Bradley Williams
Professor
Centre for Clean Energy Technology
University of Technology Sydney
Australia
Biography
I have a synthesis chemistry research background with an industrial focus. My expertise includes research leadership and management, operational management and line management of technical and support staff, and project management. I have extensive experience with industry liaison and research contract negotiations, and with policy and strategy development and implementation. I founded and was the first Director of the Research Centre for Synthesis and Catalysis at the University of Johannesburg (UJ, South Africa), and also the Bioresource Processing Alliance at Callaghan Innovation (New Zealand).
Research Interest
Carbohydrate chemistry (see Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 4543; Org. Biomol. Chem. 2012, 10, 5636) - this is synthetic methodology and aims to develop new types of chemistry; Transition metal-catalysed carbonylation reactions (see Organometallics 2014, 33, 7023; ChemCatChem 2014, 6, 2801; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 1648; ChemCatChem, 4, 206; Angew. Chem. 2008, 47, 560) Lewis acid catalysed reactions and fundamental aspects (see Fuel Proc. Technol. 2012, 94, 74; Green Chem. 2010, 12, 1919; Tetrahedron, 2010, 66, 4573; J. Mol. Catal. A Chem. 2010, 317, 68; J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 9509) Analytical method development (see Anal. Chem. 2015, 87, 9559; Talanta 2015, 144, 445; J. Agric. Food Chem. 2015, 63, 5985; J. Agric. Food Chem. 2014, 83, 6713; Anal. Chem. 2011, 83, 6713)
