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Dr. Akshay Kumar is a postdoctoral researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen since October 2021, working on the project "HYPERFAST," funded by the Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI), Eindhoven. His research focuses on pushing the limits of advanced solid-state NMR and MAS-DNP techniques to enhance the understanding and development of complex high-performance polymers, such as polyurethanes, polyaramids (Kevlar), and liquid crystalline polymers. His work combines fundamental research with practical applications, carried out in collaboration with leading global industries like DSM and Shell, to address challenges in sustainable materials and polymer circularity. Now at Radboud University, he combines his research with teaching, instructing bachelor’s and master’s students in solid-state NMR theory and practice, while actively seeking collaborators and students interested in advancing sustainable chemistry.

Akshay’s academic journey spans a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research

(IISER) Mohali, followed by a PhD (2021) at CEA Grenoble, France, under Gael De Paepe, where he developed advanced MAS-DNP NMR methodologies for studying bio-polymers and plant cell-wall structures.

Mattia Negroni joined the MRRC in June 2023 as part of the HiSCORE project. His work aims to expand the capability of hyperpolarization techniques, like DNP and PHIP, with a focus on their applications in microfluidics and trace analysis at both low and high field.

His previous research projects span a variety of NMR topics and research institutions including molecular rotors (University of Milan-Bicocca), prenucleation phenomena (EPFL) and dissolution DNP (University of Vienna). He is also working on a theoretical essay on the relaxation theory of NMR, freely available online to support open access to scientific knowledge.

Sander Lambregts has joined the Magnetic Resonance Research Center as a post-doc in December 2024 as part of the R-NMR and PANACEA consortia. As part of these projects, he focuses on standardization of solid state NMR protocols, and is the local operator for visiting researchers.

Before this, he obtained his master’s degree in chemistry at the Radboud University, with a focus on physical chemistry. Subsequently he was a part-time PhD student where he used solid-state NMR (among other techniques) to study the surface interactions and ion dynamics of solid state electrolytes, specifically nanocomposites of LiBH4 and SiO2.

Sander Lambregts has joined the Magnetic Resonance Research Center as a post-doc in December 2024 as part of the R-NMR and PANACEA consortia. As part of these projects, he focuses on standardization of solid state NMR protocols, and is the local operator for visiting researchers.

Before this, he obtained his master’s degree in chemistry at the Radboud University, with a focus on physical chemistry. Subsequently he was a part-time PhD student where he used solid-state NMR (among other techniques) to study the surface interactions and ion dynamics of solid state electrolytes, specifically nanocomposites of LiBH4 and SiO2.

Jop Wolffs has been working as a PhD student at the Magnetic Resonance Research Center since October 2023. He works on combining NMR, NQR and Quantum Chemistry to study mixed-ion perovskites. This involves a.o. the use of an automated Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance system and state-of-the-art machine learning of tensor properties. In addition, Jop works on the maintenance and development of the NMR processing software ssNake, originally developed by predecessors at the MRRC.

Jop obtained his MSc in physical chemistry at the Radboud University. His focus was on DFT calculations on the magnetic properties of crystals and the automation of Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance.

Giu A. Silva Testa has been a PhD candidate at the Magnetic Resonance Research Center since July 2023, under the supervision of Dr. Evan Wenbo Zhao. Their research focuses on applying magnetic resonance techniques to explore the properties of Redox Flow Batteries (RFBs). To advance this research, Giu developed a novel dual benchtop NMR-EPR flow setup, which also has broader applications for studying other electrochemical systems. Giu holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Barcelona (2016–2021) and a master’s degree in Physical Chemistry from Radboud University (2021–2023). During their Master’s program, they wrote a research proposal on NMR techniques applied to the reduction process of organometallic compounds. This work led to a collaboration with Dr. Zhao, ultimately resulting in their current PhD project.

Zhiyu joined the MRRC in October 2022 and is currently working on using operando NMR to study electrochemical CO2 reduction and lignin oxidation. Before coming to the Netherlands, she graduated from Xiamen University, China.

Zhikang Cheng has been working as a PhD student at the Magnetic Resonance Research Center since October 2024. His scientific work is on the electrochemical ammonia synthesis and the analysis of electrochemical reaction processes by NMR.

In 2023, He completed his master's degree in physics at the Wuhan University of Technology in China. In his master's thesis, he synthesized black phosphorus-graphite composites by high-temperature and high-pressure methods for application in lithium-ion battery anode materials.

Marie has been working as a PhD student at the Magnetic Resonance Research Center since June 2023. As part of the HiSCORE project, her scientific work focuses on increasing the sample throughput of NMR analyses via parallelisation. She endeavours to achieve this through hardware development and localised spectroscopy.

In 2023, she obtained her Master's degree in Materials Chemistry and Catalysis at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. She holds a bachelor's degree in Polymer and Colloid Chemistry from the same university. During her studies, she focussed on surface chemistry and hyperpolarised NMR. In her master's thesis, she developed miniaturized planar receiver microcoils for NMR, following on from her bachelor's thesis, in which she studied the influence of inhomogeneous B₁ magnetic fields generated by planar coils.

Bono has been working as a PhD candidate at the Magnetic Resonance Research Center since 2021, as part of the HiSCORE ERC project. His work focusses on the development and application of parahydrogen induced polarisation (PHIP) techniques - including hydrogenative PHIP and SABRE - for signal enhancement within the context of protein-drug interactions and trace analysis.

He obtained his master's degree in Chemistry, with a specialty in Biochemistry, from Uppsala University. There, his research focused on the study of halogen bonding and the conformational analysis of drug-like molecules, using NMR spectroscopy and other analytical techniques.

His favourite NMR pulse-sequence is a 2D-NOESY.

Ruipeng Luo has been a PhD student at the Magnetic Resonance Research Center since December 2021. His research primarily focuses on the development of operando electrochemical NMR (EC-NMR) techniques. For example, a parallel line probe designed for spatially selective electrochemical NMR spectroscopy.

Ruipeng applies operando EC-NMR and solid-state NMR to investigate the mechanisms of electrocatalytic reactions, such as lithium-mediated ammonia synthesis. By uncovering these mechanisms, his research also aims to enhance and optimize reaction processes, contributing to advancements in electrocatalysis. 

Thom Posthumus has been working as a PhD student at the Magnetic Resonance Research Center since September 2022. His scientific work focuses on finding applications for nhPHIP and improving upon the existing technique by synthesizing novel cosubstrates.

In 2021, he obtained his MSc in molecular chemistry at the Radboud University. During his education, he focused on finding alternatives for batch chemistry by using flow techniques.