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Dr Lee Edwards
Research Associate (with Prof Thomas Wirth)
- EdwardsL46@cardiff.ac.uk
- Main Building, Room 1.107, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT
Publication
2024
- Edwards, L., Kariuki, B. M., Didsbury, M., Jones, C. D. and Wirth, T. 2024. Deville rebooted – practical N 2 O 5 synthesis †. Chemical Communications 60(46), pp. 5920-5923. (10.1039/d4cc01403k)
2021
- Edwards, L. 2021. Innovative coatings for electrical steel. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2020
- Kumar, N., Marchesini, S., Howe, T., Edwards, L., Brennan, B. and Pollard, A. J. 2020. Nanoscale characterization of plasma functionalized graphitic flakes using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Journal of Chemical Physics 153(18), article number: 184708. (10.1063/5.0024370)
- Bemmer, V. et al. 2020. Rationalization of the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of aluminium phosphates synthesized from different precursors. RSC Advances 10(14), pp. 84448452. (10.1039/C9RA08738A)
2019
- Edwards, L., Mack, P. and Morgan, D. J. 2019. Recent advances in dual mode charge compensation for XPS analysis. Surface and Interface Analysis 51(9), pp. 925-933. (10.1002/sia.6680)
Articles
- Edwards, L., Kariuki, B. M., Didsbury, M., Jones, C. D. and Wirth, T. 2024. Deville rebooted – practical N 2 O 5 synthesis †. Chemical Communications 60(46), pp. 5920-5923. (10.1039/d4cc01403k)
- Kumar, N., Marchesini, S., Howe, T., Edwards, L., Brennan, B. and Pollard, A. J. 2020. Nanoscale characterization of plasma functionalized graphitic flakes using tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Journal of Chemical Physics 153(18), article number: 184708. (10.1063/5.0024370)
- Bemmer, V. et al. 2020. Rationalization of the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of aluminium phosphates synthesized from different precursors. RSC Advances 10(14), pp. 84448452. (10.1039/C9RA08738A)
- Edwards, L., Mack, P. and Morgan, D. J. 2019. Recent advances in dual mode charge compensation for XPS analysis. Surface and Interface Analysis 51(9), pp. 925-933. (10.1002/sia.6680)
Thesis
- Edwards, L. 2021. Innovative coatings for electrical steel. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Biography
Research Associate, Energetic Materials, Cardiff University Mar 2022 – Current
Focus on organic batch and flow chemistry with energetic materials.
Technical Manager for Haydale Ltd, Ammanford Sept 2019 – Mar 2022
As the Technical Manager, I led the Plasma Team in developing and optimising new surface chemistries for nanomaterials and surfaces.I led grant funded and commercial projects and provided technical input to other areas of Haydales interests.
Post Graduate Research Associate for Cogent Power Ltd, Newport Oct 2016 – July 2021
My PhD was industrially sponsored with Cogent Power Ltd leading research on electrical steel tension coatings. The PhD was based at Cardiff University School of Chemistry, Cardiff University School of Engineering and at the sponsor site Cogent Power Ltd. I successfully achieved the main objective of my PhD and developed hexavalent chromium free tension coatings. My primary role was conducting my PhD but in addition I supported Cogent Power Ltd in analysing materials and providing support for pilot trial and line trials.
BSc (Hons) Chemistry, Cardiff University 2012-2016
Final Year Dissertation: Routes Towards Novel Naphthoquinone Derived N-heterocyclic Carbenes.
Professional memberships
Member of the Institute of Physics - MInstP
Member of the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining - MIMMM
Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry - MRSC