Between the end of May and the end of July, Lise Desquien & Orane Dollet (École Nationale Supériere de Chemie de Lille, France), completed successful internships working under the supervision of Dr Andy Hall. These internships (“stage”) are an integral part of the Chemistry programme in Lille.
Lise worked on the synthesis of polymerisable molecules that could also recognise other molecules and provide a signal when recognition occurs. Orane’s projects centred on prepared matrix-forming monomers from bio-derived molecules, with the aim of creating “green” polymers. The successes achieved during their short research visit will enable Andy to collaborate with research groups in Finland and Spain.
Their visit builds on the relationship between MSoP and ENSCL, following previous successful internships in 2014 (Ambre Pignon & Jeanne Silvestre) and 2015 (Violette Le Guennec).
P.S. Their visit coincided with the France team’s victory in the FIFA2018 World Cup. Here are Lise and Orane photographed with the School’s sweepstake winner, Dr Alison Edwards!
