Lorelly Wilson is a British chemist, educator and founder of Chemistry with Cabbage,[1] hands-on workshops to inspire students to study science. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[2] and was awarded an MBE in 2016 for services to education.[3][4]
Lorelly Wilson MBE | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Founding Chemistry with Cabbage |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry, Education |
| Website | www |
Wilson began her career at Imperial Chemical Industries[5] before starting to work in education outreach, running workshops for schools and working with the Royal Society of Chemistry to develop educational resources for teachers.[6][7] Chair of the British Science Association's North West branch, Wilson runs SciBar events across the region, inviting experts to pubs and bars to bring science to the general public.[8][9][10]
In her spare time Wilson plays the viola and is the editor for a talking newspaper for people who are blind or partially sighted.[2][11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours 2016: education and children's services - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Lorelly Wilson CSci CChem FRSC | 175 Faces of Chemistry". www.rsc.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020.
- ^ "MBE for retired industry chemist from Knutsford". Knutsford Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "BSA Honorary Fellow to Receive MBE in Queen's Birthday Honours". British Science Association. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "New app brings chemistry home - Pan European Networks". Pan European Networks. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "ReAgent Supports Chemistry With Cabbage". PRWeb. Retrieved 18 August 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Primary Science Demonstrations | STEM". www.stem.org.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Congratulations to the North-West Science Alliance". Everything Dinosaur Blog. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "History". Knutsford SciBar. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ WISE. "WISE Awards 2012". www.wisecampaign.org.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Academy's link up with talking newspaper offers insight into town 'lifeline'". Wilmslow Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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