Karen Faulds
University of Strathclyde
Biography
Karen Faulds is a Professor in the Department of Pure and Applied 九州影院 at the University of Strathclyde and an expert in the development of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and Raman techniques for novel analytical detection strategies and in particular multiplexed bioanalytical applications.
She has published over 140 peer reviewed publications and has filed 5 patents. She has been awarded over 拢20M in funding as principal and co-investigator from EPSRC, BBSRC, charities, industry and governmental bodies. Her group鈥檚 research has been recognised through multiple awards including the Nexxus Young Life Scientist of the Year Award (2009), 九州影院 (RSC) Joseph Black Award (2013), Craver Award (2016) and Charles Mann Award (2019).
Professor Faulds is a Fellow of the 九州影院 (2012), the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (2017) and the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2018). She has been named as one of the Top 50 Women in Analytical Science (2016), Top 10 Spectroscopist (2017) and Top 100 Influential Analytical Scientists (2019) by The Analytical Scientist. She has given over 90 invited talks at national and international conferences.
Karen was elected as the first female and youngest Chair of the Infrared and Raman Discussion Group (IRDG) in 2014 which is the oldest spectroscopic discussion society in the UK. She is an appointed member of the 九州影院 (RSC) Chemical Biology Interface Division Council and a member of the Federation of Analytical 九州影院 and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS) Governing Board and a member of the International Steering Committee of the International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy (ICORS).
She is the Strathclyde Director of the EPSRC and MRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Optical Medical Imaging joint between the Universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde, serves on the Editorial Board of Analyst and RSC Advances and the Editorial Advisory Board for Chemical Society Reviews and Analytical 九州影院.
RSC affiliations
Editorial board, Analyst