John Cooper
BSc (Hons), CCHem, MRSC
Laboratory Coordinator
Agriculture, Health and Environment Department
John has over thirty years of experience working as an analytical chemist, primarily within UKAS 17025 accredited laboratories. He has worked within the food enforcement sector analysing samples submitted by bodies such as Trading Standards and Port Health Authorities. He has spent five years establishing and developing a quality control/research laboratory for a successful private company within the global beer industry before moving to the Natural Resources Institute in September 2024.
In addition to food analysis experience, John brings knowledge from other sectors as diverse as pharmaceuticals (specifically cannabis) and forensic explosives.
He is fully conversant with traditional wet chemistry techniques and the latest analytical instrumentation, using both to generate accredited analytical methods of analysis.
John has over thirty years of experience working as an analytical chemist, primarily within UKAS 17025 accredited laboratories. He has worked within the food enforcement sector analysing samples submitted by bodies such as Trading Standards and Port Health Authorities. He has spent five years establishing and developing a quality control/research laboratory for a successful private company within the global beer industry before moving to the Natural Resources Institute in September 2024.
In addition to food analysis experience, John brings knowledge from other sectors as diverse as pharmaceuticals (specifically cannabis) and forensic explosives.
He is fully conversant with traditional wet chemistry techniques and the latest analytical instrumentation, using both to generate accredited analytical methods of analysis.