Rob Carroll

Check out our latest publication in IUCrJ, we've undertaken a statistical study on crystalline sponges and developed a structural grading system for guest molecules in MOFs! doi.org/10.1107/S20522…

The preprint of our paper is out @ChemRxiv ! If you’re interested in how guest molecules are affected by being in the pores of MOFs, please give it a read ☺️ “The influence of the crystal sponge framework on guest conformation” go.shr.lc/3S3nNzY @colessj @graeme_day

My final year of #SOTSEF but was great as always talking to younger students about analytical chemistry and all the work we’ve put into Spectroscopy in a Suitcase!

A few train delays but a lot of fun presenting my research to MPs in parliament today! Even time for a little wander around Westminster after #STEM4Brit

An amazing time in Melbourne for @IUCr2023! Presenting my work, listening to the latest crystallography research from around the world, and forming new duets for karaoke

@luddchem @cds_daresbury @colessj @UK_NCS Not yet, just playing with other crystals while we wring out the sponges for new soaks

@rcarroll_ @cds_daresbury @colessj @UK_NCS Are you throwing in the sponge?

@luddchem @cds_daresbury @colessj @UK_NCS We've been looking at a few different ways to grow single crystals including some in situ experiments, it's been promising so far and hopefully can share results soon!

@cds_daresbury @colessj @rcarroll_ @UK_NCS Are any of the oils investigated amenable to the crystallization technique developed by John Davies and described in the paper by Bond & Davies from 2002? doi.org/10.1071/CH01183

@JackKClegg @MOFSoton @colessj @cds_daresbury @UK_NCS A considerable amount which we can’t model and sadly makes it a much less enticing game show for the audience!

@MOFSoton @colessj @cds_daresbury @rcarroll_ @UK_NCS Closely followed by “how much dcm is there too?!”

Our latest work in @IUCrJ which looks at intermolecular interactions in crystalline sponges! doi.org/10.1107/S20522…

Excellent pre-lunch session #UKPorMat2023 from @SeanCollinsChem, @rcarroll_, @ashlyn_low & @luisleonalca Great talks, lively questions and fantastic science!

Great to see this review on crystallisation methods out. A fantastic team effort from @ChemistryNCL and @UK_NCS with Jess leading !! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

@Dr_Oli_Jones @UoSChemistry Finally, we’ll be looking at how encapsulation in the framework influences the shape of guest molecules. To do this we’ll combine our crystallographic data with computational simulation and solution state analysis to better understand the environment of the MOF pore. (3/3)

@Dr_Oli_Jones @UoSChemistry …locations / orientations. With a large enough library we can then hopefully extract some principles which apply in a wider context, this will help to inform guest molecule behaviour in any crystalline sponge experiment (not just our compounds). (2/3)

An introduction to our work @UoSChemistry, using Crystalline Sponges to offer crystallography to more researchers than ever before! Presented here are initial results from our collaborations, with publications on systematic studies coming soon! #RSCPoster #RSCAnalytical

Fun day discussing my project and learning about lots of exciting research at the @UoSDocCollege Poster Showcase