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Green Chemistry, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Flow Reactors, Clean Synthesis, Bio-based Chemicals, Bio-derived Chemicals, Sustainable Chemicals, Polymer Synthesis

Biography

Dr Thomas J. Farmer is Lead Material Scientist - Polymer Chemistry within Unilever's Home Care R&D section. His experience and expertise is focused on sourcing and developing sustainable polymer ingredients in Unilever's home care formulations.

Activities

Employment (5)

Unilever: Port Sunlight, GB

2023-06-26 to present | HC Lead Material Scientist - Polymer Chemistry (Home Care R&D)
Employment
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Thomas Farmer

University of York: York, York, GB

2016-10-01 to 2023-05-31 | Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Chemistry)
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Thomas Farmer

University of York: York, York, GB

2011-01-01 to 2016-09-31 | Post-Doctoral Researcher (Chemistry)
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Thomas Farmer

University of Leeds: Leeds, Leeds, GB

2009-10-01 to 2010-12-31 | Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (School of Chemistry)
Employment
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Thomas Farmer

Unilever R&D Port Sunlight: Port Sunlight, GB

2008-11-01 to 2009-10-01 | Polymer Scientist (Home and Personal Care)
Employment
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Thomas Farmer

Education and qualifications (2)

University of York: York, York, GB

2005-10-01 to 2009-08-01 | PhD (Chemistry)
Education
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Thomas Farmer

University of York: York, York, GB

2001-10 to 2005-06 | MChem Hons 1st Class (Chemistry)
Education
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Thomas Farmer

Professional activities (3)

Society of Chemical Industry: London, GB

2019-06 to present | Full Member
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Thomas Farmer

Royal Society of Chemistry: London, London, GB

2019 to present
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Thomas Farmer

Society of Chemical Industry: London, GB

2020-01 to 2023-05-31 | Committee Member (Science and Enterprise Group (SEG))
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Thomas Farmer

Funding (2)

Enzymic polymerisation, characterisation and market evaluation of a set of novel bioplastic co-polymers derived from renewable resources

Sustainable polymers

2014-03-01 to 2019-02-28 | Grant
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: EP/L017393/1
GRANT_NUMBER: EP/L017393/1
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Thomas Farmer via DimensionsWizard

Peer review (21 reviews for 10 publications/grants)

Review activity for ACS applied polymer materials. (2)
Review activity for ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering. (10)
Review activity for Biomacromolecules. (1)
Review activity for Chemical reviews. (2)
Review activity for ChemSusChem (1)
Review activity for Industrial & engineering chemistry research. (1)
Review activity for Journal of polymer science (1)
Review activity for Macromolecular rapid communications. (1)
Review activity for Macromolecules. (1)
Review activity for Organometallics. (1)