Dr. Simon Coles

Biography

Simon obtained his BSc and PhD in structural systematics and molecular modelling from the University of Wales, Cardiff in 1992 and 1997, respectively. He held a Postdoctoral appointment at the Royal Institution, based at the CCLRC Daresbury Laboratory, where he helped build the highly successful, world's first synchrotron Small Molecule Single Crystal beamline, 9.8. In 1998, Simon moved to Southampton to establish a new laboratory and manage the National Crystallography Service. He transferred to the Department of Chemistry in July 2009 and took the role of Director of the National Crystallography Service. He became the Director of the UK Physical Sciences Data-science Service in 2019 and led the Physical Sciences Data Infrastructure initiative in 2021. Simon is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has been involved in developing MSc programmes in Chemistry. He is engaged in teaching across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate levels and has served as the national level Education Outreach Coordinator for the British Crystallographic Association.

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