With over 40 years of experience in research as an academic, I have worked with companies throughout both in joint projects and as a consultant.

I enjoy problem-solving and have been involved in product optimisation and innovation.

Supervised 60 PhD students, published over 400 refereed papers and 3 edited books (Emulsions, Surfactants, Particles at Interfaces) and co-invented 20 patents.

BSc Chemistry (1st class)

PhD Surface/Colloid Chemistry

CChem FRSC

FHEA

Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)

2022 Sir Eric Rideal Lifetime Achievement Award of SCI/RSC

2023 Overbeek Gold Medal of European Colloid and Interface Society

2025 Journal of Colloid & Interface Science-Darsh Wasan Award

• Aeration of fats to stabilise food foams
• Development of particle-stabilised emulsions in sunscreens
• Aqueous foams in home and personal care products
• Controlling delivery of perfumes from formulations
• Foaming/antifoaming of lubricating oils
• Evaporation from agrochemical emulsions
• Surfactant-particle synergism in oilfield chemical formulations
• Chemical and enzyme catalysis in particle-stabilised emulsions
• Expert witness on 2 patent litigation cases

After a BSc in Chemistry and a PhD in Surface Chemistry/Microemulsions, Bernie took up a Postdoc. in Paris working on the physics of surfactant monolayers at oil-water interfaces. After further postdoctoral work on insoluble monolayers, he became Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, University of Hull in 1991. He was promoted to Professor of Physical Chemistry in 2002 and led the Surfactant and Colloid Group for over 15 years. He took semi-retirement in 2024 and started as a Consultant soon after.

• Surfactant science (phase behaviour, surface properties)
• Microemulsions
• Emulsions stabilised by surfactant
• Emulsions stabilised by solid particles (Pickering)
• Surfactant-stabilised aqueous foams
• Particle-stabilised aqueous and oil foams
• Colloidal dispersions
• Wetting/spreading on solid or liquid substrates
• Novel soft materials (liquid marbles, dry water, powdered oil, foamulsions)