Rachel Jamieson

Education

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  Villiers Park

  2014 - 2014

  Physics Summer School

  - Selected by teachers to participate in residential course- Completed group presentation supporting increased government funding in nuclear fusion research- Commended by judging panel in later feedback for ability to successfully persuade

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  University of Reading

  2018 - 2019

  Master's degree Food Science Distinction

  Dissertation: Investigating the flavour profile of 2 varieties of microgreens (Red Shiso and Red Mustard) and evaluate the effects of maturity. The flavour profile included extracting and characterizing the aroma volatile compounds using GC-MS and GC-O, and the free amino acid composition using EZ:Faast combined with GC-MS.Module List:- Chemistry of Food Components- Food Analysis- Food Microbiology and Safety (including HACCP)- Food Processing- Fundamentals of Human… Show more Dissertation: Investigating the flavour profile of 2 varieties of microgreens (Red Shiso and Red Mustard) and evaluate the effects of maturity. The flavour profile included extracting and characterizing the aroma volatile compounds using GC-MS and GC-O, and the free amino acid composition using EZ:Faast combined with GC-MS.Module List:- Chemistry of Food Components- Food Analysis- Food Microbiology and Safety (including HACCP)- Food Processing- Fundamentals of Human Nutrition- Nutrition in Health and Disease- Sensory Evaluation of Food- Research Project- Postgraduate Research Skills- Entrepreneurial Management for Food Scientists- Worked many hours per week in the laboratories performing experiments to understand the breakdown of food components and microbiological analysis- Gained hands-on experience of food processing methods in the pilot plant, such as pasteurization, ultra-filtration and packaging Show less

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  University of Oxford

  2014 - 2014

  UNIQ Materials Science Summer School

  - Introduced to fluid dynamics with a lecture on hydrophobicity as a property of the lotus leaf- Explored how subtle changes in structures of materials can result in large differences in their chemical properties, for example, why diamond is transparent and graphite is opaque- Completed a group investigation into the power efficiency of dye sensitised solar cells

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  Cardinal Newman College Preston

  2013 - 2015

  A-Levels in Maths (A), Chemistry (A) and Physics (A)AS-Level in Further Maths (A)

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  Lancaster University

  2015 - 2018

  Bachelor's degree Chemistry First Class Honours

  Activities and Societies: Lancaster University Boat Club - Rowing Team - Awarded Academic Excellence Scholarship- Covered a broad range of organic, inorganic, analytical and physical chemistry modules- Worked many hours per week in the laboratories and wrote reports on a weekly basis- Helped to develop my analytical and problem-solving skills

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  University of Cambridge

  2014 - 2014

  STEM Summer School

  - First introduced to NMR spectroscopy and learned that carbons and hydrogens exist in different environments. By analysing the peaks in the spectrums, I can deduce the different types of carbon and hydrogen- Discovered that molecules can possess symmetry elements which can be useful in predicting their properties. Also introduced to chirality in molecules