Qualifications
* PGCE,UniversityofLincoln(2010)
* PhD on Analytical Chemistry,UniversityofCórdoba(2003).
* MSc in Environmental Control.UniversityofMadrid(2000).
* BSc on Biochemistry.UniversityofCórdoba(1998).
* BSc (Honours) on Chemistry.UniversityofCórdoba(1995).
Present and previous appointments
1.March 2012 to present. Reader in Analytical Chemistry in the School of Life Sciences of the University of Lincoln. (full time permanent position)
2.May 2006 to February 2012. Senior Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry in the School of Natural and Applied Sciences of the University of Lincoln.
3.Dec 2010 to Dec 2011. Reviewer contract: CT-EX2006C127451-106 European Commission.
4.Nov 2010 to Mar 2011. Evaluator contract: CT-EX2006C127451-105 European Commission.
5.Nov 2009 to May 2010. Evaluator contract: CT-EX2006C127451-104 European Commission.
6.Dec 2008 to March 2009. Evaluator contract: CT-EX2006C127451-103 European Commission.
7.May 2004 to April 2006. Postdoctoral Researcher in the National Oceanography Centre,University ofSouthampton.
8.June 2002 to April 2004. Technical Manager (Laboratory Head and Quality and Environmental assessment) in Pérez Barquero Ltd.(Córdoba, Spain), Food Industry.
9.Sept 1998 to Sept 1999. Science and Mathematics teacher in the “Divina Pastora Secondary School” (Villa del Rio,Cordoba). Government of Andalucía.
Professional Bodies
Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)
Chartered Chemist (CChem)
Chartered Scientist (CSci)
Fellow of the HigherEducationAcademy (FHEA)
Participation in Funded Projects:
As Principal Investigator (externally funded)
1. 2011. Erasmus Mundus Masters Proposal “MSc in Forensic Science 512007-1-2010-1-UK-ERA MUNDUS-EMMC” EACEA/29/09. (3.3 M€ in 6 years). Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency. European Commission (July 2011- August 2016)
2. 2010. Royal Society of Chemistry (October 2010-2011). Analysis and design of a multisensor array for explosive substances based on solid electrodes (£2000).
3. 2010. Asianet Project (European Commission). ‘Need for researcher’s internationalisation in Forensic Science’ (€ 2000)
4. 2010. Recycling of Rhenium from superalloys “RHENEX”, Higher Education & Regional Fellowships (HERF) (£16000).East Midlands Developing Agency. (October 2010-September 2011).
5. 2009. Miniaturized Extractor Enhancement, Higher Education Innovation & Regional Fellowships. HIRF/. (£9000).East Midlands Developing Agency. (September 2009- September 2010).
6. 2009. Development of a method for the analysis of serotonin and ethyl glucuronide by LC-MS/MS in biological specimens. Wellcome Trust Biomedical Vacation Scholarships. (£1450). (June-September 2009).
7. 2008. Design of a Miniaturized Superheated Liquid Extractor. Higher Education Innovation & Regional Fellowships. HIRF/271. (£16000).East Midlands Developing Agency. (April 2007- July 2008).
As Principal Investigator (internally funded)
8. Development of a method for the analysis of serotonin and metabolites by LC-MS/MS in biological specimens. Undergraduate Research Opportunities Scheme (UROS). Centre for Educational Research & Development (CERD), University of Lincoln, UK(£1500). (June 2009-July 2009).
9. The Use of Student-Produced Video Clips in Teaching Practical Chemistry Skills to Forensic Science Students II. Centre for educational Research & Development (CERD), University of Lincoln, UK(£5000). (February 2009-February 2010).
As a co-investigator (externally funded)
10. 2011. Baron, M.(PI), and Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J. Fuel adulteration. DeCipher Ltd. £69000 [October 2011-October 213]
11. 2011. Baron, M., Croxton, R., and Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J. (2011) Development and optimisation of a GC-MS method for the identification and profiling of new legal highs, The Chromatographic Society Summer Studentship. £1,500; [August – October 2011]
12. 2011. Baron, M., Croxton, R., Gennard, D., Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Hobson, S. and James, D. (2011) Crime Scene Investigator Volunteering for Forensic Science Students, The Higher Education Academy, UK Physical Sciences Centre Development Projects 2011. £5000; [August 2011 – August 2012]
13. 2011. The HigherEducation Academy,UK Physical Sciences Centre, Development Project. Crime Scene Investigator Volunteering for Forensic Science Students, (£5000). P.I.: Dr. Mark Baron.
14. 2010. Design of 2D and 3D nanoscale molecular platforms: surface templates fabricated on gold substrates. CTQ2010-16137. Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain. Government of Spain. P.I. Dr T. Pineda-Rodriguez (€ 59000). [October 2010-October 2013].
15 2010. International cooperation: Development of the module “FORENSIC ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY” taught in the BSc Biochemistry of the Faculty of Science,University ofCordoba (Spain).University ofCordoba. P.I. Dr M.P. Aguilar-caballos (€ 3875). May 2010.
16. 2009. Croxton, R., Baron, M., and Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J. (2009) The analysis of the composition of aged fingerprints and their correlation to the powder suspension technique, MPhil/PhD funding, Home Office Scientific Development Branch. £14,500; [October 2009 – September 2011]
17. 2009.Chemistry.FM.HEFCE/JISC/Academy Open Educational Resources Grant Funding 14/08. (£17920). April 2009/2010. P.I.: Dr Mark Baron
18. 2008. International cooperation: Development of the module “FORENSIC ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY” taught in the BSc Biochemistry of the Faculty of Science,University ofCordoba (Spain).University ofCordoba. 3875 Euros. May 2009.
19. 2008. Croxton, R., Baron, M., and Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J. (2008) The analysis of the composition of aged fingerprints and their correlation to the powder suspension technique, MSc by Research funding, Home Office Scientific Development Branch. [£5,000; October 2008 – September 2009]
20. 2004. Analytical Pervaporation: Study of new membranes to improve the process and its application in the environmental and food areas. Ref.: HPO2-35. Dep. of Analytical Chemistry (University ofCórdoba) and Dep. of Chemistry and Biochemistry (University ofLisbon). 2002-2004. P.I.´s: Maria Dolores Luque de Castro/ Cristina María Roque de Oliveira.
21. 2003. Total Automation of the analytical parameters used to control and monitor the wine elaboration process in real time. Ref.: AGL2000-0321-P4-03. Ministry of Science and Technology. Dep. of Analytical Chemistry (University ofCordoba) and Pérez Barquero Ltd. 2003-2005. P.I. Maria Dolores Luque de Castro. (86064 Euros)
As a co-investigator (internally funded)
22. Croxton, R., Baron, M., Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J., Bonner, S. and Marr, B. (2011) Development of pre-lab interactive learning objects to enhance student experience and learning, Fund for Educational Development: Student as Producer (FED), University of Lincoln, U.K. [£3,000; April 2011 – July 2012]
23. Development of Pre-lab Interactive Learning Objects to Enhance Student Experience and Learning. Centre for educational Research & Development (CERD),University of Lincoln,UK(£5000). March 2010-March 2011. P.I.: Dr Ruth Croxton
24. Croxton, R., Baron, M., and Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J. (2009) Development of a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method for the analysis of amino acids in latent fingerprints, Health, Life & Social Sciences Faculty Research Fund, University of Lincoln. [£3,000; April – October 2010]
25. The Chemical Analysis of Fingerprints: A collaborative undergraduate project. Undergraduate Research Opportunities Scheme (UROS). Centre for educational Research & Development (CERD),University of Lincoln,UK(£1500). June 2008-September 2008. P.I.: Mark Baron
26. The Use of Student-Produced Video Clips in Teaching Chemistry Skills to Level 1 Forensic Science Students. Centre for educational Research & Development (CERD),University of Lincoln,UK(£5000). March 2008-March 2009. P.I.: Mark Baron.
Publications
1. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J.M. Rodriguez Sevilla, M. Blazquez-Ruiz, T. Pineda-Rodriguez, Electrochemical analysis on compounds of the vitamin B6 family using glassy carbon electrodes. Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., 7 (3) 2221-2229 (2012) (IF- 2.8)
2. M. Baron, J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, R. Croxton, R. Jimenez, R. Gonzalez. Chemometric Study on the forensic discrimination of soil types using their infrared spectral characteristics (2011) Applied spectroscopy 65 (10) 1151-1161 [IF 2010 – 1.729]
3. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J.M. Rodriguez Sevilla, M. Blazquez-Ruiz, T. Pineda-Rodriguez, A comparative study of the electrochemical properties of vitamin B-6 related compounds at physiological pH (2011) Russian Journal of Electrochemistry 47 (7) 890-901 [IF 2010- 0.54]
4.S. Lummas, J. Ruiz-Jimenez, M.D. Luque de castro, B. Colston, J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, B. Chen, W. Corns Determination of Arsenic, Mercury and Barium in Herbarium Mount Paper using Dynamic Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction prior to Atomic Fluorescence and Absorption Spectrometries (2011) Analytical letters 44(10) 1842-1852 [IF 2010- 0.92].
5. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, N. Sissons, S. Robinson, Fire debris analysis by Raman Spectroscopy and chemometrics (2011) Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 91, 210-218 [IF 2010- 2.24]
6. S. Atkins, J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J.M. Rodriguez Sevilla, M. Blazquez-Ruiz, T. Pineda-Rodriguez Electrochemical behaviour of carbamazepine in acetonitrile and dimethylformamide using glassy carbon electrodes and microelectrodes (2010) Electroanalysis 22 (24) (2010) 2961-2966 [IF 2010- 2.72]
7. K.L. Sobeih, M. Baron, J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, “Recent trends and developments in pyrolysis-gas chromatography” Journal of Chromatography A 1186 (2008) 51-66. [IF 2010- 4.19]
8. M.D. Luque de Castro, J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, P.M. Perez-Juan, “Analytical methods in Wineries: Is it time to Change?”. Food Reviews International 21 (2005) 231-265.
9. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M.D. Luque de Castro, P.M. Perez-Juan, “Use of superheated liquids for the extraction of non-volatile compounds from wood: HPLC studies, J. Chromatography A 1038 (2004) 3-9
10. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M.D. Luque de Castro, P.M. Perez-Juan, “Superheated liquids for the extraction of solid residues from winemaking processes”, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 377 (2003) 1190.
11. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M.D. Luque de Castro, P.M. Perez-Juan, “Determination of ethanol in beverages by flow injection, pervaporation and density measurements”. Talanta 59 (2003) 691.
12. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M.D. Luque de Castro, P.M. Perez-Juan, “Extraction of wood compounds using overheated liquids”, Chromatographia 57 (2003) 363.
13. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M.D. Luque de Castro, P.M. Perez-Juan, “Method for the simultaneous determination of total polyphenol and anthocyan indexes in red wines using a flow injection approach”. Talanta 56 (2002) 53.
14. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M.D. Luque de Castro, P.M. Perez-Juan, “Flow injection determination of readily assimilable nitrogen compounds during vinification”. Analyst 127 (2002) 420.
15. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M.D. Luque de Castro, P.M. Perez-Juan, “Flow injection determination of catechins in white and red wines”. Trends on Food Science and emergent technologies 3 (2002) 289.
16. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M.D. Luque de Castro, P.M. Perez-Juan, “Determination of methanol and iron in vinegar by a sequential flow injection-pervaporation method”. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 374 (2002) 120.
17. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M.D. Luque de Castro, P.M. Perez-Juan, “Method for monitoring urea and ammonia in wine and must by flow injection-pervaporation”, Analytica Chimica Acta 471 (2002) 105.
18. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M.D. Luque de Castro, P.M. Perez-Juan, “Semiautomatic Flow-injection method for the determination of Volatile acidity in wines”. Journal of AOAC international 84 (2001) 1846.
19. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M.D. Luque de Castro, P.M. Perez-Juan, “Two parameter determination in vinegar by a flow injection-pervaporation system”. Analyst 126 (2001) 1177.
Conference Papers
20. T. Atherton, M. Baron, R. Croxton, J Gonzalez-Rodriguez, R. Gonzalez, R. Jimenez. The forensic analysis of soil by FTIR with multivariate analysis. Paper in the proceedings book. VII Colloquium Chemiometricum Mediterraneum. Granada (2010). ISBN: 978-84-937483-4-0
21. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M.D. Luque de Castro, P. Perez-Juan, Automatización de un sistema para el seguimiento de la fermentación alcohólica en vinos tintos mediante inyección en flujo”. Paper in the proceedings book of the XXIII Meeting on Viticulture and Enology. Ed. University of Extremadura (2001). ISBN: 84-7930-078-7.
22. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M.D. Luque de Castro, P. Perez-Juan, Automatización en el laboratorio enológico: Evaluación de un método para la determinación de la acidez volátil en vinos basado en inyección en flujo”. Paper in the proceedings book of the XXII Meeting on Viticulture and Enology. Ed. University of Extremadura (2000). ISBN: 84-7930-076-0.
23. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Electrochemical Study of pyridoxine and related compounds on mercury, glassy carbon and gold electrodes. Publication nº 161 of the University of Córdoba. Ed. University of Córdoba Publication Service (1997). ISBN: 84-7801-415-2.
Presentations to academic/professional conferences
1.J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Mark Baron, Ruth Croxton (2011), The Use of FTIR and Multivariate Analysis in Soil Analysis for Intelligence Purposes, 2nd World Conference in Forensics, Chonqing (China), October 2011. Oral presentation.
2.Atherton, T., Croxton, R., Baron, M., Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J., Gamiz-Gracia, L. and Garcia-Campana (2011) Analysis of amino acids in fingerprint residue by capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry, Oral presentation, RSC Analytical Research Forum, July 2011, Manchester, U.K.
3.J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez (2011), The forensic use of soil for gathering intelligence: what chemistry information can tell us, I International Meeting in Forensic Sciences and Criminals: ‘Forensic Sciences: Future Perspectives, 3rd June 2011, Lisbon (Portugal). Oral presentation
4.Croxton, R., Atherton, T., Baron, M., Butler, D., Downham, R., Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J., Kent, T. and Sears, V. (2011) Understanding the chemistry of latent fingerprints and their enhancement, Oral presentation, 36th Fingerprint Society Annual Education Conference, April 2011, Telford, U.K.
5. M. Alshamaileh, J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M. Baron, R. Croxton, Analysis of Mephedrone in Biological Fluids by HPLC, UK and Ireland Association of Forensic Toxicologists (UKIAFT) Conference, Glasgow 2010, 6th-7th September. Poster
6. J. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M. Baron, T. Atherton, J. Winn, G. Stevens, N.R. Gray, Chemistry.FM: The use of video clips produced by students in the teaching of chemistry. Poster presentation. The Higher Education Academy Annual Conference, Hertfordshire, June 2010.
7. T. Atherton, M. Baron, R. Croxton, J Gonzalez-Rodriguez, R. Gonzalez, R. Jimenez. The forensic analysis of soil by FTIR with multivariate analysis. Poster communication. VII Colloquium Chemiometricum Mediterraneum. Granada, June 2010.
8. Atherton, T., Baron, M., Croxton, R., Downham, R., Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J., and Sears, V. (2009) Latent fingerprint chemistry: understanding individual variation, Poster presentation, RSC Analytical Research Forum, July 2009, Canterbury, U.K (prized awarded)
9. Variety in Chemistry Education Conference, Dublin 28/29th August 2008. Oral presentation: “Development of chemistry skills in level 1 forensic science students”
10. Workshop “Developing skills in chemistry” for the Teaching and learning Symposium. University of Lincoln, July 3rd 2008.
11. VII Scientific Meeting of the Group on Enological Research. Logroño, Spain. May 2003. Communication in Poster: On line monitoring of wine processes using flow injection.
12. VII Scientific Meeting of the Group on Enological Research. Logroño, Spain. May 2003. Communication in Poster: Use of overheated liquids in order to extract useful compounds from wine waste.
13. X International Meeting on Instrumental Analysis. Barcelona, Spain. November 2002. Communication in Poster: Extraction of wood compounds using overheated liquids.
14. X International Meeting on Instrumental Analysis. Barcelona, Spain. November 2002. Communication in Poster: On-line monitoring of the alcoholic fermentation of wine using a flow injection approach
15. XXIII meeting on viticulture and Enology. Almendralejo, Spain. May 2001. University of Extremadura. Oral Communication: Automation for the monitoring of the fermentation process in red wines using flow injection analysis.
16. XXII meeting on viticulture and Enology. Almendralejo, Spain. May 2000. University of Extremadura. Oral Communication: Automation in the enological laboratory: Assessment of a method for the determination of volatile acidity in wines based on Flow injection analysis.
17. XX meeting of the Work Group in Electrochemistry of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry and IV Iberian meeting in Electrochemistry. Alicante, Spain. September 1997. Communication “Electrooxidation of Pyridoxal in basic solutions on gold electrode”.
Patents
Invention Patent nº P200202467. Title of the invention: “Process and device for obtaining wood extracts using overheated liquids”. (2003)
Supervision of research students
Present
1.Tom Atherton (PhD) ‘Analysis of the composition of aged fingerprints and their correlation to the powder suspension technique’
2.Majed Al-Shamaileh (PhD) ‘Novel strategies for the analysis of drugs of abuse’
3.Kelly Withingham (PhD) ‘The Characterisation of Markers for Fuel Adulteration’
4.Gaetano Bellia (PhD) ‘ New analytical methodologies for the analysis of pharmaceutical compounds’
5.Sophie Moore (MSc by Research) ‘Analysis of cocaine in mummified material’
6.Kelly Withingham (MSc by Research) ‘Metal Recycling from superalloys’
7.Katie Goodchild (MSc by Research) ‘Extraction and recycling of Rhenium from superalloys’
8.Mathew Ghaleb (MSc by Research) ‘New methodologies for the recycling of superalloys’
9.Kirsty Swingler (MSc by Research) ‘Analysis of burned bones with ignitable liquids’
10.Richard Barret (MSc by Research) ‘Electrochemical analysis of explosives’ residues’
Completed
1.Benjamin Jun-Ting Ho (MSc Forensic Science by Research) The analysis of amino acids: Potential applications for the study of latent fingerprints (completed June 2011)
Academic duties
1.Module coordinator for Introductory Chemistry (BSc Forensic Science) since 2008, Module coordinator for Analytical Techniques since 2009, Module Coordinator for Sensors in Forensic Science, Statistics in Forensic Science and Project Module in the Erasmus Mundus in Forensic Science since 2011.
2.Programme Leader for the MSc Erasmus Mundus in Forensic Science since 2011.
3. Erasmus Coordinator of the School of Natural and Applied Sciences since 2006
4. Leonardo Da Vinci Coordinator of the School of Natural and Applied Sciences (2006-2010)
5. Nuffield Tutor summer 2009 and 2010
6.Editor of the Research Newsletter of the School of Natural and Applied Sciences from its first issue (2009) to present.
7.First year tutor for the BSc Forensic Science from 2008 to 2011.
8.Member of the Faculty Research Committee of HLSS (2009-2011)
9.Member of the International Working Group of HLSS (2009-2011)
Public educational resources produced
1.Set of 13 videos produced under the FED grant: ‘The Use of Student-Produced Video Clips in Teaching Chemistry Skills to Level 1 Forensic Science Students’ 70789 views in YouTube.
2.Website ‘Chemistry.FM’ produced under the project: ‘Chemistry.FM. HEFCE/JISC/Academy Open Educational Resources’
Work as internal evaluator/examiner
1.Panel member for the Periodic Academic Review of the BSc (Hons) American Studies (19 January 2011)
2.Panel member for Validation of Post Graduate Diploma in Inter professional Practice: Leadership & Management Pathway (5th February 2009)
3.Internal examiner for Alastair Pert’s PhD Viva (9th September 2008). ‘The use of smoke residue in forensic fire investigation’
4.Internal examiner for Jakob Hjortkjaer PhD Viva (3rd March 2009). ‘Preparation and Characterisation of Silver Colloids for SER(R)S Spectroscopy’
5.Internal examiner for Nikos Georgiadis PhD Viva (16th January 2008).
6.External Examiner for Ana Castro Rios PhD Viva (November 2006). ‘Application of Tandem LC-MS to the determination of Antidepressants in Plasma and oral fluids’
Work as external consultant/referee, international duties
1. External Evaluator for the National Research Funds of Luxembourg call for PhD grants 2009.
2. Expert Evaluator of the European Commission for Security in FP-7 call: FP7-SEC-2009-1 (Dec 08 to Feb 09) and FP-7 call FP7-SEC-2010-1 (Dec 09 to Feb 10) and FP7-SEC-2011-1 (Dec 10 to Feb 2011). Project Reviewer FP7-SEC-2011 (December 2011). Income generation from this activity £5695 (2011 figure) with more than 23 projects assessed in this period.
3. Invited to be a Final Panel Member for the selection of FP-7 Security call proposals in 2009-10-11
4. Evaluator of research proposals for EPSRC in 2008
5. Awarded Top referee in 2006 and 2008 by the journal Analytical Chimica Acta (4th in the ranking of Analytical Chemistry Journals) because of the quality of my work.
6. Papers refereed for the following top-10 scientific journals in the field of Analytical Chemistry: Analytica Chimica Acta (52), Sensors and Actuators (10) and Talanta (9)
7. Chair of Forum 7-2: Trace / Chemical / Biological / Pattern Evidence and Recognition in the 2nd World Conference in Forensics, 17 October 2011 (Chonqing, China).
8. External Examiner for the Thesis: ‘Application of Tandem LC-MS to the determination of anti-depressants in blood and oral fluid’ Ana de Castro Rios. Santiago de Compostela (Spain) December 2006.