Staff list
Academic staff
| Name and position | Research and other interests |
|---|---|
| Dr Matthew Almond Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry Deputy Head of Department School Director of Teaching & Learning University Teaching Fellow |
Infrared Spectroscopy, Archaeometry, Environmental Analysis, Forensic Analysis, Analytical Chemistry. |
| Dr Roger Bennett Reader in Nanostructured Surfaces Nanoscience and Materials Theme Leader |
Surface science, ultra-thin films, transition metal oxides, heterogeneous catalysis, nanoparticles, clusters, synchrotron science. |
| Dr Geoff Brown Lecturer in NMR Spectroscopy Postgrad Admissions Tutor |
NMR spectroscopy, Natural products, Biosynthesis, Origin of life. |
| Professor Christine Cardin Professor of Crystallography |
Crystallography and structure determination, DNA, nucleic acids, cancer, macromolecular structure, polymorphism. |
| Dr Ann Chippindale Reader in Solid-State 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 Professor of Materials Chemistry Research Group Leader - Materials & Synthesis |
Materials, Polymers, Membranes, Supramolecular, Nanoscience. |
| Professor Rainer Cramer Professor of Mass Spectrometry & Bioanalytical Sciences Head of Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics |
Mass spectrometry, proteomics, clinical diagnostics, MALDI, analytical chemistry, protein analysis, systems biology. |
| Dr Fred Davis Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry School Director for Health & Safety |
The synthesis of polymeric materials with unusual properties. Spectral filters, their degradation and stability. Novel supercapacitors. |
| Dr Joanne Elliott Lecturer in Physical Chemistry Undergraduate Admissions Tutor |
Lyotropic liquid crystals, Liquid crystal templating, Hydrodynamic modulation voltammetry. |
| Professor Frantisek Hartl Professor of Inorganic Chemistry Research Group Leader - Systems & Analysis 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 Diamond Professor of Physical Chemistry Joint Theme Leader, Nanoscience & Materials |
Soft Matter, Self-Assembly, Nanotechnology, Copolymers, Peptides. |
| Professor Laurence Harwood Professor of Organic Chemistry Departmental Director of Enterprise |
Total synthesis, Natural products, Synthetic methodology, pericyclic reactions, chiral morpholinones, peptides. |
| Dr Wayne Hayes Reader in Polymer Chemistry Head of Department |
Self-assembled Polymers, Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers, Polymer Synthesis. |
| Prof Georg Held Professor of Surface Chemistry Director of Research Diamond Fellow |
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. |
| Professor George Marston Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry |
Atmospheric chemistry, climate change, terpene ozonolysis, secondary organic aerosol, radical formation. |
| Dr John Mckendrick Lecturer in Organic Chemistry Departmental Examinations Officer Departmental Senior Tutor and iLearn/PDP Coordinator |
Bio-compatible polymers, Organic synthesis, Natural products, Olefin metathesis, Cationic rearrangements. |
| Dr David Nutt Lecturer in Physical Chemistry Dept Director of Outreach |
Molecular modelling, molecular dynamics simulations, biophysics, quantummechanics, ice, water, biomineralisation, surface recognition, proteins. |
| Dr Elizabeth Page Senior Lecturer in Chemistry Education Director of Undergraduate Studies Group Leader for Chemical Education School Director of Outreach Inorganic Chemistry University Teaching Fellow |
Electron diffraction, Gas-phase molecular structure, Education in Chemistry. |
| Dr Christian Pfrang RCUK Fellow Lecturer in Physical Chemistry |
Atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric aerosol, levitation techniques, gas-phase and heterogeneous reaction kinetics. |
| Dr Andrew Russell Lecturer in Organic Chemistry MChem Industrial Study Director |
Synthesis, Natural Products, Photochemistry, Cycloaddition Reactions, Synthetic Methodology. |
| Dr Adam Squires Lecturer in Physical Chemistry Director of Postgraduate Studies |
Biophysical Chemistry and X-ray scattering. |
Academic Teaching Staff | |
| Name and Position | Teaching role |
| Dr Barny Greenland | Teaching Fellow |
| Dr Veluz Maria Hart Prieto | Project Officer and Teaching Fellow |
| Ms Dawn Willoughby Sessional Lecturer |
International Foundation Programme tutor in IT and Statistics. |
| Dr David Wright | IFP Chemistry Tutor |
Administrative staff | |
| Name | Role |
| Catherine O'Hare | Postgraduate and Research Secretary |
| Mrs Judy Butler | Secretary to Head of Department and Outreach |
| Mrs Barbara Parr | Secretary |
Emeritus Staff | |
| Name | |
| 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 |