Manoj Chitnavis

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Manoj Chitnavis FRSC is a British teacher and chemist.

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Education

Chitnavis arrived in the UK from Uganda in 1972, and settled in Devon. [1] He studied chemistry and biology at the University of Plymouth from 1985 [2] and was later appointed as a research assistant in environmental sciences there.

Career

He subsequently started at Exeter School as a teacher in chemistry, biology and physics, where he maintained links with research, [3] later also becoming a careers advisor. In 2009 he was elected as chair of the UK Association for Science Education, [2] [4] [5] a body for connecting industry, business and research with science education. In October 2011, he was made an honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ugandan Asians living in Devon". BBC.
  2. 1 2 "Graduate elected chair of largest UK subject association".
  3. ↑ Gough, Mark (June 1989). "CHARACTERISATION OF UNRESOLVED COMPLEX MIXTURES OF HYDROCARBONS" (PDF). University of Plymouth, PhD Theses. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  4. ↑ "Honorary Members, Past Chairs and Presidents". Association for Science Education.
  5. ↑ "New role for science teacher". Express and Echo.
  6. ↑ "RSC News November 2011" (PDF). Royal Society of Chemistry.
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