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Dr. Andrew David Russell Citizenship: British
Research Associate
School of Chemistry Date of Birth: September 05, 1985
University of Bath e-mail: a.d.russell@bath.ac.uk
Claverton Down phone: +44 758 465 1390
Bath, UK
BA2 7AY
Highly-motivated, enthusiastic and sociable chemist, with a Ph.D., first class MChem, industrial
experience, and nine publications in the peer-reviewed literature to date. Experience in inorganic, polymer,
materials (Ph.D. and postdoctoral positions) and organic chemistry (masters’ thesis). Ability to design and
orchestrate research programs, project manage and supervise students. Excellent communication skills,
including report writing and oral presentations, demonstrated through publication record and presenting
work at national and international conferences. Management of collaborations with international research
and industrial partners.
Education.
2010 – 2014 – University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
– Ph.D. in Chemistry with Prof. Ian Manners FRS
2004 – 2008 – University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
– MChem in Chemistry with Industrial Experience First Class Honours
2000 – 2004 – Sir John Leman High School, Suffolk, United Kingdom
– A Levels in Chemistry, Biology, English Literature AAB
Experience
July 2015 – Present – Research Associate, University of Bath
 Post-doctoral research into sustainable chemistry and energy resilient material manufacture in the
group of Professor Matthew Davidson. Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable polymers
from renewable sources, in supercritical fluid.
 Role includes project design, chemical synthesis and interpretation of analytical data.
 Production of technical reports for our research collaborators and international industrial partners.
 Presentation of results at progress meetings and conferences. Anticipate publication of full article in
the scientific literature in 2016.
 Supervision of two postgraduate students, involving demonstration of experiments, introduction to
analytical techniques, risk assessments, experimental design and technical report writing.
October 2010 – January 2015 – Research Associate and Postgraduate Student, University of Bristol
 Postgraduate study (October 2010 – April 2014) followed by a short postdoctoral contract (April
2014 – January 2015) in the group of Professor Ian Manners FRS.
 Produced nine articles for publication in the scientific literature, of which five were as first author
and including two review articles.
 Meticulous approach to scientific writing.
 Experience of the peer-review process as both a contributor and a reviewer. As a contributor,
produced cover letters to highlight the significance of our research, in addition to correspondence to
address reviewer comments. As a reviewer, made assessments on the quality of research articles and
their appropriateness for the academic journal in question.

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 Delivered oral research presentations at international conferences (Dalton Conference, Warwick
2014, Canadian Society of Chemistry, Quebec 2013, Ferrocene Conference, Chemnitz 2011).
 Supervised first and second year postgraduate students.
 Demonstrated undergraduate practical experiments to first year students, including marking of
technical reports.
December 2009 – August 2010 – Travelling through Central and South America
 Independent travelling through Latin America.
 Developed a good understanding of Spanish.
December 2008 – November 2009 – Vantage Team Member, Hargreaves-Lansdown Associates,
Bristol
 Part of the Vantage new business team. Dealing with client requests for investment in unit trusts,
gilts and investment trusts.
 Used bespoke investment software to place deals on behalf of our clients.
October 2007 – June 2008 – Final Year Research Project with Profs. Chris Willis and Roger Alder,
University of Bristol
 Searched for reactive intermediates in the Prins’ cyclisation mechanism, utilized in the synthesis of
highly-substituted pyrans.
 Developed skills in practical organic chemistry and submitted a Masters’ thesis (part of the first
class honours degree received).
July 2006 – July 2007 – Industrial Placement Year, Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston
 Research into the synthesis and substitution reactions of inorganic polymers (polyphosphazenes).
 Characterised the material properties of polymers to assess their suitability for application in high
explosive formulations.
 Production of technical reports, and presentation of results at internal meetings and seminars.
Additional Skills / Interests
 Computing proficiency (OSX and Windows). Extensive experience in MS Office and chemical
software, in addition to online resources for literature/patent searches.
 Personal chemistry tutor (A, AS and GCSE level).
 Good knowledge of Spanish language (six years of study).
 Competent piano player and music producer. Keen footballer, surfer and reader.
Professional Affiliations
2010 – Present Associate member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Publications
Gilroy, J. B.; Russell, A. D.; Stonor, A. J.; Chabanne, L.; Baljak, S.; Haddow, M. F.; Manners, I. Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 830-841.
Russell, D.A.; Gilroy, J.B.; Lam, K.; Haddow, M.F.; Harvey, J.N.; Geiger, W.E.; Manners, I.
Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 8000
Musgrave, R. M., Russell, A. D., Manners, I. Organometallics, 2013, 32, 5654
Russell, A.D., Gilroy, J. B., Manners, I. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 4077
Baljak, S. Russell, A. D., Binding, S. C., Haddow, M. F., O’Hare, D., Manners, I. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 5864.
Russell, A. D., Gilroy, J. B., Lam, K., Haddow, M. F., Harvery, J. N., Geiger, W. E., Manners, I. Chem. Eur. J.,2014, 20, 4077.
Russell, A. D. Whittell, G. R., Haddow, M. F., Manners, I. Organometallics, 2014, 33, 5349
Musgrave, R. A., Russell, A. D., Whittell, G. R., Manners, I. Organometallics, 2015, 34, 897.
Russell, A. D., Musgrave, R. A., Stoll, L. K., Choi, P., Qui, H., Manners, I. J. Organomet. Chem., 2015, 784, 24.