Projects per year
Personal profile
Professional Role
I manage the X-ray facilities within the department of chemistry here at Lancaster University. This currently encompasses a Rigaku Oxford Diffraction SuperNova single crystal diffractometer, a Rigaku Smartlab powder diffractometer and a Shimadzu EDX-8000 X-ray fluorescence spectrophotometer. This instrumentation is also available through the collaborative technology access program (cTAP).
My role involves maintaining the instrumentation and offering support to users with anything from sample preparation to experiment design and final data analysis. If you are interested in using our facilities please do not hesitate to get in touch.
SUMMARY of research interests (100 words)
My research interests involve using X-ray diffraction techniques to determine structure in organic and inorganic compounds and porous materials.
User-defined keywords
- X-ray diffraction
- X-ray fluorescence
- crystallography
- porous materials
- inorganic chemistry
- organic chemistry
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Core Equipment 2024
Robinson, B. (Co-Investigator), Harley, S. (Co-Investigator), Joyce, M. (Principal Investigator), Joyce, M. (Principal Investigator), Griffin, J. (Co-Investigator), Halcovitch, N. (Co-Investigator), Griffin, J. (Co-Investigator), Cheneler, D. (Co-Investigator), Robinson, B. (Co-Investigator), Fagan, D. (Co-Investigator) & Urbaniak, M. (Co-Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/01/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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MSI: Development of Solid-State Solar Thermal Fuels
Griffin, J. (Principal Investigator) & Halcovitch, N. (Co-Investigator)
8/04/19 → 7/04/22
Project: Research
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Analysis of Interactions Between Pyomelanin and the Extracellular Matrix in an Ex Vivo Turkey Tendon Model
Shepherd, R. F., Galeb, H. A., Bentham, J., Moshrefi, R., Ryan, K., Tantowi, N. A. B. C. A., Baldock, S. J., Halcovitch, N. R., Stockmann, T. J., Hardy, J. G., Kerns, J. G. & Taylor, A. M., 30/06/2025, In: ChemistryOpen. 14, 6, p. e202500194 e202500194.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Chemical lithiation reveals the structures of conjugated tetralithium dicarboxylates
Griffiths, K., Cook, C., Seymour, V. R., Bragg, R. J., Halcovitch, N. R. & Griffin, J. M., 18/08/2025, In: Chemical Communications. 61, 64, p. 11991-11994 4 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Donor and Geometry Optimization: Fresh Perspectives for the Design of Polyoxometalate Charge Transfer Chromophores
Hood, B. R., de Coene, Y., Jones, C. F., Deveaux, N., Barber, J. M., Marshall, C. G., Jordan, C. A., Halcovitch, N. R., Champagne, B., Clays, K. & Fielden, J., 28/04/2025, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 64, 16, p. 8408-8420 13 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Stepwise Photoreactions and Photosalient Effects in Isostructural Donor-Acceptor Molecular Complexes with Tunable Optical Properties
Choudhury, A., Prasad, N., Banana, T., Lal, P. S., Hughes, D. S., Halcovitch, N. R., Alam, M. M., Vempati, S. & Medishetty, R., 10/07/2025, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 16, 27, p. 7083-7089 7 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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A pyridine- N -oxide catenane for cation recognition
Barlow, S. R., Halcovitch, N. R. & Evans, N. H., 22/03/2024, In: Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry . 22, 15, p. 3001-3008 8 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Elements of Success
Spencer, G. (Speaker), Munoz-Herranz, M. P. (Speaker), Kerridge, A. (Speaker), Griffin, J. (Speaker), Fielden, J. (Speaker), Baum, J. (Speaker), Aktar, N. (Speaker), Halcovitch, N. (Speaker), Baldock, S. (Speaker), Danos, L. (Speaker), Toghill, K. (Speaker), Mertens, S. (Speaker), Evans, N. (Speaker), Simpson, P. (Speaker), Bentley, P. (Speaker), Docherty, J. (Speaker), Gortz, V. (Speaker), Mercer, M. (Speaker), Pullen, J. (Speaker) & Zibouche, N. (Speaker)
2/07/2025Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Alexandra Longcake
Halcovitch, N. (Host)
11/06/2025Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting a Non-Academic Visitor
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Lancaster Chemistry Academia-Industry Symposium
Munoz-Herranz, M. P. (Organiser), Baker, A. (Contributor), Trewin, A. (Participant), Frith, A. (Presenter), Rowling, A. (Presenter), Taylor, A. (Invited speaker), Hery Barranco, A. (Contributor), Nash, A. (Participant), Al-Saadi, A. (Participant), Kerridge, A. (Speaker), Stocker, A. (Presenter), Vitores, A. (Participant), Moulton, B. (Invited speaker), Robinson, B. (Participant), Barker Benavides, C. (Participant), Griffiths, C. (Presenter), Richmond, D. (Participant), Murphy, D. (Participant), martin, D. (Contributor), Middleton, D. (Participant), Rochester, D. (Participant), Trivedi, D. (Contributor), Irvine, D. (Participant), Evans, N. (Speaker), Sherrett, E. (Presenter), Cooper, E. (Participant), Miller, E. (Invited speaker), Molyneux, G. (Contributor), Lewis, G. (Participant), Akien, G. (Participant), Spencer, G. (Contributor), Simpson, P. (Organiser), Mills, S. (Organiser), Pears, H. (Participant), Nuttall, H. (Participant), Andrews, H. (Participant), Turner, I. (Presenter), Parry, J. (Participant), Anderson, J. (Participant), Sherrington, J. (Invited speaker), Wood, J. (Contributor), Docherty, J. (Participant), Aaltonen, J. (Participant), Kerns, J. (Participant), Barrat, J. (Invited speaker), Fielden, J. (Speaker), Griffin, J. (Speaker), Hardy, J. (Speaker), Ward, J. (Participant), Lea, J. (Contributor), Doulcet, J. (Participant), Toghill, K. (Speaker), Williams, K. (Participant), Lloyd, K. (Contributor), Bucher, K. (Presenter), Griffiths, K. (Participant), Hatchard, K. (Invited speaker), Bain, L. (Contributor), Duong, L. (Participant), Beckitt, L. (Presenter), Taylor, L. (Participant), Pantaine, L. (Invited speaker), Ashton, L. (Invited speaker), Pinho, L. (Presenter), Hayne, M. (Participant), Betson, M. (Invited speaker), Potter, M. (Participant), Gilmore, M. (Chair), Callaway, M. (Participant), Sivananthan, M. (Contributor), Aktar, N. (Participant), Miller, N. (Participant), Halcovitch, N. (Participant), Fletcher, N. (Participant), Wright, N. (Participant), Zibouche, N. (Participant), Pickles, P. (Invited speaker), Miquel Fosco, P. (Presenter), Rawling, P. (Invited speaker), Bentley, P. (Participant), Platel, R. (Invited speaker), Wong, R. (Contributor), Andalibi, R. (Participant), Buck, R. (Contributor), Dawson, R. (Invited speaker), Blagg, R. (Contributor), Bragg, R. (Presenter), Robertshaw, S. (Participant), Rawnsley-Lau, S. (Presenter), James, S. (Chair), Fish, S. (Invited speaker), McBridge, S. (Participant), Mertens, S. (Participant), Kumar, S. (Contributor), James, T. (Invited speaker), Douglas, T. (Participant), Seymour, V. (Contributor), Zolyommi, V. (Invited speaker), Franckevicius, V. (Participant), Bonnefin, W. (Participant), Gortz, V. (Participant), Wang, X. (Participant) & Zhang, Y. (Participant)
12/09/2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Symposium
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Jeremy Frey
Hardy, J. (Host), Danos, L. (Host), Seymour, V. (Host) & Halcovitch, N. (Host)
9/11/2022Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Zeitschrift fur kristallographie-New crystal structures (Journal)
Halcovitch, N. (Peer reviewer)
28/09/2018 → 8/10/2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
Prizes
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Lancaster University Technician Commitment Award - Contribution to Research
Halcovitch, N. (Recipient), 25/06/2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Science and Technology Dean’s Award – Technical Staff of the Year
Halcovitch, N. (Recipient), 27/02/2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Datasets
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Synthesis, Optical and Non-Linear Optical Properties of Linear and 2-Dimensional Charge Transfer Chromophores based on Polyoxometalates
Hood, B. R. (Creator), de Coene, Y. (Creator), Jones, C. (Creator), Lopez Poves, I. (Creator), Deveux, N. (Creator), Halcovitch, N. (Creator), Champagne, B. (Creator), Clays, K. (Creator) & Fielden, J. (Creator), Lancaster University, 02/2025
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/688
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Donor and Geometry Optimization: Fresh Perspectives for the Design of Polyoxometalate Charge Transfer Chromophores
Hood, B. R. (Creator), de Coene, Y. (Creator), Jones, C. F. (Creator), Deveaux, N. (Creator), Barber, J. (Creator), Marshall, C. (Creator), Jordan, C. (Creator), Halcovitch, N. (Creator), Champagne, B. (Creator), Clays, K. (Creator) & Fielden, J. (Creator), Lancaster University, 2025
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/705, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c00915
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