Alumni
Over the years, the list of Armes group alumni has grown. After leaving the group, our alumni continue to work in a diverse range of employments both in the UK and abroad.
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Postdoctoral Alumni:
(To avoid duplication, postdoctoral alumni who previously completed a PhD in the group are listed in the next section)
67. Dr. Jake Edmans - Now working at Somaserve, Cambridge
66. Dr. Spyridon Varlas - Now working as a journal editor
65. Dr. Damla Ülker - Now undertaking a post-doc at the University of Leicester
64. Dr. Thomas J. Neal - Now undertaking a post-doc at the University of Edinburgh
63. Dr. Adam Czajka - Working in digital animation, Liverpool
62. Dr. Patrick A. J. M. de Jongh - Working for the RSC in Cambridge
61. Dr. J. Jennings - Marie Curie Research Fellow, The University of Graz
60. Dr. G. Chimonides – Undertaking a post-doc at the University of Sheffield.
59. Dr F. L. Hatton - Lecturer in Polymer Chemistry in the Department of Materials at Loughborough University
58. Dr. G. N. Smith –First a post-doc at the Niels Bohr institute, U. Copenhagen in Denmark. Now an instrument scientist at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Oxfordshire.
57. Dr. R. Deng – First a post-doc at U. Durham and U. Bristol. Now a Professor in China.
56. Dr. S. Canning – First worked at FujiFilm in Broadstairs. Now working at Infineum in Abingdon.
55. Dr. I. Canton –Worked for ProPharma Group. Now back at U. Sheffield as a post-doc in the Armes group.
54. Dr. N. Cheng – Now working for BASF in Shanghai.
53. Dr. B. McKenzie – Now working at the Technical University of Eindhoven in The Netherlands.
52. Dr. K. Doncom – Now a post-doc at U. Warwick.
50. Dr. O. O. Mykhaylyk – Now a senior scientist in the Chemistry Department at U. Sheffield.
49. Dr. A. Hanisch –First worked at Kodak in Hamburg, Germany. Now working for Osram.
48. Dr. X. Xue – Now working as a post-doc at U. Nottingham, UK.
47. Dr. M. Kocik – Now working for FujiFilm in Broadstairs.
46. Dr. C. Gonzato – Now an Assistant Lecturer at his former University in France.
45. Dr. J.-J. Yuan – Seconded visiting scientist. Now returned to her University in China.
44. Dr. E. Themistou – Now a Lecturer at Queen’s University in Belfast.
43. Dr. M. Semsarilar – Now a CNRS researcher at U. Montpelier, France.
42. Dr. D. Zehm – Now an employee at a Fraunhofer Institute near Berlin.
41. Dr. V. Ladmiral – Now a Lecturer at the University of Montpellier.
40. Dr. P. Chambon - Now a post-doc at U. Liverpool.
39. Dr. H. Zou - First a post-doc in Germany at U. Mainz. Now a Professor at the University of Shanghai Science and Technology (USST).
38. Dr. G. Yow - Now a post-doc at the University of Leeds, UK.
37. Dr. S. Edmondson - Lecturer at Loughborough University. Moved to U. Manchester in 2014.
36. Dr. P. Topham – Professor in polymer chemistry at Aston University.
35. Dr. J. Tonnar - Permanent position at Ciba Specialities, France. Now at Adocia, France
34. Dr. A. M. Ali – Post-doctoral fellow, first at Dept. of Chemistry, UEA, then at Dept. of Chemistry, Liverpool, now at Nanoco, based in Manchester
33. Dr. L. He – Post-doctoral fellow, Oak Ridge National Lab, USA.
32. Dr. J. J. Yuan – University lecturer at Hubei University, Wuhan, China. Now working at Dainippon Ink company in Japan.
31. Dr. P. Pareek – Senior scientist at ‘Smart Holograms’ based in Cambridgeshire.
30. Dr. C. D. Vo – Post-doctoral fellow at the School of Pharmacy, U. Manchester, UK. Now working for Nanoco based in Manchester.
29. Dr. J. Du – Humboldt Fellowship at a German University. Returned to U. Sheffield as a post-doc. Moved to a post-doc at U. Cambridge. Accepted a Professorship at Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
28. Dr. S. Fujii – Professor at the Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan.
27. Dr. Y. Li – Post-doctoral fellow for two years at the University of Southern Mississippi, USA. Moved back to U. Sheffield as a post-doc. Now working for Arkema in the USA.
26. Dr. C. Li – Post-doctoral fellow at McMaster University, Canada
25. Dr. Y. Cai - Professor at Soochow University in China
24. Dr. Y. Tang - Research chemist at Biocompatibles Ltd. (now BGT), Farnham, Surrey.
23. Dr. C. Burguiere - Research chemist at Essilor, Paris, France.
22. Dr. R. Narain - First a post-doctoral fellow at U. Washington, Seattle. Then a Assistant Professor at Laurentian University in Canada. Now a Professor at U. Alberta.
21. Dr. M. G. Han - Now a post-doctoral fellow at Clemsen University, South Carolina, USA.
20. Dr. X. Chen – Now an Associate Professor at Nanjing University in China.
19. Dr. Y. Ma - Now a Lecturer in the Dept. of Pharmacy at London Metropolitan University.
18. Dr. J. Amalvy - Now working for CIDEPINT research institute in La Plata, Argentina.
17. Dr. H. Bouchekif – Worked for a nanomaterials start-up company (Nanoledge SA) in Montpellier, France. Moved to Canada for a post-doc with Prof. R. Narain (see below).
16. Dr. M. J. Percy – Worked as an emulsion polymer chemist at ICI (Vinamul) in Geleen, Holland.
15. Dr. S. Liu - Post-doctoral fellow at the Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, USA. Now a Professor at the University of Science and Technology in Anhui, China.
14. Dr. M. Save - Initially a Lecturer in Polymer Science at a French University. Now a CNRS appointment at the University of Pau, France.
13. Dr. M. V. Paz de Banez - Lecturer in Organic Chemistry at the University of Seville, Spain.
12. Dr. C. Perruchot - Initially a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Surrey. Now a Lecturer at University of Paris 7, France.
11. Dr. E. Kramer - Technical Sales and Marketing, Clariant, Germany.
10. Dr. X. S. Wang - Initially a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Then a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Toronto, Canada. Then an RCUK fellow at the University of Leeds. Now a Professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada.
9. Dr. C. Barthet - Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory of ceramics and advanced composites, Le Ripault, CEA, Monts, France.
8. Dr. L. I. Gabaston - Synthetic Polymer Chemist at Vinamul Ltd, Surrey. Now a school teacher in France.
7. Dr. M. I. Goller - Senior Research Scientist at Quadrant Holdings, Cambridge.
6. Dr. G. P. McCarthy - Initially a post-doctoral Fellow at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bath. Then moved to Carr Ltd., Birmingham.
5. Dr. C. S. Patrickios - Initially University Lecturer in the Dept. of Chemical Engineering at UMIST. Now a Professor at the University of Cyprus.
4. Dr. M. D. Butterworth - Initially a post-doctoral Fellow at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nottingham. Now working in the IT sector.
3. Dr. M. Ellerby - Initially a post-doctoral Fellow at the Dept. of Chemistry, University of Manchester. Now a University Lecturer in Polymer Chemistry, University of Philippines.
2. Dr. S. E. Davies - Initially a post-doctoral Fellow in Polymer Group at Durham University. Now working as a secondary school chemistry teacher.
1. Dr. J. Mykytiuk - Initially joined Hoechst Celanese as a senior polymer chemist. Now at Oxford Diversity, Oxford.
PhD Alumni:
69. R. J. McBride - Working as a research post-doc at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg with the BASF JONAS scheme.
68. C. György - Worked as a post-doc with Prof. Brent S. Sumerlin at the University of Florida, returned as a post-doc in the Armes group.
67. E. Brotherton - First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now working as a post-doc at UNSW.
66. I. R. Dorsman - Working as a research portfolio manager at the EPSRC.
65. D. H. Chan - First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now working for Saint Gobain (British Gypsum).
64. S. J. Hunter - First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now working as a chemistry lecturer at the University of Lincoln.
63. O. J. Deane – First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now working for Unilever (Port Sunlight).
62. R. R. Gibson – First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now working for Unilever (Port Sunlight).
61. S. M. North – First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now a senior formulation chemist at Sherwin-Williams (formerly Ronseal) in Chapeltown, Sheffield.
60. D. L. Beattie – First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now working for Farapack Polymers.
59. C. P. Jesson – Founder of paralife.
58. S. J. Byard – Initially a food technologist at Newly Weds Foods Ltd. in Ossett, Yorkshire. Then returned to the Armes group as a part-time post-doc. Now working as a production chemist for Mitsubishi Chemicals in Yorkshire.
57. E. J. Cornel – First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now a post-doc at Tongji University in Shanghai, China.
56. M. J. Rymaruk – First worked as a post-doc in the Armes group, then joined Syngenta.
55. A. A. Cockram –First worked for Coopervision (contact lens manufacturer) in Hampshire. Then joined materials start-up company The Unseen in London.
54. C. J. Mable – First a post-doc in the Armes group, now a housewife with a growing family!
53. N. J. W. Penfold – First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now working for Syngenta.
52. Y. Ning – First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now a Professor at Jinan University in China.
51. V. J. Cunningham – First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now working at Scott Bader Ltd in Wollaston.
50. M. J. Derry – First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now a Lecturer at Aston University.
49. J. R. Lovett – First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now working for Wood Ltd near Liverpool.
48. E. R. Jones - First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now working at DSM in The Netherlands.
47. D. J. Growney – Now working at Lubrizol in Hazelwood, Derbyshire.
46. A. Harvey – Now a post-doc at Sheffield Hallam University.
45. L. P. D. Ratcliffe – First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now working at Unilever Colworth making ice cream!
44. M. S. Williams - Initially a post-doc in the Armes group, then worked for Inline Health and Beauty, Yorkshire. Returned to the Armes group as a post-doc for five months and is now a secondary schoolteacher in Sheffield (at Notre Dame).
43. P. C. (Simon) Yang - First a post-doc in the Armes group. Then worked for Nuplex Resins in London and now working for Allnex in The Netherlands.
42. A. J. Morse – Initially a post-doc in the Armes group. Then an employee of Farapack Polymers. Now working for Xaar in the area of 3D printing.
41. K. M. (Albert) Au – First a post-doc at UNC (Chapel Hill) in the USA. Then a post-doc at U. Leeds, UK. Now working as a post-doc in the USA.
40. L. A. Fielding – First a post-doc in the Armes group. Now a Lecturer in Materials at U. Manchester, UK.
39. K. L. Thompson – First an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow post-doc in the Armes group. Then a period of maternity leave. Then worked as a part-time post-doc within the Armes group. Now working as a part-time post-doc at U. Manchester for Dr. L. A. Fielding.
38. N. J. Warren – Initially a post-doc in the Armes group. Now a Lecturer (VC Fellowship) in Chemical Engineering at U. Leeds, UK.
37. J. A. Balmer – Initially, a post-doc scientist in the Armes group for six months. Now working for EDF at a nuclear power station in Gloucestershire.
36. J. Rosselgong –Initially, a post-doc at U. Warwick. Returned to the Armes group for a 12-month post-doc in 2011. Then a post-doc at CSIRO in Melbourne, Australia. Now a post-doc at U. Bordeaux, France
35. A. Blanazs – Initially a post-doc scientist at U. Sheffield. Now a research scientist at BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany).
34. I. Bannister – Currently a ‘lady of leisure’ in Sussex (!)
33. J. Madsen – First TSB-funded and then EPSRC-funded post-docs in the Armes group. Returned to Denmark to work for an industrial company (Chempilots) in Feb 2013. Came back to a second post-doc in the Armes group. Now working at U. Copenhagen in Denmark.
32. E. S. Read –Initially worked at Dow Chemicals, near Stockport. Then worked for Vesuvius near Rotherham. Now working for Bawtry Carbon near Sheffield.
31. D. Dupin – ICI-funded post-doc in Armes group at U. Sheffield. Then an industrial post-doc at Cytec Speciality Chemicals seconded into Armes group. Now a permanent staff member at CIDETEC, a biomaterials research institute in San Sebastien, Spain.
30. A. Schmid – Now working for CHT, a textile coatings company in Tubingen, Germany.
29. C. D. Turner – Synthetic polymer chemist at IMT (a fuel cells company based near Sheffield).
28. P. D. Iddon – Initially a synthetic polymer chemist at Smith and Nephew (York). Now working for Neotherix, a spin-out company based in York.
27. L. N. Pilon – First a research chemist for the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE). Now at PERA.
26. J. V. M. Weaver - Industrial post-doctoral fellow at Unilever Research, Port Sunlight. Then a Temporary Lecturer at U. Liverpool, before taking a Lecturship at Imperial College, London.
25. X. Bories-Azeau - Research chemist with DuPont Teijin Films at Wilton, Middlesborough.
24. K. L. Robinson - Initially a post-doctoral fellow at the Melville Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Now working at Schlumberger in Cambridgeshire.
23. F. L. G. Malet - Research chemist with TotalFinaElf working at CERDATO in Serquigny, France. Now working for Arkema in Lyon.
22. E. J. Lobb - First completed a PGCE teacher training course at Sussex University. Now a science teacher at Lancing College.
21. S. A. Furlong - Initially a Production Manager at Rentokil, East Grinstead. Now a qualified chartered accountant.
20. M. A. Khan - Initially IT consultant at PriceWaterhouse Coopers, London. Then an IT consultant at J. P. Morgan in Bournemouth. Now working for Bitcoin.
19. L. Bailey - Patent attorney at Frank B. Dehn & Co., Brighton. Now working in London.
18. E. J. Ashford - Formulation chemist at Zeneca Agrochemicals, Kent. Moved to Syngenta, first at Jealots Hill, Berkshire then transferred to Switzerland to be in charge of worldwide purchasing.
17. G.-F. Unali – Senior research scientist at Unilever Research, Port Sunlight Laboratory, Wirral.
16. V. Bütün - Returned to Turkey to take up a Lectureship in Polymer Chemistry at Osmangazi University. Now a full Professor at the same institution.
15. R. Corradi - Initially a Product Development Chemist at Crosfield, Warrington. Now working in IT in London.
14. D. B. Cairns - Initially a post-doctoral fellow in the Dept. of Applied Physics, Linkoping, Sweden. Then a secondary school teacher on the Isle of Wight. Now working as an Assistant Professor at the Emirates College for Advanced Education in the United Arab Emirates.
13. J. Purcell - Senior Scientist at British Sugar Ltd., Norfolk.
12. M. R. Simmons - Initially a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UMIST. Now at Hexcel Ltd., Cambridge.
11. M. Vamvakaki - Returned to Greece to take up an industrial position then took a post-doctoral position at the University of Cyprus. Now a Professor in Materials Science at the University of Crete.
10. A. B. Lowe - Initially a Biocompatibles-funded Post-doctoral Fellow in the Sussex Polymer Group. Then a post-doctoral fellow in the Dept. of Polymer Science at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesberg, USA. Then a Professor at the University of NSW, Australia. Now a Professor at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia.
9. S. F. Lascelles - Initially a post-doctoral Fellow in the Sussex Polymer Group. Then a Senior Emulsion Polymerisation Chemist at Synthomer, Harlow, UK. Now the owner of the East London Brewing Company.
8. M. French – Employed by Micron Semi-Conductors, Lancing, W. Sussex.
7. C. Forder - Initially a post-doctoral Fellow in the Sussex Polymer Group. Then a senior research scientist at Harco Chemicals, Harlow. Now working at Hexcel Ltd. in Cambridge.
6. F. L. Baines - Initially a Surface/Interface scientist, Dow Corning Research, Barry, South Wales. Then worked at Unilever Research, Port Sunlight Laboratory, Wirral. Then embarked on an MSc in Applied Statistics at Sheffield Hallam University. Now back part-time at Unilever Research as a statistician.
5. P. Beadle - Initially a Post-doctoral Fellow at CNRS in Grenoble, France. Then a formulation chemist at Castrol. Now a senior manager at BP Marine Coatings.
4. S. Maeda - Senior research scientist at the New Oji Paper Company, Tokyo, Japan. Now a Professor at Tokai University in Japan.
3. S. Chapman - Initially an Emulsion Polymerisation Chemist for the Total group, Cray Valley, South Wales. Then moved to BP in Barry, South Wales. Now working for Advanced Insulation Systems in Gloucester.
2. C. DeArmitt - Initially worked for Cooksons Research, Oxford. Then a post-doctoral Fellow in Stockholm, Sweden, followed by a position at the Institute for Surface Chemistry (YKI) in Stockholm. Worked at Electrolux in Sweden and Italy and for BASF in Germany. Also worked in Southern Mississippi and New York. Now working as a consultant in the USA (Phantom Polymers).
1. M. Gill - Initially a Formulation Chemist at Germaines Ltd, King's Lynn. Now working for 3M in the UK.