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University of Chester Thornton Science Park Faculty of Science and Engineering Professor Steve Wilkinson, Head of Chemical Engineering http://www.chester.ac.uk/science-engineering Faculty of Science & Engineering

Thornton Science Park  66 Acre Site  2013 – Site donated by Shell to University of Chester  Established during second world war  Over £7M of HEFCE Catalyst Funding  World class fuels and lubricants research  1000 students on Thornton Science Park by 2017  Up to 2,000 people on site Faculty of Science & Engineering

Faculty of Science & Engineering

Faculty of Science and Engineering  Department of Mechanical Engineering  Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering  Department of Chemical Engineering  Department of Natural Sciences  Department of Computer Science and Information Systems  Department of Mathematics Faculty of Science & Engineering

Why study at Chester?  The University of YOU…  Staff : student ratio 1:10  First new Faculty of Science and Engineering in over 20 years:  Modern, industrially engaged programmes  New purpose build labs and teaching spaces  Employers on site  Designed by engineers and  A growing, vibrant scientists, for scientist and environment… engineers  Top quality, research-informed teaching Faculty of Science & Engineering

BSc/BEng/MEng portfolio Student Recruitment/Retention Employability Student Satisfaction (NSS) Accreditation Postgraduate Courses Integrated Work Placements Short Courses Course Design Teaching Research Informed Teaching CPD Industry Engaged Teaching Innovation Research Enterprise Incubator units x 22 Services to incubators University spin-out companies REF 2020 Licences and patents Research grants PhD students Partnerships New multidisciplinary KTP research centres CASE SMART Faculty of Industry chairs Science & Engineering

Materials Analysis Research Lab Scanning electron microscopy for high-resolution imaging with micro-area elemental analysis (SEM-EDX). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for surface and thin-film chemical analysis (XPS). Optical microscopy. Sample preparation – ultrasonication, milling, polishing, coating. Molecular spectroscopy – UV/vis and infra-red spectroscopy for chemical group identification, time-of-flight mass spectrometry for molecular identification. Elemental analysis by X-ray fluorescence. 100 90 80 Composition (atom %) C 70 Fe 60 S 50 Zn P 40 O 30 Mo 20 10 SEM-EDX 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 element Estimated Depth (nm) XPS depth profile distribution map Mo 4+ 3d 3/2 Mo 4+ 3d 5/2 SEM-EDX instrument Intensity (kcps) Mo 6+ 3d 5/2 Mo 6+ 3d 3/2 S 2s Binding energy (eV) XPS instrument Chemical state SEM image – parenchyma Faculty of resolution by XPS cells from processed sugar Science & Engineering cane

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