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Congratulations to Kate Stefkova on passing her PhD viva subject to minor revisions. We wish her all the best in her new job in Germany.

We are delighted to congratulate Lukas Gierlichs on successfully completing his PhD. His dedication and hard work have contributed to our research group, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavours.

We are excited to welcome Ola Gorecka and Taylor Wilde, two new PhD students, to our group. We look forward to their valuable contributions to our group!















Professor R. L. Melen

Cardiff Catalysis Institute
​Translational Research Hub
Maindy Road, Cathays
Cardiff, CF24 4HQ

E-mail: MelenR@cardiff.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)29 20879667
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Melen Research Group, Spring 2023
Michael G. Guerzoni, Yara van Ingen, Rasool Babaahmadi, Thomas Wirth, Emma Richards and Rebecca L. Melen “An un-forgotten classic: the nitro-Mannich reaction between nitrones and silyl nitronates catalysed by B(C6F5)3”, Chem.Sci., 2024, DOI:10.1039/d3sc05672d.