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Leeds, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Royston, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Product development chemist working on new emission control technologies for the diesel vehicle market.

Centre For Sustainable Chemical Technologies

Exploring the production of ZnO nanostructures using techniques suitable for large scale manufacturing processes and applying the structures as functional materials within solar energy technologies.• Thesis titled "Anodic ZnO Nanostructures for Next-Generation Photovoltaics"• Supervised by Doctors Davide Mattia (Chemical Engineering) and Petra Cameron (Chemistry)• Experience in the fabrication of dye-sensitized and perovskite solar cells.• Extensive experience in a range of nanofabrication techniques.• Skills in surface imaging techniques such as SEM, TEM and AFM as well as a range of analytical techniques for materials characterisation.• Experience in photo-electrochemical analysis of solar cells.

Bath, United Kingdom

Weekly demonstration of laboratory experiments to undergraduate students within the department of chemical engineering. Duties included:• Supervision of groups of undergraduate students.• Ensuring that risk assessments had been completed and that health and safety measures were adhered to.• Basic maintenance of pilot-scale laboratory equipment.• Communicating complex principles to students in an understandable way

Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, Korea

A six week placement within Yonsei University, working within the Energy Materials Laboratory in collaboration with Professor Jong Hak Kim. The project involved the application of novel metal oxide nanomaterials within solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells.

Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Sonning Common

A three month position within the Fuel Cell Testing team at Johnson Matthey Technology Centre. Gained experience working in a commercial environment amongst a mixed team of engineers and scientists. Duties included:• Designing a new fuel cell connection system to streamline testing procedures.• Basic maintenance and adaptation of large-scale fuel cell testing stations.• Production of standard operating procedures for the assembly of fuel cells.• Creation of a computer code to check for errors in automated test protocols.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Sustainable Chemical Technologies

Exploring the production of ZnO nanostructures using techniques suitable for large scale manufacturing processes and applying.

Mres, Sustainable Chemical Technologies, Distinction

• Project 1 – “Zinc Oxide Nanostructures for High Efficiency Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells”. Supervised by Doctors Davide Mattia and Petra.

Msci, Chemistry, First Class

Dissertation titled “Mediation of Charge Transport by Nanoparticle Assemblies” Supervised by Professors David Fermin and Julian Eastoe

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