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Charlotte Clark

Assistant Professor, Senior Tutor, Disability Liaison Officer (DLO), Faculty of Science

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Biography

Dr Charlotte Clark obtained her MSci(Hons) in Chemistry at the University of Nottingham in July 2009.

Her post-graduate studies continued at the University of Nottingham with a PhD on "Time-resolved studies of excited states and photochemical reduction of carbon dioxide" under the supervision of Dr Prof. Mike George. Dr Clark was awarded her PhD in July 2014. Following this she then undertook a post-doctoral position in the research group of Dr Elizabeth Gibson, on a project focusing on mechanistic investigations of dye sensitized solar cells and photochemical splitting of water. From 2014-2018 she undertook a post-doctoral position within the research groups of Prof. Mike George and Prof. Martyn Poliakoff with a focus on photochemical reactions and photochemical reactor design/testing. The work on this project involved collaborations with several industrial and academic (both internal and external) partners.

In 2018, she was appointed as a Teaching Associate in Inorganic Chemistry. In 2021 she was promoted to Assistant Professor of Chemistry Education. In 2023 Dr Clark won a Lord Dearing Team Award for outstanding contribution to the enhancement of the student experience, as part of the Chemistry Laboratory Development Group. In 2024, as part of the Chemistry Laboratory Development Group, Dr Clark was awarded the RSC 2024 Team Prize for Excellence in Higher Education. Alongside her teaching commitments Dr Clark is the co-lead for the School on Safeguarding (with Dr Kyle Galloway being lead for Safeguarding for the Degree Apprenticeship programmes) and is the designated contact point for the School for Disability related issues as Disability Liaison Officer (DLO). She is lead of the Senior Tutor team in Chemistry that overseas the training of personal tutors and coordinate support activities within the School. She is also the School lead for induction for UG programmes and acts as co-coordinator for the peer-mentoring programmes within the School.

  • Lead for Senior Tutor Team in Chemistry
  • Disability Liaison Officer (DLO)
  • Chair of the School of Chemistry Teaching Operations Group
  • Safeguarding co-lead for School
  • Member of the School of Chemistry Teaching and Learning Committee
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Teaching Summary

Lectures:

  • CHEM1020 Fundamental Chemistry Theory and Practical (Module Convenor)
  • CHEM1017 Fundamental Inorganic and Organic Chemistry (Module Convenor)
  • CHEM2007 General Inorganic Chemistry
  • CHEM2024 General Inorganic Chemistry [Apprenticeship]
  • CHEM3008 Distance Learning Inorganic Chemistry (Module Convenor)

Laboratories and project supervision responsibilities:

  • CHEM3005, CHEM3027 and CHEM3015 3rd Year Laboratories Project coordinator - for both Inorganic and Education projects.
  • CHEM3010 - Academic Supervisor for students on Industrial placements (F105)
  • CHEM4007 - Academic Supervisor for students undertaking final year research projects in Chemistry.

Workshops:

  • CHEM1004 - Chemistry Study Skills (Co-Module Convenor)
  • CHEM1020 - Fundamental Chemistry Theory and Practical ((Module Convenor)
  • CHEM1017 - Fundamental Inorganic and Organic Chemistry (Module Convenor)
  • CHEM2007 - General Inorganic Chemistry
  • CHEM2012 - Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry

Tutorials:

  • CHEM1020 - Fundamental Chemistry Theory and Practical (Module Convenor)
  • CHEM1017 - Fundamental Inorganic and Organic Chemistry (Module Convenor)
  • CHEM2007 - General Inorganic Chemistry
  • CHEM2024 - General Inorganic Chemistry [Apprenticeship]
  • CHEM3008 - Distance Learning Inorganic Chemistry (Module Convenor)

Research Summary

Dr Clark is actively involved in chemistry education research and has presented findings at national conferences. Current research areas include:

  • Development of resources to enhance learning of laboratory skills including use of open-source experiment design using low-cost materials/approaches.
  • Development of resources to widen the accessibility of learning Chemistry ·
  • Supporting the transition from School/College to University
  • Exploring the role of peer-assisted learning

In addition, Dr Clark is involved in outreach activities to engage the wider community and raise awareness of chemistry and science. She also leads on a project which offers education placements for students within local secondary Schools/Colleges and within the University.

Selected Publications

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