Committee

The executive committee of the Formulation Science and Technology Group (RSC-FST) is made of elected representatives of the membership. The offices of the committee are the Chair (de facto trustee of the subject group), the Secretary and the Treasurer. The primary responsibility of the committee is to oversee the smooth running of the activities of the Formulation Science and Technology Group, in particular its many conferences.

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Here you will find details of upcoming meetings and records of our previous events. Keep in touch: Join the RSC-FST Mailing List

RSC-FST committee members:

Chair: Helen Ryder. Henry Royce Institute.
Secretary: Philip Gill. Roxel UK.
Treasurer: Vivian Christogianni. Arda Biomaterials Ltd.
Emanuel Ajayi. Aramco
Nikolaos Daskalakis
Sam Peel, IFF
Bernadeta Pochopien, BP
Shashi Ravi Suman Rudrangi Kent-Athlone Pharma Group,
Denise Li. Edinburgh Complex Fluids Partnership (ECFP).
Bin Yang. AstraZeneca
Maria Inam. CPI
Bindhu Gururajan. Novartis Pharma, Basel, Switzerland.

See detailed profiles >

Co-opted/ Non-voting members

Ian Howell, Unilever
Jon Jones, BMS
Kevan Hatchman, Synthomer
Cuross Bakhtair, Harley Street Cosmetics Ltd
Matthew Giles, Innospec

Past FSTG Chair

2012-2019. Prof Simon Gibbon

2003-2011. Dr Simon Higgins

2001-2003. Dr David Hodge

1996-2001. Prof Gordon J.T. Tiddy

Gordon had an illustrious industrial and academic career as a world leading expert in the fields of surfactant, colloid, and formulation sciences as well as being recognised for his expertise in NMR. He was well-respected and responsible for the formation of the RSC’s Formulation Science and Technology Group. With a firm foundation set the FSTG has remained an active and dedicated interest group supporting the formulation community. Gordon earned recognition for his research accomplishments; the Rhodia prize by the European Colloid and Interface Society in 2007 and the inaugural Formula Pierre Fillet Award in 2013.

The committee welcomes nominations for members at any time. Please contact the Secretary to supply nominations and details.

RSC Formulation Science and Technology Group won the 2021 Inspirational Committee Award for the successful transition of their conference programme to run online during the Covid-19 pandemic!
We couldn’t be prouder :)