October 1990 - July 1994:

B.A. First Class in Chemistry at Merton College, Oxford University, U.K.

October 1994 - December 1997:
D. Phil. in the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, U.K.
under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Wimperis.
Thesis Title: Multiple-Quantum MAS NMR of Half-Integer Quadrupolar Nuclei
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January 1998 - December 2000:
Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany,
in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Hans Wolfgang Spiess.
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Research Fellowship (January 1998-December 1999).

January 2001 - September 2002:
Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France,
in the laboratory of Prof. Lyndon Emsley.
Marie Curie Fellowship of the European Community programme

October 2002 - :
Department of Physics, University of Warwick, U.K.,
Lecturer and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Advanced Research Fellow (2002-2007).

October 2006: Appointed Associate Professor 

October 2010: Appointed to personal chair (full Professor)