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Alex Brogan

Dr Alex Brogan

Senior Lecturer in Chemistry

Research interests

  • Chemistry

Contact details

Biography

Dr Alex Brogan is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, King's College London. Alex obtained both his MSci (2008) and PhD (2012) from the School of Chemistry, University of Bristol. After a short postdoc there, he moved to the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, where he was a Research Associate until 2019. During this time, he was also a Visiting Researcher, at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2017 – 2018). In 2019, Alex moved to the Department of Chemistry, King’s College London, to establish his group as a Lecturer in Chemistry. His research is broadly on the development of protein-based biomaterials with high stabilities against temperature, aggregation, and non-aqueous environments. Particularly, his research focusses on combining these biomaterials with ionic liquids to provide new opportunities for sustainable biocatalysis and soft-material design.

Research Interests

  • Biocatalysis in ionic liquids
  • Non-aqueous enzymes
  • Protein stabilization
  • Biophysics of proteins in unnatural environments
  • Functional hybrid materials
  • Ionogels
  • Protein-based biomaterials
  • Deep eutectic solvents for bio-applications

Teaching

Alex teaches Chemical Kinetics in Physical Chemistry 2 (5CCC0035) and Spectroscopy for the Interrogation of Biomolecules in Advanced Chemistry for the Life Sciences (5CCC2010).

Alex also supervises research students at the MSci, MRes, and PhD level.

More Information

    Research

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    Brogan Group

    Research in the Brogan Group pushes the boundaries of biological systems.

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    Climate & sustainability researchers at King’s

    King's researchers working across climate and sustainability

    News

    King's scientists discover enzyme used in laundry detergent can recycle single-use plastics

    New method of chemical recycling achieves full degradation of plastics within 24 hours

    Dr Alex Brogan and Susana conducting research in the lab

    King's chemist tackles tidal wave of plastic waste as part of £6 million project

    By integrating biochemistry into day-to-day recycling the new work hopes to make plastics more sustainable.

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    Events

    18Oct

    Expanding the scope of biocatalysis for sustainable chemical production

    This October we welcome Alex Brogan, who will be speaking at our Net Zero Centre Interdisciplinary Seminar Series.

    Please note: this event has passed.

      Research

      chemistry abstract dept puff
      Brogan Group

      Research in the Brogan Group pushes the boundaries of biological systems.

      Solar panel at sunset thumbnail
      Climate & sustainability researchers at King’s

      King's researchers working across climate and sustainability

      News

      King's scientists discover enzyme used in laundry detergent can recycle single-use plastics

      New method of chemical recycling achieves full degradation of plastics within 24 hours

      Dr Alex Brogan and Susana conducting research in the lab

      King's chemist tackles tidal wave of plastic waste as part of £6 million project

      By integrating biochemistry into day-to-day recycling the new work hopes to make plastics more sustainable.

      780x440 Alex Brogan

      Events

      18Oct

      Expanding the scope of biocatalysis for sustainable chemical production

      This October we welcome Alex Brogan, who will be speaking at our Net Zero Centre Interdisciplinary Seminar Series.

      Please note: this event has passed.