Professor James Barker

About

I graduated from the University of Manchester with a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry and PhD in bioanalysis. I then became a Research Fellow at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland, working with the ISOLDE team developing ion source materials for CERN's beam-lines. Later, I returned to UK as a Senior Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry at University of Greenwich and then became manager of the world's first wholly commercial Accelerator Mass Spectrometry facility and Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of York. Since 1999, I have been at Kingston University as Reader in Analytical Science (2006), as Associate Professor (2014) and Professor of Analytical Science (2020). I am Subject Area Lead in Analytical and Forensic Chemistry, the HSSCE Faculty's Director of Postgraduate Research and LSPC Deputy Director of Research and Enterprise. I have published over 150 articles including over 70 full peer-reviewed papers and one book and successfully supervised 27 PhD students, 16 as first supervisor, 3 PDRAs and 4 MRes students. 

Academic responsibilities

Professor of Analytical Science

Qualifications

  • BSc(Hons) Chemistry: University of Manchester, 1988
  • PhD: University of Manchester, 1992
  • PGCE(HE): University of Greenwich, 1997 and Accredited Teacher in HE: SEDA, 1997
  • Member of Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (MCSFS), 2014
  • Chartered Scientist (CSci): Science Council, 2004
  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA): 2000
  • European Chemist (EurChem): Eur. Commun. Chem. Council, 1994
  • Chart'd Chem, Chart'd Science Teacher & Fellow: Royal Society of Chemistry, 1991/2014/2003

Teaching and learning

Research

Business, knowledge transfer and international

Professional practice, knowledge exchange and impact

Leadership and management

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