Nell Townsend

Nell Townsend has a diverse work experience spanning across multiple companies and roles. Starting in 2008, they gained experience as a Chemistry Summer Intern at BP. This was followed by roles at the University of Bristol, where they worked as a Postgraduate Chemist from 2009 to 2013 and later as a Support X-ray Crystallographer from January to March 2014. Nell then joined the Health and Safety Executive as a Higher Scientific Officer specializing in Chemistry and Residues from June 2014 to March 2017. Since March 2017, they have been working at Exponent, initially as a Senior Scientist until April 2019, then as a Managing Scientist specializing in Residues and Consumer Exposure until March 2023, and currently as a Senior Managing Scientist in the same field.

Nell Townsend completed their education in a chronological order. Nell first attended Steyning Grammar School, where the specific degree and field of study are unknown. After graduating from high school in an unspecified year, they pursued a Bachelor's degree at the University of Oxford. Nell graduated with a First Class Honours in Chemistry in 2009. Following that, they advanced their academic career by attending the Chemical Synthesis Doctoral Training Centre, where they acquired a PhD in Main Group Chemistry from 2009 to 2013.