Anna Adam BS, MS, PhD
Biocatalysis Development Chemist
Biocatalysis Development Chemist, Anna Adam, graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering and a masters in Engineering in Pharmaceutical Industry from Budapest University of Technology and Economics. She then studied for five years to obtain her PhD in Organic Chemistry from University of Sunderland. Anna worked as a Senior Research Associate before gaining the position of Biocatalysis Development Chemist here at Sterling, which is the role she is in today.
Education
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University of Sunderland, 2023, PhD, Organic Chemistry
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics , 2018, MS, Engineering in Pharmaceutical Industry
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 2016, BS, Chemical Engineering
Professional Accomplishments
- Analytical Division Horizon Prize: Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science (with the Northumbria-Sunderland-Freeman-bioMérieux collaboration) – Issued by the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022
- 2nd place at Students’ Scientific Association (TDK) Conference, Budapest University of Technology and Economics – Organic Chemistry Section, 2017
- New National Excellence Program (UNKP) Scholarship, Budapest, Hungary, 2017
- Praise at Students’ Scientific Association (TDK) Conference, Budapest University of Technology and Economics – Chemical Technology Section, 2015
Publications
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A family of α-aryl-α-aminophosphonates and α-aryl-α-aminophosphine oxides was synthesised by the microwave-assisted solvent-free addition of dialkyl phosphites and diphenylphosphine oxide, respectively, to imines formed from benzaldehyde derivatives and primary amines. After optimisation, the reactivity was mapped, and the fine mechanism was evaluated by DFT calculations.
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Synthesis and utilisation of α-aminophosphine oxides and related derivatives 29/07/2016
The microwave-assisted synthesis of mono- and bis(aminophosphine oxides) was studied using various secondary phosphine oxides as the P-reagent in condensation with paraformaldehyde and primary amines. After double deoxygenation, the bis-products were utilised as bidentate phosphine ligands in the synthesis of platinum complexes.