Dr Baljit Kaur Thatti (née Ghatora)

Contact

Email: b.thatti@kingston.ac.uk
Location: Penrhyn Road
Faculty: Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education
School: School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry
Department: Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

About

My research on ophthalmic materials and analytical techniques applied in the analysis of materials gained first prize in the Annual Materials, Minerals and Mining conference, and was also displayed at the Houses of Parliament. I have strong industrial links that help feed into research informed teaching and help collaborate with research grant applications. I am a futuristic diverse leader that has achieved certificate of the ILM "Different leaders Executive Development Programme" and has taken part in the StellarHE leadership programme.

I have established, led and maintained active research programmes in the interdisciplinary field of medical devices and the application of analytical science to Forensics/criminology. I am a Bond Solon trained expert witness.

Research grants include:

Royal Society of Chemistry researcher mobility and early career research grants to the value of £5000.00
£130,000 Innovate UK grant

I am equally passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists and have led on university wide initiatives for outreach programmes as well as being engaged in creating an inclusive environment in chemistry and related subjects. These initiatives have led to some of the following grants:

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion grant "Supporting inclusion and encouraging diversity in Chemistry - where do you see yourself?: £2500
Royal Society Partnership grant: £2000
RSC outreach grant for a "Chemistry & Art collaboration": £2500
I am a STEM NET ambassador

I have gained experience in applying and providing supporting documents for accreditation of degrees, as well as validation of internal and external programmes. I was responsible for setting up and managing the departments personal tutor system and was awarded the Student Led Personal Tutor of The Year award in 2016. I am an ambassador of equality and diversity and have nationally assessed Athena SWAN applications as well as National Panel Chair for Race Equality Charter.

Academic responsibilities

Head of Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Associate Professor in Analytical & Forensic Chemistry

Qualifications

PhD Analytical Chemistry & Materials Science
BSc Pharmaceutical Science
Senior Fellow of Advance HE
Bond Solon trained expert witness

Teaching and learning

Qualifications and expertise

Senior Fellow of Advance HE
Diploma of Education & Training (DET)
Award in Education & Training (AET)
Bond Solon Trained Expert Witness

Undergraduate courses taught

Postgraduate courses taught

Research

I have built a strong interest in analytical techniques used in materials and Forensic research. I have supervised both undergraduate and postgraduate students within this interdisciplinary research area, including applying analytical techniques to blood pattern analysis, plasticisers in polymers, aging and degradation studies, sterilisation studies and biomaterial applications. I was awarded a knowledge transfer partnership grant (£130,000) to collaborate with a world leading intraocular lens manufacturer to investigate the development of new ophthalmic materials. This area of research has gained interest with international university collaborations and subsequent grants are currently being prepared with Erasmus partners.

More recently I have been awarded an RSC award to supervise analytical based research with undergraduate students in collaboration with a contact lens manufacturer. Equally I have gained funding from the Royal Society Partnership grant to promote the application of "chemistry" in Forensic science.

Research student supervision

Main supervision

Mr Luke Taylor

Other supervision

Publications

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Number of items: 33.

Article

Banyard, Alana, , , , and (2022) Science & Justice, 62(3), pp. 327-335. ISSN (print) 1355-0306

, , Brodie, Tara, Reme拧kevi膷ius, Vytautas, , , , , Trotter, Gavin and (2022) Molecules, 27(15), p. 4771. ISSN (online) 1420-3049

, Remeskevcius, Vytautas, Saskoy, Lili, Brodie, Tara, Mahmud, Jeshan, , , , , O'Connell, Sein, Trotter, Gavin and (2021) Medicine Science and the Law, 61(2), pp. 86-96. ISSN (print) 0025-8024

Poulsen, Helen, McCarthy, Mary-Jane, Baker, Jessica, , , Brodie, Tara, , Trotter, Gavin and (2021) Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 45(1), pp. 44-52. ISSN (print) 0146-4760

Zanini, Stefano, Papagni, Antonio, Vaghi, Luca, , , , and Riccardi, Claudia (2020) Coatings, 10(2), p. 135. ISSN (online) 2079-6412

, , and (2017) Journal of Forensic Research and Analysis, 1(1),

and (2017) New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 12(1), ISSN (online) 2051-3615

, , , , Papagni, Antonio and Vaghi, Luca (2017) Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, 8, pp. 176-187. ISSN (print) 2158-7027

Goddard, Sharon.L., Brown, Richard.J.C. and (2016) Atmospheric Environment, 147, pp. 320-329. ISSN (print) 1352-2310

, , , Siaw, Evelyn, Gurnett, Kelly, and (2016) New Directions in the Teaching of Physics, 11(1), ISSN (online) 2051-3615

, , , and De Cock, Romain (2016) Cornea, 35(9), e28-e30. ISSN (print) 0277-3740

, , Kasar, Mohamad, Thapa, Sapana, and (2016) Pharmaceutics, 8(2), E14. ISSN (online) 1999-4923

, , and (2014) Open Journal of Organic Polymer Materials, 4(4), pp. 74-83. ISSN (print) 2164-5736

, , and (2014) Therapeutic Delivery, 5(10), pp. 1085-1100. ISSN (print) 2041-5990

, , , and (2013) Polymers and Polymer Composites, 21(1), pp. 1-8. ISSN (print) 0967-3911

, , and Sabbagh, Bassem (2011) Medical Plastics News, pp. 32-34.

, , and Sabagh, Bassem (2011) Separation Science, 3(6), pp. 2-7.

Conference or Workshop Item

, Fonseca, Tania and (2023) In: UK and Ireland HEIR Network 2023 Annual Conference : Addressing Equity in Higher Education through Institutional Research; 07-08 Sep 2023, Kingston upon Thames, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, and (2023) In: Festival of Learning 2023; 22 Jun 2023, Kingston upon Thames, U.K.. (Unpublished)

and (2019) In: Redefining Success: Royal Society of Chemistry Inclusion and Diversity Forum 2019; 05 Nov 2019, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, and (2018) In: Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference: Making Connections, Innovating and Sharing Pedagogy; 28-29 Jun 2018, Hull, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, and Ali, Salma (2018) In: Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference : Making Connections, Innovating and Sharing Pedagogy; 28-29 Jun 2018, Hull, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, and (2017) In: Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference: Making Connections, Innovating and Sharing Pedagogy 2017; 29-30 Jun 2017, Edinburgh, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, Ait Belkacem, Lydia, Gurnett, Kelly, , , , and (2016) In: Higher Education Institutional Research (HEIR) Network Conference 2016: Metrics that matter: future directions for qualitative and quantitative institutional research; 7-8 Sep 2016, Liverpool, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, Steeds, Emma, , , , and (2016) In: Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference 2016: Making Connections and Sharing Pedagogy; 30 Jun - 01 Jul 2016, Leicester, U.K..

, , and (2016) In: Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference: Making Connections and Sharing Pedagogy; 30 Jun - 01 Jul 2016, Leicester, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, , and (2014) In: World Forensic Festival 2014; 12 - 18 Oct 2014, Seoul, Korea.

[Speaker] (2012) In: Recent appointees in Materials Science; 05 - 07 Sep 2012, Glasgow, U.K..

, , and (2008) In: Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Annual Conference 2008; 13-15 May 2008, Grantham, U.K..

, , and (2007) In: 35th European Federation of the Contact Lens and IOL Industries Conference; 11-13 Oct 2007, Malaga, Spain. (Unpublished)

Monograph

(2010) (Documentation) Malvern, U.K. : Malvern Instruments Ltd. 4 p. (Viscotek application note, no. MRK143)

Thesis

(2010) (PhD thesis), 重口味SM, .

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Professional practice, knowledge exchange and impact

RSC Admissions committee member

This role involves considering and advising the Professional Standards Board on the admission of members to the Royal Society of Chemistry and on the professional designation of Chartered Chemist. This role has an impact on the wider chemistry community.

Bond Salon Trained Expert

I am trained to be able to provide scientific expertise in forensic case work.

STEM NET ambassador

Within this volunteering role I engage in designing and delivering activities to local primary, secondary and college students with the aims of raising aspirations, illuminating careers and supporting their curriculum learning.

Certified Mentor (Royal Society of Chemistry & recognised by UK National Mentoring Consortium)

As a certified mentor I have been matched up with individuals across the UK where I provide mentoring to help individuals pursue personal and professional development. mentee quotes "Baljit has had an impact of how I see myself as a merging professional within the institution", "Baljit provided me with a clear understanding of how to progress within the university and deeper understanding of my own career goals".

Kingston Educational Trust Trustee

OCN Access to HE Diploma Validation Panel Member
I'm A Scientist Get Me Out of Here Volunteer (2015)

I volunteered to be involved in the online "I'm a Scientist get me out of here" event that takes place annually, where schools and colleges submit questions to be answered by researchers/professionals within science. The impact report can be found here: https://about.imascientist.org.uk/2015/spectroscopy-zone-report/

Professional and scholarly affiliations

Fellow RSC
Member Chartered Society of Forensic Science
Member of Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Leadership and management

University Roles

As the University Co-Chair for the Race Equality Charter Mark (2020-present) I am working towards creating a more inclusive culture at Kingston Universityfor both staff and students.
Having completed the Stellar HE leadership programme, I have gone onto take part in several external events focussed on creating a diverse leadership pool such as "Different Women, Different Places"

Qualifications and expertise

ILM
Advance HE-Race Equality Charter Mark Panel Chair
Royal Society of Chemistry Nominations Committee member

University responsibilities

Race Equality Charter Co-chair
EDI committee member
Network of Equality Champions member
Internal Subject Reviews and Validation Panel member
FHEA, SFHEA applications reviewer

Public and CIVIC roles

RSC Downland section committee member (EDI Lead)
Certified Mentor (Royal Society of Chemistry & recognised by UK National Mentoring Consortium)
Kingston Educational Trust Trustee
Advance HE- Race Equality Charter Mark Panel Chair
RSC Admissions committee member

Gallery of work

Collection of Race Equality Charter Award 2019

A SAT member for the REC renewal 2019 Reflecting on Kingston's journey to this award, Dr. Baljit Thatti said: "Being an academic who is passionate about my diversity, I got involved in the Race Equality Charter Mark self-assessment team, because I wanted to explore and understand the cultural and institutional barriers that exist in higher education. In turn I wanted to use my positive energy to create dialogues which celebrate diversity and to identify initiatives that will enable progression of staff and students at 重口味SM. The Race Equality Charter Award is really important to us as a diverse university, because it gives recognition to all our colleagues who have worked hard to ensure that diversity is viewed as a strength and the work that goes into training our students to work in a diverse workforce."

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