Highly-prized scientist
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:32:00 GMT
A UNIVERSITY of Huddersfield lecturer’s mission to convey the excitement and importance of scientific research to the widest possible audience has been rewarded with a hat trick of prizes.
Earlier in the year, Dr Laura Waters (pictured), who teaches and researches pharmaceutical science, received a Charles Darwin Award from the British Science Association. This led to a showcase lecture at the prestigious British Science Festival, held in Bradford in September.
And it was at the BSF that Dr Waters also received the Intelligent Formulation Award for a separate project for her work on Formulation, Education and Skills. This was bestowed by the not-for-profit company Intelligent Formulation, which aims to encourage innovation in this field of science.
The award was a result of Dr Waters’ work in creating wider awareness of formulation, via TV broadcasts and public lectures.
Also, after she lectured at the National Pharmaceutical Science Conference, held in Nottingham, she was granted the Geoffrey Phillips Analytical Science Award.
Named after an eminent scientist, the aim of this award is to encourage the advancement of pharmaceutical analysis and to recognise contributions made by scientists engaged in current research. Dr Waters lectured at the conference on her research into drug exipient interactions - how laboratory analysis can be used to predict the behaviour of drugs.
Her performance earned her the Geoffrey Phillips Award and the prize is that she will be funded to attend a conference of her choice over the next year.
Her lecture at the British Science Festival was on the subject of drug testing on animals, and whether it is still necessary. She describes the lecture and the audience reaction at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyoARw7xfFs.
Dr Waters was heavily involved in the recent EU-funded Researchers’ Night, which attracted more than 2,000 members of the public to the University of Huddersfield for a wide range of scientific displays, lectures and activities.
