Staff Awarded for Long Service to Chemistry

The School of Chemistry was delighted with the awards being presented to two members of its technical staff for long service. 

Mr Dane Toplis, received an award for forty years’ service and Mr David Litchfield for 20 years’ service.  Dane who is currently the School’s Organic Research Technician, started working the School in the early 70’s as an trainee technician and over the years has worked with many eminent Chemists such Prof. G Pattenden and Prof. J Anderson.  David, who works in the School’s electronics workshop,  joined the School in 1987 as a trainee technician and has been fundamental in designing and creating a range of devices to support the School’s wide range of world leading research.