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Kumar Research Laboratory @kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨Our group is recruiting a PDRA in Organometallic Catalytic Polymerisation and Depolymerisation. More details below, RT appreciated. jobs.ac.uk/job/DRF699/res… @standrewschem.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social

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Kumar Research Laboratory @kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

New in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social We turn waste nitrile butadiene rubber (gloves, O-rings) into valuable polyamines & polyols via Ru-catalysed hydrogenation. Big congrats to @sophialozano.bsky.social & the team @standrewschem.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social

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Kumar Research Laboratory @kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

In this paper @RSC_Sus, we demonstrated a highly efficient hydrogenative depolymerisation of polycaprolactone to make 1,6-hexanediol with TON reaching ~20k. Congratulations to Garima, Sophia @standrewschem.bsky.social, & everyone involved in the project! tinyurl.com/4j7v4a79

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Kumar Research Laboratory @kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Huge congratulations to Sophia from our group for winning the best poster prize at the 2025 @st-andrewschem.bsky.social Postgraduate Symposium.

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Kumar Research Laboratory @kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Delighted to share our work on Polyetherureas as aqueous binders for Li ion batteries - now published in @green_rsc in collaboration with Rob Armstrong's group @StAndrewsChem @MassiVassi & @RobertGordonUni. Congrats to Garima, Mei, & everyone involved! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

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Kumar Research Laboratory @kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Delighted to share our paper just published @MacroJrnls_ACS in collaboration with @chemguyeli.bsky.social on semirenewable and photodegradable polyamides exhibiting self-healing and triboelectric properties. See here for more details: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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Kumar Research Laboratory @kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

We have another fully funded PhD position to work in collaboration with an industry on the development of organometallic catalysis for efficient hydrogenative depolymerisation of plastic waste. See more details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... @chemjobber.bsky.social

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Organometallic Catalysis for Sustainable Polymer Synthesis and Plastic Recycling at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Organometallic Catalysis for Sustainable Polymer Synthesis and Plastic Recycling at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Kumar Research Laboratory @kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

We have an exciting fully funded PhD position to work in our research group (kumarresearchlab.com) and at the Macquarie University with Prof. Yijiao Jiang (researchers.mq.edu.au/en/persons/y...). Application deadline: Dec 3, 2025. More details: tinyurl.com/2zr58myn @chemjobber.bsky.social

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Kumar Research Laboratory @kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Excited to share our new #ACSSustainable paper on hydrogenating carbamates, ureas, and polyurethanes using heterogeneous catalysts —advancing sustainable materials recycling. Congrats to Ben Sole and the team! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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Kumar Research Laboratory @kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Had a great time presenting with my PhD student, Sophia, to school students about waste recycling as part of the Sutton Trust Summer School at the University of St Andrews. Always a pleasure to interact with next generation thinkers! #SuttonTrust #Sustainability #Recycling #StAndrews

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Kumar Research Laboratory @kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

🎓 Huge congratulations to our brilliant M.Chem. project students Maia and Emily who graduated today! 🥂🎉 Your hard work, curiosity, and lab skills have been a joy to watch — we’re so proud of you both. Here's to exciting adventures ahead! 🧪💫

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Kumar Research Laboratory @kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Huge congratulations to Alejandra Sophia Lozano Perez @sophialozano.bsky.social on winning the best poster prize at the International Conference on Sustainable Chemistry for Net Zero! Well done!

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Kumar Research Laboratory @kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

♻️ New from the lab! We’ve just published “Direct Synthesis of Polyesterether from Ethylene Glycol” in @acs.org @pubs.acs.org 🌱⚗️ A method that forms water and H2 gas as the only byproducts! 💦 - pushing toward greener, circular materials from simple feedstocks like EG. 📖 doi.org/10.1021/acss...

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Kumar Research Laboratory @kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

📝 Exciting News from the Lab! 🎆 Check out our review on Rising Opportunities in Catalytic Dehydrogenative Polymerization in @acs.org @pubs.acs.org! This research highlights innovative advancements in polymerization reactions and their mechanisms. 🔗 Read the article: doi.org/10.1021/acsc...

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