Dr Aitor Maestro

Lecturer in Chemistry

Chemistry

aitor.maestro@abertawe.ac.uk

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Ymunodd Aitor â Phrifysgol Abertawe fel Darlithydd Cemeg ym mis Mawrth 2026, gan ddod â chefndir rhyngwladol amrywiol mewn methodoleg a chatalyddu synthetig. Enillodd ei PhD yn 2019 o Brifysgol Gwlad y Basg, gan gynnal ymchwil dan oruchwyliaeth yr Athrawon Palacios a Vicario. Roedd ei waith doethurol yn canolbwyntio ar synthesis anghymesur alffa-aminoffosffonadau, gan adeiladu sylfaen gadarn mewn synthesis stereoddetholus.

Yn dilyn cwblhau ei PhD, dechreuodd Aitor ar gyfres o swyddi ôl-ddoethurol ar draws Ewrop. Yn gyntaf, ymunodd â grŵp yr Athro Haruntyunayan ym Mhrifysgol Groningen, lle arbenigodd mewn Cu(I)-catalysis cyn symud i Brifysgol St Andrews i weithio gyda'r Athro Watson. Yma, trodd ei ymchwil tuag at fecanweithiau sylfaenol a chymwysiadau amlbwrpas yr adwaith CuAAC (Copper-catalysed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition).

Yn 2022, roedd ei daflwybr yn nodedig o ganlyniad i gael Cymrodoriaeth gan Lywodraeth Gwlad y Basg, a oedd yn cynnwys arhosiad ymchwil dwy flynedd o hyd yn labordy'r Athro Kappe ym Mhrifysgol Graz. Roedd y cyfnod hwn wedi'i alluogi i gyfuno ei arbenigedd mewn synthesis a chatalysis organig â chemeg llif cyn dychwelyd i Brifysgol Gwlad y Basg.

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Synthesis Anghymesur
Catalysis
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Ar hyn o bryd, mae rhaglen ymchwil Aitor yn cael ei harwain gan y croestoriad o effeithlonrwydd a chynaliadwyedd mewn synthesis organig - Maestro Research Group

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CH-126 Chemical Reactions 2

This module will continue the discussion of the fundamentals of the physical aspects of chemical reactions, both thermodynamic and kinetic. These and other previously-understood concepts will then be applied to the study of substitution and elimination and an introduction to redox reactions, both organic and inorganic. This module will build on existing understanding and will employ mathematics taught in other modules (CH-122) to conceptualise some of the material taught in this module.
CH-238 Further Organic Chemistry

This module will build on material taught across the entire first year, and develops knowledge and understanding in the area of organic chemistry. Students will gain deeper knowledge of stereochemistry and conformation in organic chemistry, and of reactivity and reaction mechanisms in areas such as carbonyl, carbanion, carbocation, radical, aromatic and heterocyclic chemistry. They will also be introduced to key concepts and strategies in synthetic organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry. By the end of the module students will be equipped with the core tools to design synthetic routes, and to predict and/or determine reaction mechanisms.
CH-300 Advanced Topics in Organic, Biological and Medicinal Chemistry

This module will give students a high-level understanding of organic and medicinal (pharmaceutical) chemistry. Students will gain deeper appreciation of mechanistic considerations in organic chemistry, and will broaden their knowledge of synthetic methods, particularly those involving main group elements and transition metals. Key contemporary methods in organic chemistry will be studied. The module will build on the organic chemistry knowledge acquired in the previous year. By the end of the module, students will have a comprehensive grounding in organic and medicinal chemistry, and will be able to design or predict complicated synthetic routes, evaluate the outcomes and predict/analyse structures using a variety of spectroscopic methods.
CH-344 Chemistry Project

3rd year projects are the opportunity to bring all you've learnt during your degree together and apply that knowledge to solve a problem. In Swansea these projects can be embedded in active research groups across the colleges of science, engineering or medicine, allowing you to build a network and experience in your chosen specialism within the chemical sciences. These projects are your opportunity to demonstrate to employers that you have a full understanding of your course and are able to direct your own studies, manage an independent research project and effectively communicate your findings. This selection suggests an interest in a project embedded within a research group in engineering, focusing on materials chemistry or chemical engineering
CH-409 MChem Research Project

MChem projects are the defining feature of the integrated masters with a chance to contribute research work of potentially publishable standard to an active research group within the University. In Swansea these projects can be embedded in active research groups across the Faculty of Science and Engineering or the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, allowing you to build a network and experience in your chosen specialism within the chemical sciences. These projects are an excellent way of managing the transition on to your next destination after undergraduate study, whether that is a postgraduate research studentship or into employment. The skills developed in the MChem projects demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver all aspects of a 60 credit research project and on exit you will have demonstrated the academic equivalence and begun developing the other skills required for entry into professional development schemes leading to chartership. This selection suggests an interest in a project embedded within a research group in science, focusing on straight chemistry, or interacting and collaborating with another department such as bioscience, geography, physics, maths or computer science.

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CH-126 Chemical Reactions 2

CH-238 Further Organic Chemistry

CH-300 Advanced Topics in Organic, Biological and Medicinal Chemistry

CH-344 Chemistry Project

CH-409 MChem Research Project