Senior lecturer and crystallographer at Newcastle University
Joined August 2011
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Mike Probert retweeted
6 Nov 2025
Come join us @UniofNewcastle @ChemistryNCL for a postdoctoral position #pdra in #crystallography with @Mike_Pro_1978. Working on high throughput and high pressure crystallisation, and #SCXRD. jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle…
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Mike Probert retweeted
2 May 2025
An epic paper from @Jess_Metherall!
High-throughput encapsulated nanodroplet screening for accelerated co-crystal discovery. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
#crystallography #crystallization #crystals #xrd #drugdiscovery #pharma #pharmaceuticals #drugdevelopment #chemistry
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Mike Probert retweeted
30 Apr 2025
Well done to 1st year PhD student Giovanna, for being awarded the @IUCr Best Poster award at #BCA25 meeting at Leeds. @Mike_Pro_1978 @ChemistryNCL @SciencesNCL
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Mike Probert retweeted
26 Apr 2025
New! HTP #cocrystals via #ENaCt out now in @ChemicalScience. >50 #SCXRD structures! Amazing work by #PhD @Jess_Metherall with @Mike_Pro_1978
@AstraZeneca @ChemistryNCL High-Throughput Encapsulated Nanodroplet Screening for Accelerated Co-Crystal Discovery pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
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Mike Probert retweeted
13 Apr 2025
Less then 10 days to apply for a #Chemistry #PhD with our team at @ChemistryNCL, using high throughput robotics to discover crystallisation conditions for complex #peptides. Learn #crystallography and #SCXRD myself and @Mike_Pro_1978. Sponsored by @Merck
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Mike Probert retweeted
1 Apr 2025
New paper highlighting #ENaCt #crystallography for complex natural products, with work by ICX scientist Dr L Mardiana & @OberliesGroup @Mike_Pro_1978 @DrMichaelJHall @ChemistryNCL
Studies on the epipolythiodioxopiperazine alkaloid verticillin D: Scal... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Mike Probert retweeted
26 Mar 2025
Great to see this from PhD student Jake and @Mike_Pro_1978 out in @J_A_C_S. Record breaking 14th ROY #polymorph from HTP #crystallography by #ENaCt. @ChemistryNCL
Polymorphic ROYalty: The 14th ROY Polymorph Discovered via High-Throughput Crystallization pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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Mike Probert retweeted
26 Mar 2025
The 14th #polymorph of #ROY discovered via encapsulated #nanodroplet #crystallization. ROY remains the record-holder for the most polymorphic small molecule. #crystallography 👇👇👇
26 Mar 2025
great to see this work published, well done Jake. It is another win for ENaCt and the excellent collaboration with @DrMichaelJHall
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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26 Mar 2025
great to see this work published, well done Jake. It is another win for ENaCt and the excellent collaboration with @DrMichaelJHall
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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Mike Probert retweeted
24 Mar 2025
Thanks to everyone that came out to meet our staff and students from Newcastle Chemistry at the recent
@Beamish_Museum Science Weekend for some hands-on experiments and colourful demonstrations! See you again next year!
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Mike Probert retweeted
17 Mar 2025
It was great to meet chemistry offer holders and guests at the first Offer Holder Experience Day of 2025 on Saturday! If you are an offer holder, sign up to learn about our courses and meet staff & students. Next events: 29th March & 10th May! @SciencesNCL
ncl.ac.uk/study/meet/undergr…
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Mike Probert retweeted
5 Mar 2025
Staff and students from Newcastle Chemistry will be at @Beamish_Museum over the weekend of 15/16 March, with a range of experiments to try and some colourful demonstrations! Do plan a visit and say hello!
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Mike Probert retweeted
22 Jan 2025
With an award-winning approach to employability training, our BSc and MChem courses help you develop a toolkit of transferable skills that appeal to employers. Check out how a Chemistry degree at Newcastle can help you achieve your career goals: ncl.ac.uk/nes/study/undergra…
19 Nov 2024
Many congratulations to Lee Higham, Toni Carruthers & Fabio Cucinotta from @ChemistryNCL, and the whole team from @SciencesNCL and partners! 🎉 Richly deserved for all their hard work in raising employability of chemistry undergraduates
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Mike Probert retweeted
20 Jan 2025
Thinking about studying Chemistry at university? At Newcastle, we offer flexible BSc & MChem programmes where you can apply to spend a year studying at a partner university abroad or earn money and experience on an industrial placement. ncl.ac.uk/nes/study/undergra… @SciencesNCL
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Mike Probert retweeted
19 Dec 2024
Just out, a world record for molecular crystal polymorphs via #ENaCt. Preprint with Jake Weatherston @Mike_Pro_1978 @ChemistryNCL @SciencesNCL. Polymorphic ROYalty: The 14th ROY Polymorph Discovered via High-Throughput Crystallization | ChemRxiv - go.shr.lc/3Dm6mWS
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Mike Probert retweeted
13 Sep 2024
📢 Join us 28-29 Oct 2024 for this year's Winter Crystallography meeting, celebrating structural science with neutrons and X-rays and celebrating 40 Years of @isisneutronmuon !
📍Abstracts by 3 Oct
📍Registration by 10 Oct
Details & registration : tinyurl.com/WXtalMeet
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Mike Probert retweeted
10 Sep 2024
Interesting and useful talk yesterday from @Alex_Longcake and @DanielNRainer on some of the newer techniques available as services from @UK_NCS. These include crystallisation and complementary techniques, high-pressure diffraction studies and electron diffraction. @StAndrewsChem
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Mike Probert retweeted
27 Aug 2024
Thanks to all the speakers for a fantastic afternoon session exploring new approaches and tools for teaching #crystallography and inspiring the new generations. @UAM_Madrid @Xtalos @CanalUGR @UniofNewcastle
#Chemistry #STEM #ECM34
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Mike Probert retweeted
22 Aug 2024
Dr Johan Eriksson giving another great talk in the chemical education section at
#ACSFall2024 in Denver. Making POMs in the teaching labs. @ChemistryNCL @UniofNewcastle
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Mike Probert retweeted
21 Aug 2024
Dr Johan Eriksson doing a great job presenting at #ACSFall2024 Denver an outreach collaboration with @UniofNewcastle @ChemistryNCL and @Beamish_Museum
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