Oliver graduated from Loughborough University with an MEng in Materials Science and Engineering in July 2021, where his research projects focussed on green technology. As a part of his studies he also spent a year in industry working at Zotefoams, a physically-blown crosslinked polymer foam manufacturer, which served as a source of inspiration to pursue a research project in sustainable polymers.

Oliver joined the group in July 2021 as a PhD researcher investigating sustainable polymers derived from plant oils. Research focusses will include extracting monomers directly from a range of plant oils via transesterification and subsequently using RAFT polymerisation to make homopolymers and copolymers for applications where they can replace materials derived from petrochemical sources. He completed his PhD studies in 2025.

Since early 2025, Ollie has been working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate on a proof of concept project with Dr Fiona Hatton, Prof. Anna Croft (Chemical Engineering) and Dr Chetna Prajapati (School of Design and Creative Arts), funded by the Supergen Bioenergy Hub.