Ella Clark

Ella obtained her PhD at the University of Bath under the supervision of Prof. Antoine Buchard as part of the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies. During her PhD, she studied the ring-opening (co)polymerization of sugar derived monomers and the resulting polymer's applications. She then moved to Belgium to work for Prof Bert Sels at KU Leuven, where she investigated the synthesis and characterisation of biobased materials derived from lignin oil. Ella joined the Williams group in March 2025 and is currently researching sustainable thermoplastics and elastomers and their applications, as a part of the SCHEMA Hub.