Who is Alex?

Alex is a young award-winning research chemist and inventor at the University of Warwick, with a passion for engaging the public in all things Chemistry and Science. He is not only a scientist with a growing international reputation but also an experienced public engager on the national stage. His work with the BBC and other media outlets has reached tens of millions of people globally.

Alex is a regular speaker and chair for Education in Action - speaking alongside Jamie Gallagher, Anna Ploszajski and Andrea Sella in Manchester, London and the Midlands to thousands of students. At these events he has discussed lateral flow devices, the chemical differences between medicines and drugs, and how to freeze humans.

Alex has also spoken at the Royal Institution in 2024, on the Chemistry of Star Wars. He has worked with Pint of Science, notably as an invited speaker at the national Cuppa Science event in 2020 - speaking alongside Marty Jopson. In 2021, as part of Coventry City of Culture, Alex chaired an expert panel session discussing the influence chemicals such as caffeine and cannabis have on society (“Chemicals, Cocktails and Creativity”). He is also one of the youngest scientists to present the Warwick Christmas lectures (2019) and year headlined the event in 2022.

Beyond speaking he has a wealth of experience working with young people and museums, interviewing scientists and creating media content to engage the public. Through his award-winning research, he has invented new lateral flow devices for COVID-19, developed cryoprotectants and has been interviewed by the BBC and Associate Press amongst other media outlets. Recent radio work with the BBC reached approximately 2 million people.

His particular areas of interest fall around his research designing medical diagnostics for the developing world. He has recently turned his attention to studying neglected tropical diseases such as snake bites. He believes passionately that everyone should have access to high quality science, so has founded conferences and events targeted at students from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds.

Alex is determined to make Chemistry an engaging and modern topic of discussion in every coffee shop and classroom in the UK and beyond.