I obtained a BSc (Hons) degree in Chemistry at the University of Bristol in 1993 then subsequently stayed at Bristol to study for a PhD investigating soil lipids and their application in archaeology and the natural environment. I was awarded my PhD in February 1998 and was then employed as a NERC funded postdoctoral research assistant working on the trophic preferences and interactions of micro and mesofauna found in terrestrial soil systems. This project was carried out in collaboration with The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
soil organic matter environmental chemistry forensic science archaeological chemistry pollution analytical methodologies stable isotopes mass spectrometry chromatography hyphenated techniques