About Oliver Righton
I'm a graduate of the MChem with Industrial Placement programme at St Andrews. My research focused on improvements to a Dye-Sensitised Solar Cell (DSSC) process used in the St Andrews undergraduate laboratory and for a brief overview, see my poster, or a deeper dive in my research essay. My six week project was with _makesense Colombia and Picacho con futuro in Medellín to create socially innovative solutions to the challenges of sustainability and circular economy, designing and delivering workshops to understand what these concepts meant to the people and then to explore ways in which their lives intersect with the natural world.
Academic Interests
My research work spans analytical development for industry to the functional properties of exotic metal oxides. I'm curious about most chemistry, from catalysis to macromolecular interactions, but the core concept is always about making processes simpler and more sustainable, be that the production of essential medicines or the conversion of solar energy into something more exciting!
Personal Interests
Outside of my work, you'll catch me swimming, cycling or running (or all three!). I run sessions for my local triathlon club and compete across the UK from sprint distance up to Ironman 70.3 events. I can also be found with a guitar trying to pick up songs from the likes of Maisie Peters or Lizzy McAlpine or in the kitchen cooking something delicious.
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Intro Content
Building Blocks - a blog post about chemical models
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Recent Comments
It was a privilege to work with you for these six weeks and to learn (and to unlearn) together
I’ll be expecting your debut single by next year! It was a pleasure to work alongside you for these six weeks
The kayaking trip was a whole challenge to itself but you were so good!
Sounds like you’re having an amazing time! Best of luck with the funding plan!
A really interesting and accessible read!
A great translation of your results into a visual format, and looks like you've set up some good future work!
A thought-provoking essay both confronting the concept of heritage and coming up with a lens to view it, really interesting to read!
Some great work here, and not one, but two potential clusters identified! Do you think your method used here could be used for other regions of space?