And the winner is...
29 Oct 2010 by Evoluted New Media
An award set up to recognise excellence in technical work in support of chemical sciences has announced its shortlist of nominees.
An award set up to recognise excellence in technical work in support of chemical sciences has announced its shortlist of nominees.
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Phil Aston is up for the West Midlands Chemistry Technician of the Year award |
Those in the running for the West Midlands Chemistry Technician of the Year include mass spectrometry technician Philip Aston from the University of Warwick, who was nominated by chemistry research fellow Ana Mario Pizarro.
“Phil takes great pride in his work and goes above and beyond the call of duty dispensing valuable advice,” she said, “Mass spectrometry facilities in the Department of Chemistry are world class and Phil has had a positive impact upon the team and the department as a whole. He has enabled the service to run as a well-oiled machine, running samples, carrying out the training of students and instrument maintenance.”
Aston said: “It was a bit of a surprise at first. I’m really happy and proud that someone thought about putting my name forward for it. I never thought I would go through because I only started the job [last] October.”
Other nominees include: Andrew Anetts from King Edward VI School in Birmingham; Ange Rees from Nunnery Wood High School in Worcester; David Walter and Paul Tack from Aston University in Birmingham; Kim Cockerill from Avon Valley School, Rugby; Mike Reilly from Manor Park School in Nuneaton, Susan Izon from the Heart of England School from Balsall Common; and Walter Goodman from The Woodlands School, Coventry.
The award ceremony will take place as part of the British Festival of Science at Aston University.
