Oliver Trevelyan

Feature Writer

B.Sc. Hons Chemical Engineering

Born into a farming family in Africa, Oliver completed his education in England. A graduate in Chemical Engineering from the University of Surrey, he has 25 years of experience in industrial water treatment in the UK and abroad dealing with customers from shop floor to board level. He has worked extensively in steam system controls and energy management. Oliver writes on science, engineering, and the environment.

Outside work Oliver is a keen rugby fan, rows in a pilot gig for Looe Rowing Club and enjoys exploring his local area with an energetic dog. He is renovating a Grade 2 listed home and garden in rural Cornwall

Articles from Oliver

What is Separation Science?

What is Separation Science?

But what is the science of separation? The science of separation is not one science but usually combines several sciences to produce the required results.

30 Jan 2023

Creating Molecules Using 3D Printing

Creating Molecules Using 3D Printing

The first application of 3D printing to creating molecules was in creating 3D models of molecules.

25 Nov 2022

Colorimetry: An Overview

Colorimetry: An Overview

Colorimetry has been around since the 1870s when Jules Dubosq invented the Colorimeter.

16 Nov 2022

Electrolysis: An Overview

Electrolysis: An Overview

Electrolysis is a technique that uses a DC electrical current to drive an otherwise non-spontaneous chemical reaction.

1 Jul 2022

How Critical is Sample Preparation to Analytical Chemistry?

How Critical is Sample Preparation to Analytical Chemistry?

The question of how critical sample preparation is “depends” on what the sample is and what you are analyzing.

4 Jul 2022

Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy (AFS): An Overview

Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy (AFS): An Overview

Fluorescence spectroscopy covers a wide range of fluorescing particles such as atoms, molecules, etc., that fluoresce when irradiated with electromagnetic radiation.

20 Jun 2022

How can Green Chemistry Help us Reach Key Sustainability Goals?

How can Green Chemistry Help us Reach Key Sustainability Goals?

To understand how “Green Chemistry” can help us reach our sustainability goals, we first need to understand “Green Chemistry.”

10 May 2022

LC-MS Analysis of Antibiotics in Food

LC-MS Analysis of Antibiotics in Food

Antimicrobial agents, including antibiotics, are used in large volumes in human and veterinary medicine, and indiscriminate or excessive use is blamed for developing bacterial resistance to these pharmaceuticals.

13 May 2022

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

Synthetic biology aims to design and engineer biologically made parts for systems and devices by redesigning existing natural systems or creating entirely new systems.

29 Apr 2022

X-ray Microscopy: An Overview

X-ray Microscopy: An Overview

This article will overview one specialist type of microscope, the x-ray microscope.

13 Apr 2022

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