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Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

 

The Department is delighted to annouce that Peter Wothers has been awarded with an MBE, for services to Chemistry.

Dr Wothers is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Chemistry and a Fellow and Director of Studies in Chemistry at St Catharine’s College.  Aside from lecturing to Natural Science undergraduates at Cambridge, he is involved with a number of projects bridging the transition between sixth-form and university.

He was instrumental in developing the syllabus for the Chemistry Pre-University qualification and acted as the Senior Examiner for the final years of the Chemistry STEP before it was replaced first by the Advanced Extension Awards, and then the A*.

For over ten years Peter has been involved with the Chemistry Olympiad, organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry, setting challenging papers for year 13 students. 

He organised the 41st International Chemistry Olympiad in Cambridge in 2009. Peter is heavily involved in promoting chemistry to young students and members of the public and has fronted the lectures at the department for the Cambridge Science Festival for over 15 years. 

He was awarded the 2011 President's Award by the Royal Society of Chemistry for his out-reach activities.  He has a keen interest in the history of chemistry and has amassed a significant collection of early works on the subject.