Profile

I am originally from Falkirk (Scotland, big horse heads and wheel) but spent alot of time in Glasgow during school and for my university education. I love walking down canals and spending time on the edge of nature (no wilderness camping for me), but equally enjoy city settings and eating out with friends and family which usually results in lots of laughter and hilarity.
I’m a keen cook and regularly force experimental bakery on colleagues and friends to their joy and increased waistlines.

I moved to Oxford after University and have spent my time trying to adjust to the increased temperature and making my accent understandable to locals when I order coffee.

I work with Johnson Matthey to help develop lithium ion batteries. With experience from materials science, solid state electrolytes, cell building and synthesis I support a larger team to problem solve and produce active materials for use in, primarily, the automotive industry (cars).

I usually start work at 9 am and do some lighter tasks in the morning like admin (ordering chemicals, cleaning lab spaces) or meetings/brainstorming sessions to review work. After a cup of tea or coffee (with added conversation between colleagues which produces even more ideas)  I try to crack down and get more serious work done like printing electrodes or building coin cells (just like those in a watch). Or work with the team to put on a new synthesis run which can take a couple of hours. I am usually a very clean person but my working style in the lab is quite messy so I have to spend a while cleaning up after myself in the lab or tying up loose ends from earlier in the day.