Dr Smita Odedra
- Senior Lecturer (School of Chemistry)
telephone:
01413304613
email:
Smita.Odedra@glasgow.ac.uk
Rm A2-26, Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Supervision
Undergraduate Research Projects
- Andrew Murray - Development of teaching resources for transferrable science skills (2018-19)
- Eileen de Sousa - An Investigation of GTA Support and Training (2019-20)
- Valerio Ruzza - Design, creation & evaluation of two interactive Quant-1 e-experiments: A Covid-triggered rapid pivot to online chemistry labs (2020-21)
- Amy Carruthers - Enhanced NMR Training: A proof-of-concept template for the creation, implementation, and evaluation of interactive e-resources designed to support the training of practical NMR spectroscopy skills (2020-21)
- Hoi Fong Tsui (2021-22)
- Kelly McGinn (2021-22)
- Ainsley Macdonald (2021-22)
Professional activities & recognition
Prizes, awards & distinctions
- 2010: John LT Waugh Prize (University of Glasgow)
- 2010: Ian Swan Memorial Prize (University of Glasgow)
- 2010: Poster Prize (University of Glasgow)
- 2012: Best Oral Presentation - NMR Discussion Group Annual Postgraduate Meeting (Royal Society of Chemistry)
- 2013: Poster Prize, Centre of Magnetic Resonance (University of St Andrews)
- 2015: Shortlisted, Raymond Andrews Prize for outstanding PhD thesis in the field of magnetic resonance (AMPERE Society)
- 2018: Fellowship, Recognising Excellence in Teaching (University of Glasgow)
- 2019: Shortlisted, Best Community or Public Engagement Initiative at the UofG Knowledge Exchange & Public Engagement Awards. (Chemistry Outreach Group) (University of Glasgow)
- 2019: Highly Commended, Innovation in STEM Inspiration Award (Chemistry Outreach Group) (STEM Learning UK)
- 2020: Shortlisted, Best Teacher in the College of Science and Engineering (University of Glasgow Student Teaching Awards)
Professional & learned societies
- 2013 - 2017: Ordinary member of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Local Section, Royal Society of Chemistry
Selected international presentations
- 2011: Talk “Composite Pulse Background Suppression in 1 H MAS NMR (The 7th Alpine Conference on Solid State NMR, Chamonix, France)
- 2012: Talk "Dual-Compensated Antisymmetric Composite Refocusing Pulses for NMR" (Rocky Mountain Conference on Magnetic Resonance, Colorado, USA)
- 2013: Talk "The effects of MAS on composite pulse performance in solid-state NMR" (The 8th Alpine Conference on Solid State NMR. Chamonix, France)
- 2019: Speech "(Privileged) Public Engagement. Interactive engagement"; Interactive Encounter "A success in multisensory outreach - Twelve Scents of Christmas" (Engage (National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement annual conference), Bristol)
- 2020: Poster "An Investigation into Laboratory Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Training and Support" (CLEAR (The Chemistry Laboratory: Evaluation, Assessment & Research) Lab Symposium)
- 2012: Talk "Improved Background Suppression in 1 H MAS NMR using Composite Pulses" (Bruker Users Meeting, Colorado, USA)
- 2020: Talk "Chemistry in Cinema: a fun way to create and support inclusive communities." (SUSChem (Supporting university students in chemistry during hybrid teaching))
- 2020: Talk/poster "Student Partnership Approach (SPA) to Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Training and Support." (ViCEPHEC (Variety in Chemistry Education and Physics Higher Education Conference))
- 2020: Talk "Degree Classification Calculations: Reducing the procedural pain and stress through a customisable and interactive database co-developed by students in a cross-disciplinary project (Chemistry & Computer Science) intended to support staff campus-wide (University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference)
- 2019: Workshop "Choose your own adventures with Twine" (School of Chemistry Community of Practice Symposium)