Last updated: 21 May 2025
Current Sector: Academia
Current Company: University of York
PhD Project Title: Extraction and modification of greener surfactants from natural sources and their use in development of delivery methods for active compounds
Supervisor(s): Professor Karen Edler, Professor David Leak and Dr Tom Arnold
External Partner: Unilever
MRes Project 1: Novel Zwitterionic Amphiphiles for Pharmaceutically Acceptable Drug Encapsulation
Supervisor(s): Professor Karen Edler and Dr Simon Lewis
MRes Project 2: Stimuli Responsive (Smart) Cellulose Membranes to Solve Fouling
Supervisor(s): Dr Darrell Patterson and Dr Janet Scott
Naomi graudated from the University of Bath with an MChem degree in 2014. This included a placement at Syngenta where she carried out research into Pickering emulsions. Her final project investigated the interactions of PEI with sulphobetaine monolayers. In her spare time Naomi enjoys cooking and occasionally running.
