Dr Chris Wedge Email & Phone Number

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Delivering interactive online tuition for Higher Nationals in Applied Sciences. Developing content on Scientific Data Handling and Physical Chemistry, along with assessment and internal verification of other chemistry modules.

Delivered independent research programme into NMR sensitivity enhancement, including winning two competitive research grants, publishing peer reviewed articles and establishing an international collaborationProject Managed externally funded research grants and supervised doctoral students including one successful completionExperienced presenter, regularly lectured to over 200 students and contributed as invited speaker at international conferencesOrganised and prioritised personal schedule around scheduled teaching delivery to complete research and administrative tasks while meeting strict university deadlinesCreated physical and electronic teaching materials across a range of academic levels, spanning physical chemistry, analytical chemistry and physics topicsLed modules and co-ordinated teaching teams to ensure effective delivery of modules at scale and compliance with QA processesMember of teaching team nominated for AdvanceHE CATE awardAdapted rapidly to pivot to online teaching during Covid. Served on Teaching Contingency Task and Finish GroupProvided pastoral support and guidance to students through regular personal tutor meetingsMember of School of Applied Sciences “Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity” CommitteeMicrosoft Office and Adobe user – Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Teams and Acrobat used on a daily basisTaught Excel including statistical testing using Data Analysis ToolPak as part of MSc Analytical ScienceDevised and delivered education outreach lab sessions for secondary pupilsFull module list.Module leader: SPX1012 "Maths and Physics", SHC4040 "Business Aspects of Science", SMA0002 "Instrumental Methods" and SMA0007 "NMR and Mass Spec for Analytical Scientists" MSc Analytical suite module.Module tutor: SHC/SMC4003 final year physical chemistry, SHC4028 "Advanced General Chemistry", SFO1003 "Geometrical and Physical Optics".Labs: SMA0020 "Practical Skills for Analysts" MSc analytical and SFC1006 first year physical chemistry.

Project management experience gained as Taught Course Leader and Co-ordinator of the Integrated Magnetic Resonance Centre for Doctoral Training. Assistant Professor Grade, Department of Physics.Co-ordinated research-led teaching for 32 PhD students across six UK partner institutions of the iMR CDTManaged relationships with multiple stakeholders including doctoral supervisors, teaching staff, students, industry partners and the iMR CDT management boardOrganised and evaluated regular residential training workshops and student research conferencesConducted independent research, securing £124,740 external EPSRC grant fundingLine-managed postdoctoral researcher funded via my grantPresented research results at major international conferences and published outputs as corresponding authorCo-supervised a PhD student working on an industrially relevant project supported by AstraZenecaCollaborative working, contributed Electron Spin Resonance research expertise to support a wide range of projects with academic collaborators and Warwick and other institutions leading to published papersUndertook contract research work providing Electron Spin Resonance spectroscopy via Warwick Scientific ServicesCompleted PHE laser safety management training and was responsible for health and safety of a shared laboratoryCompleted PCAPP to gain FHEA status, conducting pedagogic review of doctoral supervision practices and research project analysing student engagement in CDT provided trainingParticipated in outreach events including Ogden Trust primary science fair and delivering science and careers lectures on campus and at a local school

I was responsible for Physical Chemistry teaching for two undergraduate year groups at any one time, these being 1st and 3rd year in 2010/2011, and 1st and 2nd year in 2011/2012 and 2012/2013. All undergraduate Physical Chemistry topics taught via weekly tutorials. In addition I carried out undergraduate admissions interviewing, set and marked college examination papers, acted as personal tutor to undergraduate students and college adviser to graduate students, and was fully involved in the undergraduate academic disciplinary process.

Quantum Effects in Biology - investigation of the RPM (radical pair mechanism) as a potential mechanism underlying the avian magnetic compass sense through photo-CIDNP NMR and laser spectroscopy.

Pulsed EPR investigations of single molecule magnets as potential qubits for quantum information processing.

Dphil, Physical Chemistry

Christ Church Thesis title: Radiofrequency Magnetic Field Effects on Radical Pair Recombination Reactions EThOS ID uk.bl.ethos.515011

Postgraduate Certificate In Academic And Professional Practice, Merit

Mchem, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Oxford University Walking Club (trained Mountain Leader) Oxford University First Aid Unit (Advanced First Aider.

Data Analytics Bootcamp (Level 4), Data Science, Distinction

Skills bootcamp covering SQL for data retrieval, Python and R for analysis, an introduction to PowerBI and principles of data normalisation.

Ai And Machine Learning Bootcamp (Level 5), Machine Learning, Distinction

On this bootcamp, learners have developed knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning, including Python programming.