Dynamic Reaction Monitoring Facility

The Dynamic Reaction Monitoring (DReaM) Facility combines several analytical techniques to monitor liquid-phase chemical reactions in real-time.

Equipment and Research

Discover the equipment housed by the DReaM Facility and some of the research undertaken by our users.

About the DReaM Facility

The Facility was established in 2016 with an EPSRC strategic equipment grant, to monitor homogeneous chemical reactions in real-time.

DReaM Facility equipment

Learn more about the equipment and instruments that are part of the Dynamic Reaction Monitoring Facility.

Research at the DReaM Facility

Flow tube being inserted into NMR spectrometer

Read on to find out about the research recently undertaken using the Dynamic Reaction Monitoring (DReaM) Facility.

People at DReaM

Find out more about the team behind DReaM

Scientific Director of DReaM and Royal Society Research Fellow

Dr Uli Hintermair is an inorganic chemist and chemical engineer. He acts as the Scientific Director of DReaM, and is a Royal Society University Research Fellow.

Director of the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies (CSCT)

Matthew is Professor of Sustainable Chemical Technologies and Director of the CSCT. He leads the internal management and chairs the advisory board of DReaM.

Director of Research Infrastructure and Facilities

Anneke works on how the Research Infrastructure at Bath can be made the best.

Core Research Facility Lead

John is an NMR Spectroscopist responsible for managing the NMR facilities based in the Department of Chemistry, within the Chemical Characterisation Facility.

Instrument Specialist - NMR and Reaction Monitoring

Catherine oversees the DReaM Facility and also jointly manages the University’s NMR spectrometers.

DReaM Scientific Advisory Board

We are a group of University of Bath staff and external members, from academia and industry.

Information for Users

There are two calls for external proposals each year. The next call for proposals will open in July, for facility time to be scheduled between November 2025 and April 2026.

Internal users of the DReaM Facility

A user at the control PC of the DReaM Facility

If you are a University of Bath researcher, read on to learn how to book the DReaM Facility

How to apply to use the DReaM Facility

A call for proposals will be open twice a year for external users to apply for pay-for-use time at the DReaM Facility.

How to prepare for time at the DReaM Facility

Once your application has been approved, this guide outlines how to prepare prior to arrival, so that you can make the most of your paid time.

Priority Access to the DReaM Facility

For users working to a tight timeframe or on industrially-sensitive projects, the DReaM facility can allocate priority access for an additional charge.