Dr Jonathan A. Foster

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Schools PostGraduate Research Programme Lead

Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry

Jonathan Foster
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jona.foster@sheffield.ac.uk
Dainton Building

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Dr Jonathan A. Foster
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Dainton Building
13 Brook Hill
Sheffield
S3 7HF
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Dr. Jonathan Foster completed his undergraduate studies in Chemistry at the University of Durham in 2008 where he also undertook his PhD in the groups of Prof. Jonathan Steed and Prof. Judith Howard FRS. In 2012 he moved to the University of Cambridge where he held post-doctoral positions in the groups of Prof. Jonathan Nitschke and Prof. Anthony Cheetham FRS.

Jonathan joined the University of Sheffield in 2015 following the award of a Ramsay Fellowship and Sheffield Vice Chancellors Fellowship and was promoted to Lecturer in 2019.

Research interests

My interests lie at the interface between supramolecular chemistry and nanomaterials. By understanding how to design molecular building blocks which can self-assemble to create nano-structured materials we aim to open up new applications not possible with conventional materials.

I have developed a wide range of supramolecular materials including gels, polymers, metal-organic cages and frameworks for applications as diverse as drug delivery, optoelectronics and detecting chemical hazards. My current research is focussed on the development of a new class of graphene-like nano-materials called metal-organic nanosheets (MONs).

Publications

Journal articles

  • Tan J & Foster JA (2025) . Advanced Functional Materials.
  • Savi ND, Declerck K, Prasad RRR, Kalandia G, Foster JA & ParacVogt TN (2025) . Advanced Functional Materials, 35(22).
  • Savi ND, Declerck K, Prasad RRR, Kalandia G, Foster JA & ParacVogt TN (2025) . Advanced Functional Materials, 35(22).
  • Durgut E, Tan J, Smith B, Dawson R, Foster J & Claeyssens F (2025) . Polymer, 322.
  • Sasitharan K, Frisch J, Kuliek J, Iraqi A, Lidzey DG, B瓣r M, Rezek B & Foster JA (2024) . Scientific Reports, 14.
  • Wood AC, Johnson EC, Prasad RRR, Sullivan MV, Turner NW, Armes SP, Staniland SS & Foster JA (2024) . Small.
  • Nicks J, Roseveare TM, Harris MS, Ashworth DJ, Danczuk G, Brammer L & Foster JA (2024) . Nanoscale, 16(47), 21908-21915.
  • Prasad RRR, Boyadjieva SS, Zhou G, Tan J, Firth FCN, Ling S, Huang Z, Cliffe MJ, Foster JA & Forgan RS (2024) . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16(14), 17812-17820.
  • Ashworth DJ, Driver J, Sasitharan K, Prasad RRR, Nicks J, Smith BJ, Patwardhan SV & Foster JA (2023) . Chemical Engineering Journal, 477.
  • Gregory DA, Nicks J, ArtigasArnaudas J, Harris MS, Foster JA & Smith PJ (2023) . Advanced Materials Interfaces.
  • Sasitharan K, Kilbride RC, Spooner ELK, Clark J, Iraqi A, Lidzey DG & Foster JA (2022) . Advanced Science, 9(21).
  • Nicks J & Foster J (2022) . Nanoscale, 14(16), 6220-6227.
  • Nicks J, Sasitharan K, Prasad RRR, Ashworth DJ & Foster JA (2021) . Advanced Functional Materials, 31(42).
  • Nicks J, Boer SA, White NG & Foster JA (2021) . Chemical Science, 12(9), 3322-3327.
  • Ashworth DJ & Foster J (2020) . Nanoscale, 12(14), 7986-7994.
  • Sasitharan K, Bossanyi DG, Vaenas N, Parnell AJ, Clark J, Iraqi A, Lidzey DG & Foster JA (2020) . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8(12), 6067-6075.
  • Ashworth DJ, Roseveare TM, Schneemann A, Flint M, Dominguez Bern獺ldes I, Vervoorts P, Fischer RA, Brammer L & Foster JA (2019) . Inorganic Chemistry, 58(16), 10837-10845.
  • Nicks J, Zhang J & Foster JA (2019) . Chemical Communications, 55(60), 8788-8791.
  • Ashworth DJ, Cooper A, Trueman M, Al-Saedi RWM, Liam SD, Meijer AJ & Foster JA (2018) . Chemistry - A European Journal, 24(68), 17986-17996.
  • Seydel T, Edkins RM, Jones CD, Foster JA, Bewley R, Aguilar JA & Edkins K (2018) . Chemical Communications, 54(49), 6340-6343.
  • Foster JA, Damodaran KK, Maurin A, Day GM, Thompson HPG, Cameron GJ, Bernal JC & Steed JW (2016) . Chemical Science.
  • Foster JA, Henke S, Schneemann A, Fischer RA & Cheetham AK (2016) . Chemical Communications, 52, 10474-10477.
  • Ramsay WJ, Foster JA, Moore KL, Ronson TK, Mirgalet RJ, Jefferson DA & Nitschke JR (2015) . Chemical Science, 6(12), 7326-7331.
  • Foster JA, Parker RM, Belenguer AM, Kishi N, Sutton S, Abell C & Nitschke JR (2015) . Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(30), 9722-9729.
  • Asil D, Foster JA, Patra A, deHatten X, delBarrio J, Scherman OA, Nitschke JR & Friend RH (2014) . Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 53(32), 8388-8391.
  • Asil D, Foster JA, Patra A, deHatten X, delBarrio J, Scherman OA, Nitschke JR & Friend RH (2014) . Angewandte Chemie, 126(32), 8528-8531.
  • Foster JA, Edkins RM, Cameron GJ, Colgin N, Fucke K, Ridgeway S, Crawford AG, Marder TB, Beeby A, Cobb SL & Steed JW (2014) . Chemistry A European Journal, 20(1), 279-291.
  • Meazza L, Foster JA, Fucke K, Metrangolo P, Resnati G & Steed JW (2013) . Nature Chemistry, 5(1), 42-47.
  • Lenthall JT, Foster JA, Anderson KM, Probert MR, Howard JAK & Steed JW (2011) . CrystEngComm, 13(9), 3202-3202.
  • Foster JA & Steed JW (2011) . ChemInform, 42(3).
  • Foster JA, Piepenbrock M-OM, Lloyd GO, Clarke N, Howard JAK & Steed JW (2010) . Nature Chemistry, 2(12), 1037-1043.
  • Foster JA & Steed JW (2010) . Angewandte Chemie, 122(38), 6868-6874.
  • Foster JA & Steed JW (2010) . Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 49(38), 6718-6724.
  • Purba PC, Marelli E, Roseveare TM, Nicks J, Brammer L, White NG, Martsinovich N, Resnati G, Metrangolo P & Foster JA () . Advanced Science.
  • Ashworth DJ & Foster JA () . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6(34), 16292-16307.
  • Foster JA, Johnson DW, Pipenbrock M-OM & Steed JW () . New J. Chem., 38(3), 927-932.
  • Lloyd GO, Piepenbrock M-OM, Foster JA, Clarke N & Steed JW () . Soft Matter, 8(1), 204-216.
  • Piepenbrock M-OM, Clarke N, Foster JA & Steed JW () . Chem. Commun., 47(7), 2095-2097.

Preprints

  • Harris M, Foster J & Ryan A (2025) , American Chemical Society (ACS).
  • Sasitharan K, Frisch J, Kuliek J, Iraqi A, Lidzey DG, B瓣r M, Rezek B & Foster JA (2024) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
  • Prasad R, Boyadjieva S, Zhou G, Tan J, Firth F, Ling S, Huang Z, Cliffe M, Foster J & Forgan R (2023) , American Chemical Society (ACS).
  • Wood AC, Johnson EC, Prasad RRR, Sullivan MV, Turner NW, Armes SP, Staniland SS & Foster JA (2023) , American Chemical Society (ACS).
  • Nicks J, Boer S, White N & Foster J (2020) , American Chemical Society (ACS).
Teaching interests

Inorganic Chemistry

Teaching activities

Support Teaching:

  • Tutorials: Level 2 Inorganic Chemistry.
  • Level 3 Literature Review

Laboratory Teaching:

  • Level 4 Research Project

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