Jennifer Newton
As the daughter of a chemistry teacher, chemistry has always been in my blood. Teaching science for 5 weeks in Ghana when I was 16 confirmed my suspicions that I didn’t also want to be a teacher.
I studied natural sciences at the University Bath, doing a little bit of everything, mainly chemistry and pharmacology but no physics. My degree included a year-long industrial placement at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, part of the Ministry of Defence – although if I told you what I did there, I’d have to kill you.
I joined the Royal Society of Chemistry in September 2008, collecting over 4 years of experience in journals publishing, before moving to Chemistry World in April of 2013. Cooking and gardening dominate when I'm not at work.
ResearchThis computational chemist is experimentalists’ secret weapon in the hunt for new materials
Kim Jelfs discusses how software development feeds – and needs – collaboration
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Diversifying in two dimensions
Artisanal assemblies are opening up pathways to exciting and exotic phenomena
- Opinion
Hooray for milk
We’re still uncovering the secrets of breast milk, but what we know so far is fascinating
- Opinion
Appreciating sterics
How can chemists quantify steric effects when they struggle to define them?
- Opinion
Chemical upcycling
Economics is central to invigorating the transition to a circular economy for plastic
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Fun with f-elements
Working with lanthanides and actinides may be challenging, but David Mills says the field is ripe for discovery
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Uncovering new transformations by using electricity as a reagent
Song Lin explains the power of electrochemistry and how he fosters an inclusive environment for his research group
- Review
Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning through Making
A hands-on approach to materials science
- Opinion
Embracing the exposome
Analytical research strategies are evolving to keep up with the chemical complexities of our world
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Adding constraints to understand life’s chemical origins
Matt Powner wants to know if there are chemical rules that govern why certain synthetic strategies are embedded in biology
- Opinion
Simulate and collaborate to address water pollution
Few problems get solved by a single discipline
- Research
Nitrogen radical chemistry sees the light
Daniele Leonori explains how his group is taking inspiration from 30-year-old chemistry to devise shorter syntheses for bioactive compounds
- Podcast
Book club – Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks
We celebrate 20 years of a popular chemistry classic – written by neurologist
- Opinion
Climate action plans will point to methane metrics in 2021
It’s good to see policymakers and companies making methane emissions data a priority
