Professor Neil Bricklebank BSc, PhD, SFHEA, C.Chem., FRSC
Associate Dean, 香蕉视频, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange
Summary
As an Associate Dean, Neil’s role is to provide strategic leadership of 香蕉视频, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange within the College of Health, Wellbeing, and Life Sciences.
Neil has significant experience in higher education and before his appointment as assistant dean was head of Department of Biosciences and Chemistry.
He leads an interdisciplinary research group in the area of inorganic materials chemistry, working at the interface with biological sciences and healthcare technology.
About
He has an international standing in the field of inorganic materials chemistry working at the interface with biological sciences and healthcare technology.
Current projects include:
The development of horticultural nutrient solutions and studying the uptake of nutrients by plants to enhance crop production. In conjunction with the La Trobe University Institute for Agriculture and Food, AquaLabs Ltd and Croda PLC with funding from BBSRC and Innovate UK.
The synthesis and characterisation of functionalised nanoparticles and their applications in mitochondria-targeted diagnostics and therapeutics.
Preparation of inorganic-polymer composites as antibacterial wound dressing materials.
He has considerable experience of knowledge-transfer and consultancy and has completed projects with local, national and multi-national companies.
He believes passionately in public engagement and the importance of promoting science, especially chemistry, to children and young people, and regularly delivers lectures and hands-on workshops at both primary and secondary levels.
Neil can demonstrate a sustained record of effectiveness in relation to teaching and learning and led the development and introduction of Chemistry degrees at Sheffield Hallam. He is a past member of the standing committee of the UK Heads of Chemistry group and in 2021 was a member of QAA Chemistry Benchmark Subject Review Panel and lead for the EDI sub-group. From 2021 – 2024 he represented Sheffield Hallam at the Heads of University Biosciences group.
Before joining Sheffield Hallam, Neil worked in the chemical industry and completed a BSc in Chemistry and a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry at UMIST (Manchester) and held postdoctoral research positions at UMIST and Durham University.
Publications
Journal articles
Doolan, O., Lewsey, M.G., Peirats-Llobet, M., Bricklebank, N., & Aberdein, N. (2024). . Plant Methods, 20.
Billacura, M., Lewis, R., Bricklebank, N., Hamilton, A., & Whiteoak, C. (2023). . Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis.
Lalwani, N., Allen, D., Horton, P.N., Coles, S.J., Cross, N., & Bricklebank, N. (2019). . Polyhedron, 158, 515-523.
Russo, C., Brickelbank, N., Duckett, C., Mellor, S., Rumbelow, S., & Clench, M. (2018). . Analytical chemistry, 90 (16), 10031-10038.
Aldewachi, H., Chalati, T., Woodroofe, N., Bricklebank, N., Sharack, B., & Gardiner, P. (2018). . Nanoscale, 10 (1), 18-33.
Chen, Y.-.S., Allen, D., Cross, N.A., Pitak, M.B., Tizzard, G.J., Coles, S.J., & Bricklebank, N. (2017). . European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 125, 528-537.
Lalwani, N., Chen, Y.-.S., Brooke, G., Cross, N.A., Allen, D.W., Reynolds, A., ... Bricklebank, N. (2015). . Chemical Communications, 51 (19), 4109-4111.
Seaman, C., Flinders, B., Eijkel, G., Heeren, R.M.A., Bricklebank, N., & Clench, M.R. (2014). . Analytical Chemistry, 86 (20), 10071-10077.
Mancini, A., Aragoni, M.C., Bricklebank, N., Castellano, C., Demartin, F., Isaia, F., ... Arca, M. (2013). . Chemistry : An Asian Journal, 8 (3), 639-647.
Ju-Nam, Y., Chen, Y.-.S., Ojeda, J.J., Allen, D.W., Cross, N.A., Gardiner, P.H.E., & Bricklebank, N. (2012). . RSC Advances, 2 (27), 10345-10351.
Mancini, A., Pala, L., Aragoni, M.C., Arca, M., Devillanova, F.A., Hursthouse, M.B., ... Bricklebank, N. (2012). . European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2012 (14), 2373-2380.
Seaman, C., & Bricklebank, N. (2011). . Chemistry and Industry Magazine, March (6), pp 19-21.
Seaman, C., & Bricklebank, N. (2011). Soil-free farming. Chemistry and Industry (London), (6).
Ju-Nam, Y., Allen, D.W., Gardiner, P.H.E., & Bricklebank, N. (2008). . Journal of organometallic chemistry, 693 (23), 3504-3508.
Ju-Nam, Y., Allen, D.W., Gardiner, P.H.E., Light, M.E., Hursthouse, M.B., & Bricklebank, N. (2007). The synthesis and characterisation of masked phosphonioalkyl selenoates: Potential ligands for the production of functionalised gold nanoparticles. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 692 (22), 5065-5070.
Skabara, P.J., Kanibolotsky, A., Render, S., Berridge, R., Crouch, D.J., Bricklebank, N., ... Hursthouse, M.B. (2007). The role of functional nitro and cyano groups in the self鈥恆ssembly of 1,3鈥恉ithiole鈥2鈥恡hione鈥揾alogen adducts. Heteroatom Chemistry, 18 (2), 176-184.
Ju-Nam, Y., Bricklebank, N., Allen, D.W., Gardiner, P.H.E., Light, M.E., & Hursthouse, M.B. (2006). . Organic and biomolecular chemistry, 4 (23), 4345.
Vale, A., Chaure, N., Simonds, M., Ray, A.K., & Bricklebank, N. (2006). Sputtered rutile stoichiometric TiO2 nanocrystalline films. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 17 (10), 851-855.
Skabara, P.J., Berridge, R., Bricklebank, N., Lath, H., Coles, S.J., & Horton, P.N. (2006). Self-assembly of halogen adducts of ester and carboxylic acid functionalised 1,3-dithiole-2-thiones. Polyhedron, 25 (4), 989-995.
Bricklebank, N., Coles, S.J., Forder, S.D., Hursthouse, M.B., Poulton, A., & Skabara, P.J. (2005). Diiodine complex of diferrocenyl(phenyl)phosphine sulfide: the structural and electrochemical behaviour of Fc2(Ph)PS路I2. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 690 (2), 328-332.
Lee, L., Crouch, D.J., Wright, S.P., Berridge, R., Skabara, P.J., Bricklebank, N., ... Hursthouse, M.B. (2004). . CrystEngComm, 6, 612.
Allen, D.W., Berridge, R., Bricklebank, N., Forder, S.D., Palacio, F., Coles, S.J., ... Skabara, P.J. (2003). Structural and magnetic properties of a novel ferrocenyl-diiodine charge transfer complex. Inorganic chemistry, 42 (13), 3975-3977.
Allen, D.W., Berridge, R., Bricklebank, N., Forder, S.D., Palacio, F., Coles, S.J., ... Skabara, P.J. (2003). . Inorganic chemistry, 42 (13), 3975.
Bricklebank, N., & Pryke, A. (2002). 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-ylthiyl, the sulfur analogue of TEMPO, as an initiator for the controlled radical polymerisation of styrene. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, (18), 2048-2051.
Allen, D.W., Berridge, R., Bricklebank, N., Cerrada, E., Light, M.E., Hursthouse, M.B., ... Skabara, P.J. (2002). . Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions.
Apperley, D.C., Bricklebank, N., Hursthouse, M.B., Light, M.E., & Coles, S.J. (2001). Vibrational, 31P NMR and crystallographic studies of diiodine adducts of some bidentate tertiary phosphine sulfides. Polyhedron, 20 (15-16), 1907-1913.
Skabara, P.J., Bricklebank, N., Berridge, R., Long, S., Light, M.E., Coles, S.J., & Hursthouse, M.B. (2000). Crystal engineering towards highly ordered polymeric structures of 1,3-dithiole-2-thione鈥揹ihalogen adducts鈥娾. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, (19), 3235-3236.
Bricklebank, N., Hargreaves, S., & Spey, S.E. (2000). Modification of the solid state structures of dithiadiazolyl radicals: crystal structure of p-iodophenyl-1,2,3,5-dithiadiazolyl. Polyhedron, 19 (9), 1163-1166.
Bricklebank, N., Skabara, P.J., Hibbs, D.E., Hursthouse, M.B., & Abdul Malik, K.M. (1999). Reaction of thiones with dihalogens; comparison of the solid state structures of 4,5-bis(methylsulfanyl)-1,3-dithiole-2-thione鈥揹iiodine, 鈥揹ibromine and 鈥搃odine monobromide. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, (17), 3007-3014.
Apperley, D.C., Bricklebank, N., Burns, S.L., Hibbs, D.E., Hursthouse, M.B., & Abdul Malik, K.M. (1998). Crystal structure of triphenylphosphine sulfide diiodine; the first crystallographically characterised 1鈭1 molecular charge-transfer complex of a tertiary phosphine sulfide with diiodine. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, (8), 1289-1292.
Bricklebank, N., Godfrey, S.M., McAuliffe, C.A., Deplano, P., Mercuri, M.L., & Sheffield, J.M. (1998). Structure of diiodine adducts of some di- and tri-tertiaryphosphines in the solid state and in solution. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, (14), 2379-2382.
Bricklebank, N., Godfrey, S.M., McAuliffe, C.A., & Pritchard, R.G. (1996). Facile one-step synthesis of the cobalt(III) and nickel(III) tertiary arsine complexes [MI3(AsMe3)2](M = Co or Ni) directly from the powdered elemental metals. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, (2), 157.
Banister, A.J., Bricklebank, N., Lavender, I., Rawson, J.M., Gregory, C.I., Tanner, B.K., ... Palacio, F. (1996). Spontaneous Magnetization in a Sulfur鈥揘itrogen Radical at 36 K. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English, 35 (21), 2533-2535.
Banister, A.J., Bricklebank, N., Clegg, W., Elsegood, M.R.J., Gregory, C.I., Lavender, I., ... Tanner, B.K. (1995). The first solid state paramagnetic 1,2,3,5-dithiadiazolyl radical; X-ray crystal structure of [p-NCC6F4CNSSN]? Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (6), 679.
Bricklebank, N., Godfrey, S.M., McAuliffe, C.A., & Molloy, K.C. (1995). Reaction of tin metal powder with triorganophosphorus dihalides: isolation and spectroscopic characterisation of [PR3X][SnX3] and cis- and trans-Sn(PR3)2X4(X = Br or I; R3= Ph3, Ph2Me or PhMe2). Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, (10), 1593.
Bricklebank, N., Godfrey, S.M., Lane, H.P., Mcauliffe, C.A., Pritchard, R.G., & Moreno, J.-.M. (1995). Synthesis and structural characterisation of R3AsX2 compounds (R = Me, Ph, p-FC6H4 or p-MeOC6H4; X2= Br2, I2 or IBr); dependency of structure on R, X and the solvent of preparation. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, (23), 3873.
Lane, H.P., Watkinson, M., Bricklebank, N., McAuliffe, C.A., & Pritchard, R.G. (1995). The reaction of the P2N2 Schiff base ligand en=P2 with MI2 salts and the reaction of the tetraiodine adduct of en=P2 with unactivated coarse grain metal powders: a comparative study (en=P2=N,N鈥-bis[(o-diphenylphosphino)benzylidene]ethylene-diamine; M=Mn, Co and Ni). Inorganica Chimica Acta, 232 (1-2), 145-150.
Bricklebank, N., Godfrey, S.M., Lane, H.P., McAuliffe, C.A., & Pritchard, R.G. (1994). Solid-state structures of triarylantimony dihalides; the isolation of some mixed-halide species and crystal structures of Ph3SbI2 and [Ph4Sb]I3. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, (12), 1759.
Bricklebank, N., Godfrey, S.M., McAuliffe, C.A., & Pritchard, R.G. (1994). Reaction of Me2SBr2 and Prn 3PI2 with tin metal powder; a novel route to metal thioether complexes and the first tin(IV) phosphine complex containing iodide ligands. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (6), 695.
Bricklebank, N., Godfrey, S.M., McAuliffe, C.A., & Pritchard, R.G. (1993). Tertiary phosphine adducts of mixed halogens, R3PlBr; synthesis and structure in the solid state and solution. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, (15), 2261.
Bricklebank, N., Godfrey, S.M., Mackie, A.G., McAuliffe, C.A., Pritchard, R.G., & Kobryn, P.J. (1993). Diiodophosphoranes. Synthesis and structure in the solid state and in solution. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, (1), 101.
Bricklebank, N., Godfrey, S.M., McAuliffe, C.A., & Pritchard, R.G. (1993). Triphenylphosphonium bromide. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications, 49 (5), 1017-1018.
Bricklebank, N., Godfrey, S.M., McAuliffe, C.A., Mackie, A.G., & Pritchard, R.G. (1992). The X-ray crystal structure of [Zn(PEt3)I2]2, the first 1:1 zinc(II) complex of a tertiary phosphine of low steric requirements, prepared by the reaction of unactivated zinc metal with diiodotriethylphosphorane. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (13), 944.
Bricklebank, N., Godfrey, S.M., Mackie, A.G., McAuliffe, C.A., & Pritchard, R.G. (n.d.). The structure of triphenylphosphorus鈥揹ibromine, the first crystallographically characterised bromophosphorane, a compound which has the novel four-coordinate molecular Ph3P鈥揃r鈥揃r geometry. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun, (4), 355-356.
Bricklebank, N., Godfrey, S.M., Lane, H.P., McAuliffe, C.A., Pritchard, R.G., & Moreno, J.-.M. (n.d.). The isolation from diethyl ether of ionic [(Me2N)3PI]I and [(CH2顎咰贬颁贬2)2PhPI]I, and the crystallographically characterised molecular 鈥榮poke鈥 structure PhMe2PI2. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans, (14), 2421-2424.
Palacio, F., Antorrena, G., Castro, M., Burriel, R., Rawson, J., Smith, J.N.B., ... Ritter, C. (n.d.). High-Temperature Magnetic Ordering in a New Organic Magnet. Physical Review Letters, 79 (12), 2336-2339.
Conference papers
Berridge, R., Bricklebank, N., Allen, D.W., Skabara, P.J., Malik, K.M.A., Coles, S.J., & Hursthouse, M.B. (2001). Novel transition metal complexes based on covalently linked DMIT systems. Synthetic Metals, 120 (1-3), 1023-1024.
Palacio, F., Castro, M., Antorrena, G., Burriel, R., Ritter, C., Bricklebank, N., ... B. Smith, J.N. (1997). Spontaneous Magnetisation at 36k in a Sulfur-Nitrogen Radical. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 306 (1), 293-300.
Antorrena, G., Bricklebank, N., Palacio, F., Rawson, J.M., & Smith, J.N.B. (1997). Novel Magnetic Materials Based on Sulfur-Nitrogen Radicals. Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements, 124 (1), 133-142.
Book chapters
Bricklebank, N. (2010). Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticle鈥怋ased Intracellular Biosensors and Therapeutic Agents. (pp. 73-91). Wiley:
Theses / Dissertations
Ready, J.D. (2024). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bricklebank, N.
Ready, J.D. (2024). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bricklebank, N.
Billacura, M.D.G. (2023). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bricklebank, N., Whiteoak, C., & Forbes, S.
Billacura, M.D.G. (2023). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bricklebank, N., Whiteoak, C., & Forbes, S.
Seaman, C. (2017). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bricklebank, N.
Seaman, C. (2017). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bricklebank, N.
Chen, Y.-.S. (2014). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bricklebank, N., & Cross, N.
Ju-Nam, Y.K. (2007). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bricklebank, N., Gardiner, P., & Allen, D.
Berridge, R. (2001). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Skabara, P.J., Bricklebank, N., & Allen, D.W.
Derbyshire, M. (2001). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Gardiner, P., & Bricklebank, N.
Hargreaves, S. (2000). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bricklebank, N., & Bell, N.