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Dr Laura Offin, PhD

  • Senior Lecturer in Chemistry
  • Institute of Science and Environment
  • Centre for National Parks and Protected Areas (CNPPA)
  • Science
Dr Laura Offin, PhD

Biography

Laura is the Programme Lead for the BSc Applied Chemistry Top-Up and University Programme Lead for the FdSc Applied Chemistry. She currently teaches on several modules across the BSc (Hons) Applied Chemistry Top-Up programme and other science programmes.

She completed an integrated Masters Degree (MChem) in Chemistry with Environmental Science and a PhD in Chemistry both at the University of Southampton. She has also gained secondary school and higher education teaching qualifications.

Laura has held a variety of employment roles before joining the University of Cumbria, including as a Scientist/Associate Director of Intellectual Property at Ilika Technologies Ltd., a Housing Consultant for BRE, a Secondary Science/Chemistry Teacher and a Schools Liaison Officer for Lancaster University Engineering Department.

Qualifications and memberships

Fellow of HEA (FHEA).

PgC Learning and Teaching for Higher Education, University of Cumbria.

PGCE INSPIRE Postgraduate Certificate of Education in Secondary Science (Chemistry), Canterbury Christ Church University with Imperial College London.

PhD, Thesis title: Electrocatalysis on Model Titania Supported Platinum, School of Chemistry, University of Southampton.

MChem: Master of Chemistry with Environmental Science. University of Southampton.

Publications

Stabilising Oxide Core-Platinum Shell Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction, J. C. Davies, B. E. Hayden and L. Offin, Electrochimica Acta, 248, 470-477, (2017).

Metal Alloy Catalysts for Fuel Cell Anodes, B. E. Hayden, J. C. Davies and L. J. Offin, International Patent Application No. WO2014191740 (A1), 2014.

Composite Materials, B. E. Hayden, J. C. Davies and L. J. Offin, International Patent Application No. WO2014111716 (A1), 2014.

Composite Materials, B. E. Hayden, C. Mormiche, J. C. Davies and L. J. Offin, International Patent Application No. WO2014111715 (A1), 2014.

A Mixed Metal Oxide Material of Tin and Titanium, B. E. Hayden, J. C. Davies and L. J. Offin, International Patent Application No. WO2014111714 (A1), 2014.

The Particle Size Dependence of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction for Carbon Supported Platinum and Palladium, J. C. Davies, L. Hannah, C. E. Lee, C. Milhano, C. Mormiche, L. Offin, A. Anastasopoulos and B. E. Hayden, ChemSusChem, 6, 1973-1982, (2013).

The Influence of Support and Particle Size on the Platinum Catalysed Oxygen Reduction Reaction, B. E. Hayden, D Pletcher, J. P. Suchsland and L. J. Williams, Phys.Chem.Chem.Phys, 11, 9141-9148, (2009).

The Influence of Pt Particle Size on the Surface Oxidation of Titania Supported Platinum, B. E. Hayden, D Pletcher, J. P. Suchsland and L. J. Williams, Phys.Chem.Chem.Phys, 11, 1564-1570, (2009).

Science from Scratch: Greenhouse Gases, L. Williams, Imperial College London Reporter, 120, 10, (2009).

Science from Scratch: Fuel Cells, L. Williams, Imperial College London Reporter, 119, 10, (2008).

Energy Use in Homes 2006: A series of reports on domestic energy use in England: Space and Water Heating, L. Williams, Department of Energy and Climate Change, BRE and Energy Saving Trust. Crown Copyright, (2008).

Poster: High-throughput study of Electrocatalysis on Model Titania Supported Platinum, The Southampton Electrochemistry Conference, Southampton, (2007).

Poster: High-throughput study of Electrocatalysis on Model Titania Supported Platinum, 5th Spring Meeting of The International Society of Electrochemistry, Dublin, (2007).

Combinatorial Approach to the Study of Particle Size Effects in Electrocatalysis: Synthesis of Supported Gold Nanoparticles, S. Guerin, B. E. Hayden, D. Pletcher, M. E. Rendall, J. P. Suchsland and L. J. Williams, J. Comb. Chem, 8, 791 - 798, (2006).