Pauline completed her degree in Applied Chemistry at Coventry Polytechnic which included a placement at the Admiralty 夜色直播app Establishment developing novel materials for batteries and thermal analysis methods. After graduating she worked at G.E.Lighting for four years as an Analytical Chemist. As part of a technical service team, supporting production and research, she had particular responsibility for Inorganic analysis and environmental monitoring. She spent a brief time at Fisons Pharmaceuticals as a formulation development scientist before moving to British Gas 夜色直播app as an Analytical chemist. She supported the Process Engineering department with varying analytical requirements from routine process tests to new method development with responsibility for GC, HPLC and titrimetric analysis. She also carried out a research project through 夜色直播app Chemical Engineering department to optimise a gas process for which she obtained a MPhil degree. She joined 夜色直播app in 1996 as a Technician, supporting Inorganic Chemistry research. Her role has broadened to support research in the school of science wherever her skills are required.
The principle responsibilities of this part time role are:
- provide technical support for the Chemistry research laboratories
- instrument expertise
- instrument maintenance
- training
- procurement
- asset management
- all associated aspects of health, safety and compliance.
- Elemental Analysis
- Thermal Analysis
- Powder X-ray diffraction
- Radiation protection supervisor for X-rays