Emma Thomas

Emma is a first year DPhil student on the IMAT CDT. She grew up in Essex and obtained her MSci degree in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry from the University of Nottingham. Her Master's project, supervised by Prof. Graham Newton and Dr. Nicholas Mitchell, investigated the synthesis and characterisation of amino-acid modified polyoxometalates. At Oxford, her project will develop responsive inorganic nanopores for applications in fMRI, co-supervised by Prof. Jason Davis. Outside the lab, Emma enjoys playing netball, going to the gym, cooking, and travelling.