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Lecturer in School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Dr. Gavin Sewell completed his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Tia Keyes in 2014. The title of his thesis was “Zeolite Scaffolded Donor-Acceptor Systems for Nanoelectronics”. In addition to his academic experience, Gavin has worked in pharmaceutical, forensic and environmental testing roles. 

Gavin’s research interests include host-guest interactions within microporous and nanoporous materials; zeolite-based sensing devices and development of novel solid state luminescent materials. 

Gavin is also interested in examining innovative pedagogical methods as they relate to first year teaching and learning.