Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Colin Pulham. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.
Colin R Pulham is a Professor at the University of Edinburgh, specializing in High-Pressure Chemistry. His research focuses on the study of high-pressure effects on crystal structures of pharmaceutical compounds and energetic materials such as explosives and propellants. He employs various techniques, including spectroscopic and diffraction methods (X-ray and neutron), to analyze structural changes in materials subjected to pressures exceeding 10 GPa, using both diamond-anvil cells and larger volume cells. His work contributes to understanding the performance and characteristics of energetic compounds under extreme conditions, particularly during detonation. He also investigates the polymorphic behavior of pharmaceutical compounds throughout processing methods like tabletting and grinding. Additionally, he explores crystallization of salt hydrates under varying conditions, with a keen interest in those hydrates that have limited stability ranges, but are crucial in crystallization processes related to terrestrial weathering and heat-storage in extraterrestrial environments. Colin has published various articles contributing to the field of high-pressure chemistry and materials science.
Department of Marketing