Postdoctoral Research Associates/Fellows (PDRAs)

Dr. Andrew McLachlan (2017 - current)

Doctoral Students (PhDs)

Mr. Soliman Alkirkit (2015 - current)

"The pharmaceutical analysis of New Psychoactive Substances" (Supervised with Dr Ryan Mewis, Manchester Metropolitan University and Dr Darren Edwards, University of Strathclyde)

Mr. Matthew Hulme (2015 - current)

“New Psychoactive Substances - New Analytical Challenges” (Supervised with Dr Ryan Mewis, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Mr. Jack Marron (2016 - current)

"Novel detection systems for the rapid and cost-effective detection of New Psychoactive Substances (NPSs)" (Supervised with Dr Ryan Mewis, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Ms. Lauren McNeill (2016 - current)

"Origami Chips: paper-based Lab-on-a-Chip devices for the rapid and cost-effective detection of New Psychoactive Substances (NPSs)" (Supervised with Dr Kirsty Shaw, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Mr. Khaled Zuway (2014 - current)

"Robust alternative detection systems for emerging New Psychoactive Substances" (Supervised with Prof. Craig Banks, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Graduate Students (Postgraduate Masters)

Ms. Leah Greenhalgh (2016 - current)

"Evaluating the in vivo behavioural effects of cathinone-derived New Psychoactive Substances" (Supervised with Dr. Scott Pedley, Manchester Metropolitan University).

Ms. Armita Hayatbakhsh (2016 - current)

"Novel detection of fluorinated N-alkylcathinone New Psychoactive Substances" (Supervised with Dr. Ryan Mewis, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Ms. Lauren Lowe (2016 - current)

"Chemical and criminological analysis of the prevalence synthetic cannabinoid-derived New Psychoactive Substances" (Supervised with Dr. Robert Ralphs, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Ms. Faye Owen (2015 - current)

"Applying IRMS to the clandestine synthesis of New Psychoactive Substances" (Supervised with Dr. Ryan Mewis, Manchester Metropolitan University and Prof. Niamh Nic Daeid, University of Dundee)

Mr. Tom Tennant (2016 - current)

"Synthesis, characterisation and detection of synthetic cannabinoids" (Supervised with Dr Ryan Mewis, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Mr. Chris Turnbull (2014 - current)

“Rapid, robust and sensitive hyphenated detection methods for New Psychoactive Substances” (Supervised with Prof. Craig Banks, Manchester Metropolitan University)

Undergraduate Students/Interns

Ms. Thushani Abeysingha

Mr. Yvan Dinaully

Mr. Jamie Ellison

Mr. Sam Firth

Ms. Beth Groom

Mr. Sam Hudson

Ms. Zoe Pullen

Mr. Chris Schofield