Background
Ellie joined the Dehns London office in September 2024, having obtained an integrated master’s degree in Chemistry that same year from the University of Oxford. Her final year thesis concerned the synthesis of self-assembled monolayers to be used as the hole transport layers of photovoltaic devices, and the fabrication of both organic and perovskite solar cells to test their function.
Expertise
Most of Ellie’s professional experience involves work in the field of polymer chemistry. This includes process chemistry for the production of polymers, which involves the moulding or extrusion of polymer compositions. She also has experience in the field of composite materials, both comprising polymers and fibres, with an emphasis on use of recycled materials. Ellie also works on coating technologies, primarily antifouling and intumescent coatings.
Higher Education
MChem, University of Oxford, 2024
Master’s (final year project) on ‘Investigation of carbazole derivatives for the hole transfer layer of photovoltaic devices’. In this thesis, Ellie synthesised small organic molecules which would form self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) when deposited on a substrate. These could then function as the hole transfer layers (HTL) in both organic and perovskite solar cells. Ellie also fabricated organic solar cells to test the function of these HTLs.
Department
chemical