Education

University of Edinburgh, UK
2014-2018
PhD Supervisor: Prof Dusan Uhrin
Thesis: Tested to destruction: advanced spectroscopic, spectrometric, and chemometric analysis of Scotch whisky

Analysis of Scotch Whisky by advanced spectroscopic and spectrometric methods. Specifically, liquid state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (FTICRMS). Focus on method developments to study maturation processes and product protection. Additional work on other complex mixtures, natural organic matter, and software development for data analysis, visualisation and automation.

Supported by BBSRC grant BB/L016311/1 and the Scotch Whisky Research Institute (SWRI).

• Thesis

University of St Andrews, UK
2009-2014
Degree Classification: II.1

5th Year Project Supervisor: Dr John Mitchell
5th Year Project Title: WHAT IS THE BEST MACHINE LEARNING METHOD?
A QSAR/QSPR Cheminformatics Investigation of Drug-like Molecules

4th Year Project Supervisor: Dr Tanja van Mourik
4th Year Project Title: An Investigation into the Structures and Bonding of Silicon-Germanium Hydrides and Substituted Hydrides