Poster prize success for PINZ CDT student at chemical physics conference
We’re proud to announce that Salome Raymond, a PINZ CDT student at the University of York, has won a poster prize at this year’s Annual Northern Universities Meeting on Chemical Physics.
Salome’s research focuses on Ethyl Lactate as a Green Solvent – Processes, Performance and Air Quality Impacts, contributing to the development of more sustainable chemical processes.
Her work was recognised for its scientific quality and potential impact. Congratulations to Salome on this well-deserved achievement!
The PINZ CDT Team recently held a Team Day at Beamish Museum
A group of EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Process Industries: Net Zero (PINZ CDT) Cohort 1 students, incoming Cohort 2 students, Summer Placement Sutdents and members of the Management Team from Newcastle University School of Engineering and the University of York Department of Chemistry came together for a team-building day at Beamish Museum on 24 July.
Highlights included a ride on the upper deck of the open-top tram and an insightful trip down the Beamish drift mine. The day provided a valuable opportunity for everyone to strengthen relationships, exchange experiences, and enjoy some relaxed time outside the usual work and study setting.
PIN31 took place at Newcastle University on 10 July 2025
The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Process Industries: Net Zero (PINZ CDT) was delighted to welcome the 31st Meeting of the Process Intensification Network (PIN31) to Stephenson Building at Newcastle University on 10 July.
This free event brought together our academic and industry partners, current PINZ CDT students, PINZ placement students, and staff from Newcastle University and the University of York.
The programme featured engaging presentations from academic and industry experts, including our PINZ CDT students, giving an opportunity for knowledge exchange, networking and celebrating cutting-edge research in process intensification in addition to hearing updates on the PINZ CDT.
PINZ CDT Management Team and students hosted a panel session at ChemUK 2025 at the NEC, Birmingham on 21st and 22nd May.
PINZ CDT PhD student, Louise Amor-Seabrooke and PINZ CDT Management Team, Professor Adam Harvey, Dr Jonathan McDonough, Dr Richard Law and Ryan Sidall, joined the panel. In this session, the panel introduced the centre, set out how industry can get involved and highlighted three ongoing projects:
– Filter optimisation for flue gas treatment
– Biofuels from food waste
– Saving energy and heat recovery across a waste-water treatment site.
Listen to the recording of the panel session
