Barry Blight
Associate Professor
PhD
Toole Hall 133
Fredericton
Educational Background
- Post-Graduate Certificate in Higher Education PGCHE (2015) University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
- Ph.D. (2008) Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, Canada
- B.Sc. (2003) Chemistry, Mount Allison University, NB, Canada.
Academic Experience
Associate Professor (7/2019-present) Assistant Professor (5/2017-7/2019): Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Honorary Academic Researcher (5/2017-present) School of Physical Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
Lecturer/Assistant Professor (1/2013-4/2017) School of Physical Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow (8/2010-12/2012) Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (9/2008-07/2010) School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Research Interests
- Supramolecular influence of photoluminescent materials
- Development of luminescent sensors for biological and chemical detection
- Design and assembly of porous solids termed metal-organic materials for substrate extraction/delivery in biological and industrial realms.
- Experimental elucidation of discrete energetics of hydrogen bonding interactions in materials.
- Development of new defence science technologies for environmental remediation.
