Acknowledgements Firstly, I would like to thank Andy for all the help and guidance he has given me over the past few years; without his ideas and inspiration, this work would not have been possible. In particular, his input has made the project more interesting and varied, which has made my time in the lab an enjoyable one. Also, I would like to thank him for being a willing and efficient proof-reader, over the course of many presentations and reports during my time in York. I would like to thank Steve and Paul from Cytec Engineered Materials for their useful suggestions, support, funding, and for the GPC analysis of polymer samples. My thanks go to all the current and previous members of the AFP group. In particular, thanks to Matthew for his advice and expertise in the lab, and for trying to pass on his practical organic chemistry skills to a complete novice. I would like to thank Prof. Peter for allowing the AFP group to make a home in O’Brien his laboratory over the past few years, and for inviting me to his research meetings, which have proved invaluable to my progress as an organic chemist. Also, my thanks go to all the members of the past and present, for providing enough banter to PO’B group, both make the last two years fly by. My thanks also go the Taylor group, for letting me use their DMDO, and for giving me a desk space in their office. I would like to thank Dr. Karl Heaton for performing MALDI-MS analysis on the polymer samples. Also, thanks to Steve and Mike in stores for their assistance and banter over the years. My thanks go to all of the footballers in the department that the pleasure of I’ve had playing alongside and captaining, particularly to those who turned up and played in the pouring rain on many occasions. Finally, I would like to thank Stacey for her love and support over the past few years, but especially for brightening up the ends of the many long days spent writing-up. I’ve
Acknowledgements Firstly, I would like to thank Andy for all the help and guidance he has given me over the past few years; without his ideas and inspiration, this work would not have been possible. In particular, his input has made the project more interesting and varied, which has made my time in the lab an enjoyable one. Also, I would like to thank him for being a willing and efficient proof-reader, over the course of many presentations and reports during my time in York. I would like to thank Steve and Paul from Cytec Engineered Materials for their useful suggestions, support, funding, and for the GPC analysis of polymer samples. My thanks go to all the current and previous members of the AFP group. In particular, thanks to Matthew for his advice and expertise in the lab, and for trying to pass on his practical organic chemistry skills to a complete novice. I would like to thank Prof. Peter O’Brien for allowing the AFP group to make a home in his laboratory over the past few years, and for inviting me to his research meetings, which have proved invaluable to my progress as an organic chemist. Also, my thanks go to all the members of the PO’B group, both past and present, for providing enough banter to make the last two years fly by. My thanks also go the Taylor group, for letting me use their DMDO, and for giving me a desk space in their office. I would like to thank Dr. Karl Heaton for performing MALDI-MS analysis on the polymer samples. Also, thanks to Steve and Mike in stores for their assistance and banter over the years. My thanks go to all of the footballers in the department that I’ve had the pleasure of playing alongside and captaining, particularly to those who turned up and played in the pouring rain on many occasions. Finally, I would like to thank Stacey for her love and support over the past few years, but especially for brightening up the ends of the many long days I’ve spent writing-up.
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