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Material scientist with 5+ years experience in petrochemical and automotive solutions, material design and optimization

Profile Summary

Chemist/material scientist specializing in green chemistry, the design of chemical processes and products that are environmentally sustainable. Using a data driven approach I have experience using advanced material characterization to (i) gain a fundamental understanding of material properties, and (ii) inform structure-performance correlations relating to industrially relevant reactions and applications such as hydrocarbon conversion, alcohol conversion to alternative fuels, biopolymer production and (automotive) product development. Proven ability to design and execute projects fostering international technology transfer and collaboration through mutually beneficial relationships. Postgraduate and Postdoctoral experience has provided me with the chance to deepen my interests, namely those relating to project management, iinovation, circular thinking, renewable energy, resource utilisation and sustainable technologies. The insights I’ve gained from academia and industry have lead me to conclude cross-functional, collaborative research drives innovation, tackling many of the challenges facing the chemical industry, engineering, society, and the planet as a whole.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Materials Science & Engineering
• ★ Project Management
• ☆ Catalysis
• ☆ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Regulatory Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Product Development Formulation, Product Evaluation, Material Sourcing, Product Validation, Manufacturing, Concept Development

Work Experience

Product Development Scientist

Johnson Matthey

June 2021 - Present

Education

PhD (Chemistry)

University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

September 2017 - January 2021

Certifications

• Design of Experriments (DOE)

  SAS

  June 2020 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Takudzwa Bere, Dawn R. Chaffey, Thomas E. Davies, David C. Apperley, Stuart H. Taylor, Andrew E. Graham(2021). Conversion of levulinic acid to levulinate ester biofuels by heterogeneous catalysts in the presence of acetals and ketals . Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 293. p. 120219. Elsevier {BV}

TY - JOUR T1 - Inhibiting the Dealkylation of Basic Arenes during n-Alkane Direct Aromatization Reactions and Understanding the C6 Ring Closure Mechanism AU - Jarvis, Jack S. AU - Harrhy, Jonathan H. AU - Wang, Aiguo AU - Bere, Takudzwa AU - Morgan, David J. AU - Carter, James H. AU - Howe, Alexander G. R. AU - He, Qian AU - Hutchings, Graham J. AU - Song, Hua Y1 - 2020/08/07 PY - 2020 DA - 2020/08/07 N1 - doi: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02361 DO - 10.1021/acscatal.0c02361 T2 - ACS Catalysis JF - ACS Catalysis JO - ACS Catal. SP - 8428 EP - 8443 VL - 10 IS - 15 PB - American Chemical Society M3 - doi: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02361 UR - https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c02361 ER - .

S. Cattaneo, D. Bonincontro, T. Bere, C. J. Kiely, G. J. Hutchings, N. Dimitratos, S. Albonetti, ChemNanoMat 2020, 6, 420 .