Julie Jalila Kalmoni

julie kalmoni

Dr Julie Jalila Kalmoni

Departmental Lecturer in Practical Chemistry

 

 

Teaching

Julie is currently a Departmental Lecturer in Practical Chemistry for the 2nd & 3rd year lab courses. 

Biography

Julie completed her Chemistry MSci degree and PhD at University College London (UCL). Julie was part of the first cohort to pursue the Air Pollution Project where she and her colleagues worked with primary school children to measure the levels of NOx around London using diffusion tubes fabricated in the teaching labs. As a result, they were all awarded with the "Provost Teaching Award" for outstanding contribution to student education. By the end of Julie's MSci degree, she was awarded the Gillespie Prize which is awarded to the best UCL graduate progressing to a doctoral research degree in Inorganic Chemistry.

Her PhD research focused on the fabrication of fluorine-free superhydrophobic (highly water repellent) materials and the modification of these materials with metal oxides by vapour phase deposition techniques to introduce additional functionality. Julie was awarded the "Best Poster Award" at the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Surface Coatings Conference in 2023 for having the best presentation and design.

During her PhD, Julie worked as a postgraduate teaching assistant within Chemistry and Engineering but found herself spending most of her time in the research and undergraduate labs. Julie supported the Lab_14 project which gave students a lab experience from home and was awarded the Horizon Prize by the RSC. In 2023 she was awarded Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in recognition of her effective practice in supporting and teaching within higher education.

In 2024, Julie was selected to attend the "Broadening Horizons in the Chemical Sciences" scheme run by the RSC. It is a competitive pilot scheme encouraging those from minority groups to pursue careers within the chemical sciences.

In her spare time, Julie enjoys walking, travelling and chocolate making!
 

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