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Karen Keenan
UPCSE Course Coordinator and Biology Tutor
Karen Keenan has a first class degree in Biology. She studied at the Royal Holloway University of London. She then entered teaching, gaining a PGCE at Reading University.
She became head of Biology in a UK school after three years of teaching. She then developed science teaching and learning at a number of international institutions.
She is currently an examiner of Biology for the Edexcel exam board.
Alice Ward
Biology Tutor
Alice teaches on the UPCSE Biology subject. She has a degree in Biomedical Science from University of Kent. She began her career in education by working in learning support at a secondary school, helping those with special educational needs and providing one to one tuition for students who required extra science support. In 2020 she gained her PGCE from UCL Institute of Education. Before joining the UPCSE this year she was a Biology teacher in a UK secondary school, where she also taught Chemistry and Physics up to GCSE level.
Dr Aga Kosinska
Chemistry Coordinator
Dr Aga Kosinska is a senior Chemistry teaching fellow. She is also the Chemistry coordinator on the UPCSE. She has two Master's degrees. Chemical Technology from the Gdansk University of Technology in Poland and Analytical Chemistry from University of San Francisco. She received her PhD in Medicinal and Organic Chemistry from the University of St Andrews.
In 2010, she became a Chemistry teaching fellow at UCL’s Centre for Preparatory Studies in Kazakhstan. She returned to the UK as a lecturer in Extended Science at Plymouth University. She then completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice. Aga is now a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
Dr Rosina Gibson
Chemistry Tutor
Rosina is an Associate Lecturer in Chemistry. She has a Master's in 'Chemistry with Industrial Experience' from the University of Bristol during which she undertook placements at Evotec and Biotechne exploring new treatments for diseases such as endometriosis and cancer. She has a PhD in Chemistry from Imperial College London researching the design, synthesis and application of photoswitches in pharmacology and solar energy storage. After finishing her PhD, she became a Chemistry Teaching Fellow at King's College London teaching undergraduates and foundation students before moving to UCL.
Dr Ramesh Satkurunath
Mathematics Coordinator
Dr Ramesh Satkurunath teaches on the UPCSE Mathematics subject and is the Mathematics Coordinator on the UPC. He taught on the UPCH Mathematics subject prior to this. He studied Mathematics with the Philosophy of Mathematics at King's College London. Before starting his PhD, he volunteered for Oxfam for a year. His PhD is in Homological Algebra from the University of Southampton. He then spent a year tutoring students before joining UCL.
Dr Chris Fenwick
Mathematics Tutor
Dr Chris Fenwick obtained his first degree in Mathematics and Computing before being awarded a Master’s degree in Numerical Analysis from Brunel University and a Master’s in Space Science from UCL. His PhD in mathematics education was awarded by Brunel University. He has over 30 years’ experience in the support and delivery of subjects relating to mathematics.
Rena Sherman
Mathematics Tutor
Rena Sherman has taught mathematics in both the UPCH and UPCSE programmes since 2007. She majored in Mathematics at the University of Cape Town. She taught in high schools and wrote for a distance education college. For 10 years, she taught mathematics at the University of the Witwatersrand. She was an election officer and a peace monitor in the country's first democratic elections.
Vincent Gimbert
Physics Coordinator
Vincent Gimbert has a Master’s degree in Physics and Engineering from Grenoble INP and Imperial College London. He specialised in nano physics and climate physics research. He later obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from UCL. Vincent taught mathematics and physics at secondary and undergraduate level. He joined the UPCSE team in 2010.
Dr Ioannis Koutsonas
Physics Tutor
Dr Ioannis Koutsonas has a Bachelor's degree in Physics with Astrophysics from the University of Birmingham. He has a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. He conducted research in Nanotechnology and Micro-devices at the University of Birmingham. Dr Koutsonas obtained his PhD in 2009. He has taught Physics and Engineering for over 10 years at the Universities of Birmingham and Queen Mary University. He has also taught in a number of colleges. He has been a Lecturer in Physics on the UPCSE since 2010.