Project Partners

Milan Antonijević

Principal Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Analysis, programme leader for BSc Chemistry and MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Currently writing MChem programme which will undergo accreditation process.

Milan is currently examining new e-learning strategies to teach chemistry related subjects such as the use of virtual chemical investigations and laboratory classes. He is external examiner for MSc degree and promoter of new teaching methods in Higher Education as a Fellow of the HE Academy.

http://www.gre.ac.uk/engsci/study/pharchemenv/staff/milan-antonijevic

1. Kianfar, F., Antonijevic, M., Chowdhry, B., Boateng, J. (2012) “Lyophilized wafers comprising carrageenan and pluronic acid for buccal drug delivery using model soluble and insoluble drugs”, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 103C:99-106 (doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.10.006)

2. Christine B. Baltus, Neil J. Press, Milan D. Antonijevic, Graham J. Tizzard, Simon J. Coles, John Spencer (2012) “Synthesis of a biphenyl library for studies of hydrogen bonding in the solid state”, Tetrahedron, 68, 9272-9277, (doi:10.1016/j.tet.2012.08.062)

3. Milan D. Antonijevic. (2012) “Applications of Thermally Stimulated Current spectroscopy in Pharmaceutical Research”. European Pharmaceutical Review, 3, pp. 43-46

4. Kianfar, F., Chowdhry, B.Z., Antonijevic, M.D., Boateng, J.S. (2012) “Novel films for drug delivery via the buccal mucosa using model soluble and insoluble drugs”. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, 38(10), 1207-20, (doi:10.3109/03639045.2011.644294)

5. Kianfar, F., Chowdhry, B., Antonijevic, M., Boateng, J. (2011) “Formulation development of a carrageenan based delivery system for buccal drug delivery using ibuprofen as a model drug”. Journal of Biomaterials and Nano Biotechnology, 2, 582-595, (doi:10.4236/jbnb.2011.225070)

6. Fatouros, Dimitrios G., Power, Kieron, Kadir, Omar, Dekany, Imre, Yannopoulos, Spyros N., Bouropoulos, Nikolaos, Bakandritsos, Aristides, Antonijevic, Milan D., Zouganelis, George D. And Roldo, Marta (2011) “Stabilisation of SWNTs by alkyl-sulfate chitosan derivatives of different molecular weight: towards the preparation of hybrids with anticoagulant properties”, Nanoscale, 3, 1218-1224, (doi: 10.1039/c0nr00952k)

7. Forster, Richard E. J., Small, Sharon A., Tang, Yiqing, Heaysman, Clare L., Lloyd, Andrew W., Macfarlane, Wendy, Phillips, Gary J. and Antonijevic, Milan D. (2010) “Comparison of DC Bead-irinotecan and DC Bead-topotecan drug eluting beads for use in locoregional drug delivery to treat pancreatic cancer”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 21 (9). pp. 2683-2690, (doi: 10.1007/s10856-010-4107-4)

Andrew Mendham

Dr Andrew Mendham joined the School of Science, University of Greenwich in March 1993, primarily working in the microbiology laboratory.

During this period the department permitted part-time study which eventually led to the successful completion of a BSc Hons Chemistry in 1998. Shortly after graduation, Dr Mendham was promoted to a senior technical position, in the University of Greenwich, with responsibility for managing the institution's modern NMR laboratory. Subsequently, after an additional period of part-time study, the University of Greenwich awarded Andy a PhD (2006) for his research entitled 'Vibrational spectroscopic studies of the structure and conformation of cyclic dipeptides'. In 2009, he was appointed as a Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Analysis, and is currently the Programme Leader for the HNC, BSc and MChem Chemistry programmes.

http://www.gre.ac.uk/engsci/study/pharchemenv/staff/andy-mendham

1. Edwards, Mark, Rourk, Paul M., Riby, Philip G. and Mendham, Andrew P. (2014) Not quite the last word on the Perkin reaction. Tetrahedron. Elsevier Ltd.. pp. 7245-7252. ISSN 0040-4020 ISSN 0040-4020

2. Maniruzzaman, Mohammed, Morgan, David J., Mendham, Andrew P., Pang, Jiayun, Snowden, Martin J. and Douroumis, Dennis (2012) Drug–polymer intermolecular interactions in hot-melt extruded solid dispersions. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. Elsevier B.V.. pp. 199-208. ISSN 0378-5173 ISSN 0378-5173

3. Mendham, Andrew P., Spencer, John, Chowdhry, Babur Z., Dines, Trevor J., Mujahid, Muhammad, Palmer, Rex A., Tizzard, Graham J. and Coles, Simon J. (2011) X-ray crystallographic structure and absolute configuration of the cyclic Di-amino acid peptide: Cyclo(L-HomoCySH-L-HomoCySH). Journal of Chemical Crystallography. Springer. pp. 1328-1334. ISSN 1074-1542 ISSN 1074-1542

4. Mendham, Andrew P., Spencer, John, Chowdhry, Babur Z., Dines, Trevor J., Mujahid, Muhammad, Palmer, Rex A., Tizzard, Graham J. and Coles, Simon J. (2011) X-ray crystallographic structure of the cyclic di-amino acid peptide: N,N′-Diacetyl-cyclo(Gly-Gly). Journal of Chemical Crystallography. Springer Netherlands. pp. 1323-1327. ISSN 1074-1542 ISSN 1074-1542

5. Palmer, Rex A., Potter, Brian S., Mendham, Andrew P., Dines, Trevor J. and Chowdhry, Babur Z. (2010) Refined crystal structure and absolute configuration of the di-amino acid peptide cyclo(L-aspartyl-L-aspartyl): comparison with the DFT calculated structure. Journal of Chemical Crystallography. Springer US. pp. 608-615. ISSN 1074-1542 ISSN 1074-1542

6. Spencer, John, Chowdhry, Babur Z., Hamid, Samiyah, Mendham, Andrew P., Male, Louise, Coles, Simon J. and Hursthouse, Michael B. (2010) Seven 3-methylidene-1H-indol-2(3H)-ones related to the multiple-receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib. Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. / International Union of Crystallographers (IUCr). pp. o71-o78. ISSN 0108-2701 ISSN 0108-2701

7. Coleman, Nichola J., Lewis, Samantha P., Mendham, Andrew P. and Trivedi, Vivek (2009) Zn2+-exchange kinetics and antimicrobial properties of synthetic zirconium umbite (K2ZrSi3O9·H2O). Journal of Porous Materials. Springer US. pp. 747-753. ISSN 1380-2224 ISSN 1380-2224

8. Nukala, Ravi Kumar, Boyapally, Harikrishna, Slipper, Ian J., Mendham, Andrew P. and Douroumis, Dennis (2009) The application of electrostatic dry powder deposition technology to coat drug-eluting stents. Pharmaceutical Research. Springer Verlag. pp. 72-81. ISSN 0724-8741 ISSN 0724-8741

9. Mendham, Andrew P., Palmer, Rex A., Potter, Brian S., Dines, Trevor J., Snowden, Martin J., Withnall, Robert and Chowdhry, Babur Z. (2009) Vibrational spectroscopy and crystal structure analysis of two polymorphs of the di-amino acid peptide cyclo(L-Glu-L-Glu). Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. pp. 288-302. ISSN 0377-0486 ISSN 0377-0486

10. Mendham, Andrew P., Potter, Brian S., Palmer, Rex A., Dines, Trevor J., Mitchell, John C., Withnall, Robert and Chowdhry, Babur Z. (2009) Vibrational spectra and crystal structure of the di-amino acid peptide cyclo(L-Met-L-Met): Comparison of experimental data and DFT calculations. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. pp. 148-159. ISSN 0377-0486 ISSN 0377-0486

11. Mendham, Andrew P., Dines, Trevor J., Snowden, M.J., Withnall, Robert and Chowdhry, Babur Z. (2009) IR/Raman spectroscopy and DFT calculations of cyclic di-amino acid peptides. Part III: comparison of solid state and solution structures of cyclo(L-Ser-L-Ser). Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. pp. 1508-1520. ISSN 0377-0486 ISSN 0377-0486

12. Mendham, Andrew P., Dines, Trevor J., Snowden, Martin J., Chowdhry, Babur Z. and Withnall, Robert (2009) Vibrational spectroscopy and DFT calculations of di-amino acid cyclic peptides. Part I: cyclo(Gly-Gly), cyclo(L-Ala-L-Ala) and cyclo(L-Ala-Gly) in the solid state and in aqueous solution. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. pp. 1478-1497. ISSN 0377-0486 ISSN 0377-0486

13. Mendham, Andrew P., Dines, Trevor J., Withnall, Robert, Mitchell, John C. and Chowdhry, Babur Z. (2009) Vibrational spectroscopic studies of the structure of di-amino acid peptides. Part II: cyclo(L-Asp-L-Asp) in the solid state and in aqueous solution. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. pp. 1498-1507. ISSN 0377-0486 ISSN 0377-0486 

Simon Walker

Principal Lecturer and Head of the University’s Educational Development Team.

Extensive experience of consultancy in higher and further education: learning and teaching.

Experience of doctoral supervision and external examination Programme co-leader for Certificate of Professional Development in e-Learning, Teaching and Training. Pathway leader for MA in Education (e-Learning).

Organiser of several national and international conferences in the field of pedagogy. Extensive experience of consultancy in higher and further education: learning and teaching. Experience of doctoral supervision and external examination Programme co-leader for Certificate of Professional Development in e-Learning, Teaching and Training. Pathway leader for MA in Education (e-Learning).

Director: (BECTA) International Baccalaureate e-Learning Laboratory (iBEL), Strand leader FDTL5 Associate Online.

Project Leader for Keynote 2.0 (Emerald).

Deputy director: JISC (DEL) eLISA project. Deputy director: JISC (D4L) eLIDA CAMEL project. International publication record.

Editorial board membership; AACE Ed Media Conference and Journal of Partnership and Professional Development. Organiser of e-Learning@Greenwich/conferences (2001 – present) and annual University Learning and Teaching Conference (2007 – present). SEDA and HEA Institutional contact.

http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/faculty/eddev/about-us/staff/simon_walker

1. Walker, S & Masterman, L. (2006) Learning Designs and the Development of Study Skills: Reuse and Community Perspectives. Philip, R., Voerman, A. & Dalziel, J. (Eds) (2006). Proceedings of the First International LAMS Conference 2006: Designing the Future of Learning, 6-8 December 2006, Sydney: LAMS Foundation. ISBN 10:1741382289

2. Walker, S, Ryan, M. (2006) Designing for Effective Practice: A Method for Professional Development. In Persson M (ed) A Vision of European Learning and Teaching. Swan Nordic, Sweden. pp265 - 272.

3. Jameson, J, Ferrell,G, Kelly,J, Walker, S Ryan, M. (2006) Building trust and shared knowledge in communities of e-learning practice: collaborative leadership in the JISC eLISA and CAMEL lifelong learning projects. British Journal of Educational Technology November 2006 - Vol. 37 Issue 6. p949-969

4. Allan, S, Jones, K & Walker, S. (2006) Retro-Fitting e-learning to an Existing Distance Learning Course. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, Vol 2 p 137-147.

5. Walker, S, Ryan, M., (2005) Towards Learning Design for the Information Age. In Persson M (ed) A Vision of European Learning and Teaching. Swan Nordic, p153-167

6. Jameson, J. & Walker, S. (2005). Writing in LAMs with Moodle for eLISA PDS: An e-Learning Partnership in Greenwich, Oxford and Kent. In G. Richards (Ed.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (pp. 342-352). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Babur Chowdhry

Professor Babur Chowdhry obtained a BSc Hons in Chemistry/Biochemistry in 1976 from Chelsea College (London University), followed by a PhD in Biophysical Chemistry at the same institution in 1980.

From 1980–84 he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry, Yale University, USA.

His post-doctoral work centred on experimental thermodynamics using, among other techniques, high sensitivity differential scanning calorimetry. Much of the work involved detailed calorimetric studies in the burgeoning areas of liposome phase transitions and protein denaturation.

Professor Chowdhry joined the School of Sciences at the University of Greenwich in 1985 as a Lecturer in chemistry, biochemistry and biotechnology and was appointed to the Foundation Chair of Biochemistry in 1993. Prof. B. Z. Chowdhry represents the School of Science on the Research Degrees Committee (RDC) of the University of Greenwich, and is deputy co-chair of the RDC. Synopsis of Scientific Activities Publications in refereed journals: 180 Co-Editor: 4 monographs Postdoctoral students supervised: 5 PhD students supervised: 27 MSc research projects supervised: 51 MRes students: 8 Current postgraduate research students 1 Masters; 6PhD and 2 Postdoctoral Researchers

http://www.gre.ac.uk/engsci/study/lifesport/staff/babur-chowdhry

1. Nazanin Zand, Francis B. Zotor, Babur Chowdhry, John Tetteh, Dave Wray, Paul Amuna (2010). Determination of mineral content of commercial infant foods in the United Kingdom. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 69 , E485 doi:10.1017/S0029665110003484

2. Nazanin Zand, Babur Z. Chowdhry, Lucie V. Pollard, Frank S. Pullen, M. J. Snowden, Francis B. Zotor (2011). Commercial infant foods in the UK: macro-nutrient content and composition. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 70, E159, doi:10.1017/S0029665111002102

3. Nazanin Zand, Babur Z. Chowdhry, Francis B. Zotor, David S Wray, Paul Amuna, Frank S. Pullen (2011). Essential and trace elements content of commercial infant foods in the UK. Food Chemistry, 128 (1), 123-128.

4. Nazanin Zand, Babur Z. Chowdhry, Lucie V. Pollard, Frank S. Pullen, M. J. Snowden and Francis B. Zotor (2012) Commercial infant foods in the UK: macro-nutrient content and composition. Journal of Maternal and Child Nutrition DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00445.x.

5. Nazanin Zand, Babur Z. Chowdhry, Frank S. Pullen, M.J. Snowden, John Tetteh (2012) Simultaneous determination of riboflavin and pyridoxine by UHPLC/LC-MS in UK commercial infant meal food products.Food Chemistry, 135 (4), 2012, 2743-2749.

6. Nazanin Zand, Babur Z. Chowdhry, David S Wray, Frank S. Pullen, M.J. Snowden (2012) Elemental content of commercial ‘ready to-feed’ poultry and fish based infant foods in the UK. Food Chemistry, 135, (4) 2012, 2796-2801.