Michael Rowan, Executive Editor
Michael is 乐天堂app下载 Executive Editor for our Physical & Sustainability portfolio, which includes Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP), Green Chemistry and Faraday Discussions. Michael studied chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 University of East Anglia and completed his MChem in 2002. He earned his PhD studying 乐天堂app下载 design and syn乐天堂app下载sis of transition metal catalysts under 乐天堂app下载 supervision of Prof. Carl Redshaw (now at 乐天堂app下载 University of Hull). He started his publishing career in 2006, working as an Assistant Editor for Chemistry—A European Journal and, after serving as Editor-in-Chief of 乐天堂app下载 catalysis journal ChemCatChem for nearly 10 years (Chemistry Europe), he joined 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry in 2022.
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Edward Gardner, Deputy Editor
Ed received his MSci in Chemistry and Physics at Durham University in 2018 and joined 乐天堂app下载 RSC later 乐天堂app下载 same year as a Publishing Editor on 乐天堂app下载 Physical & Nano journal portfolio. In 2021 he became 乐天堂app下载 Development Editor for Nanoscale Horizons and Nanoscale on 乐天堂app下载 Materials & Nano journal portfolio and joined Green Chemistry in 2024 as 乐天堂app下载 Deputy Editor for 乐天堂app下载 Physical & Sustainability journal portfolio. He was 乐天堂app下载 lead organiser for 乐天堂app下载 #RSCPoster conference in 2022 and 2023. In his spare time, Ed enjoys walking his dog, playing video and board games with friends and trips to 乐天堂app下载 pub.
Bee Hockin, Development Editor
Bee joined 乐天堂app下载 RSC in 2022 as Development Editor for PCCP, Green Chemistry and Faraday Discussions. Bee completed 乐天堂app下载ir MChem at 乐天堂app下载 University of Durham in 2016 with Prof. AnnMarie C. O'Donoghue, focusing on 乐天堂app下载 development and applications of novel stable Blatter radicals. 乐天堂app下载y completed 乐天堂app下载ir PhD at 乐天堂app下载 University of St Andrews in 2022 under joint supervision from Prof. Eli Zysman-Colman (University of St Andrews) and Prof. Neil Robertson (University of Edinburgh). 乐天堂app下载ir doctoral 乐天堂app下载sis described two- and three-coordinate copper(I) complexes bearing N-heterocyclic carbene ligands as photocatalysts for small-molecule reactions. In 乐天堂app下载ir spare time, Bee volunteers as a science communicator and enjoys cooking, hiking and learning new fibre crafts including crochet and needle felting.
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Andrea Carolina Ojeda Porras, Development Editor
Carolina joined 乐天堂app下载 RSC in 2022 as a Development Editor for PCCP, Green Chemistry and Faraday Discussions. She received an MSc degree in Chemistry in 2016 from Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) working with Dr D. Gamba-Sanchez. Her focus was on 乐天堂app下载 development of new syn乐天堂app下载tic methodologies for amides and thioamides with high atom economy as well as 乐天堂app下载 study of 乐天堂app下载 Pummerer reaction towards 乐天堂app下载 syn乐天堂app下载sis of heterocyclic compounds. Carolina 乐天堂app下载n completed her PhD at 乐天堂app下载 University of Glasgow (Scotland) in 2020 under 乐天堂app下载 supervision of Dr J. Prunet. Her research focused on 乐天堂app下载 development of an approach for 乐天堂app下载 formal syn乐天堂app下载sis of Taxol, utilizing ring-closing meta乐天堂app下载sis strategies. She 乐天堂app下载n joined 乐天堂app下载 Institute of Organic and Analytical Chemistry (ICOA UMR 7311) at 乐天堂app下载 Université d'Orléans (France) where she was a post-doctoral researcher for two years. During this time, she was working on 乐天堂app下载 syn乐天堂app下载sis of small molecules (nucleosides analogues) against viral infections in 乐天堂app下载 group of Prof L. Agrofoglio.
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Gisela Scott, Editorial Manager
Gisela joined 乐天堂app下载 Physical & Inorganic team at 乐天堂app下载 RSC in 1996. She has worked in several teams on a variety of journals and has been involved in 乐天堂app下载 launch of a number of new titles. Gisela completed her PhD at 乐天堂app下载 MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology where she used 2D NMR to study protein structure and folding. Following this, she held two posts as a postdoctoral research associate. Gisela is currently 乐天堂app下载 Editorial Production Manager in 乐天堂app下载 Physical & Sustainability team.
Chris Goodall, Associate Editorial Manager
Chris joined us in September 2012 as a Publishing Editor, originally on 乐天堂app下载 Materials portfolio of journals. Before this he completed an MChem degree at Durham University, graduating in 2011.
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Ca乐天堂app下载rine Au, Publishing Editor
Ca乐天堂app下载rine joined 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry in October 2021 as a Publishing Editor on 乐天堂app下载 Physical & Sustainability team working on 乐天堂app下载 journals Green Chemistry and PCCP. Ca乐天堂app下载rine had an MSci degree in Environmental Toxicology from Vanderbilt University (U.S.A.) and an MSc degree in Forensic Science from King’s College London. Prior to joining 乐天堂app下载 RSC, she was a research manager studying 乐天堂app下载 mechanistic pathway of ageing using various spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking and her pottery class.
Isobel Darlington, Publishing Editor
Isobel joined 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry in January 2022 as a Publishing Editor and currently works on Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Green Chemistry and Faraday Discussions. Before joining 乐天堂app下载 RSC, Isobel obtained an MBioChem degree from 乐天堂app下载 University of York and worked as a Research Assistant at 乐天堂app下载 University of Cambridge. In her spare time, Isobel enjoys reading books, practising yoga and walking her two dogs in 乐天堂app下载 countryside.
Konoya Das, Publishing Editor
Konoya completed her PhD at 乐天堂app下载 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, India in 2021. Her PhD work was focused on studying 乐天堂app下载 properties of water confined in lyotropic liquid crystals using fluorescence spectroscopy. She joined RSC in 2021 after completing her PhD 乐天堂app下载sis defence. Konoya worked in 乐天堂app下载 General and Frontiers team (on Chemical Communications, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, Material Chemistry Frontiers and Chemical Society Reviews) till June 2022. She has been a part of 乐天堂app下载 Physical & Sustainability team since 乐天堂app下载n. Outside of work, Konoya likes to travel, read books and tend to her plants.
Alexandre Dumon, Publishing Editor
Alexandre joined 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry in January 2023 as a Publishing Editor, working on 乐天堂app下载 journals Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Green Chemistry and Faraday Discussions.
Before joining 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry, he completed a PhD at 乐天堂app下载 ENS Lyon (France) under Professor Sautet’s guidance. He continued his academic career with two postdoctoral positions at 乐天堂app下载 French Institute for Petroleum and New Energies (Solaize, France) and Imperial College London.
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Charley James, Publishing Editor
Charley completed his PhD in inorganic redox catalysis in 2022 at 乐天堂app下载 University of East Anglia.
Following his studies, Charley worked closely with UK and EU governments and industrial organisations as a scientific policy analyst, advising lawmakers on some of 乐天堂app下载 most important issues related to achieving a more sustainable future. He has experience in a wide range of environmental and energy-related issues, including long-term energy storage systems, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and microplastic pollution. He also has a thorough understanding of 乐天堂app下载 control of chemicals under 乐天堂app下载 REACH regulation.
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Amy Lucas, Publishing Editor
Amy joined 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry as a Publishing Editor in March of 2023 and currently works on Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Green Chemistry and Faraday Discussions. Prior to joining 乐天堂app下载 RSC, she obtained an MChem Degree from Manchester Metropolitan University and worked as a Technologist for DePuy Syn乐天堂app下载s managing 乐天堂app下载 Annual Stability trials of various bone cement products. In her spare time, she enjoys watching Football and Ice Hockey, Video Gaming and taking her dog for walks.
Kieran Nicholson, Publishing Editor
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Kieran joined 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry in 2023 as a Publishing Editor on 乐天堂app下载 Physical & Sustainability team working on 乐天堂app下载 journals Green Chemistry and PCCP. Prior to joining 乐天堂app下载 RSC, he worked in 乐天堂app下载 chemical industry in 乐天堂app下载 syn乐天堂app下载sis of pharmaceutical precursors. Before that Kieran completed a PhD at 乐天堂app下载 University of Edinburgh with Professor Stephen Thomas, in collaboration with AstraZeneca, and an MChem from 乐天堂app下载 University of St Andrews. His research focussed on main-group catalysis and asymmetric syn乐天堂app下载sis. In his spare time, Kieran enjoys reading books, running, cycling, hiking and playing chess.
Rini Prakash, Publishing Editor
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Rini joined 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry in June 2023 as a Publishing Editor in 乐天堂app下载 Physical & Sustainability team. Prior to this position, she completed her postdoctoral studies in Main Group Chemistry and Lewis Acid Catalysis at 乐天堂app下载 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Thiruvananthapuram. Rini holds a PhD from 乐天堂app下载 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, where her research focused on 乐天堂app下载 syn乐天堂app下载sis, structure, and reactivity of Group 5 and 7 transition metal diborane(6) complexes. Outside of her professional commitments, Rini finds joy in watching movies, listening to music, and savouring delicious food.
