Dr Olivier Cayre

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Academic Positions

• Associate Professor in Colloid and Polymer Engineering, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds (2017-present).
• Lecturer, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, UK (2012-2017).

Post-doctoral Positions

• University Research Fellow, School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Leeds, UK (2007-2012).
• Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC, US (2006-2007).
• Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Funded by Unilever Ltd.), Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, UK (2005).

Education

• PhD, Colloid Chemistry, University of Hull, UK (2001-2005).
• MSc (Hons), Macromolecular and Physical Chemistry, University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France (2000-2001).

Responsibilities

• Co-leader of Colloid and Polymer Engineering Research Group

Research interests

• Design and synthesis of functional colloidal and polymeric systems
• Heterogeneous polymerisation
• Emulsions and foams
• Adsorption at surfaces and interfaces
• Controlled and self-assembly of colloidal systems
• Colloid particle manipulation using external forces (e.g. magnetic and electric fields)
• Microencapsulation systems
• Complex formulated products

Professional memberships

• Member of the Colloid & Surface Science Committee of the Royal Society of Chemistry
• Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
• Member of the Society for Chemistry in Industry

Research groups and institutes

• Complex Systems and Processes
• Institute of Process Research and Development
• Functional Materials
• Industrial Biotechnology and Bio-waste