Staff list
Academic staff
| Name and position | Research and other interests |
|---|---|
| Dr Matthew Almond Senior Lecturer Inorganic Chemistry Deputy Head of Department |
Infrared Spectroscopy, Archaeometry, Environmental Analysis, Forensic Analysis, Analytical Chemistry. |
| Dr Roger Bennett Nanoscience and Materials Theme Leader Physical Chemistry |
Surface science, ultra-thin films, transition metal oxides, heterogeneous catalysis, nanoparticles, clusters, synchrotron science. |
| Dr Geoff Brown Director of Postgraduate Studies Organic Chemistry |
NMR spectroscopy, Natural products, Biosynthesis, Origin of life. |
| Professor Christine Cardin Professor of Crystallography Inorganic Chemistry |
Crystallography and structure determination, DNA, nucleic acids, cancer, macromolecular structure, polymorphism. |
| Dr Ann Chippindale Reader in Solid-State Chemistry Postgraduate Admissions Tutor Inorganic Chemistry |
Microporous materials, synthesis of solids with interesting chemical and physical properties, transition-metal cyanides, open-framework metal phosphates, single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
| Professor Howard Colquhoun Director of Research Inorganic Chemistry |
Materials, Polymers, Membranes, Supramolecular, Nanoscience. |
| Professor Rainer Cramer Professor of Mass Spectrometry Organic Chemistry |
Mass spectrometry, proteomics, clinical diagnostics, MALDI, analytical chemistry, protein analysis, systems biology. |
| Dr Fred Davis Safety Officer Organic Chemistry |
The synthesis of polymeric materials with unusual properties. Spectral filters, their degradation and stability. Novel supercapacitors. |
| Dr Joanne Elliott Undergraduate Admissions Tutor Physical Chemistry |
Lyotropic liquid crystals, Liquid crystal templating, Hydrodynamic modulation voltammetry. |
| Professor Frantisek Hartl Head of Inorganic Chemistry |
Spectroelectrochemistry. Unusual oxidation states of coordination compounds. Photoinduced electron and energy transfer. Molecular switches and wires. Photo- and redox catalysis. Activation of carbon dioxide. Transition metal clusters. |
| Professor Ian Hamley Head of Physical Chemistry Diamond Professor of Physical Chemistry |
Soft Matter, Self-Assembly, Nanotechnology, Copolymers, Peptides. |
| Professor Laurence Harwood Head of Organic Chemistry |
Total synthesis, Natural products, Synthetic methodology, pericyclic reactions, chiral morpholinones, peptides. |
| Dr Wayne Hayes Head of Department Reader in Polymer Science Organic Chemisty |
Self-assembled Polymers, Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers, Polymer Synthesis. |
| Dr Georg Held Reader in Surface Chemistry Physical Chemistry |
Structures, electronic properties and chemistry of solid surfaces. Chiral Surface Systems. Metal-water interfaces. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy (NEXAFS), LEED. |
| Dr Simon Hibble Reader in Solid State Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry |
Total diffraction, neutron diffraction, EXAFS, transition-metal cyanides, metal-metal bonding, transition-metal sulfides. |
| Dr David Lindsay EPSRC Fellow Organic Chemistry |
Organometallic chemistry, asymmetric synthesis, catalysis, natural product synthesis. |
| Dr George Marston Head of School Physical Chemistry |
Atmospheric chemistry, climate change, terpene ozonolysis, secondary organic aerosol, radical formation. |
| Dr John Mckendrick MChem Industrial Study Director Organic Chemistry |
Bio-compatible polymers, Organic synthesis, Natural products, Olefin metathesis, Cationic rearrangements. |
| Dr David Nutt RCUK Fellow Physical chemistry |
Molecular modelling, molecular dynamics simulations, biophysics, quantummechanics, ice, water, biomineralisation, surface recognition, proteins. |
| Dr Elizabeth Page Director of Undergraduate Studies School Director of Outreach Inorganic Chemistry |
Electron diffraction, Gas-phase molecular structure, Education in Chemistry. |
| Dr Christian Pfrang RCUK Fellow Physical chemistry |
Atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric aerosol, levitation techniques, gas-phase and heterogeneous reaction kinetics. |
| Dr Andrew Russell Organic Chemistry |
Synthesis, Natural Products, Photochemistry, Cycloaddition Reactions, Synthetic Methodology. |
| Dr Adam Squires Outreach Co-ordinator Physical Chemistry |
Biophysical Chemistry and X-ray scattering. |
| Professor Joe Sweeney Professor of Synthesis and Chemical Biology |
Catalytic and asymmetric synthesis, Target-oriented synthesis, Chemical biology. |
| Dr David Watson Open University 2plus2 Co-ordinator Physical Chemistry |
Enantioselective heterogeneous catalysis, single crystal electrochemistry, solid polymer electrocatalysis, surface science, heterogeneous hydrogenations and epoxidations. |
Academic Teaching Staff | |
| Name and Position | Teaching role |
| Ms Dawn Willoughby Sessional Lecturer |
International Foundation Programme tutor in IT and Statistics. |
| Mrs Linda Rogers Sessional Lecturer |
International Foundation Programme tutor in Chemistry. |
| Dr Rick Hobson School e-Learning Coordinator School IT Manager Maths tutor |
Module convener and tutor for Part 1 mathematics. |
| Elizabeth Tracey Part 1 Support and Outreach Facilitator |
Supporting the teaching of Part 1 students with the aim of easing their transition from school to university. Organising outreach activities to encourage pupils to study Chemistry at a higher level. |
Administrative staff | |
| Name | Role |
| Mrs Judith Butler | Secretary to Professor Harwood Postgraduate Secretary Organic Chemistry Secretary |
| Mrs Tina Cussen | Secretary to Head of Department |
| Mrs Barbara Parr | Secretary to Professor Hamley Physical Chemistry Secretary |
Emeritus Staff | |
| Name | |
| Professor Derek Bryce-Smith | |
| Professor David Cardin | d.j.cardin@reading.ac.uk |
| Professor Mike Drew | m.g.b.drew@reading.ac.uk |
| Professor Gerry W.A.Fowles | |
| Professor H. Monty Frey | h.m.frey@reading.ac.uk |
| Professor Andrew Gilbert | |
| Professor Ian Mills FRS | i.m.mills@reading.ac.uk |
| Dr Philip Mitchell | p.c.h.mitchell@reading.ac.uk |
| Professor David Rice | d.a.rice@reading.ac.uk |
| Professor Robin Walsh | r.walsh@reading.ac.uk |