Louise’s main interests are in luminescence spectroscopy and actinide chemistry, but she also dabbles in lanthanide and d-metal/ organic chemistry in her exploration of two-photon chemistry and up-conversion. Research into actinide chemistry involves exploration of actinyl units (especially the ever-elusive uranyl(V)) and increasing understanding of the fundamental spectroscopic properties of air-sensitive actinide complexes, including uranium mono-oxo species and uranium(IV) chemistry.

Apart from the joy of seeing a nicely resolved emission spectrum, Louise enjoys going to the gym, 24 and (above all) Thursday night pints.
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Follow the links below to find out about opportunities to join our research group!

PhD Studentship: Microbe – Radionuclide Interactions in Legacy Nuclear Waste Systems

PhD Studentship: ​Evaluation of Uranium Retention in Geological Minerals at the Sub-Micron Level 

Research Associate: Imaging of Uranium Biotransformations by Microorganisms
19-02-19 11th European Short Course on "Time-resolved Microscopy and Correlation Spectroscopy"
​Adam travelled to Berlin to learn about new and exciting types of fluorescence microscopy, and is looking forward to trying some of them out over the coming year!
06/02/2019 UoM Chem Soc Talk
Louise was invited to give a guest lecturer to Chem Soc, called "Radioactivity: A Glowing Future?". It included demonstrations with Geiger counters and glowing uranium glass!
25-01-19 David's viva PASSED!
Huge congratulations to David who passed his viva today, becoming the latest Team Natrajan Doctor! 
28-01-19 Twitter!
Team Natrajan have taken the plunge and joined Twitter! Follow us here - our handle is @Team_Natrajan
21-12-18 Good luck Kurt!
We say a sad goodbye to post-doc, Kurt, who is off to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the USA, to start an exciting research position in the Chemical Sciences Division!