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Biography
Dr Alex Brogan is a Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, King's College London. Alex obtained both his MSci (2008) and PhD (2012) from the School of Chemistry, University of Bristol. After a short postdoc there, he moved to the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, where he was a Research Associate until 2019. During this time, he was also a Visiting Researcher, at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2017 – 2018). In 2019, Alex moved to the Department of Chemistry, King’s College London, to establish his group as a Lecturer in Chemistry. His research is broadly on the development of protein-based biomaterials with high stabilities against temperature, aggregation, and non-aqueous environments. Particularly, his research focusses on combining these biomaterials with ionic liquids to provide new opportunities for sustainable biocatalysis and soft-material design.
Research Interests
- Biocatalysis in ionic liquids
- Non-aqueous enzymes
- Protein stabilization
- Biophysics of proteins in unnatural environments
- Functional hybrid materials
- Ionogels
- Protein-based biomaterials
- Deep eutectic solvents for bio-applications
Teaching
Alex teaches Chemical Kinetics in Physical Chemistry 2 (5CCC0035) and Spectroscopy for the Interrogation of Biomolecules in Advanced Chemistry for the Life Sciences (5CCC2010).
Alex also supervises research students at the MSci, MRes, and PhD level.
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Research
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Brogan Group
Research in the Brogan Group pushes the boundaries of biological systems.
News
King's scientists discover enzyme used in laundry detergent can recycle single-use plastics
New method of chemical recycling achieves full degradation of plastics within 24 hours
![Dr Alex Brogan and Susana conducting research in the lab](/newimages/nmes/chemistry/news/bioplastics-story.x7d233f27.png?f=webp)
King's chemist tackles tidal wave of plastic waste as part of £6 million project
By integrating biochemistry into day-to-day recycling the new work hopes to make plastics more sustainable.
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Events
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Expanding the scope of biocatalysis for sustainable chemical production
This October we welcome Alex Brogan, who will be speaking at our Net Zero Centre Interdisciplinary Seminar Series.
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
![chemistry abstract dept puff](/ImportedImages/Schools/NMS/Chemistry/Stock-images/chemistry-abstract-dept-puff.x181a6e63.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=780,440,0,15&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Brogan Group
Research in the Brogan Group pushes the boundaries of biological systems.
News
King's scientists discover enzyme used in laundry detergent can recycle single-use plastics
New method of chemical recycling achieves full degradation of plastics within 24 hours
![Dr Alex Brogan and Susana conducting research in the lab](/newimages/nmes/chemistry/news/bioplastics-story.x7d233f27.png?f=webp)
King's chemist tackles tidal wave of plastic waste as part of £6 million project
By integrating biochemistry into day-to-day recycling the new work hopes to make plastics more sustainable.
![780x440 Alex Brogan](/newimages/nmes/main-article-780X450/780x440-alex-brogan.xc88f516d.jpg?f=webp)
Events
![780x440-KCL NMES NET ZERO CENTRE - DIGITAL ASSETS AW_Lecture Series_780 x 440](/newimages/nmes/thumbnail-news-events-380x229/780x440-kcl-nmes-net-zero-centre-digital-assets-aw-lecture-series-780-x-440.x7cd69a22.png?f=webp)
Expanding the scope of biocatalysis for sustainable chemical production
This October we welcome Alex Brogan, who will be speaking at our Net Zero Centre Interdisciplinary Seminar Series.
Please note: this event has passed.