James Scanlon

I am seeking a challenging and rewarding position in which my chemistry knowledge and experience will be utilised. I am highly motivated and driven with a real passion for synthetic, analytical and electro-organic chemistry. I can manage and complete projects to the highest standard, with meticulous attention to detail and within agreed deadlines.

Research Supervisor & Demonstrator at University of Surrey (2022-10 – 2026-01)

• Designed and developed scalable and efficient synthetic strategy for postgraduate students and undergraduate students.
• Organised and ordered hardware, reagents, catalysts, and solvents for designed syntheses
• Aided in the delivery of practical skills, methods, and techniques to postgraduate students.
• Collaborated with academic colleagues on project development.
• Identified and responded to students' practical needs.

Laboratory & Teaching Assistant at Kingston University (2020-08 – 2021-04)

• Supported lecturing staff and helped to deliver the undergraduate curricula within the faculty of Chemistry, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• Assisted in the delivery of classes to transfer knowledge of practical skills, methods, and techniques to undergraduate students.
• Assisted academic staff in the delivery of undergraduate practical skills.
• Supported undergraduate students through the delivery of tutorials and workshops.

Research Internship at Kingston University (2019-05 – 2019-08)

• Preparation of squaric acid building blocks that enable bioisosteric replacement of carboxylic acids.
• Designed and developed safe, robust, scalable, and efficient chemical processes.
• Independently carried out aspects of multi-step organic synthesis.
• Designed experiments.
• Optimised reactions, workups, and isolations.
• Charactered products via FTIR, NMR, HRMS and X-ray crystallography.
• Contributed to the toolbox development of novel bioisosteres (ongoing research within WrenGroupChem).

HIGHER EDUCATION

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PH.D) • University of Surrey • 10/2022 – Present

Ph.D in Chemistry • Project title: Novel electrochemical methods for functionalised molecules. Expected end date: Sept-2026.

MSC BY RESEARCH (MRES) • Kingston University • 04/2021 – 06/2022

MRes in Chemistry • Project title: Design and synthesis of novel non-peptidic KISS1R antagonists to restore drug sensitivity to triple-negative breast cancer patients. • Tissue culture management. • Establishing biological assays • The design and utilisation of multi-step organic syntheses • Operating 1D and 2D NMR, FTIR, and HRMS hardware. Elucidation of analytical data.

CHEMISTRY (BSC) HONS • Kingston University • 09/2017 – 07/2020

First-Class Honours • Award: Best Project in the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science (2020). • Undergraduate project: Unearthing novel thiazolidinone building blocks as carboxylic acid bioisosteres.

SECONDARY EDUCATION

A-LEVEL • Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School • 09/2013 – 06/2015

A-levels in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. AS in Psychology and Extended Project Qualification.

GCSEs & BTECs • Community College Whitstable • 09/2008 – 06/2013

10 GCSEs, including English, Maths and Science, and 3 BTECs. AS in Religious Studies.