Thomas Corry Email & Phone Number

• BBSRC PhD with President’s Doctoral Scholar Award• Project Title: Modelling the mechanism of water oxidation in Photosystem II. • Studied the complex reaction of photosynthetic water oxidation, resolving complicated analytical experiments through theoretical calculations and spectral simulations. • Built large computational models (>200 atoms) from crystal structure analysis. Used electronic structure calculations (Broken-Symmetry DFT) in ORCA to study the models and calculate… Show more • BBSRC PhD with President’s Doctoral Scholar Award• Project Title: Modelling the mechanism of water oxidation in Photosystem II. • Studied the complex reaction of photosynthetic water oxidation, resolving complicated analytical experiments through theoretical calculations and spectral simulations. • Built large computational models (>200 atoms) from crystal structure analysis. Used electronic structure calculations (Broken-Symmetry DFT) in ORCA to study the models and calculate experimentally comparable data.• Simulated EPR spectra in MATLAB, developing coding and analytical skills. • Successfully co-authored 6 publications during PhD – improved analytical/scientific writing, delivered projects through peer-review. • Produced a webinar-style “LiveSlides” presentation outlining the study and conclusions within the supporting information of journal communication (Corry, T., O’Malley, P. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2018, 6269–6274) to improve understanding of the research. • Proactively and successfully submitted abstracts to international conferences resulting in delivery of oral presentations of research, e.g. presented at QBICV 2019 in Marseille, France. • Presented research with high-quality, easy to follow scientific poster presentations at both domestic and international conferences. Included QR codes within posters to provide visual animations further simplifying the research to aid the reader. • Directly supervised 9 Masters and 3 BBSRC Summer students, communicating confidently to guide their projects and manage technical development in computational calculations. • Undergraduate teaching assistant since 2017. Developed and led students in both computational and practical analytical experiments in the Measurements laboratory, providing assessment and constructive feedback. Worked to strict health and safety standards. Show less

• Professional Internship for PhD Students (PIPS)• Implemented a new analytical tool (IC-MS) to study difficult-to-analyse/track molecules.• Developed IC and MS methods - successful separation/peak purity for multiple organic acids.• Worked directly with industrial manufacturers to deliver a successful project in 10 weeks. • Provided high-quality data presented in an oral conference presentation and journal publication. (Corry, T., Jackson, B., Ray, A. J. Chromatogr. A… Show more • Professional Internship for PhD Students (PIPS)• Implemented a new analytical tool (IC-MS) to study difficult-to-analyse/track molecules.• Developed IC and MS methods - successful separation/peak purity for multiple organic acids.• Worked directly with industrial manufacturers to deliver a successful project in 10 weeks. • Provided high-quality data presented in an oral conference presentation and journal publication. (Corry, T., Jackson, B., Ray, A. J. Chromatogr. A, 2019, 460470)• Adhered to health and safety standards whilst working both on-site and in the laboratory. Show less

• Member of NMR/MS specialist team and analytical chemical development project team.• Provided analytical support for multiple drug projects at mid-late development stage requiring a fast turnaround to meet deadlines. • Produced high quality technical work to a GMP standard. • Worked flexibly across multi-disciplinary teams providing NMR/MS interpretation support.• Developed and validated the use of a QDa mass spectrometer for PAT reaction monitoring, resulting in a journal… Show more • Member of NMR/MS specialist team and analytical chemical development project team.• Provided analytical support for multiple drug projects at mid-late development stage requiring a fast turnaround to meet deadlines. • Produced high quality technical work to a GMP standard. • Worked flexibly across multi-disciplinary teams providing NMR/MS interpretation support.• Developed and validated the use of a QDa mass spectrometer for PAT reaction monitoring, resulting in a journal publication. (Blanazs, A. et al. Magn. Reson. Chem., 2016, 274–282)• Enhanced analytical skills using LC, GC, Karl Fischer titration, NMR, ICP-OES and MS to meet the analytical requirements to progress projects. Show less

• Delivered environmental toxicology projects with HPLC and GC analysis. Developed a HPLC method resulting in a publication. (Eadsforth, C. et al. Tenside Surf. Det., 2014, 230–239)• Performed daphnia toxicity testing to predict EC50 toxicology data.

• Analysed petroleum products using GC, IR, NMR and UV. Provided REACH registration data. • Main project developed a SPME-GC method successfully linked with Microtox analysis.