Gareth Parkes

Reader, Department of Chemical Sciences
School of Applied Sciences
Member, Centre for Functional Materials
Associate Member, Centre for Engineering Materials

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1416-9547

Accepting PhD Students

765 Citations
16 h-Index

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Google Scholar h-Index

19 Last checked 23 June 2020

Biography

I graduated from the University of East Anglia with a BSc(Hons) in Chemistry. After studying analytical chemistry at the University of Liverpool and computer interfacing at Middlesex Polytechnic I went on to work in The Catalysis Research Unit under Prof. Phil Barnes at Leeds Metropolitan University, obtaining my PhD there in the area of novel thermal analysis techniques. After spending a year at the University of Central Lancashire, I moved to the University of Huddersfield and became a lecturer, then Senior Lecturer in Analytical Science. In 2012 I became Reader in Analytical Science. I am Course Leader for the MSc Analytical Science and the MSc Forensic Science courses.

I have taught a range of topics including physical and analytical chemistry but, since 2002, I have been mainly involved on our Forensic & Analytical Science degree being responsible for the 1st and 2nd year Practical Forensic Science modules and also contributing to the Crime Scene Investigation module.

In 2018 the Thermal Methods Research Unit was formed by Dr Gareth Parkes, Dr Lindsay Harding, Prof Eneritus Edward Charsley, Dr Lisa Gillie and Dr Gage Ashton. The unit focuses on thermal analysis, thermal analysis linked to mass spectrometry and thermal processing.

Research Expertise and Interests

My main research interests lie in thermal analysis / thermal processing and include:

Novel thermal analysis techniques based on induction and microwave heating
Linking thernal analysis techniques, such as hostage microscopy, to ambient ionisation mass spectrometry
Sample controlled thermal analysis (SCTA)
Thermal analsysis / thermal processing of materials ranging from mixed metal oxides to pharmaceuticals

I also have forensic research interests in

Monitoring of VOCs of forensic importance using headspace and thermal desorption GC-MS (with Dr Natasha Reed)
Analysis of the damage to textiles caused by bladed weapons (with Dr Esta Bostock)

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Research Output

765 Citations
16 h-Index
65 Article
3 Conference article
1 Chapter
1 Special issue

Adsorption of Procion Red MX-5B dye from aqueous solution using homemade peach and commercial activated carbons

Ribas, M. C., De Franco, M. A. E., Adebayo, M. A., Lima, E. C., Parkes, G. M. B. & Feris, L. A., 3 Jun 2020, In : Applied Water Science. 10, 6, 13 p., 154.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access