Professor Anna Croft
Professor of Disruptive Chemistries
Areas of expertise
Chemical production, chemical reactivity, biochemical reactions, ionic liquids, free radicals, and enzyme design.
Profile
Professor Croft is a leading expert on ionic liquids, radical enzymes, sustainable 3D printing, computational chemistry and bioprocess.
Her research focuses on how we can reach Net Zero by creatively disrupting existing modes of chemical production. This includes exploring new types of solvent, reactivity, and utilising the power of biology.
Her recent research has focused on:
- Generating renewable 3D printable materials for use in manufacture and healthcare.
- Crowdsourced data to identify new ways to combat tuberculosis.
- Ways to improve the production and supply of chemicals in a more sustainable and accessible way, such as decentralising manufacturing and using renewable materials to make chemicals more readily available and production more sustainable.
- Understanding how proteins behave in low/no water solvents, such as might be found in the outer regions of space.
- How the unique features of radical SAM enzymes can unlock the potential of new and amazing chemistries, currently inaccessible to industry.
Her media experience includes In our time (Radio 4), BBC Radio Wales and the Daily Post.
Interview booking
Please call the press office on +44 (0)1509 222224 to arrange an interview with Professor Anna Croft.