I am an academic with experience in chemistry, materials science, pharmacy and biomedical engineering. I am interested in developing materials that interact with electricity, light and magnetism for a variety of technical applications (e.g., transient electronics) and medical applications (drug delivery, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine). I am particularly interested in bioelectronics (e.g., biodegradable conducting polymers, 3D printable conducting polymers) and biophotonics for drug delivery, tissue engineering and neuromodulation.

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I read chemistry as an undergraduate at the University of Bristol, carrying out my final year research project on polymers and colloids, graduating with an M.Sci. (Hons) in 2002. My PhD on supramolecular chemistry was carried out in the Department of Chemistry at the University of York, finishing in 2005. From 2006-2007 I was an Entente Cordiale Postdoctoral Research Fellow in metallosupramolecular chemistry at the University of Strasbourg in France. From 2007-2010 I was an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow in biochemistry and bioengineering in the Engineering Department at the University of Bayreuth in Germany. From 2010-2014 I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in bioelectronics and biomedical engineering in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Florida in Gainesville (and briefly a visiting researcher at Tufts University). From 2014-2015 I was an Industrial Research Fellow in biophotonics in the School of Pharmacy at Queen's University Belfast. I began my independent career as a 50th Anniversary Lecturer in Materials Chemistry (Assistant Professor) co-appointed in the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science Institute at Lancaster University in August 2015, and was promoted to senior lecturer  (Associate Professor) in 2018. My group develops materials that interact with electricity, light and magnetism; projects are highly interdisciplinary (typically involving chemistry, biology, engineering and physics) and partnerships with industry are frequent, productive and warmly welcomed.

Consulting:
We enjoy working with industrial partners to assist in the development and understanding of materials for a variety of technical and biomedical applications. We have years of experience in chemistry (analytical, materials, polymers, synthesis), engineering (biomedical, chemical), materials science and biomedicine/agriscience. We offer access to a range of excellent equipment and the expertise to analyse the resulting data. We are happy to plan projects openly discussing the range and scope of deliverables to suit our partners needs. We offer opportunities for both short and long term collaborative work evidenced by intellectual property and publications in the scientific literature with our industrial partners. The contractual and financial arrangements are managed by our Business Partnerships and Enterprise Team, typically via our Business Partnerships Managers.

I have been supported by funding from research councils (BBSRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC, NIHR), charities (Royal Society, Royal Society of Chemistry) and industry (multinationals including Advanced Medical Solutions, GSK, Syngenta, Teleflex, and SMEs including Biotech Services Ltd, CO₂ Extraction Ltd, My Medical Mask and others).

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Committee Service for Learned & Professional Societies:

• Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).
• UK Society for Biomaterials (UKSB).

Committee Service for Funding Agencies:

• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Peer Review College.
  • Full College Member (2019 – Present).
  • Associate College Member (2015-2019).
• Royal Society International Exchange Committee (2017 - Present).

Editorial Board Roles:

• Archives of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ain Shams University Press (2018 – Present).
• Biotechnology Design, Cambridge University Press (2025 – Present).
• Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, Begell House (2024 – Present).
• Discover Polymers, Springer Nature (2024 – Present).
• Durability and Sustainability, Scilight (2025 – Present).
• IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology, IEEE (2020 – Present).
• International Journal of Molecular Sciences, MDPI (2015 – Present as Associate Editor for Materials Science).
• npj Biomedical Innovations, Springer Nature (2025 – Present)

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Consulting:
We enjoy working with industrial partners to assist in the development and understanding of materials for a variety of technical and biomedical applications. We have years of experience in chemistry (analytical, materials, polymers, synthesis), engineering (biomedical, chemical), materials science and pharmacy. We offer access to a range of excellent equipment and the expertise to analyse the resulting data. We are happy to plan projects openly discussing the range and scope of deliverables to suit our partners needs. We offer opportunities for both short and long term collaborative work evidenced by intellectual property and publications in the scientific literature with our industrial partners. The contractual and financial arrangements are managed by our Business Partnerships and Enterprise Team, typically via our Business Partnerships Managers.