Jake Greenfield

Lecturer | St Andrews.
Humboldt then Liebig Fellow | Wuerzburg.
Postdoc | Imperial.
PhD | Cambridge.
Avid ☕ Drinker.
Opinions my own.

[Jake Greenfield @JakeyLG]

🚨🎉I am very proud to share our (@GalliumWu) recent work published in @J_A_C_S , where we use our imine-based photoswitches to drive a transimination reaction energetically uphill🔦⛰️ We are excited to continue exploring this area!😃Check out the paper at https://t.co/YqZMvL7EP2

[Jake Greenfield @JakeyLG]

@Johnjmol @FU_Berlin @MpiciPotsdam @peterseeberger Congrats John 😀

[St Andrews School of Chemistry @StAndrewsChem]

The School of Chemistry is looking to recruit motivated students onto our MSc by Research degree.

[Jiarong Wu @GalliumWu]

There's one more Dr in the world 🥂🎓

[Jake Greenfield @JakeyLG]

Very proud of @GalliumWu for defending her thesis (4th of December)! As the first PhD from the group, she has set a very high standard! Thanks to Frank @wuerthnergroup for the mentorship along the way! 🎉🍻

[Würthner Group @wuerthnergroup]

On December 4th, 2025 Jiarong Wu @GalliumWu successfully defended her PhD thesis on "Photoswitchable Imines:  From Molecular Design to Out-of-Equilibrium Systems". Congratulations and all the best for your future career! 🎉

[The Journal of Immaterial Science @JImmatSci]

Have you ever wondered how types of scientific glassware got their names? This article tells the stories of men like La Marquis de Burette, Justus von Liebig and Jan Wółumétrič.

PDF: https://t.co/uSvS30hK9B

[Jake Greenfield @JakeyLG]

@JImmatSci I have been telling the Stark joke for years but no one appreciated it :(

[Jake Greenfield @JakeyLG]

@stefano_crespi @ScienceAcad_swe Congrats! 🎉🎉🎉

[Stefano Crespi @stefano_crespi]

Proud to be the recipient of the first Nagel Prize in Chemistry ⚗️ 🧪 from @ScienceAcad_swe 🙏 https://t.co/8t4iqiM12P

[Jake Greenfield @JakeyLG]

📢Our team will be advertising a number of fully-funded positions in the coming months (new photoswitch-based projects)💡🚨 Applicants from the 🇪🇺 and 🇨🇳 are encouraged. More info will be coming soon and advertised on our website https://t.co/EJwFtX9nvg
#photoswitch #imine

[Jake Greenfield @JakeyLG]

So... one thing that was always frustrating was the use of clunky stands, boxes and foil. We like to be able to move the LED and sample around, so we decided to print out own holder for the LED and sample area...
Version 2 is currently in design 😀

[Jake Greenfield @JakeyLG]

A bit late... But we recently bought this guy, he has been useful for a variety of pieces of equipment... And yes, that is a sea view from the lab window of the new lab😁

[Jake Greenfield @JakeyLG]

Thank you @Uni_WUE, it's been a blast!

[Jake Greenfield @JakeyLG]

Check out this Preview Article in @Chem_CP by @stefano_crespi on our Recent Chem paper. A really concise preview, thank you so much! 🥂🙏

https://t.co/cmdJZbCbi7

[St Andrews School of Chemistry @StAndrewsChem]

Fantastic news! 🎉 Our University is ranked #2 in the UK in both the Guardian University Guide 2026 and Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. Special congratulations to Chemistry – #1 in the UK (Times) and #2 (Guardian)! 👏👏

[Jake Greenfield @JakeyLG]

@S__DI_STEFANO @SupRaLabRome @olivo_giorgio A very nice approach and a concise paper :)

[STEFANO DI STEFANO @S__DI_STEFANO]

Using an enantiopure ACA to program over time the induction of chirality onto a metal complex. Thanks to all Authors and Reviewers. https://t.co/Wb5FSxNJO2 @SupRaLabRome @olivo_giorgio @S__DI_Stefano

[Jake Greenfield @JakeyLG]

@The_LightLab @sahanawazsir @mlm7996 @SKoppayithodi Very nice :D

[Jamie Lewis @LewisChemistry]

📰Congratulations to Paulina who has just published her first first author paper from her PhD https://t.co/x36yaw4cht and her #MyFirstChemSci @ChemicalScience looking at coordination sphere interactions driving isomer selectivity in heteroleptic cages with low-symmetry ligands

[Jake Greenfield @JakeyLG]

Some easter eggs are hidden in the video-game inspired TOC, relating to our groups upcoming move to @StAndrewsChem

[Jake Greenfield @JakeyLG]

📢New perspective on light responsive imine-based systems out now in @ChemicalScience with @GalliumWu💡🚨🔦 This is part of the 2025 Leading Investigators Collection, Thank you to the reviewers for input 🙏 #hot #photoswitch #imine https://t.co/EJwFtX9VkO
https://t.co/9KyZjaXEql