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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 2015 - Corday–Morgan Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2011 - Marlow Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2004 - Edward Harrison Memorial Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Sharon E. Ashbrook is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with significant focus on specialized subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Spectroscopy.

The principal topics addressed in their work include:

  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Chemical Synthesis and Characterization
  • Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography

Frequent publication venues for Ashbrook's research comprise:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemical Science
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Faraday Discussions
  • Inorganic Chemistry

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • "Solid-state NMR spectroscopy", 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • "17O NMR spectroscopy of crystalline microporous materials", 2021, Chemical Science
  • "Synthesis of Chiral MOF-74 Frameworks by Post-Synthetic Modification by Using an Amino Acid", 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Synthesis and Polymorphism of Mixed Aluminum-Gallium Oxides", 2020, Inorganic Chemistry
  • "Following the unusual breathing behaviour of 17O-enriched mixed-metal (Al,Ga)-MIL-53 using NMR crystallography", 2020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Russell E. Morris
  • Daniel M. Dawson
  • Zachary H. Davis
  • Mark R. Warren
  • Alexandra M. Z. Slawin

Ashbrook's career includes recognition through several awards, such as the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2016, the Corday-Morgan Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2015, the Marlow Award (Royal Society of Chemistry, UK) in 2011, and the Edward Harrison Memorial Prize (Royal Society of Chemistry, UK) in 2004.

Best Publications

  • First-principles calculation of NMR parameters using the gauge including projector augmented wave method:a chemist's point of view

    Christian Bonhomme;Christel Gervais;Florence Babonneau;Cristina Coelho

  • Solid-state NMR spectroscopy

    Bernd Reif;Sharon E Ashbrook;Lyndon Emsley;Mei Hong

  • A family of zeolites with controlled pore size prepared using a top-down method

    Wieslaw J. Roth;Petr Nachtigall;Russell E. Morris;Paul S. Wheatley

  • Combining solid-state NMR spectroscopy with first-principles calculations – a guide to NMR crystallography

    Sharon Elizabeth Marie Ashbrook;David McKay

  • Solid state 17O NMR—an introduction to the background principles and applications to inorganic materials

    Sharon E. Ashbrook;Mark E. Smith

  • The polar phase of NaNbO(3): a combined study by powder diffraction, solid-state NMR, and first-principles calculations.

    Karen E Johnston;Chiu C Tang;Julia E Parker;Kevin S Knight

  • Synthesis, characterisation and adsorption properties of microporous scandium carboxylates with rigid and flexible frameworks

    John P.S. Mowat;Stuart R. Miller;Alexandra M.Z. Slawin;Valerie R. Seymour

  • Hydrolytic stability in hemilabile metal–organic frameworks

    Lauren N. McHugh;Matthew J. McPherson;Laura J. McCormick;Laura J. McCormick;Samuel A. Morris

  • New methods and applications in solid-state NMR spectroscopy of quadrupolar nuclei.

    Sharon E. Ashbrook;Scott Sneddon

  • Structural information from quadrupolar nuclei in solid state NMR

    Sharon E. Ashbrook;Melinda J. Duer

  • Early Stage Reversed Crystal Growth of Zeolite A and Its Phase Transformation to Sodalite

    Heather Greer;Paul S. Wheatley;Sharon E. Ashbrook;Russell E. Morris

  • Characterization of Structural Disorder in γ-Ga2O3

    Helen. Y. Playford;Alex C. Hannon;Matthew G. Tucker;Daniel M. Dawson

  • High-resolution NMR of quadrupolar nuclei in solids: the satellite-transition magic angle spinning (STMAS) experiment

    Sharon E. Ashbrook;Stephen Wimperis

  • Protecting group and switchable pore-discriminating adsorption properties of a hydrophilic–hydrophobic metal–organic framework

    M. Infas H. Mohideen;Bo Xiao;Paul S. Wheatley;Alistair C. McKinlay

  • Recent advances in solid-state NMR spectroscopy of quadrupolar nuclei

    Sharon E. Ashbrook

  • NMR of Quadrupolar Nuclei in Solid Materials

    Roderick E. Wasylishen;Sharon E. Ashbrook;Stephen Wimperis

  • Mixed-metal MIL-100(Sc,M) (M=Al, Cr, Fe) for Lewis acid catalysis and tandem C-C bond formation and alcohol oxidation.

    Laura Mitchell;Patrick Williamson;Barbora Ehrlichova;Amanda Elizabeth Anderson

  • Synthesis and characterization of hybrid organic/inorganic nanotubes of the imogolite type and their behaviour towards methane adsorption

    Ilaria Bottero;Ilaria Bottero;Barbara Bonelli;Sharon E. Ashbrook;Paul A. Wright

  • Zeolites with Continuously Tuneable Porosity

    Paul S. Wheatley;Pavla Chlubná-Eliášová;Heather Greer;Wuzong Zhou

  • A novel structural form of MIL-53 observed for the scandium analogue and its response to temperature variation and CO2 adsorption

    John P. S. Mowat;Valerie R. Seymour;John M. Griffin;Stephen P. Thompson

  • Multiple-quantum MAS NMR of quadrupolar nuclei. Do five-, seven- and nine-quantum experiments yield higher resolution than the three-quantum experiment?

    Kevin J Pike;Reena P Malde;Sharon E Ashbrook;Sharon E Ashbrook;Jamie McManus

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Wimperis
Stephen Wimperis Lancaster University
Russell E. Morris
Russell E. Morris University of St Andrews
John M. Griffin
John M. Griffin Lancaster University
Richard I. Walton
Richard I. Walton University of Warwick
Alexandra M. Z. Slawin
Alexandra M. Z. Slawin University of St Andrews
Paul A. Wright
Paul A. Wright University of St Andrews
Andrew J. Berry
Andrew J. Berry Australian National University
J. Derek Woollins
J. Derek Woollins University of St Andrews
Chris J. Pickard
Chris J. Pickard University of Cambridge
Michael Bühl
Michael Bühl University of St Andrews

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