Dr Myles Worsley
Senior Scientific Officer

Summary

Myles Worsley is a materials scientist working within the Experimental Techniques Centre (ETC). In this role he uses his expertise as a chemist to assist in the characterisation of materials across a variety of academic and industrial research projects, from running samples to providing training for researchers to operate instrumentation themselves. He has extensive experience in a wide range of techniques, in particular optical spectroscopy (UV-vis, FTIR, Raman and fluorescence), scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and gas adsorption at solid surfaces (using an Autosorb).

He also teaches the fundamental concepts of materials science to first year engineering undergraduates. As well as the day-to-day experimental work in the Centre, he is also involved in the various outreach activities, having taken part in events for TechNet and Brunel Hydrogen.

Qualifications include: 

• A BSc (Chemistry) and MRes (Physical Chemistry) from the University of Surrey, plus a PhD (Nanostructured Materials) from Brunel University London.
• Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Volunteer committee member for the Chilterns and Middlesex local section, arranging events and promoting chemistry in the area. 
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Before joining ETC in 2022 Myles worked on a variety of postdoctoral research projects in the UK and Netherlands, in which the common theme areas throughout his research career has been the study of inorganic nanostructured materials. Essentially the investigation of sub-100 nm particles and features for a variety of diverse applications, ranging from heterogeneous pollution control to electrochemical reactions and luminescent materials. Fundamentally this can be distilled down into the investigation of nanoscale inorganic structures for catalytic pollution control or renewable energy applications. How high surface area and/or properties of materials at this scale can be used to help solve some of the challenges related to lowering emissions and transitioning to greener technologies.

Further information can be found on Myles' LinkedIn profile here.

Responsibility

The core aspect of Myles’ role in ETC is in the training, maintenance and operation of the centres materials characterisation instrumentation. In particular, responsibilities include: