Current Job Title:\u00a0<\/b>Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry
\nEmployer:\u00a0<\/b>Manchester Metropolitan University<\/p>\n
The year I spent in Dunedin was a hugely enjoyable experience on both a personnel and professional level. Sally and my work mates in lab were fantastic people to have as colleagues and I was instantly made to feel very welcome. The chemistry department at Otago is lively place to be and has a rich and diverse range of active research areas, with a particularly strong inorganic section. During my time at Otago I was involved in the synthesis and coordination chemistry of thiophenolate-containing macrocyclic ligands. Such ligands were used to form dinuclear mu-2-dithiolate-bridged units with iron and nickel, in an attempt to model the active sites of [Ni-Fe] and [Fe-only] hydrogenases. This is a demanding, but absorbing area of modern bioinorganic chemistry and a hot topic that is currently attracting increased attention from coordination chemists around the world. Apart from the science, Dunedin is a very pleasant city in which to live, with a wealth of natural charm and history. In fact the whole of the south island of New Zealand is a rare unspoiled paradise. A chance to study in this corner of the antipodes is not to be missed and it has become a personnel ambition some day to return to New Zealand.<\/p>\n
Contact details<\/strong><\/p>\n Department of Chemistry & Materials
\nThe Manchester Metropolitan University
\nFaculty of Science and Engineering
\nJohn Dalton Building
\nChester Street
\nManchester M1 5GD
\nUK.<\/p>\n