Experience

Binding Solutions Limited

• United Kingdom
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Scientist

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Develop and progress key research programmes towards producing stable high performing agglomerations from mined raw materials.Heavily involved in thermochemistry, mineralogy, inorganic and formulations chemistry.

• Research And Development Scientist

  • Jul 2022 - Jan 2023

  Studying binding formulation properties and the thermochemistry behaviour of minerals and metals.



Micropore Technologies Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Crystallisation Scientist

  • Nov 2020 - Jun 2022

  My role is to design and conduct experiments using Micropore equipment to develop novel methods for crystallisation of materials to meet customer demands. This involves a variety of chemical and engineering techniques such as •Anti-solvent crystallisation •Batch and Continuous flow systems •Laser diffraction for particle size analysis •Continuous cross-flow experiments •Reactive Crystallisation •Crystallisation of API and excipient materials My role is to design and conduct experiments using Micropore equipment to develop novel methods for crystallisation of materials to meet customer demands. This involves a variety of chemical and engineering techniques such as •Anti-solvent crystallisation •Batch and Continuous flow systems •Laser diffraction for particle size analysis •Continuous cross-flow experiments •Reactive Crystallisation •Crystallisation of API and excipient materials



SENFI UK - SCG Chemicals

• Laboratory Technician

  • Jun 2019 - Nov 2020

  Involved in the start up and running of SENFI-SCG labs within the UK. Experienced at negotiating the purchasing of equipment and chemicals. Carried out varies QC and data analysis for testing of functional material properties, such as • X-ray diffraction • FT-IR • TGA • BET • ICP-OES Written up multiple SOPs for various procedures and for equipment use Organised outsourcing and setting up service contracts with external providers Assisted and lead research projects for analysis and application of functional materials Carried out surface treatment of materials for changing chemical properties Show less



The University of Hull

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PhD student in Physical/Inorganic Chemistry

  • Sep 2014 - May 2019

  Thesis title: Utilisation of CO2 for the preparation of inorganic solids My PhD involved the synthesis of inorganic materials such as complex oxide carbonates at high temperatures under CO2 gas. The thermodynamics of the reactions would then be understood via DFT calculations. This overall project gave me a significant and in-depth understanding of solid-state Chemistry as a whole, alongside several specific techniques, such as: • Solid state synthesis using thermal heating and solid-gas reactions • Air sensitive handling methods requiring handling within a glovebox • Powder X-ray diffraction using both Panalytical and Bruker diffractometers and Rietveld refinement using both the FullProf and GSAS software packages to identify novel materials • Thermal analysis using TGA utilised for for in-situ analysis of solid-gas reactions • DFT calculations of solid-gas reactions • Understanding the thermodynamics and kinetics of reactions via experimental and computational methods • Maintenance and repair of relevant equipment in the University of Hull’s Solid State Chemistry lab • Publication of “Francesconi, M. G., Bennett, M. J., Dobson, I., & Benoit, D. M. (2021). Utilisation of CO 2 as "Structure Modifier" of Inorganic Solids. Chemistry : a European journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202103608” developing new material. Show less


PV3 TECHNOLOGIES LTD
• Development Scientist

  • Aug 2018 - Nov 2018

Amalyst
• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing
• Development Scientist

  • Jul 2018 - Nov 2018