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Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Care Disciplines

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Graham MillsGraham Mills

Title: Professor
Qualifications: CertEd, BA(Hons), MA(Ed), PhD, CChem, CSci, CEng, FRSC, MEI, AMIChemE, FHEA
Department: School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science
Address: St. Michael’s Building, White Swan Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2DT
Email: graham.mills@port.ac.uk

What is your role on the Professional Doctorate?

Course Manager, Pathway Lead for Doctorate in Biomedical Science, Unit Co-ordinator (PDd04) Proposal for Professional Research and Development Project, (PDd05) Professional Research and Development Project, (PDd06) Short Formal Learning Experience.

What is your background?

Research Fellow, Chemical Pathology, Southampton General Hospital,
Senior/Principal Lecturer then Reader in the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences,
Currently Professor of Chemistry

What are your research interests?

Analytical chemistry, doctoral level education.

How many times have you supervised as:-

Director of Studies (completed supervisions only) - 8
2nd Supervisor (completed supervisions only) - 7

Publications (up to three)

Tuffnail T, Mills GA, Cary P, Greenwood R. The use of 1H NMR in an environmental metabolomic study of the responses of the marine mussel Mytilus edulis to pesticides with differing modes of action and to hypoxia and starvation. Metabolomics, 2009 (in press).

V Walker, Mills GA, Stansbridge EM, 3-Penten-2-one: ketone adduct indicating increased acetaldehyde in urine. J Chromatogr A, 2009 (in press).

Greenwood R, Mills GA and Vrana B. Potential applications of passive sampling for monitoring non-polar industrial pollutants in the aqueous environment in support of REACH. Special issue: Tools for the REACH Programme – analytical methods for the evaluation of industrial contaminants. J Chromatogr A. 2009, 1216, 631-639.

Current research projects:

CommercialiSE PoCKeT
Development of advanced robust body for the Chemcatcher® passive sampler to enable mass production of a low cost device for monitoring water quality, and to underpin future commercial development, October 2007.
Unilever - Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre
Measurement and fate of volatile methylsiloxanes in the environment – roles and use of passive sampling devices, April 2008.
Drinking Water Inspectorate
Targeted monitoring for a few pharmaceuticals at most vulnerable sources and final waters (in collaboration with DEFRA and Central Science Laboratories), April 2008.
Astra Zeneca-EPSRC Case Award
The fate of pharmaceuticals in biological nutrient removal sewage treatment works, May 2008.

Past research projects:

European Union Sixth Framework Programme
Global Change and sustainable development "Sub-priority “Global Change and Ecosystems” Knowledge and Need Assessment on Pharmaceutical Products in Environmental Waters.
European Union Sixth Framework Programme
Awarded as a STREP under research priority 8: Screening Methods for Water Data Information in Support of the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive.
European Union Fifth Framework Programme
Award under the Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development, Sustainable Management and Quality of Water programme: Standardised Aquatic Monitoring of Priority Pollutants Using Passive Sampling.

Define best research/education experience:

Being awarded a number of prestigious European Union research grants over the past ten years and more recently my professorial appointment.

Favourite relevant quote:

'Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.'
Chinese Proverb

'Bachelor's degrees make pretty good place mats if you get them laminated!'
Jeph Jacques