Dr Sandra McHugh

Dr Sandra McHugh
Alumni

Dr Sandra McHugh

2018 Cohort
Currently
Senior Scientist I BD · UK
Last updated: 30 May 2025
After the CSCT

Career Journey

CSCT
MRes / PhD
First destination
Industry
Current
Senior Scientist I BD UK
Research

PhD Project

The effect of framework structure and composition on controlled drug release by zeolites

Supervisors
Asel SartbaevaChemistry
Professor Tina Düren
Industry Partner
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Profile

About

Sandra graduated from the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology in Ireland in 2010 with a BSc in Medical Science. She has worked in various Immunology, Biochemistry and Blood Transfusion laboratories in Ireland and the UK and spent some time working for GlaxoSmithKline in Sydney, Australia. Sandra decided to apply for the programme in Sustainable Chemical Technologies after experiencing first hand the level of plastic pollution and other environmental issues whilst travelling in South East Asia and India last year. Sandra loves to travel and explore, cycling and muay thai.

Research

MRes Projects

MRes Project 1

Developing decontamination technologies through modelling of water and toxic compounds in potential zeolite adsorbents

Supervisor
MRes Project 2

Unmixing mixed cultures: the microbial communities behind the production of medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) from food waste

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