I am the Cardiff Co-lead for the GW4 X-CITED programme. I am programme lead for the Communities of Practice (CoPs) and development of the unique training programme for RTPs. My research technical professional role at Cardiff University is within the School of Chemistry, as an Experimental Officer in High Throughput Catalyst Testing.
I manage the UKCRIC Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction (SoFSI) and Earthquake and Large Structures (EQUALS) Laboratories in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. My role involves providing technical expertise and support to research projects, including design, project management and construction of large-scale test campaigns.
The two facilities include three seismic shaking tables, reaction walls/floor and a 4m deep soil test pit for soil-structure interaction research.
Prior to joining the University of Bristol in 2021, I held various technical roles at the University of Bath, gaining experience in soils, structural and mechanical testing.
I am an NMR spectroscopist at the University of Bath, managing the Dynamic Reaction Monitoring (DReaM) Facility. For X-CITED, I am a Co-Investigor and lead on the governance of the programme. In my day-to-day role, I maintain NMR spectrometers (and other equipment), co-supervise PhD students and elucidate structures of small molecules, in addition to facilitating research by training users and working with them to plan the best experiments for their needs.
Prior to the EPSRC grant funding the DReaM Facility in 2016, I worked for the NMR team providing consultancy services to external users. I completed my PhD with Prof Simon Lewis in 2014, which focused on functionalisation of carbon-hydrogen bonds using aluminium and iridium, with lots of NMR analysis.
