Professor Baljit Kaur Thatti (née Ghatora)
- Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry
- Penrhyn Road
- Health, Education and Society
Head of Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor in Analytical & Forensic Chemistry
About
My scientific research on ophthalmic materials and analytical techniques applied in the analysis of materials gained first prize in the Annual Materials, Minerals and Mining conference, and was also displayed at the Houses of Parliament.
I have strong industrial links that help feed into research-informed teaching and help collaborate with research grant applications. I have established, led and maintained active research programmes in the interdisciplinary field of medical devices and the application of analytical science to Forensics/criminology. I am a Bond Solon trained expert witness.
Research grants include:
- Royal Society of Chemistry researcher mobility and early career research grants to the value of £5,000
- £130,000 Innovate UK grant
I am a futuristic diverse leader that has achieved certificate of the ILM "Different leaders Executive Development Programme" and has taken part in the StellarHE leadership programme. My leadership has been demonstrated through my various governance roles as Royal Society of Chemistry Admissions Committee Chair, Inclusion and Diversity Committee member and Professional standards board committee member.
I strive to inspire the next generation of scientists and have led on university-wide initiatives for outreach programmes as well as contributing to creating inclusive environments in chemistry and related subjects.
My These initiatives have led to some of the following grants:
- RSC missing elements grant (£97,000)
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion grant "Supporting inclusion and encouraging diversity in Chemistry - where do you see yourself?: £2,500
- Royal Society Partnership grant: £2,000
- RSC outreach grant for a "Chemistry Art collaboration": £2,500
I have gained experience in applying and providing supporting documents for accreditation of degrees, as well as validation of internal and external programmes. I chair national Race Equality Charter panels, and am an assessor of Athena SWAN applications as well as a newly appointed Advance HE Inclusive Institutes Framework reviewer.
Qualifications
- PhD Analytical Chemistry & Materials Science
- BSc Pharmaceutical Science
- Senior Fellow of Advance HE
- Bond Solon trained expert witness
Domains
Gallery of work
Collection of Race Equality Charter Award 2019
Videos of my work
