McPherson拥有化学专业背景。博士研究课题是“铂和钯的硫取代烷基配合物”，曾对硫取代有机铂和有机钯配合物的合成和属性进行研究调。拥有25年的科学论文发表经验，主要涉及物理科学和工程领域。2002年以来，一直是独立撰稿人和编辑顾问，2009年开始为理文编辑工作。

McPherson's background is in chemistry. For her PhD, “Sulfur-substituted alkyl complexes of platinum and palladium,” she investigated the synthesis and properties of sulfur-substituted organoplatinum and organopalladium complexes. She has over 25 years' experience in scientific publishing, working mainly in the physical sciences and engineering. She has been an independent publishing and editorial consultant since 2002 and began working for the Edanz Group in 2009.

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Received the MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year Award in New Zealand in 2007.

Dr David一直从事多个领域的研究工作，包括无机化学、物理化学和分析化学等。最近的研究工作是调查违禁药物分析中同位素比质谱仪在法医鉴定中的使用。她是一名经验丰富的科学传播者和编辑，2007年在新西兰获MacDiarmid年度青年科学家奖。曾在联合国药物与犯罪办公室实习（曼谷，泰国）。经常出席各种物理、分析和法医化学大会，在同行评审期刊上多次发表文章。于2008年开始为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr David has conducted research in many areas, including inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, and analytic chemistry. Her most recent research investigated the forensic use of isotope ratio mass spectrometry for the analysis of illicit drugs. Dr David is an experienced science communicator and editor, and received an award in the MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year competition (2007, New Zealand). She has also completed an internship with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Bangkok, Thailand). Dr David has presented at conferences and has peer-reviewed publications in the areas of physical, analytical, and forensic chemistry. Dr David began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2008.

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Formerly an editor at De Beers Science and Engineering Review

澳大利亚佩思联邦科学与工业研究组织稀有金属和贱金属湿式冶金小组研究人员。一直对写作有浓厚兴趣，现为Minerals Engineering期刊审稿人，此前曾担任De Beers Science and Engineering Review助理编辑。发表了6篇具有国际影响力的学术期刊论文、40多篇同行评审行业报告或技术说明，曾2次在国际会议上发言。拥有化学、机械、矿石和冶金工艺及化学基础研究领域的经验。2010年加入理文编辑，负责多个领域的编辑工作。

Dr Laura Kuhar is a research scientist in the Precious and Base Metals Hydrometallurgy group of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Perth, Australia. Dr Kuhar has always displayed an interest in writing and is currently a reviewer for the Minerals Engineering journal and a former assistant editor of the De Beers Science and Engineering Review. She has published six internationally refereed papers, over 40 peer-reviewed industry reports or technical notes, and has presented at two international conferences. Her work experience has been in chemical, mechanical, mineral and metallurgical processing and fundamental chemical research. Dr Kuhar edits in a variety of fields and began work with the Edanz Group in 2010.

1997年开始为非英语母语作者的文稿编辑，2004年起为理文编辑工作。其科学研究领域多样化，主要致力于化学 (有机,、有机金属、无机、表面化学)、半导体、生物 (传感器、DNA和蛋白质阵列) 纳米技术。 1996年7月担任东京大学特别研究员，从事新型催化反应途径研究，通过该途径可以在比目前工业应用中更容易实现的条件下生成氨 。现居英国，同时为理文编辑工作，仍活跃在生物纳米传感器的研究中。

Dr Wright has been editing scientific manuscripts for non-native authors since 1997 and has been an editor for Edanz Editing since 2004. His scientific background is diverse, with the main scientific fields being in chemistry (organic, organometallic, inorganic and surface), semiconductors, biosensors (transducers, DNA and protein arrays) and nanotechnology. In 1996/7, Dr Wright was a Post-doctoral Fellow at The University of Tokyo, Japan, investigating novel catalytic pathways capable of generating ammonia under milder conditions than presently used in industry. As well as working for Edanz Editing, Dr Wright, now based in the UK, continues as a research scientist in the field of bionanosensors.

Dr Fayle的博士研究领域是食品化学，后在英国雷丁大学食品与营养学系从事博士后研究。曾作为新西兰农作物和食品研究院工作。实验室工作经验包括：传统凝胶电泳和毛细管电泳技术、高效液相色谱法、有机合成、蛋白质提纯与鉴定、核磁共振。拥有美拉德反应的专业知识，并以皇家化学学会作者身份发表过针对这一反应的专论。撰写了20篇相关内容的出版物，并受邀在该研究领域的国际会议上发言。自2010年起为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Fayle’s PhD focused on Food Chemistry. Her postdoctoral research was done in the Department of Food and Nutrition at the University of Reading, UK. She then worked as a scientist for Crop and Food Research in New Zealand. Dr Fayle’s laboratory skills include both traditional gel electrophoresis and capillary electrophoresis techniques, HPLC, organic synthesis, protein purification and identification, and NMR. Dr Fayle has expert knowledge of the Maillard Reaction, and is the author of a Royal Society of Chemistry monograph on this reaction. She also has authored twenty related publications, and has been an invited speaker at international conferences in her field of study. She began working with the Edanz Group as an editor in 2010.

专业背景为生物化学，重点研究海洋无脊椎动物和哺乳动物皮肤内的脂质生化途径。博士研究方向是通过放射性同位素示踪、结构分析和比较生物化学研究，描述马属动物产生皮脂的生化途径。博士后研究课题是将马皮脂巨环内酯和哺乳动物皮肤表皮防水层联系起来。Dr Colton是一位通才科学家，同时还是大学教授，教授课程包括：无机化学、有机化学、生物化学、分子生物学、核物理学和天文学。多次指导同事和学生撰写论文、报告和学术文章并进行校对。已在在同行评审刊物上发表13篇论文，从2007年开始担任编辑。2009年供职理文编辑，从事编辑工作。

Dr Colton's research background in biochemistry focused on lipid biochemical pathways in marine invertebrates and mammalian skin. His doctoral thesis involved describing the biochemical pathways for sebaceous lipid production in the genus Equus through radio-label, structural analysis, and comparative biochemical studies. His post-doctoral work involved relating the giant ring lactones of equine sebum to the epidermal water barrier of mammalian skin. Dr Colton is a generalist scientist and, as a college professor, taught courses from inorganic and organic chemistry to biochemistry and molecular biology to nuclear physics and astronomy. He has advised and edited numerous theses, papers, and articles for colleagues and students. He has published 13 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has been an active editor since 2007. Dr Colton began editing for the Edanz Group in 2009.

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Published papers regarding inorganic coordination polymers, nanoparticle synthesis and optical properties, adsorption kinetics and equilibria

研究领域是表面化学和界面科学，特别是表面/界面的能谱和吸附物种化学性/反应性。博士论文题为"硫化镉表面化学"，研究了合成无机粒子的表面化学性，探讨这些性质在生物成像中的应用要素。博士后研究内容包括：量子点型太阳能发电、海洋防污用新型光催化纳米技术。发表的文章涉及以下领域：无机配位聚合物、纳米粒子合成和光学性能、吸附动力与平衡、蛋白质表面结构特性。对发表在Coordination Chemistry Reviews上的文章"四面体银（I）配合物： 罕见但逐渐被发现的银（I）立体化学"进行了全面审稿。于2010年开始为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Young’s research interests are in surface chemistry and interface science, particularly spectroscopy at surfaces/interfaces and the chemistry/reactivity of adsorbed species. His PhD thesis, entitled ‘Chemistry at Cadmium Sulfide Surfaces’, investigated the surface chemistry of synthetic inorganic particles, and explored factors important for their use in biological imaging applications. His current post doctoral research includes quantum dot based solar energy generation, and novel photo-catalytic nanotechnologies for marine antifouling applications. Dr Young's publication record includes papers from the fields of inorganic coordination polymers, nanoparticle synthesis and optical properties, adsorption kinetics and equilibria, structural properties of proteins at surfaces, and a comprehensive review entitled 'Square planar silver(I) complexes: A rare but increasingly observed stereochemistry for silver(I)', published in Coordination Chemistry Reviews. Dr Young began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2010.

高级工艺化学工程师，在农业部门工作，这份工作需要对跨化工各领域有广泛深入的了解。在有机化学和物理有机化学领域拥有丰富经验，特别是合成、机理和动力学。2005年获博士学位，与国际知名教授Prof Lloyd-Jones共同研究，在二烯和烯炔复分解新型催化剂的开发和理解的基础上做进一步研究。曾多次出席专题研讨会上并发言，论文多次获奖，最近又与他人联合撰写了一篇向《欧洲化学》投稿的重要文章。于2010年开始为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Alan Robinson is a senior process chemist working in the agricultural industry. His work requires a deep understanding across a wide range of chemical fields. He has extensive experience in organic and physical organic chemistry, especially with respect to synthesis, mechanism and kinetics. Dr Robinson completed his PhD, based on the development and understanding of new catalysts for diene and enyne metathesis, with internationally acclaimed Prof Lloyd-Jones in 2005. He has spoken and presented prize winning posters at numerous symposia, and recently co-authored an important paper in Chemistry – A European Journal. Dr Robinson began working with the Edanz Group as an editor in 2010.

Dr Lees的博士研究课题是：室温离子液体溶解过渡金属卤化物配合物的合成与特点。博士后的研究领域是：利用过渡金属配合物作为催化剂，研究高温高压离子液体中有机溶剂的羰基。另一份博士后工作是在爱尔兰都柏林进行的，主要研究钌4,4' -  乙二酸- 2,2'联吡啶三唑配合物的合成及其光谱和光物理性质、它们作为染料分子在再生太阳能电池（Grätzel 电池）中的应用。一直担任柏林三一学院的讲师，在那里与Paul Kruger 教授合作，对合成乙二酸- 2,2'联吡啶及相关配体的金属有机框架进行研究。此项研究成果的形成的论文，已被业界广泛引用。Dr Lees已发表过10篇同行评审论文，并在多个国际会议上提交了她的研究成果。自2009年起在理文担任编辑工作。

Dr Lees’ PhD research involved the synthesis and characterization of transition metal halide complexes dissolved in room-temperature ionic liquids. Her post-doctoral research involved carbonylation of organic solvents in ionic liquids at high temperature and pressure, using transition metal complexes as catalysts. Another post-doctoral position in Dublin, Ireland, involved the synthesis, spectroscopy and photophysical properties of ruthenium 4,4’-dicarboxy-2,2’ bipyridine triazole complexes and their application as dye-molecules in regenerative solar cells (Grätzel cells). Dr Lees has also been a lecturer at Trinity College Dublin, where she collaborated with Prof Paul Kruger on research into metal organic frameworks incorporating 4,4’-dicarboxy-2,2’ bipyridine and related ligands. Publications from this research have been highly cited. Dr Lees has published 10 peer-reviewed papers and has presented her research at numerous international conferences. Dr Lees began editing for the Edanz Group in 2009.

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Experienced researcher regarding the synthesis, formulation and testing of energetic compounds in propellants and explosives

Dr Stevenson是一位化学家，作为主要研究者承担了有机和高分子化学领域的各种项目。博士研究方向是合成与机械作业中的高价有机硅化合物、以及光谱学的广泛使用。1984–1986受聘于Owens-Corning Fiberglas，从事有机硅化合物的合成，用作玻璃纤维强化复合材料的偶联剂。之后参与多个项目,包括：推进剂和炸药中高能化合物的合成、配方和检测。曾任美国化学学会北阿拉巴马分会前主席，在著名的Journal of the American Chemical Society和Journal of Organic Chemistry上多次发表文章。于2010年开始加入理文编辑，担任编辑一职。

Dr Stevenson is a chemist who has served as principal investigator on a variety of projects in areas of organic and polymer chemistry. His PhD research on hypervalent organosilicon compounds involved both synthetic and mechanistic work as well as extensive use of spectroscopy. After graduation he was employed at Owens-Corning Fiberglas from 1984–1986, synthesizing organosilicon compounds for use as coupling agents in fiberglass reinforced composites. He then worked on projects dealing with the synthesis, formulation, and testing of energetic compounds in propellants and explosives. A former chairman of the North Alabama Section of the American Chemical Society, he has published a number of articles in prestigious journals such as the Journal of the American Chemical Society and the Journal of Organic Chemistry. Dr Stevenson began work as an editor for the Edanz Group in 2010.

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Published over 30 peer-reviewed articles

Dr Polson主要从事钌配合物的研究。首次博士后研究工作在加拿大进行，这期间开始转向更广领域，试图发明收集太阳能的天线。第二份博士后研究是在意大利，研究方向是关于铱配合物的时间解析吸收谱研究。第三份博士后研究是在新西兰，主要研究钌配合物作为水氧化催化剂，并利用X射线结晶学分析其特性。 2009年6月起任新西兰Canterbury大学研究实验室技术员。拥有通过NMR、质谱学和X射线结晶学对新型配合物的合成及特性进行分析的实践经验，在色谱分离方面也拥有大量经验。此外，在许多光物理技术（如：电子吸收和发射光谱、电化学、瞬态吸收光谱、拉曼和IR光谱及这些技术的光谱电化学）领域也拥有丰富经验。曾为期刊杂志撰写了30多篇同行评审研究论文。 2008年开始为理文编辑工作。

Dr Polson's chemistry career has focused on the study of ruthenium complexes. His first post-doctoral fellowship was in Canada, where he moved to larger arrays, attempting to make antennae to collect solar energy. His second post-doctoral fellowship in Italy involved time-resolved absorption studies on new iridium complexes. In his third fellowship, in New Zealand, he focused on the ruthenium complexes as catalysts for the oxidation of water and their characterization by X-ray crystallography. His current position, since June 2009, is Research Laboratory Technician at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Dr Polson's skills include the synthesis and characterization of novel complexes through NMR, mass spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, and he has extensive experience in chromatography. He also has experience with many photophysical techniques such as electronic absorption and emission spectroscopies, electrochemistry, transient absorption spectroscopy, Raman and IR spectroscopy and the spectroelectrochemistry of the above techniques. Dr Polson has written more than 30 peer-reviewed research articles for a wide variety of journals. Dr Polson began working with Edanz Editing in 2008.

Kurban先生对凝聚相动态的研究包括量子力学、液体力学、热力学和静态力学。此外，还通过电子自旋共振光谱法进行液相分析。此研究主要集中在量子自旋交换率以及利用再次碰撞率确定液体体相性质的可能性。曾以第一作者身份在Journal of Chemical Physics中发表文章。还曾在加州威尔逊山天文台从事过60英尺塔的太阳物理学项目的研究。2011年加入理文编辑。

Mr Kurban’s research on condensed phase dynamics has involved quantum mechanics, hydrodynamics, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics. He has also examined the liquid phase through electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. This research has focused on the quantum spin-exchange rates and the possibility of using recollision rates to determine bulk properties of a liquid. Mr Kurban has published as a first author in the Journal of Chemical Physics. He has also conducted research for the solar physics project of the 60-ft Tower at Mt. Wilson Observatory in California. Mr Kurban began working as an editor for the Edanz Group in 2011.

White先生的硕士研究主要集中在各种铂族金属的有机金属化学领域，主要涉及利用{Pt2S2}作为桥连配体，分析各种环金属金和钯化合物的合成和特性。采用的主要特征技术包括ESMS、13C nmr和x射线衍射研究。曾在英国从事大量行业工作，包括从金属回收和催化研究到环境咨询等。现为某知名水微生物测试公司的欧洲、中东和亚洲地区技术专家。2009年加入理文编辑，从事编辑工作。

Mr White’s MSc research centered on the organometallic chemistry of various platinum group metals. His research focused on the synthesis and characterization of various cyclometalated gold and palladium compounds, using {Pt2S2} as a bridging and stabilizing ligand. Major characterization techniques used were ESMS, 13C nmr and x-ray diffraction studies. Mr White has worked in a number of jobs in industry in the UK ranging from metal recovery and catalysis studies through to environmental consultancy. He is currently a technical specialist for the Europe, Middle East and Asia region for a leading water microbiology testing company. Mr White began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2009.

Dr Brotchie目前的研究方向是金属表面的改性和功能化；博士学位的研究课题是声学和超声化学；是10篇最具影响力的同行评审文章的作者以及两本书部分章节的作者，曾多次出席国际学术会议。2011年加盟理文，担任编辑。

Dr Brotchie is actively researching the modification and functionalization of metal surfaces. His PhD was in the field of acoustics and sonochemistry. Dr Brotchie is the author of 10 high-impact peer review journal publications and two book chapters, and has given numerous presentations at international conferences. He joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Dr Hitchin，有机合成化学家，拥有8年多制药和精细化工行业经验，精于合成化学、药物化学和工艺研究与开发。博士学位的研究课题是多官能基化奎宁环的合成与应用。目前任职于英国癌症研究中心高级科学主任，该中心设于英国百德新癌症研究所，在那里他带领一组药物化学专家研究肿瘤药物的新靶点。Dr Hitchin还曾任肯特郡 Sandwich实验室辉瑞全球研究与开发项目的化学组组长，负责设计和实施所有治疗方面的综合战略（包括疼痛、肥胖和病毒学），取得了很大成功。此外，还曾在一家由美国FDA批准工厂从事C – GMP生产。已在同行评审期刊上发表过多篇文章。2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Dr Hitchin is a synthetic organic chemist with over eight years of experience in the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries. He is skilled in the areas of synthetic chemistry, medicinal chemistry and process research and development. Dr Hitchin’s PhD investigated the synthesis and application of poly-functionalized quinuclidine systems. He is currently a Senior Scientific Officer for Cancer Research UK at the Paterson Institute of Cancer Research in the UK, where he leads a team of medicinal chemists investigating novel drug discovery targets in oncology. Dr Hitchin has also worked as a Chemistry Group Leader for Pfizer Global Research and Development at the Sandwich laboratories in Kent, UK, where he was responsible for the successful design and implementation of synthetic strategies across therapeutic areas including pain, obesity and virology. Further to this, Dr Hitchin has worked providing c-GMP manufacture in an FDA approved facility. Dr Hitchin has published in several peer-reviewed journals. He joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Scurrell教授是一位荣誉退休化学教授，曾任威特沃特斯兰德大学（南非约翰内斯堡）化学物理教授。积极参与了多相催化、表面化学和材料化学的研究，研究重点是：在能量转换过程、环境催化以及将煤、天然气和太阳能（通过生物量）转化为液态烃类燃料的方案中的应用。Scurrell教授对纳米金属高分子复合材料、合成和属性的研究有浓厚兴趣。过去40年里曾在英国、美国、丹麦、意大利和南非的产业界、学术界和科研院所所担任过多个职位，目前有意在南非、中国和中东从事顾问工作。已发表过150份出版物，于2011年加入理文编辑。

Professor Emeritus in Chemistry and former Professor of Physical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Professor Scurrell is actively involved in research into heterogeneous catalysis, surface chemistry and materials chemistry, with emphasis on applications in energy conversion processes, environmental catalysis and options for the conversion of coal, natural gas and solar (via biomass) into liquid hydrocarbon fuels. He has a strong interest in nanometal-polymer composites, their synthesis and properties. Professor Scurrell has held various positions over the past 40 years in industry, academia and research institutes in the UK, the USA, Denmark, Italy and South Africa, and presently has consulting interests in South Africa, China and the Middle East. Professor Scurrell has over 150 publications and joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Kieva女士持有陶瓷工程（材料科学与工程的一个分支学科）学士学位和专业写作硕士学位，拥有广泛的专业背景和良好的科技文章编辑基础。在编辑由非英语母语人士撰写的文章方面，具有丰富经验，深谙这些作者寻求在专业刊物上发表文章时面临的挑战。于2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

With an undergraduate degree in Ceramic Engineering (a subdiscipline of Materials Engineering) and an MA in Professional Writing, Ms. Kieva has a broad background and sound foundation in science and scientific editing. She is experienced in editing for authors for whom English is not their first language, understanding the challenges facing these authors as they seek publication in professional journals. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.