Dr. Andrew Surman

Biography

Andrew Surman is a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Biology at the Department of Chemistry at King's College London. He obtained his degree in Chemistry from King’s College, London, where he engaged in a Year 4 research project focused on Supramolecular Chemistry, which prompted him to pursue a PhD. His doctoral research, conducted under the supervision of Professor Ramon Vilar at the Catalan Institute of Chemical Research and Imperial College London, revolved around the development of 'smart' contrast agents for medical imaging. Surman has experience in industry, having worked with Plaxica, a company dedicated to establishing new industrial methods for producing 'next generation' recyclable plastics from renewable resources. His work at Plaxica involved catalysis, biocatalysis, and separation science. After a brief tenure researching self-assembled nanostructures at the University of Puerto Rico, he held a postdoc position at the University of Glasgow, where he contributed to a variety of projects across analytical, nanoscale, inorganic, and organic chemistry. Surman returned to King's College London as a Lecturer in the Chemistry Department, launching his research group in late 2019. His research interests are broad, encompassing Supramolecular Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Nanomaterials, and Systems Chemistry, with a keen focus on practical applications such as environmental and medical analyses, sustainable chemistry, and nanoscale drug delivery.

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