Department staff
Background
Educated at UMIST, Birmingham University and Imperial College. Worked for Imperial Biotechnology Ltd 1984. Joined South Bank Polytechnic as a lecturer 1985-1989 before coming to Loughborough in 1989 also as a lecturer. Director of Admissions (2001 to2011).
Professional affiliations
- Member, Society for General Microbiology
External appointments (since 2000)
- Editorial Board for Federation of European Microbiological Society, Microbiology Letters
Research interests and activities
- Surface Disinfection by UV, Cold atmospheric plasmas and other methods with particular reference to food industry applications
- UV Hormesis in Fresh Produce
- Photoreactor Design
- Photocatalysis in water and wastewater treatment
- Biofilms in food processing
- The history of penicillin research
Invited and keynote lectures
- The Use of UV as a Post harvest Treatment: Status and Prospects (Antalya, Turkey)
Publications
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