Curriculum Vitae
March 2016 - Present
Technology Manager
Lubrizol Ltd, Hazelwood, Derbyshire, U.K.
Technology manager in the Strategic Technology team in the Engine Oils segment.
March 2015 - February 2016
Research Fellow
Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, U.K.
Senior member of a diverse team which tackles both fundamental and applied challenges in polymer chemistry. Projects target a range of applications including engine oil additives, detergent formulations, enhanced oil recovery, biomedical therapeutics and diagnostics, and biomaterials.
May 2014 - February 2015
Early Career Fellow
Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, U.K.
Competitive ten month research fellowship awarded by the Institute of Advanced Study, conducted under the supervision of Prof. Rachel K. O’Reilly.
October 2010 - April 2014
PhD in Chemistry
University of Warwick, U.K.
Thesis title: Bromo and thio maleimides for functionalisation and fluorescent labelling of polymers and polymer nanoparticles
Supervisor: Prof. Rachel K. O'Reilly
Examiners: Prof. Brent S. Sumerlin (Florida) and Prof. Andrew P. Dove (Warwick). Passed with minor corrections 23/05/2014
Principle focus; synthetic polymer chemistry, functional polymeric materials and polymer self-assembly.
September 2009 - September 2010
MSc in Chemistry
University of Kent, Canterbury, U.K.
Thesis title: Towards the facile one-step self-catalysed synthesis of high molecular weight hyperbranched polysiloxanes
Supervisor: Dr Simon J. Holder
October 2006 - June 2009
BA (Hons) in Natural Sciences
University of Cambridge, Jesus College, U.K.
Part II | (Class I) | Chemistry |
Part IB | (Class I) | Chemistry, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
Part IA | (Class I) | Chemistry, Biology of Cells, Evolution & Behaviour, Mathematics |
Director of studies: Dr Oren A. Scherman |