The research group led by Neil Champness at the University of Birmingham pursues research into supramolecular chemistry and all aspects of molecular organisation. This includes the understanding of supramolecular organisation in the solid-state via crystal engineering, solution phase self-assembly processes and supramolecular surface assembly.

Research
Details of our research can be found here but our studies encompass Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), surface self-assembly, mechanically interlocked molecules and the synthesis and study of organic materials and dye molecules.

Recent Publications

D. G. Madden, D. O’Nolan, N. Rampal, R. Babu, C. Çamur, A. N. Al Shakhs, S-Y. Zhang, G. A. Rance, J. Perez, N. Pietro Maria Casati, D. O’Sullivan, N. P. Rice, T. Gennett, P. Parilla, S. Shulda, K. E. Hurst, V. Stavila, M. D. Allendorf, J. Silvestre-Albero, A. C. Forse, N. R. Champness, K. W. Chapman, D. Fairen-Jimenez, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 13729.

N. Pearce, M. Tarnowska, N. Andersen, A. Wahrhaftig-Lewis, B.S. Pilgrim, N.R. Champness, Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 3915–3941.

N. Pearce, K. E. A. Reynolds, S. Kayal, X. Z. Sun, E. S. Davies, F. Malagreca, C. J. Schürmann, S. Ito, A. Yamano, S. P. Argent, M. W. George, N. R. Champness, Nat. Commun., 2022, 13, 415.

A.R.Y. Almuhana, P. Langer, S.L. Griffin, R. W. Lodge, G.A. Rance and N.R. Champness, J. Mater. Chem. C., 2021, 9, 10317-10323.

G. R. F. Orton, B. S. Pilgrim, N. R. Champness, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021, 50, 4411-4431.

R. Steeno, A. Minoia, M.C. Gimenez-Lopez, M.O. Blunt, N.R. Champness, R. Lazzaroni, K. S. Mali, S. De Feyter, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 1454-1457.

E. Aliyev, J. Warfsman, B. Tokay, S. Shishatskiy, J. Lillepaerg, C. Abetz, V. Filiz, N. R. Champness, V. Abetz, ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 2021, 9, 684-694.

S. P. Argent, I. da Silva, A. Greenaway, M. Savage, J. Humby, A. J. Davies, H. Nowell, W. Lewis, P. Manuel, C. C. Tang, A. J. Blake, M. W. George, A. V. Markevich, E. Besley, S. Yang, N. R. Champness and M. Schröder, Inorg. Chem, 2020, 59, 15646-15658.

B.S. Pilgrim and N.R. Champness, ChemPlusChem, 2020, 85, 1842–1856.

N. Pearce, E.S. Davies and N.R. Champness, Dyes Pigm., 2020, 183, 108735.

A. Sweetman, N.R. Champness, and A. Saywell, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2020, 49, 4189-4202.

Isolating Reactive Metal-based Species in Metal-organic Frameworks – Viable Strategies and Opportunities.
R. J. Young, M. T. Huxley, E. Pardo, N. R. Champness, C. J. Sumby, C. Doonan, Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 4031-4050.

N. Pearce, E.S. Davies, N.R. Champness, Molecules, 2020, 25, 1627.

S.L. Griffin, N.R. Champness, Coord. Chem. Rev., 2020, 414, 213295.

B. Mangham, M.W.D. Hanson-Heine, E.S. Davies, A. Wriglesworth, M.W. George, W. Lewis, D.L. Kays, J. McMaster, N.A. Besley, N.R. Champness, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 4429-4438.


J. Warfsmann, B. Tokay, N.R. Champness, CrystEngComm, 2020, 22, 1009-1017.

L. Yang, P. Langer, E.S. Davies, M. Baldoni, K. Wickham, N.A. Besley, E. Besley, N.R. Champness, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 3723-3732.

M.O. Blunt, Y. Hu, C.W. Toft, A.G. Slater, W. Lewis, N.R. Champness, J. Phys. Chem. C., 2018, 122, 26070-26079.

M.T. Huxley, A. Burgun, H. Ghodrati, C.J. Coghlan, A. Lemieux, N.R. Champness, D.M. Huang, C.J. Doonan, C.J. Sumby, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018,140, 6416-6425.
Contact
Professor Neil Champness
Norman Haworth Professor of Chemistry
School of Chemistry
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston, Birmingham
B15 2TT UK
Twitter: @ChampnessGroup
Vacancies
We are always looking for outstanding and innovative researchers to join our team. Funding opportunities arise frequently, so if you are interested please get in touch and we will get back to you soon.