Zoe Smallwood

zoe smallwood

Dr Zoe Smallwood 

Deputy Director of Teaching Laboratories

 

Teaching

Dr Zoe Smallwood teaches in the Chemistry Teaching Laboratories (CTL), with a particular focus on Inorganic Chemistry. She is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the 2nd and 3rd year practical laboratories, and is also responsible for the coordination and training for Junior Demonstrators teach and mark within the CTL.  

Biography

Dr Smallwood obtained a PhD in synthetic inorganic chemistry from the University of Sheffield. Her PhD research was in the field of main-group coordination chemistry, with a particular focus on pseudohalide ligands in group 14 coordination complexes. She moved to Oxford in 2019 and is now Deputy Director of the Teaching Laboratories. She gained Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy accreditation in 2017. Her research interests include the applications of coordination complexes with unique reactivity, and main-group coordination chemistry. Her educational interests include the development of new practicals in synthetic inorganic chemistry, the introduction and application of research-informed teaching, and training of individuals to teach in these areas. 

Publications