Meet the team
The group on a typical cloudy Birmingham morning!
Dr Steve (Stephen) Fielden
Steve is originally from Bury, Greater Manchester. He completed a MChem from the University of Oxford in 2015. His Part II project was undertaken in the group of Prof. Véronique Gouverneur FRS. He then completed a PhD with Prof. David Leigh FRS at the University of Manchester. He researched the synthesis and application of mechanically interlocked molecules, including rotaxanes, catenanes and knots. After a postdoctoral position in the same group, Steve moved to the group of Prof. Rachel O'Reilly FRS at the University of Birmingham in 2021 to research polymer nanotechnology.
Steve held a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship from 2021-2025. Steve now holds a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship, which allowed him to launch the Fielden Research Group in February 2025. Steve has also been awarded an ERC Starting Grant to start in February 2026,
In his spare time, Steve likes to drink whisky, build Brio train sets with his sons, and play with Rufus (his badly behaved poochon dog).
