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Hywel Evans

 

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Dr Hywel Evans - ()

  • Job title: Associate Professor (Reader), School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Technology)
  • Address: B514, Portland Square, Drake Circus,
    Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
  • Telephone: +441752584573
  • Facsimile: +44 (0)1752 584710
  • Email: H.Evans@plymouth.ac.uk


Role

  • Chemistry Programme Manager
  • Peninsula Science Co-ordinator
  • Widening Participation Co-ordinator, Faculty of Science
 

Qualifications & background

  • 2001-present, Reader in Analytical Chemistry, University of Plymouth.
  • 1999-2001, Principal Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Plymouth.
  • 1993-1999, Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Plymouth.
  • 1994, Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) Certificate, University of Plymouth.
  • 1992-1993, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Analytical Chemistry, Laboratory of the Government Chemist and University of Plymouth.
  • 1991-1992, Research and Development Manager, Elemental Research Inc., North Vancouver, Canada
  • 1989-1991, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cincinnati with Prof Joe Caruso. Investigating the development and application of novel plasma ion sources for mass spectrometry.
  • 1989, PhD in Analytical Chemistry with Prof Les Ebdon, University of Plymouth.
  • 1986, BSc (hons) 1st Class, Chemistry with Applied Biology, University of Plymouth.
 

Professional membership
CChem, MRSC  


Teaching interests

My teaching covers several areas including analytical chemistry, foundation chemistry, environmental science fieldwork at the undergraduate and postgraduate level for B.Sc. Environmental Science, and B.Sc. Chemistry. I have qualified for the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) Certificate.

I have an ongoing interest in the interface between Arts and Science and how this can be used to further teaching and learning. I have collaborated with Christine Hall, a plywright in the Faculty of Arts, on a number of projects funded by the Higher Education Academy and UoP on affective learning in science. As a result of this collaboration we have published a play, Holey Terror, a narrative approach to the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

I have edited or contributed to six books on analytical chemistry for teaching and research, including a self learning text in Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, which is the primary text book for undergraduate courses in atomic spectrometry on the Chemistry degree. I have also co-authored a monograph for the Royal Society of Chemistry on Inductively Coupled and Microwave Induced Plasma Sources for Mass Spectrometry, which is used as a tutorial guide and reference for postgraduate teaching and researchers in the field, and contributed to Ullman's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry.

 

 


Research interests
My research interests include the development of instrumentation and methods for atomic and molecular analysis. One major theme is the application of liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry for elemental speciation and isotopic analysis. A second theme is the development of low cost instrumentation for environmental monitoring.

I am the author or co-author of over 60 publications, 10 books, and numerous conference presentations; a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Analytica Chimica Acta, Applied Spectroscopy Reviews and Atomic Spectrometry Updates; and have helped organise several national and international conferences. I was awarded the Hilger Spectroscopy Prize in 1994, and was the year 2000 recipient of the SAC Silver Medal awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry. I have been awarded nearly £1M in research funding over the last 10 years from a vairiety of sources, including the Research Councils, UK Industry and Government. I have successfully supervised 10 PhD students and 5 postdoctoral fellows.  

UoP Research group membership

Chemical Sciences 
Ecotoxicology Research & Innovation Centre (ERIC) 
Speciation and Environmental Analysis 

Creative practice & artistic projects
Plays 
Hall, C. and Evans, E.H. (2008). Holey Terror, Intellect Publishing, submitted for publication  


Publications

Recent Papers

 

  • Patel, P., Jones, P., Handy, R., Harrington, C., Marshall, P., Evans, E.H. (2008). Isotopic labelling of peptides and isotope ratio analysis using LC–ICP–MS: a preliminary study. Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 390(1), 61-65.
  • Barriada, J. L., Tappin, A. D., Evans, E. H. and Achterberg, E. P. (2007). Dissolved silver measurements in seawater. Trends Anal. Chem. 26(8), 809-817.
  •  Evans, E. H., Day, J. A., Palmer, C. D., Price, W. J., Smith, C. M. M. and Tyson, J. F. (2007). Atomic spectrometry update. Advances in atomic emission, absorption and fluorescence spectrometry, and related techniques. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 22(6), 663-696.
  • Evans, E. H., Day, J. A., Palmer, C. D., Price, W. J., Smith, C. M. M. and Tyson, J. F. (2006). Atomic spectrometry update. Advances in atomic emission, absorption and fluorescence spectrometry, and related techniques. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 21, 1-34.
  • Griffiths, M.L., Svozil, D., Worsfold, P., Evans, E.H. (2006). The application of piecewise direct standardisation with variable selection to the correction of drift in inductively coupled atomic emission spectrometry. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 21, 1045-1052.
  • Clough, R., Evans, P., Catterick, T., and Evans, E.H. (2006) δ34S Measurements of sulfur by multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Anal. Chem., 2006, 78, 6126-6132.
  • Evans, E. H., Day, J. A., Palmer, C. D., Price, W. J., Smith, C. M. M. and Tyson, J. F. (2005). Atomic spectrometry update. Advances in atomic emission, absorption and fluorescence spectrometry, and related techniques. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 20(6), 562-590.
  • Clough, R., Belt, S. T., Fairman, B., Catterick, T. and Evans, E. H. (2005). Uncertainty contributions to single and double isotope dilution mass spectrometry with HPLC-CV-MC-ICP-MS for the determination of methylmercury in fish tissue. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 20(10), 1072-1075.
  • Cartwright, A. J., Jones, P., Wolff, J. C. and Evans, E. H. (2005). Detection of phosphorus tagged carboxylic acids using HPLC-SF- ICP-MS. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 20(2), 75-80.
  • Cartwright, A. J., Jones, P., Wolff, J. C. and Evans, E. H. (2005). Derivatisation of carboxylic acid groups in pharmaceuticals for enhanced detection using liquid chromatography with electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 19(8), 1058-1062.
  • Gehrels, W. R., Kirby, J. R., Prokoph, A., Newnham, R. M., Achterberg, E. P., Evans, H., Black, S. and Scott, D. B. (2005). Onset of recent rapid sea-level rise in the western Atlantic Ocean. Quaternary Science Reviews 24(18-19), 2083-2100.
  • Evans, E. H., Day, J. A., Fisher, A., Price, W. J., Smith, C. M. M. and Tyson, J. F. 2004. Atomic spectrometry update. Advances in atomic emission, absorption and fluorescence spectrometry and related techniques. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 19(6), 775-812.
  • Carter, J., Ebdon, L. and Evans, E. H. 2004. Speciation of silicon and phosphorous using liquid chromatography coupled with sector field high resolution ICP-MS. Microchem J. 76(1-2), 35-41.
  • Evans, E. H. 2003. New concepts in speciation analysis. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 376(3), 311-312.
  • Evans, E. H., Day, J. A., Price, W. J., Smith, C. M. M., Sutton, K. and Tyson, J. F. 2003. Atomic spectrometry update. Advances in atomic emission, absorption and fluorescence spectrometry and related techniques. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 18(7), 808-833.
  • Clough, R., Truscptt, J., Belt, S. T., Evans, E. H., Fairman, B. and Catterick, T. 2003. Isotope dilution ICP-MS for speciation studies. Appl. Spectrosc. Rev. 38(1), 101-132.
  • Clough, R., Belt, S. T., Evans, E. H., Fairman, B. and Catterick, T. 2003. Uncertainty contributions to species specific isotope dilution analysis. Part 2. Determination of methylmercury by HPLC coupled with quadrupole and multicollector ICP-MS. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 18(9), 1039-1046.
  • Clough, R., Belt, S. T., Evans, E. H., Sutton, P., Fairman, B. and Catterick, T. 2003. Uncertainty contributions to species specific isotope dilution analysis. Part 1. Characterisation and stability of Hg-199 and C-13 isotopically enriched methylmercury by H-1 NMR. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 18(9), 1033-1038.
  • Clough, R., Belt, S. T., Evans, E. H., Fairman, B. and Catterick, T. 2003. Investigation of equilibration and uncertainty contributions for the determination of inorganic mercury and methylmercury by isotope dilution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Anal. Chim. Acta 500(1-2), 155-170.
  • Carter, J., Ebdon, L. and Evans, E. H. 2003. Ion stopping experiment to determine the origin of background ions in icp-ms. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 18(2), 142-145.
  • O'Connor, G., Rowland, S. J. and Evans, E. H. 2002. Evaluation of gas chromatography coupled with low pressure plasma source mass spectrometry for the screening of volatile organic compounds in food. J. Sep. Sci. 25(13), 839-846.
  • Griffiths, M. L., Svozil, D., Worsfold, P., Denham, S. and Evans, E. H. 2002. Variable reduction algorithm for atomic emission spectra: application to multivariate calibration and quantitative analysis of industrial samples. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 17(8), 800-812.
  • Evans, E. H., Ebdon, L. and Rowley, L. 2002. Comparative study of the determination of equilibrium dissociation temperature in inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Spectroc. Acta Pt. B-Atom. Spectr. 57(4), 741-754.
  • Evans, E. H., Dawson, J. B., Fisher, A., Price, W. J., Smith, C. M. M. and Tyson, J. F. 2002. Advances in atomic emission, absorption and fluorescence spectrometry and related techniques. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 17(6), 622-651.
  • Belt, S., Evans, E. H., McCreedy, T., Overton, T. L. and Summerfield, S. 2002. A problem based learning approach to analytical and applied chemistry. Univ. Chem. Ed. 6, 65-72.
  • Truscott, J. B., Jones, P., Fairman, B. E. and Evans, E. H. 2001. Determination of actinide elements at femtogram per gram levels in environmental samples by on-line solid phase extraction and sector-field-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Anal. Chim. Acta 433(2), 245-253.
  • Truscott, J. B., Jones, P., Fairman, B. E. and Evans, E. H. 2001. Determination of actinides in environmental and biological samples using high-performance chelation ion chromatography coupled to sector-field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. J. Chromatogr. A 928(1), 91-98.
  • Evans, E. H., Dawson, J. B., Fisher, A., Hill, S. J., Price, W. J., Smith, C. M. M., Sutton, K. L. and Tyson, J. F. 2001. Atomic Spectrometry Update. Advances in atomic emission, absorption, and fluorescence spectrometry, and related techniques. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 16(6), 672-711.
  • Evans, E. H., Wolff, J. C. and Eckers, C. 2001. Sulfur-specific detection of impurities in cimetidine drug substance using liquid chromatography coupled to high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and electrospray mass spectrometry. Anal. Chem. 73(19), 4722-4728.
  • Turner, J., Hill, S. J., Evans, E. H., Fairman, B. and Briche, C. 2000. Accurate analysis of selenium in water and serum using ETV-ICP- MS with isotope dilution. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 15(6), 743-746.
  • Sutton, P. G., Harrington, C. F., Fairman, B., Evans, E. H., Ebdon, L. and Catterick, T. 2000. The small-scale preparation and NMR characterization of isotopically enriched organotin compounds. Appl. Organomet. Chem. 14(11), 691-700.
  • Hill, S. J., Chenery, S., Dawson, J. B., Evans, E. H., Fisher, A., Price, W. J., Smith, C. M. M., Sutton, K. L. and Tyson, J. F. 2000. Advances in atomic emission, absorption and fluorescence spectrometry, and related techniques. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 15(6), 763-805.
  • Griffiths, M. L., Svozil, D., Worsfold, P. J., Denham, S. and Evans, E. H. 2000. Comparison of traditional and multivariate calibration techniques applied to complex matrices using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 15(8), 967-972.


Books

  • Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, Evans, E.H., in Encyclopedia of Analytical Science, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2005.
  • Isotope Dilution Analysis, Evans, E.H. and Clough, R.C., in Encyclopedia of Analytical Science, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2005.
  • Low Pressure Inductively Coupled Plasmas, Evans, E.H., in Glow Discharge Plasmas for Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Marcus, R.K. and Broekaert, J.A.C., (Eds.), Wiley, Hoboken, 2003.
  • Atomic Spectroscopy, Evans, E.H., and Broekaert, J.A.C., in “Ullman’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 6th Edition”, Wiley-VCH, 2002.
  • Estimation of Random Errors in Analytical Methods using Analysis of Variance, Evans, E.H., in Quality in Chemical Measurements. Training Concepts and Teaching Materials, Neidhart. B., Wegsheider, B., Eds., Springer-Verlag, 2001.
  • Plasma Sources as Alternatives to the Atmospheric Pressure ICP for Speciation Studies, O’Connor, G., and Evans, E.H., in Elemental Speciation – New Approaches for Trace Element Analysis, Caruso, J.A. and Sutton, K.A., Ackley, K.L. Eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000.
  • Alternative Plasmas and Sample Introduction Systems, O’Connor, G., Evans, E.H., Fisher, A., and Hill, S.J., in ICP Spectrometry and its Applications , Hill, S.J., Ed., Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield, UK, 1998.
  • Fundamental Aspects of ICP-MS, O’Connor, G., and Evans, E.H., in ICP Spectrometry and its Applications , Hill, S.J., Ed., Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield, UK, 1998.
  • An Introduction to Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Evans, E.H. (Ed.), Ebdon, L., Fisher, A., and Hill, S., Wiley, Chichester, 1998.

 



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