Dr. Kaitlin Ramsay

Dr. Kaitlin Ramsay is an analytical chemist with a PhD that investigated circular approaches to municipal wastewater treatment under the influence of micropollutants and a postgraduate certificate in academic practice. She became a lecturer at GCU in 2017, specialising in the application of chemistry in an environmental context and currently leads the BSc (hons) Forensic Investigation programme. She was also involved in the development of the new MSc programme Environmental Forensic Analysis.

Prior to this, she worked within the water sector, testing water quality parameters to stay within EU regulations. Her current research interest is the treatment and remediation of organic and inorganic pollutants within the environment.

Kaitlin completed here PhD research in 2022 and has presented her work internationally at various conferences such as the IWA: Young Water Professionals and the World Water Congress. She was involved in the EU INTERREG project, noPILLS (2015) and developed guidance for small sewage systems in Scotland (2022). Expertise include sampling campaigns, quantitative analysis, data processing and community/ stakeholder engagement. She is currently working with industrial partners to recycle and treat wool waste.

More generally, Kaitlin has been working to increase the accessibility of practical based science subjects by taking part in STEM events and organising University taster sessions for school pupils interested in a chemistry career. She is an active member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and serves as a panel member for the Scottish division for Analytical chemists. Here, she is involved in the School’s Analyst competition that allows pupils from all over Scotland to compete for scientific equipment. Kaitlin has also been involved in the Aurora Leadership programme for women (2022/23). This is an initiative led by the Advance Higher Education to address under-representation of women in leadership positions in the University sector.