Elisabeth Downey

Elisabeth has both academic and industrial experience in chemistry and materials science. After finishing her master’s degree in chemistry, she worked at a nanotechnology start-up in the UK, gaining experience in the commercialisation and scale-up of nanocoating materials.

She later completed a PhD in chemistry with a research focus of understanding and controlling the conductance properties of molecular junctions. Her experience spans molecular electronics, materials science, surface science and nanotechnology.

During her career, Elisabeth has built an international profile and has worked in the UK, Australia, Denmark and China. Before joining Potter Clarkson, she worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Copenhagen, with extended visits to University of Chinese Academy of Science in Beijing as a visiting academic and lecturer.