Matt Diable

Matthew graduated with a first-class Master of Chemistry with Research in Industry (MChem) degree from the University of Liverpool in July 2020. He spent his industrial placement year at Lubrizol in Manchester as a Research Chemist, where he predominantly worked on the development and optimisation of a novel reversible-deactivation radical polymerisation technique to produce customer-approved polymeric dispersants for multiple applications within the Paints and Coatings industry.

He returned to the University of Liverpool to complete his MChem degree and undertook his final year project in Dr Tom McDonald’s group. His project involved collecting proof of concept data for a novel in situ forming implant used for long-lasting drug delivery of poorly water-soluble drugs, and his research resulted in him receiving the Waters Prize from the University to recognise excellence in this project. Alongside this award, he also received six other academic awards during his time as an undergraduate student, most notably the Leblanc Medal for achieving the best overall mark for the Master of Chemistry with Research in Industry degree for the 2016-2020 cohort.

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Matthew started as a Polymer Chemist at Polymer Mimetics, a newly-formed joint venture between Scott Bader and the University of Liverpool, focusing on the development and industrialisation of a novel polymer technology (Transfer-Dominated Branching Radical Polymerisation, TBRT) that was invented within Steve’s group at the University. After 12 months in the role (October 2021), Matthew commenced a part-time Industrial PhD within the Rannard group, whilst continuing to work full-time at Mimetics.