Carbon Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology.
Interdisciplinary Higher Education.
Science Communication.
Science, Technology and Society.
Deep Tech Entrepreneurship.
I am a materials scientist and engineer, interdisciplinary educator, and award-winning science communicator, with six inextricably linked strands to my work:
Working at the interface of materials science and engineering, nanotechnology and supramolecular chemistry; I have a particular interest in the fundamental science of carbon nanomaterials—especially fullerenes—their self-assembly behaviour, and their technological application in biomedical diagnostics and therapeutics. I have also explored these materials in quantum computing and organic electronics.
Interdisciplinary pedagogy and the scholarship of interdisciplinarity particularly pertaining to the physical sciences.
Exploring the science–society interface and responsible research and innovation.
Deep tech entrepreneurship, both in practice and education.
Science communication, both in practice and theory.
Widening participation in higher education.
I am Associate Professor of Nanomaterials and Interdisciplinary STEM Education at the University of Birmingham.
I see my academic role as a creative one, actively seeking to de-silo knowledge for the benefit of myself, my students, my colleagues, and wider public audiences.
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Key Areas of Interest and Expertise
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Qualifications
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (University of Birmingham)
DPhil Materials (St Cross College, University of Oxford)
MEng Materials Science (Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford)
A Levels in Maths, Physics, Chemistry and French (The King’s School, Worcester)
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (MIMMM)
Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (AMRSC)
Member of the Institute of Physics (MInstP)
Materials Research Society
Society of Chemical Industry
Society for Natural Sciences
The above gives far from the whole picture. I believe it is of great importance to share our journeys as academics and to provide the wider context of how we ended up where we are, especially for the benefit of those—both younger and older—with no direct experience of what academia entails, who might be looking in and wondering what it all involves. I was in that position once. If you’re interested, you can read about the ups, downs, and everything in between in My Story.
[Background photo from Dobbin’s Lookout on South Mountain just outside Phoenix, Arizona, during possibly the most spectacular sunset I’ve ever seen.]