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London, England, United Kingdom

I design, deliver and manage research programmes that aim to better understand the impact of climate change on human health, in order to drive the urgent changes in policy needed for both mitigation and adaptation. This includes funding and support for those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, empowering communities across the global south to.

London, United Kingdom

Co-founder of a social enterprise that links policymakers and frontline workers, giving them the space and tools to co-design new solutions to key social challenges. Accepted onto Year Here incubator programme, supported by BNY Mellon and The Funding Network. Named as 'One to watch' on the NatWest WISE100 2019: Top women in social enterprise. Visit.

London, England, United Kingdom

Senior Researcher at Challenge Works (formerly Nesta Challenges), where I researched and designed challenge prizes to incentivise innovators in tackling society's toughest problems. I worked to ensure that the solutions developed through our prizes meet the needs of the end-users and communities who benefit from these solutions, and that people at all.

London

Secured £10,000 funding from the Mayor of Tower Hamlets to run a citizens science project on air pollution, which involved working with healthcare professionals to identify vulnerable patients, and developing a series of workshops, community engagement events and a citizen science project in partnership with other environmental and health charities..

London, United Kingdom

Initiated a community energy project for the Bromley by Bow Centre. Sought funding (£12,000) from the GLA London Community Energy Fund to develop the project, managed feasibility studies and worked with the senior management team to secure further capital funding streams.

London

Worked for 3 months within the Digital Inclusion team, supporting clients with online access to benefits and employment. Designed and implemented creative workshops for clients and staff to gather their insights on how to change the provision. Wrote and contributed to Big Lottery funding bids.Secured >£25,000 to set up a pioneering Environmental Inclusion.

London, United Kingdom

Year Here is a year-long postgraduate course in social innovation based in London. It is designed to be a platform for young professionals who want to build smart solutions to entrenched social problems.

Engaged with young people and youth organisations across London to research the barriers and opportunities for young people in applying for the Mayor of London's Crowdfund London programme. Designed and led a series of creative ideation workshops with young people to help them develop ideas for space-based community projects. Presented our recommendations.

Working with SUNRISE consortium to develop low-cost printed solar energy technologies for rural electrification in India.

Greater Seattle Area

Carried out research in organic solar cell stability that resulted in invitations to 3 international conferences and 1 invited publication.

Initiated a new framework to establish and grow a network of collaborations between the Clean Energy Institute and solar energy researchers in Africa.

Greater Seattle Area

Officer for Diversity in Clean Energy group at the University of Washington Clean Energy Institute. Organised career talks and events to bring together students, academics and industry professionals from across the clean energy sector, focused on promoting gender and racial diversity.

London, United Kingdom

PhD in Chemistry with Prof. Iain McCulloch. Thesis title “Synthesis and Characterisation of Non-Fullerene Electron Acceptors for Organic Photovoltaics”. 2 patents filed and 16 peer-reviewed publications in top international journals including Nature Communications, Nature Materials and JACS.

London, United Kingdom

Organised 1 day symposium on the subject of 'Science as a Force for Change'. Secured high profile speakers and managed a budget of £10,000 to deliver the event. Convened conference sessions and facilitated discussion.

London, United Kingdom

1 year MRes programme in Plastic Electronic Materials, including 6 month research project carried out under the supervision of Prof. Iain McCulloch, leading to 3 peer-reviewed publications.

Yellowlees Group

MChem thesis title "Synthesis and spectroelectrochemical characterisation of novel functionalised 2,2'-bipyridyl ligands for dye-sensitized solar cells".

Vienna

Awarded a 2 month scholarship through IAESTE (International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience) to work in the Chemistry department at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna.

St Andrews, Fife

Worked in the chemical industry on the synthesis and characterisation of metallic nanoparticles as model systems for heterogeneous catalysis.

Participatory Design & Facilitation

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Synthesis And Characterisation Of Non-Fullerene Acceptors For Organic Photovoltaics

Master’S Degree, Plastic Electronic Materials

Mchem, Chemistry With Industrial Experience

Activities and Societies: People and Planet, Young Greens (treasurer)