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Experience & Education
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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STEM Ambassador
STEM Learning UK
- Present 12 years 1 month
Science and Technology
STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics) Ambassador with the Herefordshire & Worcestershire region of STEM Learning, encouraging school-aged students to consider further study and careers in these disciplines. In particular, I help to organise and participate in schools events, Raspberry Pi computer jams, and give talks about STEM careers, microscopy, etc.
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow
University of Birmingham
- 6 years
Education
Appointment in the School of Metallurgy and Materials, initiated along side my role as a Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence.
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Member of the Partnership Grants Allocating Panel
The Royal Society
- 3 years
Science and Technology
An assessor of project proposals for The Royal Society's Partnership Grants scheme which offers up to £3000 to UK schools or colleges to buy equipment to run a STEM investigation project in partnership with a STEM professional (research or industry).
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Chair of Industrial Advisory Board, School of Physics
University of Bristol
- 3 years 1 month
Science and Technology
Became a member of the IAB in May 2016 before taking over the chair in 2018. Helped to promote enterprise and research collaboration between the School and external organisations by providing experience of how industry operates and high technology SMEs function.
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Member of Advisory Board, Malvern Hills College
Warwickshire College Group
- 4 years 1 month
Education
Assisted the college to understand local, regional and national needs in terms of economic activity and skills shortages, as well as providing links to other relevant initiatives in and around Malvern.
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Scientific Editor of infocus
Royal Microscopical Society
- 20 years 1 month
Science and Technology
Co-edited the scientific content of the Proceedings of the Royal Microscopical Society, the members' magazine later rebranded infocus.
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Organiser of TEDxMalvern
TEDx
- 2 years 8 months
License holder, lead organiser and host of the first three editions of TEDxMalvern (April 2017, with the theme of Creativity without Borders; April 2018 with the theme Thoughts for the Future; and April 2019 with the theme Positive Progress and Optimism). In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
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Entrepreneur in Residence
University of Worcester
- 3 years
Education
Offered help and advice to entrepreneurial students across a range of disciplines within the University and its wider community.
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Volunteer Business Advisor
Young Enterprise UK
- 5 years
Education
Mentored Malvern St James school Young Enterprise teams to develop and run their businesses as part of their Year 12 extra-curricular activity.
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Local Champion, Malvern
StartUp Britain
- 5 years
Encouraged entrepreneurship and helped start-up businesses in Malvern as part of the national StartUp Britain campaign. Coordinated the StartUp Britain bus visit to Malvern in July 2013.
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School Governor
St James' CE Primary School
- 4 years
Education
Local Authority School Governor for my local primary school. The school was rated as Outstanding by Ofsted inspection in October 2011.
Honors & Awards
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#Maserati100 Entrepreneur 2015
Maserati GB & The Centre for Entrepreneurs
https://themaserati100.co.uk/the-list-2015/
As featured in The Sunday Times, 22nd February 2015 -
JEMI UK Prize for Entrepreneurship 2010
Joint Equipment and Materials Initiative (JEMI) UK
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Scientist-Entrepreneur Award 2008
A-STAR, Singapore
Co-winner with Peter Moran
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Entrepreneur of the Year 2005
British Chamber of Commerce Business Awards, Singapore
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International Pergamon CARBON Journal Prize 1995-96
Elsevier
For best thesis in the field of carbon science
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