Paul Iacomi is a Head of Research and chemical engineer with 11 years’ experience translating deep academic expertise in adsorption and porous coordination polymers into industrial R&D and instrument development. He has led teams at Surface Measurement Systems to advance sorption instrumentation, standardize novel methodologies, and secure funding while maintaining hands-on skills in synthesis, thermal analysis, NMR/GC/MS and materials characterisation. His PhD and postdoctoral work on MOFs and flexible porous materials informs pragmatic product innovation for gas storage and separation applications. Comfortable coding in Python and C++ for high-throughput data processing and lab automation, he bridges experimental science and software-driven instrumentation. Based in Stony Stratford, he brings a rare combination of academic rigour, process automation experience from industry placements, and a lab-first mindset that keeps product decisions grounded in real measurements.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Chemical Engineering, 1st Class, Master's Degree, Chemical Engineering, 1st Class at The University of Manchester
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Adsorption in metal-organic frameworks, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Adsorption in metal-organic frameworks at Aix-Marseille Université
Romanian Diploma of Baccalaureate, Mathematics and Computer Science, 87%, Romanian Diploma of Baccalaureate, Mathematics and Computer Science, 87% at The International Computer High School of Constanta
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Paul Iacomi - Head Of Research at Surface Measurement Systems