Dr Mike C

About Me

I am married and have two sons. Although I was born in the UK and follow England's exploits on the field of sport with Quixotian zest, I have lived outside the UK since 1989. It provides for an interesting perspective. During these years, I have lived and worked in Belgium (Ghent); France (Vienne and Montpellier); Monaco; Austria (Vienna) and Switzerland (Bulle). I speak fluent French, passable German and enough Flemmish to order some really good beers!

My Awards & Certifications

Executive Leadership Course, IAEA 2008,

Nobel Peace Prize 2005

Project Management, IAEA 2005,

Management Curriculum Course, IAEA 2003

PhD in Analytical Chemistry, University of Ghent, Belgium, 1991

(Awarded European Union Sectroal grant to continue my researches in Belgium 1989-92)

M.Phil in Analytical Chemistry, University of Southampton, UK 1989

BSc (Hons) Applied Chemistry, Kingston Polytechnic, UK 1984

My Experience

For more years than I care to remember, I have worked in inorganic trace analytical chemistry. I am an expert at measuring very, very little in almost anything you like; environmental samples (soil; river or lake sediments; vegetation etc), marine samples (corals, sediment cores, surface sediments, fish tissue, seaweed etc) or clinical samples (blood, plasma, serum, urine etc). I use plasma mass spectrometry to determine trace and ultra-trace elemental concentrations and isotopic ratios. I write scientific papers and reports and lecture on trace analysis. I have been a frequent participant at scientific conferences and have made invited, oral and poster contributions.

I am currently working as a freelance writer and actively seeking new clients.

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