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Edinburgh, Gb

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Maxim, Scotland

Project managing the Investigation into the physical mechanisms of the interaction between lamellar vesicles and sputum• Developed a standardised rigorous method of analysing clinical sputum samples• Project outputs have led to new strategic decisions being made• Developed and maintained key stakeholder relationships at the West of Scotland Adult Cystic Fibrosis Service• Activity managed and taught an MPhys student on rheology and the development of a model mucus system• Organised and lead a monthly Journal Club, improving cross-disciplinary understanding of research goals

Bellshill, Scotland

Providing rheological expertise to Lamellar Biomedical and soft matter physics advice• Developed microbiological skills to create a biofilm model system• Tested model systems using rheology and tensiometry• Developed Lamellars understanding of Cystic Fibrosis sputum• Experience in writing documents to a GLP standard• Provided mathematical or computational expertise when needed

Edinburgh, Scotland

Provided rheological expertise to a Small Medium Enterprise (SME); Lamellar Biomedical• Evaluated and optimised rheological experiments • Planned, executed and analysed experiments• Advised company on rheological outputs• Regularly reported to the company’s Lead Scientist• Activity managed and taught a PhD student on rheology and rheological methods

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Physics

Thesis title: Rheology of Caramel • Established the rheology of caramel based on its composition and extended this to a universal.

Mphys, Physics

Thesis title: Differential Dynamic Microscopy of Escherichia Coli under Pressure • Established that E.coli’s motility was constant to 200.