Experience

DeakinBio

• United Kingdom
• Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and CTO

  • ‏يناير 2021 - - الحالي

  DeakinBio is a startup company developing green, sustainable alternatives to concrete and ceramic materials. DeakinBio is a startup company developing green, sustainable alternatives to concrete and ceramic materials.



Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Fellow

  • ‏يوليو 2019 - - الحالي

  I work across a range of interdisciplinary projects with the overarching aim of advancing sustainable industrial biotechnology. My primary role is the development of advanced bio-based materials. I work across a range of interdisciplinary projects with the overarching aim of advancing sustainable industrial biotechnology. My primary role is the development of advanced bio-based materials.



The University of Manchester

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate - Materials Engineering

  • ‏أغسطس 2018 - ‏يونيو 2019

  Towards a Bio-based Manufacturing Platform for High Strength Aramid (Aromatic Polyamide) Synthetic Fibres Using Synthetic BiologyThe aim of this project was to establish a bio-based synthesis pathway for the manufacture of new aramid polymers akin to Kevlar. My primarily role was the processing of the biosynthetic precursors into liquid-crystalline polymer dopes and spinning into high-strength fibres.

• Research Associate - Biomaterials Engineering

  • ‏ديسمبر 2017 - ‏يوليو 2018

  Active recombinant reflectin materials for adaptive camouflageCertain cephalopods can modulate the structural colour of their skin through assemblies of proteins termed reflectins. This project, contracted by BAE Systems, aimed to explore the capability and limitations of reflectin-based materials and coatings for adaptive camouflage in a modern military setting.

• Research Associate - Biomaterials Engineering

  • ‏أغسطس 2017 - ‏مايو 2018

  Protein hydrogel adhesives for defence applicationsThis project, funded by the UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), employed synthetic biology, protein engineering and biomaterials processing to produce tough, transparent protein-based adhesives for transparent armour applications.

• Research Associate - Biomaterials Engineering

  • ‏فبراير 2017 - ‏يوليو 2017

  Tough recombinant spider silk/graphene multifunctional nanofibres for wearable personal protectionThe project, funded by the UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), involved the biosynthesis of recombinant spider silk proteins and their processing into tough nanofibers through a technique known as solution blow spinning (SBS). My primary role was to develop the SBS procedure and optimise the silk dope formulations, with the goal of enhancing the strength and toughness of the fibres for applications in wearable personal protection (body armour).



University of Liverpool

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD - Materials Chemistry

  • ‏أكتوبر 2012 - ‏سبتمبر 2016

  Advanced Functional Porous Materials for Energy Storage ApplicationsSupervised by Dr. Haifei Zhang and Dr. Li XuThe primary focus of the PhD was the development of a relatively benign and commercially viable route for the fabrication of porous carbon and carbon-composite materials, utilising a technique known as ice-templating. Several working systems were developed and optimised, and the prepared materials were evaluated for functional energy storage applications – such as Li-ion, Li-sulfur and supercapacitor electrodes, as well as materials for H2 and CO2 capture and storage.



Royal Society of Chemistry

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Guest Web Writer

  • ‏أغسطس 2013 - ‏يوليو 2014

  Voluntary work undertaken during my PhD which involved summarising important RSC publications as comprehensive web articles. Voluntary work undertaken during my PhD which involved summarising important RSC publications as comprehensive web articles.



University of Liverpool

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Research Project - Polymer Chemistry

  • ‏يوليو 2012 - ‏أغسطس 2012

  Placement supervised by Prof. Steve Rannard on the synthesis of branched polymeric nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery and release.

• Summer Research Project - Electrochemistry

  • ‏يونيو 2012 - ‏يوليو 2012

  Worked with Dr. Laurence Hardwick on the preparation and electrochemical characterisation of electrode materials for the aqueous Li-ion battery.

• Undergraduate Research Projects - Materials Chemsity

  • ‏يناير 2011 - ‏مايو 2012

  3rd and 4th year projects were under the supervision of Prof. Steve Rannard and Dr. Haifei Zhang respectively - both on the subject of organic nanopartilce fabrication via novel methods.

• Summer Research Project - Computational Chemistry

  • ‏مايو 2011 - ‏أغسطس 2011

  Worked with Dr. Nick Greeves and Dr. Neil Berry on developing interactive 3D organic reaction mechanisms and webpages for the website Chemtube3D.Interactive Examples:- http://www.chemtube3d.com/AsymCat_Asymmetric_Sulfoxidation.html- http://www.chemtube3d.com/AsymReagent_Enantioselective_Addition_Step1.html- http://www.chemtube3d.com/OXO_Reaction.html