Biography

I studied biology and chemistry in Versailles, France. I then specialised in inorganic/physical chemistry and obtained my degree and Master from Versailles. I moved cross-Atlantic to Oklahoma State University (USA) to work as a Research Assistant on materials chemistry for one year. Then, I chose to do a PhD in collaboration with Synetix, ICI at UMIST, Manchester, UK dealing with the formation mechanism of mesoporous materials and their architecture in terms of surface curvature. I carried out my first post-doctoral research at the Max Planck for Colloids and Interfaces Sciences, Golm, Germany on hybrid porous materials and then at the Institut de Sciences et d’Ingenierie Supramoleculaires in Strasbourg, in a BASF laboratory on the design of nanoporous foams. I came back to the UK in 2007 as a Lecturer in Chemistry and Forensic Sciences at Keele University.

I finished an MBA in Senior Leadership in the Spring 2021 and got promoted to Senior Lecturer in the summer 2021. I work very closely with employers on various projects and my ambition is to help with narrowing any potential skills gaps and bring employability at the heart of our teaching.

Research and scholarship

Foam I am interested in porous materials, both from an academic and industrial point of view. I have developed a strong expertise in colloid chemistry, physical chemistry and polymer chemistry.

 

Teaching

  • CHE-20010: Criminalistic Methods
  • CHE-30035: Advanced Topics in Forensic Analysis (module leader).
  • CHE-30011: Forensic Project
  • CHE-30029: Forensic Dissertation
  • CHE-40032: Research Skills for Analytical Science (module leader)
  • CHE-40027: Portfolio (module leader)
  • CHE-40028: Research Communication (module leader)
  • CHE-40029: Research Project (module leader)

Publications

School address

Lennard-Jones School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Lennard-Jones Building
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG, UK
Phone (School Office): +44 (0)1782 733033, (Chemistry): +44 (0)1782 731693, (Forensic Science): +44 (0)1782 731694, (Physics): +44 (0)1782 733527
Email: scps@keele.ac.uk

Information for schools and colleges

Contact us about our workshops and lecture series

Programme directors

Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry
Dr Tess Phillips
Tel : +44 (0)1782 733038
Email : t.r.phillips@keele.ac.uk

Dr Chris Hawes
Tel : +44 (0)1782 732820
Email : c.s.hawes@keele.ac.uk

Forensic Science
Dr Jamie K. Pringle
Tel : +44 (0)1782 733163
Email : j.k.pringle@keele.ac.uk

Physics and Astrophysics
Dr Arumugam Mahendrasingam
Tel : +44 (0)1782 733312
Email : a.mahendrasingam@keele.ac.uk

Admission tutors

Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry
Dr Natalie Capel
Tel : +44 (0)1782 733584
Email : n.j.capel@keele.ac.uk

Forensic Science
Dr Natalie Capel
Tel : +44 (0)1782 733584
Email : n.j.capel@keele.ac.uk

Physics and Astrophysics
Dr Patrick Connell
Tel : +44 (0)1782 733892
Email : physics@keele.ac.uk or p.j.connell@keele.ac.uk