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CV

• Education:

  I went to state funded infant, junior, and secondary schools in Derby. My secondary school was called Littleover Community School & Sixth Form.

  I then went to the University of Lincoln to study an integrated master’s in chemistry (MChem) in 2016. An integrated master’s is where your undergraduate and master’s degrees are combined (saving you money on your loans!). This involved 3 years of a typical undergraduate chemistry course, ending with a master’s year in industry.

  At the end of my MChem, covid hit, meaning my plans of continuing to work in industry were put on hold, as most grad-schemes were cancelled. This lead me to think about alterative pathways and I started a PhD in 2020 at the University of Birmingham.

  My PhD project was about using porous materials to improve next-generation batteries. This meant I got to learn a lot of organic and inorganic synthesis and analysis and how to make and analyse a battery. My experimental batteries were button batteries, like the kind you might find in a watch or kitchen scales.

  During my PhD spent 3 months working on my PhD project at a university in Dresden, Germany, which was a great opportunity to meet other scientists and learn new skills (including learning some German!). I also did a work placement for 3 months in the House of Commons doing energy-related research for MPs!

  I finished my PhD in 4 years (people usually take 3.5 to 4 years; 4 is usually the maximum in the UK) and graduated in 2025. I started my job at Promethean Particles in March 2025, where I use what I learned in my PhD to make materials for climate change-related applications.

• Qualifications:

  GCSEs (2016):

  Biology – A*

  Chemistry – A*

  Physics – A*

  Maths – A

  Further Maths – A*

  English lit – A

  English lang – A

  Geography – A*

  Art – B

  Spanish – A*

  Textiles – A*

   

  A-Levels (2020):

  Chemistry – B

  Biology – B

  Psychology – A

  Maths & Statistics (AS-Level) – A

• Work History:

  1-week work experience in a reception class at a primary school during my GCSEs

  Part-time babysitting during GCSEs and A-Levels

  1-week work experience at Crown Paints during my A-Levels

  Part-time bar tender at a pub during uni holidays

  2-month summer research placement in Prague at end of 2nd year uni

  1-year industrial placement at Lubrizol in Manchester during master’s year

  4 years of PhD in Birmingham, including some teaching of undergraduates

  3-month research placement in Germany during PhD

  3-month work placement at the House of Commons during PhD

  Now – 6-months into my job as a research chemist at Promethean Particles

• Current Job:

  Synthetic chemist

• Employer:

  Promethean Particles