Fern Sinclair Email & Phone Number

Niantic, Connecticut, United States

Centerbrook, CT, USA

I work at Nalas Engineering Services, Inc. as a Project Manager. My role is heavily involved in resource planning, budget forecasting, task organization and implementation, proposal writing, project presentations and customer liaison.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

I worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Green Materials laboratory. My role involved supervision and guidance of PhD students alongside independent research.

I worked in the Green Materials research group supervised by Dr Michael Shaver. My research was focused on the use of olefin metathesis as a tool for the functionalisation of biodegradable polymers, through both pre- and post- polymerisation modification. Chemistry included both organic and inorganic synthesis in particular air sensitive techniques, I am.

I carried out entrepreneurial training including intellectual property, business plans and business pitches.

United States

I spent four months of my PhD on an industrial internship at Nalas Engineering in Connecticut, USA. I was involved with many projects and was trained on various instrumentation including Crystal 16 crystallisation system, EasyMax reactors for synthesis and IR and Raman probes for in--situ reaction monitoring. I also learned about GMP manufacturing, I.

My Master's year undergraduate research project focussed on the iron-catalysed synthesis of ibuprofen supervised by Dr Stephen Thomas. The research carried out provided the foundations for its success and later publication.

United States

My fourth year of undergraduate studies was spent on an industrial placement at Cytec Industries in Connecticut, USA. The research involved aiding the design and synthesis of polymers to be used as Red Mud flocculants in the Bayer Process. Chemistry included inverse emulsion polymerisation and analysis in the form of standard and bulk emulsion viscosity.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Chemistry

I was awarded the Principal Careers Development Scholarship that provided four years of fully funded research and entrepreneurial.

Master Of Science (Ms), Chemistry, First Class

Activities and Societies: • Scotland Korfball Squad • Edinburgh University Korfball Club • Edinburgh University Surf Club • Edinburgh.