
Katherine Jolley
Assistant Professor of Chemical Education, Faculty of Science
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Biography
Katie completed her MChem degree at the University of Bath including an industrial placement year within the pharmaceutical industry at GSK. Following this she completed her PhD at the University of Warwick on the development of novel ruthenium catalysts for asymmetric hydrogenation applications, before undertaking postdoctoral positions at the University of Leeds and then Southampton, working closely with industrial partners to develop efficient and sustainable synthetic methods for key transformations. Katie subsequently returned to GSK for a short time before taking up a teaching position within the School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham in 2019. She gained her PGCHE in 2021 and was promoted to Assistant Professor of Chemical Education in 2022. At Nottingham, Katie teaches organic chemistry and also business/entrepreneurial skills on undergraduate and apprenticeship Chemistry programmes. Along side this, she is also the School Careers Officer and Course Director for the MSci Chemistry with A Year in Industry programme. Katie's research interests centre on chemical education and teaching innovation particularly regarding sustainable chemistry and building industry partnerships for teaching. Current projects are focused on the incorporation of green and sustainable chemistry principles into the undergraduate laboratory curriculum.
Expertise Summary
Expertise within chemistry include: Organic Synthesis; Flow Chemistry; Process Chemistry; Green/Sustainable Chemistry; Organic electrochemistry
Teaching Summary
My interests within teaching and learning focus on Organic Synthesis, Process Chemistry and Business and Entrepreneurial Skills. My teaching activities include lectures, tutorials, laboratory classes… read more
Research Summary
My research interests centre on chemical education and teaching innovation.
Current projects are focussed on the incorporation of green and sustainable chemistry principles into the undergraduate laboratory curriculum.
My interests within teaching and learning focus on Organic Synthesis, Process Chemistry and Business and Entrepreneurial Skills. My teaching activities include lectures, tutorials, laboratory classes and project supervision. I also support the development of careers and employability skills through provision of workshops and events in collaboration with the university careers and employability team and other colleagues in the school.
Past Research
PhD Research:
- The development of novel asymmetric ruthenium catalysts for asymmetric hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds.
Postdoctoral Research:
- The development of flow reactors and processes for the synthesis and reactions of amines and amides.
- The development of reactions for continuous organic electrochemical transformations.