and medicinal chemistry. My current focus is on enhancing lab safety and organisation. I am also undergoing training in the analytical techniques used in our labs, along with their upkeep and maintenance. I graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2025, where my final year project focused on GC-MS analysis. This experience deepened my enthusiasm for the technical aspects of laboratory work.
Bahareh Sadeghzadeh
Research Assistant
I am a PhD researcher working on hybrid acoustic–optical communication for underwater environments. My research focuses on dynamically switching between acoustic and optical approaches based on real-time underwater conditions to improve subsea data transmission. I am particularly interested in developing reliable and energy-efficient solutions for challenging marine environments. I current support the Crucible Seed Fund Project (0.2 FTE) run by Dr Parvizi, Dr Loch, and Dr Nuñez titled: Smart, Biodegradable Hydrogel-Organic Semiconductor Composites for Flexible, Visual Sensing Electronics.
Previous Members
Furqon Novryan 2025 — RSC International Research Student
Project: Formulation and Properties of Gel-Based Q-Silsesquioxane Networks
Graham Wilson 2025 — EPSRC Vacation Internship
Project: Improved Sustainability in Column Chromatography Through Cartridge Reuse
Aeneas Lam 2025 — Summer Project Student
Project: Developing Preconcentrators to Improve Vapour Detection
Olivia Howell 2024 — BSc Project Student
Project: Silica-based Polymer Preconcentrators for the Detection of Volatile Nitroaromatic Vapours (joint with Prof. Peter J. Skabara)
Amanda Dunsmore 2024 — BSc Project Student
Project: Formulation and Dynamics of Photosensitive POSS Hydrogels (joint with Prof. Emily Draper)
David Sutherland 2023 — EPSRC Vacation Internship
Project: Photoresponsive, Self-assembled Organic Networks (joint with Prof. Dave J. Adams)
Ibram Refat Boshra Mikhail — 2023 Masters of Science in Chemistry
Project: Exploring Self-Assembling Dipeptides Functionalised with Benzophenone (PI: Prof. Dave J. Adams; Co-I: Dr Alex S. Loch)
Loch Group 