DrChristopher Barnett
Research Fellow
Faculty of Science
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Dr Barnett's research interests centre on understanding how catalysts work and how catalytic discoveries can be translated into practical manufacturing technologies.
Current interests include:
- N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis and catalyst design
- Catalysis for sustainable and chemical manufacturing
- Catalyst immobilisation and heterogeneous organocatalysis
- Continuous-flow processing and reaction engineering
- Electrochemical technologies
- Mechanistic studies of catalytic systems
- Research automation, open-source hardware, and digital workflows
- Additive manufacturing for scientific instrumentation
A recurring theme throughout his work is the development of tools and technologies that improve the efficiency, reproducibility, and accessibility of chemical research. He routinely combines experimental chemistry with software development, automated data analysis, and additive manufacturing to accelerate discovery and rapidly prototype new research infrastructure.