Staff Profile

I have been employed within the School of Engineering as a Senior Chemical and Biological Technician since February 2022. I provide technical support to academics, postgrads and undergrads using the research facilities in the suite of biolabs based in the Stephenson Building.

I am a member of the School of Engineering's H&S committee and sit on the staff lifecycle working group of the Athena Swan SAT.

Whilst employed to work predominantly within mechanical engineering, I have also assisted in both chemical engineering teaching and environmental engineering research during my employment here.

Prior Experience:

Prior to my role in engineering, I worked within the school of pharmacy and specialised in providing technical support to the medicinal chemistry teaching labs but my role also included assisting with pharmaceutics, pharmacology, clinical skills and microbiology classes as and when required. I also collaborated with the lead academic to develop and support outreach sessions for sixth formers from the local area.

Before working with Newcastle University, I had three years experience of working as a senior technician covering Chemistry, Biology and Physics in a further education college and extensive prior experience of admin/accountancy support both within education and the voluntary sector.

Qualifications:

BSc (Hons) Physics and Astronomy - Durham University

Additional Information:

I am a member of the Newcastle University Branch of Unison taking on the role of chair from 2020 until 2022 and am now the elected treasurer.