Rob completed his undergraduate, MRes, and PhD studies in Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham. His doctoral research, supervised by Professor Neil Rowson, focused on the reutilisation of fly ash in the production of zeolites and functional materials, earning his PhD in 2017.
Since 2017, Rob has been actively involved in battery recycling research, working on the ReLiB project in the application of mineral processing techniques to extract active materials from lithium-ion batteries. His current research focuses on the extraction and recycling of strategic elements and critical materials from both waste and primary sources, with an emphasis on improving efficiency and maximizing the reuse of functional materials.