Prof Lynne Frostick

Lynne is the Centre Director of ETCIC and an environmental scientist with more than 30 years research experience. She has a first degree in Geology from Leicester University and a PhD in Environmental Science from UEA.

During her career she has carried out commercial research for the oil, waste and extractive industries including major contracts with Shell, Norsk Hydro, De Beers, Shanks and Biffa. She is a member of the NE Regional Environmental Protection Advisory Committee and chairs the strategic panel for that committee. She is Research Director for The Deep - Hull's submarium, and has a long history of melding the needs of industry with the research of Universities.

Dr David Calvert

David is the Commercial Manager of ETCIC and brings with him a long history of product and market development in the chemical and allied industries. A graduate in Chemistry with German, he received his PhD in Polymer Technology from Loughborough University of Technology. His experience with Dow Chemical, Biocode and Holliday Pigments has resulted in a large number of successful product introductions throughout the world.

Most recently David has led a global campaign emphasising the environmental credentials of ultramarine blue manufactured by Holliday Pigments resulting in presentations at major international conferences and a number of publications. He is also a Vice-Chair of Humber Chemical Focus (HCF).

Prof Paul Fletcher

Paul is the Deputy Director of ETCIC and the Departmental Head of Chemistry at the University of Hull.

He is a renowned global expert in the surface and colloid chemistry of surfactant systems including monolayers, micelles, microemulsions, liquid crystals, emulsions and foams.

Paul also has collaborative projects concerning miniaturised micro-reactor devices in which reagents are delivered by electro-osmotic flow. These lab-on-a-chip devices have significant potential in the area of environmental sensors.

Dr Jörg Hardege

Jörg holds a Biology degree and undertook his PhD thesis on marine natural product identification in the Chemistry Department at Oldenburg University, Germany. He is Head of Department of Biological Sciences at Hull University and editor of the UNESCO special project Encyclopedia of Life (EOLSS).

Jörg has 20 years of experience in the study of animal behavior, especially animal communication using chemical signals (pheromones). He is a world expert on this subject and a great advocate of mimicking natural systems to solve environmental problems. Many applied projects undertaken in his research team focus on the use of ragworms in aquaculture, as potential mechanism to treat liquid organic waste and in bioremediation and eco-toxicology.

Prof Jack Hardisty

Jack is a physics graduate with a masters in Oceanography and Marine Geotechnicas. His PhD was in shallow water wave equations and since 1995 Jack has been Professor of Environmental Physics at the University of Hull.

In the field of marine renewable energy, he is an international expert in numerical modelling and laboratory and field testing of wave and tidal power systems. He is the lead researcher in consortia of engineering and environmental organisations including ITPower, Atkins, Neptune Renewables, BMT, eConnect, Lunar Energy and Pulse Tidal. During the course of this work, he has established the Total Environment Simulator as being a key resource for this cutting edge research.

Dr John Adams

John is a microbial ecologist from the University of Newcastle. His main areas of expertise are applied and fundamental aspects of compost microbiology and the application of microbial ecology techniques to the bioremediation of hazardous waste.

John's recent work includes molecular (DNA) analysis of microbial communities in compost, risks associated with pathogenic micro-organisms in compost, the use of extra cellular enzyme assays for composting process optimisation and the bioremediation of oil contaminated wastes.

Dr Gillian Greenway

Gillian is an international expert in the field of analytical chemistry. She studied for her PhD in Analytical Science in the Department of Instrumentation and Analytical Science at UMIST, Manchester, UK. In 1995 she was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry SAC Silver Medal for her achievements in Analytical Science.

Gillian is currently investigating new approaches to environmental monitoring and chemical miniaturisation. In the recent past she has developed new infrared sensor arrays for air monitoring, investigated odour from landfill sites and determined metal speciation in different composting materials.

She is also the Academic Director of the unique Postgraduate Certificate in REACH Management, which was launched in Hull in June of 2007.

Ian Dobson

After twenty years as Group Analytical Chemist at the Hainsworth Research Centre of Fenner plc in Hull, Ian joined the Institute of Chemistry in Industry.

Ian has built up a large and varied client base which includes a wide spectrum of industries varying from sole traders to multinational companies. Although the original users were local companies, the Consultancy Service now has clients from over the whole of the UK.

Michael Thompson

Michael has a BSc in Applied Chemistry from Newcastle University, and following nine years industrial R&D experience, he has been an industrial consultant for the university for the past seven years.

He has extensive experience of industrial liaison, both a management and shop floor level. He is the secretary of the Technology Club, a forum run by the Institute for Chemistry in Industry at the University of Hull to promote local networking within industry by forging and maintaining links between Club members, companies, the University, local schools and other interested parties.

Andy Segrott

Andy is an Environmental Business Advisor with ETCIC and has substantial experience of the environmental issues facing industry in today's climate.

He comes from an industrial and consultancy background and has worked in a wide range of business sectors including textiles, steel, waste and aerospace, covering issues such as Environmental Management System implementation, PPC and LA-PPC Permit implementation and compliance, environmental auditing, and investigation / implementation of novel technologies for waste and resource efficiency.

Amanda Foulkes

Amanda graduated from Brunel Univeristy with a First Class Honours Degree in Materials Science and Technology. She has a wide-range of industrial experience gained in the packaging, chemical, friction material, light engineering and assembly industries. She started in R&D, moved into quality management and soon added the roles of Health and Safety.

Amanda's major strength is being able to implement complicated H&S legislation and international standards in a practical manner. Following a career break, Amanda is pleased to be back working closer to industry within ETCIC on the TESS project where her highly practical skills will allow her to "give something back" to industry and widen her own knowledge base on environmental issues.