Biography:
Steve completed his PhD in 2015, working on palladium (II) catalysed C-H activations, and its applications in the total synthesis of the stenine ring system of Stemona alkaloids. Steve obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Bristol in 2009 after completing a final year project under the supervision of Professor Davis on the synthesis of novel carbohydrate receptors. He joined the Bristol Chemical Synthesis Doctoral Training Centre in 2010.

Degree:
MSci. Hons. Chemistry, University of Bristol, 2005-2009.

Current Position:
About to start a School Direct course as part of teacher training.

Experience:
Three seven-week research broadening sabaticals under the supervision of Dr Duncan Wass, Professor Derek Woolfson and Dr Carmen Galan.

Hobbies:
Music, Guitar, Reading.

Publications:
Cooper, S. P.; Booker-Milburn, K. I. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 6496.

E-mail:
sc5665@bris.ac.uk