Adam Robert Morgan

Adam Robert Morgan [email protected] – 07976 509716 Website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/csde/gsp/eportfolio/directory/pg/live/msrfbq/ 49 Kingston Road, Earlsdon, Coventry, West Midlands, CV5 6LP

PERSONAL STATEMENT

As a chemist who has worked across a wide range of disciplines within materials science you will find that I can confidently carry out and advise on a diverse range of synthetic and analytical techniques. I relish the chance to learn and apply new skills, particularly when there is a commercial focus in mind.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ph.D. Research Scientist (Chemistry/Materials Science), September 2009 – September 2013. University of Warwick, Coventry, BonLab - http://bonlab.chem.warwick.ac.uk/?q=home

Research Skills:

 Expert in the surface functionalization of a wide range of colloidal materials with organosilanes, and growth of polymeric hairs via techniques such as ATRP and SET-LRP.  Strong synthetic skills in the synthesis of polymeric, inorganic, and nanocomposite colloids via emulsion, sol-gel, and hydrothermal routes.  Formulation of waterborne coatings and film formation.  Well practised in SEM, TEM, EDX, HR-TEM, AFM, and optical microscopy. I also have some experience with Cryo-SEM/TEM.  Proficient at DLS, zeta-potential, disc centrifuge, and laser diffraction (Mie scattering) measurements.  TGA, DSC, and XRD to determine nanocomposite composition and crystal structure.  Extensive experience with nitrogen porosimetry to determine surface areas and pore structure.  Standard analytical techniques such as NMR (1H and 13C, 1D and 2D), MS, HPLC, FTIR, UV- Vis, and GPC.  Well versed in Microsoft office suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel), Origin Pro graphing software, and Photoshop CS5.  Writing and publishing papers in internationally renowned, peer-reviewed, journals has improved my technical writing skills. Concomitantly this has developed my skills at organizing research, ensuring that all synthetic and analytical work is thoroughly recorded and documented.  Gave two talks and several posters at national and international conferences.

Research Project:

 My research project was in collaboration with AkzoNobel and involved generating hollow colloids as an effective new class of opacifying pigments. These were further improved upon by providing enhanced electrosteric stabilization to the pigment through the growth of polymeric hairs from the surface. I also conducted research on the chemotaxis of self-motile particles, and the physics behind superellipsoidal particles at the oil-water interface.

Academic and Industrial Consultancy, September 2012 – September 2013. University of Warwick, Coventry.

 Consulted for a major food company, in which I was required to demonstrate the synthesis of three products they were interested in from our published work. Bloomberg news and Sky news also filmed me demonstrating some of the core concepts from this work, and from a subsequent publication.  Contracted by the IGGY programme to develop content for high school students, including the scripting and filming of scientific debates, and the writing of a “dictionary” of key engineering and technology terms, which they could then refer and add to.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

 Awarded the Warwick entrepreneurial fund with a colleague that allowed us to field test our idea for safer cooking fuels in the townships of South Africa for 2 weeks. I then gave a lecture at the Enabling & Envisioning Innovation module run at Warwick the following year.  Demonstrating labs to 3rd year undergraduates allowed me to develop my mentoring skills. Further to this I supervised a Masters project student who worked on a publication with me and went on to do a Ph.D. in our group.  Organized international and national breakdancing competitions when I was a member of the exec committee at university.

EDUCATION

MChem (Hons.) 2.1, Chemistry, September 2005 - June 2009. University of Warwick, Coventry.

 Took modules specialising in electrochemistry and nanotechnology, colloidal materials, and polymeric materials to name a few.  Contributed to the development of safe working practices in the department by sitting on the board of the departmental safety committee.  Designed my own Masters project working between the organometallic anticancer group of Prof. Peter Sadler, and the polymer colloids group of Assoc. Prof. Stefan Bon.

A-Levels, September 2003 – June 2005. Aylesbury Grammar School, Aylesbury.

A2 Chemistry: (A), A2 Biology: (A), A2 History: (B), A2 General studies (A), AS Physics (B)

GCSEs, September 2001 – June 2003. Aylesbury Grammar School, Aylesbury.

11 subjects, grades all in A*-C range (1 A*, 7A, 2B, 1C).

PUBLICATIONS

 “Chemotaxis of Catalytic Silica-Manganese Oxide ‘Matchstick’ Particles”, Adam R. Morgan, Alan B. Dawson, Holly S. McKenzie, Thomas S. Skelhon, Richard Beanland, Henry P. W. Franks, and Stefan A. F. Bon, Mater. Horiz., 2014, ASAP, DOI: 10.1039/C3MH00003F.  “High internal phase Agar hydrogel dispersions in cocoa butter and chocolate as a route towards reducing fat content”, Thomas S. Skelhon, Patrik K. A. Olsson, Adam R. Morgan, and Stefan A. F. Bon, Food Funct., 2013, 4(9), 1314-1321 (COVER ARTICLE SEPTEMBER 2013).  “Understanding the Multiple Orientations of Isolated Superellipsoidal Hematite Particles at the Oil-Water Interface”, Adam R. Morgan, Nicholas Ballard, Luke A. Rochford, Gabit Nurumbetov, Thomas S. Skelhon, and Stefan A. F. Bon, Soft Matter, 2013, 9, 487-491.  “Quiescent water-in-oil Pickering emulsions as a route toward healthier fruit juice infused chocolate confectionary”, Thomas S. Skelhon, Nadia Grossiord, Adam R. Morgan, and Stefan A. F. Bon, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 19289-19295.

PERSONAL INTERESTS

In my spare time I enjoy breakdancing, snowboarding, and trying out new cooking recipes. I also enjoy learning new skills on sites like Khan Academy, code academy, and MIT OCW. I am currently learning how to build dynamic websites with languages like HTML, CSS and javascript.

REFERENCES

Name: Assoc. Prof. Stefan A. F. Bon Position: Associate Professor in Chemistry at Warwick University and chair of the IPCG. Address: Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL Email: [email protected] Phone number: +44 (0)2476 574009

Name: Mr. Nigel Sykes Position: Principal Teaching Fellow at the Warwick Business School. Address: WBS, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL Email: [email protected] Phone number: +44 (0)2476 522090