Cohort 5
Cohort 5: 2013/14
Engineering Doctorate Students
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Richard Adamson
Richard's project focused on the development of an integrated real-time scheduling strategy for a multiunit cryogenic air separation unit. The new on-line application is taking into consideration changes in customer demand, electricity pricing and machine availability. His EngD project was in collaboration with BOC, a leading industrial gas producer and supplier.
Prior to his EngD Richard graduated from Newcastle University with an MEng in Chemical Engineering.
Richard graduated in 2018 and continued working at BOC as Remote Operation Centre Shift Manager.
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Angela Barone
Angela's EngD project focused on the in-line application of Near Infra-Red spectroscopy to improve the quality in food industries allowing strict monitoring of the production process and maintaining of consistent product quality. Her EngD project was in collaboration with Bakels, a manufacturer and distributer for the industrial and instore bakeries.
Angela graduated from the University of L'Aquila with a BSc and Masters in Chemical Engineering.
Angela is due to graduate in 2018. She works currently as project manager at Perspectum Diagnostics.
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Sean Clifford
Sean project focused on gaining high level understanding of powder rheology within large scale Twin-Screw Mixers by developing in-line measurements and using multivariate modelling. His EngD project was in collaboration with Proctor & Gamble (P&G) an internationally producer of pharmaceutical and consumer products.
Sean holds an MEng in Chemical Engineering from Newcastle University.
Sean works as Senior Process Engineer at AstraZeneca. He is due to graduate in 2018.
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Kimberley Green
Kimberley works with Arthritis Research UK on the development of novel scaffolds to support the rejuvenation of aged cells for osteoarthritis therapy using mass transfer modelling of oxygen and glucose in a 3D cell culture system in comparison the conditions in bone marrow.
Kimberley graduated with an MEng in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering from Swansea University.
Kimberley is due to submit in summer 2019
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Jakub Krakowiak
Jakub's EngD project focused on developing mass spectrometry and multivariate analysis methods for improved process characterisation and accelerated cell line development for lentiviral vector production. His EngD project was in collaboration with Oxford BioMedica, a leading gene and cell therapy group.
Jakub graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a BSc in Biotechnology before joining the BBTC.
Jakub now works at Oxford Genetics as Process Development Scientist. He is due to graduate in 2018.
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Kirstie Pemberton
Kirstie's EngD project focused on providing a better understanding of the limitations of different lentiviral vector production processes, exploring the physical changes that occur in cells during adaptation to suspension and characterising the effect different production processes have on vector quality. Her EngD project is in collaboration with Oxford BioMedica, a leading gene and cell therapy group.
Kirstie graduated from Keele University with a Dual Honours degree in Biology and Criminology before working as scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific and Oxford BioMedica.
Kirstie is due to graduate in 2020.
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Aatika Rizvi
Aatika's project focuses on the behaviour of active pharmaceutical ingredients and the chemical and physical characteristics to control production and end product quality using analytics and data analysis. Her EngD project is in collaboration with Pfizer.
Aatika graduated from the University of Leeds with an MEng in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering before joining the BBTC.
Aatika is due to submit in 2019.
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Nicholas Whitelock
Nicholas' EngD project focused on the mechanistic modelling of Microscale Chromatography. His EngD project is in collaboration with UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company.
Nicholas has a BSc in Chemistry with Pharmacology from the University of Birmingham and an MRes in Structural Biology from UCL/Birbeck College.
Nicholas is due to graduate in 2018.