Elizabeth Moran (scientist)
| Elizabeth Moran FRSC | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | [Irish] |
| Fields | |
| Alma mater | Liverpool John Moores University |
Elizabeth Moran, known as Liz, is a leading scientist. Her field is chemistry, and her specialism is food analyis. She is a public analyst, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. She is Deputy Head of Scientific Services at Public Analyst Scientific Services Limited, which is part of the multinational Eurofins.[1] In 2012, she was appointed President of the Association of Public Analysts.[1] In 2014, she was chosen as one of the 100 leading scientists by the Science Council and is Chair of the UK Food Surveillance System Analytical Laboratories Users Forum.[2] She was also chosen by the Royal Society of Chemistry as one of their 175 Faces of Chemistry.[3]
Early Life and Education
Moran was born in Dublin and educated at Villiers, before relocating to England as a teenager where she attended Newlands school. She was inspired by an A-level supply teacher who devoted a term to food chemistry to study chemistry at third level.[3] Between leaving school and university she worked as a Colour Technician for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Paints, Slough where she had a one-year placement troubleshooting UV-visible equipment designed to measure the colour of paint while wet for colour matching.
Between 1992 and 1999, she attended Liverpool John Moores University where she obtained a Higher National Certificate in Chemistry, a Bachelor of Science in Applied Chemistry, and a Master of Science in Instrumental Chemical Analysis.[1] During this time, she also worked for Liverpool City Council, initially as a Laboratory Technician and later as a Senior Chemist at Liverpool City Analyst Laboratory where she tested food for composition and contaminants, consumer products, environmental analysis and forensic toxicology; it was in this latter role that she became interested in the role of public analyst, working on such diverse things as testing dyes, water, cement and even post-mortem samples.[3]
In 2006, she was awarded a Mastership in Chemical Analysis (MChemA) by the Royal Society of Chemistry, a qualification required by the Food Safety Act 1990 to be appointed as a public analyst.[3]
Career
After completing her Masters in October 1999, Moran stayed with Liverpool City Council for three and a half years working as a Senior Chemist. In April 2003, she moved to Eurofins where she served as Analytical Services Manager for over four years. Subsequent to this, she moved to Worcestershire County Council working as a Public Analyst & Scientific Adviser and Head of Worcestershire Scientific Services laboratory for four years. In October 2011, she moved to her current role as Deputy Head of Scientific Services for Public Analyst Scientific Services Limited where she acts as public and agricultural analyst for local authorities in England and Wales and has a central business role as coordinator of services offered to local authorities, business development and marketing.
In 2013, in the wake of the horsemeat scandal Moran addressed the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee (P&SC) on how much food testing was required.[4] In 2013 and 2014, Moran gave evidence to the British parliament on food contamination.[5]
In 2014, she was chosen as one of the 100 leading UK practising scientists by the Science Council, being recognised for her long-standing commitment and leadership to public health in food, water, environment and consumer products.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "LinkedIn Profile: Elizabeth Moran". Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- 1 2 "2014 list of leading scientists". Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Liz Moran MChemA CChem FRSC". Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ "How Much Testing Do We Need" (PDF). Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ Food contamination: fifth report of session 2013-14, Vol. 1: Report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence. ISBN 0215060814. Retrieved 13 October 2015.