Professor Alexander Cowan MSci, PhD, FHEA

Research Group Membership

• Energy and Interfaces
• Organic Synthesis and Catalysis

Research Grants

CapCon - conversion of captured carbon dioxide

IDRIC

August 2023 - February 2024

The Solar Chemicals Network

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

July 2023 - June 2026

Zero-Chem: Zerogap bipolar membrane electrolyser for CO2 reduction to chemicals & fuels

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

October 2022 - September 2024

Water dissociation interfaces for high current density bipolar membrane electrolysers

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

November 2022 - May 2024

Materials for End-to-End Hydrogen Application

HENRY ROYCE INSTITUTE (UK)

December 2021 - March 2022

National Interdisciplinary Centre for Circular Chemical Economy (NIC3E)

UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

January 2021 - December 2024

Autonomous Mobile Robot Chemists

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

October 2020 - March 2024

Quantitative Imaging of Multi-Scale Dynamic Phenomena at Electrochemical Interfaces

THE FARADAY INSTITUTION (UK)

July 2019 - March 2022

EPSRC Capital Award emphasising support for ECRS

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

October 2018 - March 2020

Gel-based Photoelectrodes for Clean Fuels

LEVERHULME TRUST (UK)

October 2018 - June 2022

SEAFUEL

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

December 2017 - July 2023

CO2 reduction at high pressures

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

October 2016 - March 2017

Flexible Routes to Liquid Fuels from CO2 by Advanced Catalysis and Engineering

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

March 2016 - September 2021

Spectroscopy-driven design of an efficient photocatalyst for carbon dioxide reduction

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

January 2013 - September 2021

Vibrational spectroscopy of semiconductor photocatalysts: Developing design rules for efficient solar fuel production.

ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)

October 2012 - April 2013

Kerr-gated Raman for the Characterisation of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase layer on Battery Electrodes

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

July 2017 - February 2018

Multicomponent Supramolecular Hydrogels - Dr Laura Mears

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

October 2016 - February 2018

Small items of Research Equipment at the University of Liverpool

ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

November 2012 - March 2013

Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design

LEVERHULME TRUST (UK)

October 2016 - March 2027