Charlotte Williams Explained

Charlotte Williams
Workplaces:University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
University of Minnesota
Imperial College London
Alma Mater:Imperial College London
Doctoral Advisor:Vernon C. Gibson

Charlotte Williams holds the Professorship of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford.[1] Her research focuses on the synthesis of novel catalysts with an expertise in organometallic chemistry and polymer materials chemistry.[2]

Early life and education

Williams studied chemistry at Imperial College London, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in chemistry. She completed a PhD with Vernon C. Gibson and Nick Long.[3] [4]

Research and career

Williams joined the University of Cambridge as a postdoctoral research associate working with Andrew Bruce Holmes and Richard Friend.[5] Here she focused on the synthesis of electroactive polymers. She then moved to the University of Minnesota, working in the group of Marc Hillymer and William Tollman on zinc catalysis.[6]

In 2003 Williams was appointed to Imperial College London as a lecturer.[7] She was appointed a Senior Lecturer in 2007, a Reader in 2009 and a Professor in 2012. Here she developed sugar-based biodegradable polymers that were produced from lignocellulosic biomass.[8] [9] During her time at Imperial she was an inventor of several granted patents.

She joined Trinity College, Oxford, in 2016.[10] Her research focuses on metal complexes for use in homogeneous polymerisation catalysis. She identified catalysts that could use carbon dioxide as a raw material for polymers, which prompted Williams to start Econic Technologies. Econic Technologies has received more than £13 million in funding.[11] [12] [13] [14] She also identified transition metal complex catalysts, biorenewable polymers and liquid fuel production.[15] She has developed switchable catalysts that allow the combination of monomers into block copolymers.[16] [17] Working with Milo Shaffer at Imperial College London, Williams uses nanoparticles in polymer composites.[18] She is a member of the London Centre for Nanotechnology.[19]

She appears regularly in the media, including on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time[20] and at museums and festivals.[21] [22] In 2015 she won the WISE Campaign research award for her eco-plastics start-up.[23]

In June 2024, Williams was appointed to the Professorship of Inorganic Chemistry, one of the five Statutory Professorships in Chemistry at the University of Oxford and took up a fellowship of St Catherine's College.

Honours and awards

Williams was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to chemistry.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charlotte Williams appointed to the Professorship of Inorganic Chemistry . www.chem.ox.ac.uk . 7 June 2024 . en.
  2. Web site: Professor Charlotte Williams . Department of Chemistry . 7 March 2020.
  3. Web site: RSC Corday-Morgan Prize 2016 Winner. www.rsc.org. 2018-05-18.
  4. Web site: Academic Family Tree. 2018-05-18.
  5. Web site: The Williams Research Group, Imperial College London. www.ch.ic.ac.uk. 2018-05-18.
  6. Williams. Charlotte K.. Breyfogle. Laurie E.. Choi. Sun Kyung. Nam. Wonwoo. Young. Victor G.. Hillmyer. Marc A.. Tolman. William B.. September 2003. A Highly Active Zinc Catalyst for the Controlled Polymerization of Lactide. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 125. 37. 11350–11359. 10.1021/ja0359512. 16220958. 0002-7863.
  7. Web site: Home - PROFESSOR CHARLOTTE K. WILLIAMS. www.imperial.ac.uk. 2018-05-18.
  8. News: Environment. https://web.archive.org/web/20160401234911/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/environment/. dead. 2016-04-01. 2016-03-30. The Telegraph. 2018-05-18. 0307-1235.
  9. News: Compostable Plastics Have a Sweet Ending Imperial News Imperial College London. Imperial News. 2018-05-18.
  10. Web site: Trinity College – Charlotte Williams. Oneltd. www.trinity.ox.ac.uk. 2018-05-18.
  11. News: About us – Econic. Econic. 2018-05-18.
  12. News: Prof. Charlotte Williams – Econic. Econic. 2018-05-18.
  13. Web site: Econic Technologies - breathing new life into polymer production. www.imperialinnovations.co.uk. 2018-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913073736/https://www.imperialinnovations.co.uk/impact/case-studies/econic-technologies-breathing-new-life-polymer-pro/. 2018-09-13. dead.
  14. Web site: Econic Technologies pioneering technology to help fight climate change. 2018. Oil and Gas Climate Initiative. 2018-05-18.
  15. Web site: Charlotte Williams - Research Guides. research.chem.ox.ac.uk. 2018-05-18. 19 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180519033757/http://research.chem.ox.ac.uk/charlotte-williams.aspx. dead.
  16. Stößer. T.. Chen. T. T. D.. Zhu. Y.. Williams. C. K.. 2018-01-13. 'Switch' catalysis: from monomer mixtures to sequence-controlled block copolymers . Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A. 376. 2110. 20170066. 10.1098/rsta.2017.0066 . 5719223. 29175903.
  17. Zhu. Yunqing. Radlauer. Madalyn R.. Schneiderman. Deborah K.. Shaffer. Milo S. P.. Hillmyer. Marc A.. Williams. Charlotte K.. 2018-03-19. Multiblock Polyesters Demonstrating High Elasticity and Shape Memory Effects. Macromolecules. 51. 7. 2466–2475. 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02690. 2018MaMol..51.2466Z . 104242028 . 0024-9297.
  18. García-Trenco. A.. White. E. R.. Shaffer. M. S. P.. Williams. C. K.. 2016. A one-step Cu/ZnO quasi-homogeneous catalyst for DME production from syn-gas. Catalysis Science & Technology. 6. 12. 4389–4397. 10.1039/c5cy01994j. 2044-4753. 10044/1/29091. free.
  19. Web site: Charlotte Williams London Centre for Nanotechnology. www.london-nano.com. 2018-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20180519033118/https://www.london-nano.com/our-people/%5Bfield_people_section-raw%5D/charlotte-williams. 2018-05-19. dead.
  20. Web site: Macromolecules, In Our Time - BBC Radio 4. BBC. 2018-05-18.
  21. News: New chemistry could make it easier to design materials to order Imperial News Imperial College London. Imperial News. 2018-05-18.
  22. News: Children explore vanishing glass and power of brainwaves at Festival Schools Day Imperial News Imperial College London. Imperial News. 2018-05-18.
  23. News: Imperial chemist receives WISE award for eco-plastics start-up Imperial News Imperial College London. Imperial News. 2018-05-18.
  24. Web site: Oxford Researchers elected to Royal Society University of Oxford. 2021-05-08. www.ox.ac.uk. en.
  25. News: DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V.. 2018-05-18. de.
  26. Web site: Trinity College – Outstanding Achievement Award. Oneltd. www.trinity.ox.ac.uk. 2018-05-18. 19 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180519042157/https://www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/outstanding-achievement-award/. dead.
  27. News: Dr Charlotte Williams wins outstanding young scientist award Imperial News Imperial College London. Imperial News. 2018-05-18.
  28. Web site: ESED Early Career Award Previous Winner. www.rsc.org. 2018-05-18.
  29. Web site: RSC Awards Archive - Meldola Medal and Prize. www.rsc.org. 2018-05-18.
  30. Web site: Honours and Memberships - PROFESSOR CHARLOTTE K. WILLIAMS. www.imperial.ac.uk. 2018-05-18.

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