Staff profile

I have over 25 years of experience working in various technical roles in industry and academia. Prior to joining the university as a research technician in 2005, I was the principle chemist and senior chemist in two local UKAS/MCERTS accredited contract laboratories where I was responsible for supervising a small team of analysts.

Joining the university allowed me to get more directly involved with analytical research and development, a part of the job that I most enjoy. In 2010 I was promoted to senior analytical scientific officer with direct responsibility for the day-to-day running of the chemical analysis laboratories within the department.

Responsibilities within department

• Management of the Analytical Laboratory.
• Management of the Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) facilties.
• Provide advice, training and supervision for users of the laboratory facilities.
• Method/Instrument development and validation.
• Instrument maintenance and repair.

Expertise/Specialisations:

• GC-IRMS, EA-IRMS.
• GC/MS (including pyrolysis-GC/MS, CI-GC/MS).
• HR-GC/MS (Orbitrap-Non-targeted Analysis - including use of Compound Discoverer Software).
• LC-MS/MS.
• Gamma Spectroscopy/Gamma dating.
• ICP-MS.
• UV-vis Spectrometry.

Other Analytical Techniques

• Elemental Analysis (CHNSO) by combustion.
• TOC/DOC/TN (in waters by combustion).
• IC and IC/MS.
• GC-FID.
• GC-TOF
• ICP-OES.
• AAS (HG-AAS).
• Bomb Calorimetry.
• XRF.
• Various extractions/titrations/colorimetric procedures and associated instruments.