Chemistry

I graduated in Chemistry from the University of Liverpool and then went on to study for a PhD with  Professor Ian Fleming FRS at the University of Cambridge. I spent two and a half years as a Western European Fellow of the Royal Society at the University of Lausanne working with Professor Pierre Vogel and eating lots of cheese and chocolate. Over the years I have been lucky enough to pick up a few gongs mainly for my science communication. I have been at Keele since 1994 and I now work part-time splitting the rest of my time between freelance science communication (see www.makeitmolecular.com) and being Mr Mum. 

2005 NESTA Dreamtime Award Fellow
2005 Royal Society Summer Exhibition Soiree Lecturer
2004 Finalist EU Descartes Prize for Science Communication
2004 The BA Lord Kelvin Award Lecturer
2004 Royal Society Summer Exhibition Lecturer
2003 Keele University Individual Award for Learning and Teaching Excellence
2002 Guiness World Record Holder for the largest model of DNA in the world
2001 Royal Society of Chemistry Higher Education Teaching Award

I am currently taking a break from research; this is what he used to do:

• Identification and characterization of social insect pheromones.
• Analysis of insect cuticular hydrocarbons.
• Stereospecific synthesis of insect pheromones.
• Chemical recognition of aphids by wasp parasites and hyperparasites.
• Development of GC-MS and LC-MS techniques
• Molecular imprinted polymers.

• CHE-10029 Fundamental Chemistry for Chemistry Enhancement
• CHE-10034 Applications of Chemistry for Chemistry Enhancement
• SASP Course