Manoj Chitnavis FRSC is a British

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and

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Education

Chitnavis arrived in the UK from Uganda in 1972, and settled in

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. He studied chemistry and biology at the

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from 1985 and was later appointed as a research assistant in environmental sciences there.

Career

He subsequently started at

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as a teacher in chemistry, biology and physics, where he maintained links with research, later also becoming a careers advisor. In 2009 he was appointed as chair of the UK Association for Science Education, a body for connecting industry, business and research with science education. In October 2011, he was made an honorary

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) is an award conferred by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in the United Kingdom. FRSC award Achieving Fellow status in the chemical profession denotes to the wider community a high level of ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chitnavis, Manoj British chemists Schoolteachers from Devon Alumni of the University of Plymouth Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Ugandan emigrants to the United Kingdom