Group Members (Current)

Doctoral Students (PhDs)

Mr. Soliman Alkirkit (2015 - current)

"The pharmaceutical analysis of New Psychoactive Substances" (Supervised with Dr Ryan Mewis, Manchester Metropolitan University and Dr Darren Edwards, University of Strathclyde)

Ms. Lysbeth Antonides (2017 - current) (Visiting PhD, University of Dundee)

"The study of Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists (SCRAs); Enantiospecific synthesis, characterisation, metabolomics, pyrolysis and vaping studies" (Supervised with Dr Craig McKenzie & Professor Niamh Nic Daeid, CAHID, University of Dundee)

Mr. Nicolas Gilbert (2017 - current)

"Novel detection methods for the rapid, sensitive and cost-effective detection of synthetic opiates" (Supervised with Dr Ryan Mewis, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Mr. Matthew Hulme (2015 - current)

“New Psychoactive Substances - New Analytical Challenges” (Supervised with Dr Ryan Mewis, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Mr. Jack Marron (2016 - current)

"Novel detection systems for the rapid and cost-effective detection of New Psychoactive Substances (NPSs)" (Supervised with Dr Ryan Mewis, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Ms. Lauren McNeill (2016 - current)

"Origami Chips: paper-based Lab-on-a-Chip devices for the rapid and cost-effective detection of New Psychoactive Substances (NPSs)" (Supervised with Dr Kirsty Shaw, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Graduate Students (Postgraduate Masters)

Ms. Harriet Bloomfield (2017 - current)

"Chemical and criminological analysis of the prevalence of Prescription-Only Medicines (POMs) on the recreational drug market" (Supervised with Dr. Robert Ralphs, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Ms. Leah Greenhalgh (2016 - current)

"Evaluating the in vivo behavioural effects of cathinone-derived New Psychoactive Substances" (Supervised with Dr. Scott Pedley, Manchester Metropolitan University).

Ms. Armita Hayatbakhsh (2016 - current)

"Novel detection of fluorinated N-alkylcathinone New Psychoactive Substances" (Supervised with Dr. Ryan Mewis, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Ms. Lauren Lowe (2016 - current)

"Chemical and criminological analysis of the prevalence synthetic cannabinoid-derived New Psychoactive Substances" (Supervised with Dr. Robert Ralphs, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Mr. Chris Turnbull (2014 - current)

“Rapid, robust and sensitive hyphenated detection methods for New Psychoactive Substances” (Supervised with Prof. Craig Banks, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Undergraduate Students/Interns

Mr. Andrew Costello (P/T Researcher)

Mr. Jamie Ellison (P/T Researcher)

Mr. Chris Schofield (P/T Researcher)

Ms. Sarah Slater (P/T Researcher)