
Last updated: 15 May 2025
Current Sector: Industry
Current Company: William Tracey Group
PhD Project Title: Using soft biopolymer supports for metal nanoparticles in catalytic applications
MRes Project 1: Biodiesel from algal lipids
Supervisor(s): Matthew Davidson (Chemistry)
MRes Project 2: Biogas upgrading by removal of CO2 and H2S using adsorbent fibre technology
Rebecca gained her BSc in Chemistry from the University of Bristol after which she spent several months working at Mott Macdonald Ltd. within the Generation of Renewable Energy group. During this time she worked on a biodiesel production plant and construction of solar PV farms. In 2009 she obtained her MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London, with a research project on the catalytic conversion of bioderived feedstocks.