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Summary

Dr Alan Reynolds joined ETCbrunel in 1979, after working in the medical and healthcare industries. In the capacity of Deputy Director he acts as the Centre’s Quality Manager, responsible for accreditation and calibration to maintain the high standards of analysis.

Dr Reynolds is a consultant to industry worldwide on the application and interpretation of data from electron microscopy, light microscopy and X-ray microprobe techniques, with special reference to environmental pollution and asbestos identification and quantification. Dr Reynolds also lectures in the Institute for the Environment, School of Health Sciences and Social Care and the School of Engineering; and has given invited lectures for government, academia and industry.

Alan’s research projects are primarily concerned with the interactions of metal ions and cells and includes iron accumulation in the tissue of the Giant Panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca, copper accumulation in Wilson’s Disease and metal uptake in the terrestrial grass Agrostis tenuis and the aquatic reed Phragmites australis with applications in lead and copper mine remediation and pollution control in waterways. A new field of research is in the manufacture of metallic nanoparticles via low energy pathways using plant extracts.