The Team
 | Jonathan Lutwyche - Chief Executive As one of the founders of The REACH Centre, Jonathan is a well-known and respected business entrepreneur. Following on from a prestigious commercial career within the global chemicals sector, Jonathan led several industrial delegations to the EU Parliament to propose amendments to the REACH White Paper during the consultation phase. |
 | Simon Brearley - Director Simon has had a long career in technical and operational management in the man-made fibre and chemical industry. He returned to Lancaster University to complete a Masters degree in Environmental Science. He specialised in chemical regulatory management and in particular the impact on SMEs of the then forthcoming REACH Regulation. Since then he has continued to provide advice, support and training on REACH to UK and international businesses both on behalf of the University and The REACH Centre. He is now recognised as one of the country's leading experts on REACH. |
 | Dr. Matteo Dalla Valle - Head of Regulatory Services Matteo Dalla Valle holds a Ph D in Environmental Chemistry (Lancaster), a MSc in Environmental Science (Venice) and has previously worked for the University of Venice, the Venice Research Consortium, the CSIC Institute in Barcelona, the EuroMediterranean Centre for Climate Change and the Centre for Chemicals Management at Lancaster University. Since joining The REACH Centre Matteo has played a critical role in the development and delivery of TRC's regulatory services to industry. Matteo also acts as the business development manager for Asia and provides expert training on REACH and IUCLID. |
 | Dr. Sandra Meijer - Head of Supply Chain Services Sandra Meijer is an Environmental Chemist with 10 years research experience in eco-toxicology and the modeling of chemical fate and exposure in the environment. Sandra has a degree in chemistry from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. She completed a Masters degree at the Research Institute for Toxicology, the Netherlands, and a Ph D in Environmental Chemistry at Lancaster University, UK. Sandra has a truly international background, speaking four languages and having previously worked for Environment Canada, the Spanish Research Council and most recently the Centre for Chemicals Management at Lancaster University. Sandra has extensive expertise in the compilation, handling and interpretation of datasets relating to the fate, exposure and effects of chemicals in the environment. Sandra is currently managing TRC's SVHC and downstream users requirements, as well as delivering REACH services and technical consulting work. |
 | Dr. Kath Carr - Head of Analytical and Scientific Services Kath manages a range of activities for The REACH Centre, providing scientific support for the company's research projects and heading up TRC's analytical group. She holds a Ph D in chemistry from the University of Manchester and has 18 years' industrial research experience. During this time she worked for ICI, Zeneca, Avecia and Merck. Her areas of technical expertise include general organic chemistry, colour chemistry, effect chemicals for high security applications, and organic semiconductors for photovoltaic devices. Much of her work has been undertaken in interdisciplinary teams and has involved collaborations with partners from both industry and academia. More recently, she has created bespoke scientific reviews for clients across the chemical sector. In addition to her technical expertise, Kath has considerable experience managing scientific projects and is PRINCE2 qualified. |
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Siobhan Murphy - Scientific Consultant Siobhan graduated from Lancaster University in 2009 with a degree in Earth and Environmental Science from the Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC). She has recently completed an MSc in Contaminated Land and Remediation, also with LEC. Her background covers environmental science, geology, risk assessment, toxicology and environmental radioactivity. Siobhan joined The REACH Centre in September 2010. |
| Dr. Lisa Pizzol - Scientific and Technical Advisor, The REACH Centre Italia Lisa is a doctor in Environmental Science. Her research interests are in spatial risk assessment of contaminated sites both at site-specific and regional scale, and the implementation of the developed methodologies within GIS-based decision support system (SDSS). She has experiences in statistical and geostatistical analyses. She is a member of SETAC Europe and NICOLE. Lisa is based in our Venice offices. | |
 | Cherrie Whiteley – PhD Student Lancaster University Cherrie is currently undertaking a PhD in Environmental Science at Lancaster University investigating an ‘Effective Modelling Framework for Environmental and Risk Management of Nanotechnologies’. This is an EPSRC Industrial CASE Studentship, awarded to The REACH Centre in partnership with the Centre for Chemicals Management at Lancaster Environment Centre. Cherrie will be based between The REACH Centre and Lancaster University offices, under the supervision of Prof. Kevin C Jones and Dr. Andy Sweetman. Cherrie previously worked in the banking industry involved in eProcurement, compliance and regulation before completing a Masters degree in 2008 at Lancaster University, in Environmental Science. Following this she worked at The REACH Centre co-ordinating public funded and UK regional government projects and supporting the long-term service provision for chemical safety assessments and reports (CSA/CSR). |  | Dr. Alex Paul - Regulatory and Scientific Consultant Alex holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry and an MSc in Waste Science and Management, both from Lancaster University. His previous research revolved around persistent chemical pollutants, and focused on mathematically modelling their environmental fate and behaviour in order to estimate their sources, emission tonnages and environmental exposure. Alex joined The REACH Centre in April 2011 to provide regulatory and scientific support to a wide range of clients. |
 | Dr. Neil Hunt - Regulatory and Technical Consultant Dr Neil Hunt was a development chemist with over 10 years' experience in both the pharmaceutical and fine chemicals sector, working for SAFC Pharma and Millennium Pharmaceuticals. His area of expertise was the design and safe transfer of chemical processes to pilot-plant scale (>2000L) including process risk assessment and project management. He has a PhD in Chemistry from Bristol University in the area of ligand design and a degree in Chemistry with Industrial Experience, also from Bristol University. Recently he returned to Lancaster University to study for a MA in Environmental Management and Consultancy and wrote his dissertation on the Authorisation Procedure within REACH. Neil joined The REACH Centre in September 2011 to provide technical and consultancy support to a range of clients, specialising in support for construction of exposure scenarios and authorisation applications. |
 | Jonathan Cottrill - Chemical Data Co-ordinator Jonathan recently graduated from Lancaster University, having completed a four year undergraduate Masters degree in Environmental Chemistry. His final year focused primarily on areas of chemical risk assessment, environmental sampling & analysis, and toxicological mechanisms & measurements. His Masters dissertation project, titled 'Developing an analytical method for the determination of cytotoxic drugs in water', was the culmination of four years of extensive chemistry- and environmental science-based laboratory work. Jonathan currently co-ordinates and manages our global chemical and regulatory inventories, including the development and keeping up-to-date of The REACH Centre's chemtrac database for substances of very high concern. |
 | Adam Rowntree - Systems Co-ordinator Adam has a background in IT support and web design and development. He graduated from Lancaster University in 2005 with a degree in Computer Science, and most recently worked for Lancaster University, project managing the delivery and integration of IT systems to commercial businesses in the UK. |
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Marianne Simpson - Office Manager Marianne is the Office Manager responsible for the administrative management of The REACH Centre, including training, accounts, seminars and events. She holds a Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Management and Administrative Management and is currently studying for a PGCE with UCLAN. Marianne served in the Adjutant General's Corps of the British Army, leaving in 2006 after a full 22 year career, as a Warrant Officer Class 1. She has travelled extensively with the military and has worked in a plethora of countries and roles. Marianne joined The REACH Centre in May 2010. |
| Dr. Andy Sweetman - Manager of CCM/TRC partnership Andy is the Director of Lancaster University's Centre for Chemicals Management and as a research fellow is focused on developing models to aid our understanding of the fate and behaviour of chemicals in complex environments. Andy’s primary responsibility will be to provide a link between The REACH Centre and the Centre for Chemicals Management. He will also be involved in the delivery of REACH services and a number of direct consultancy activities. | |
| Prof. Frank Martin Prof. Frank Martin currently holds a chair in the Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University. Frank has a BSc in Industrial Microbiology/Chemistry/Pharmacology from the University of Dublin (1987), an MSc in Experimental Pathology/Biochemical Toxicology from the University of London (1989) and a PhD in Biochemical Pharmacology from University College London (1994). Prof. Martins' esteem indicators include: recipient of the UK Environmental Mutagenicity Society Young Scientist Award (2000); appointed (2005) to committee of UK Molecular Epidemiology Group (MEG); Chairman of UK MEG (from February 2006); Co-recipient of the Brian Booth Oncology Research Prize awarded by Rosemere Cancer Foundation (October 2005); Visiting Professor in Medical Genetics at Ningxia Medical College, P.R. China (2006); Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Toxicology (from January 2006). | |
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