Gillian Taylor is an Associate Professor - Analytical Chemistry

Gillian is the module leader for Analytical Techniques, Forensic Analytical Chemistry and Drugs and Toxicology.

Before coming to Teesside Gillian studied at Newcastle University and was a post-doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.  Gillian has published in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters on a range of subjects from archaeological chemistry, analytical chemistry and stable isotope analysis

Gillian's main research areas focus is the development of analytical techniques towards forensic and archaeological applications. Gillian has published and collbaorated with local, national and international partners in peer reviewed journal of international quality.

Gillian's expertise and interest include:- 

• Volatile organic compounds - using SPME coupled with GC-MS
• Preservation processes - chemical and microbiological
• Decomposition in aerobic and anaerobic environments
• Mass spectrometry method development
• Elemental analysis of soil
• Image analysis

1. Preservation processes - Vindolanda

Gillian is involved in collbaorative projects with The Vindolanda Trust. These projects investigate chemical and microbiological influences on the preservation of artefacts, mainly bone, leather and textiles.

2. Volatile Organic Compounds - Soil mechanisms

Gillian is involved with collaborative projects to investigate soil processes, through volatile analysis, linking biomarkers and microbes

3. Volatile Organic Compounds - Marine

 Gillian works with colleagues to investigate changes in volatile organic compounds between healthy and disease marine species

4. Drug Identification

Gillian works with external partners and collaborators to support th identification of drugs through the use of gas chromatography mass spectrometry

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Gillian has acted as an external examiner for other academic institutions for science programmes, from level 3 to 7. 

Gillian is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Gillian has worked with a range of local industrial collaborators towards method development, especially with gas chromatography mass spectrometry for the measurement of small molecules.