Dr Filip Szczypinski
| Biography | Filip Szczypinski is a Royal Society University Research Fellow and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Automation, having joined Durham University in 2025. His research combines laboratory automation, high-throughput experimentation, and data-driven methods to accelerate the discovery and development of functional molecules and materials, with a focus on supramolecular and physical organic chemistry. Dr Szczypinski's research background spans synthetic chemistry, computational modelling, and laboratory automation. He began at the University of Cambridge, where he obtained a degree in Natural Sciences. His final-year project with Prof. Jonathan Nitschke explored the synthesis of large metal-organic cages and their application in guest encapsulation. He remained at Cambridge for his PhD, working with Prof. Chris Hunter FRS on the design and synthesis of sequence-defined oligoesters capable of molecular recognition via programmed hydrogen-bonding interactions His postdoctoral work further broadened his expertise. At Imperial College London, he worked with Prof. Kim Jelfs on the computational prediction of porous molecular materials, focusing on bridging computational design with experimental practicality. He then joined the group of Prof. Andy Cooper FRS at the University of Liverpool as a senior PDRA, contributing to the development of autonomous, robot-assisted experimental platforms for chemical synthesis, integrating automated synthesis with NMR and LC-MS analysis. He contributed to the development of autonomous robotic platforms for exploratory chemical synthesis, moving beyond reaction optimisation to the discovery of unknown molecules. Filip is committed to fostering a supportive and productive research environment. He welcomes informal inquiries from prospective PhD students and postdoctoral researchers interested in digital supramolecular chemistry, including synthesis, cheminformatics, and automation. |
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| Research Interests | Supramolecular chemistry Physical organic chemistry Chemistry automation Cheminformatics and ML |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |