Sophie Rocks

Biography

Sophie is a Toxicologist with a background in materials science, and her research portfolio includes work on risk assessment and related evidence, materials characterisation, and free radical chemistry. Her particular interest is in the assessment and uncertainties surrounding risk, toxicity and regulation of engineered nanomaterials and chemicals as well as other emerging technologies. Her recent work has included the management of research providing insight to Government and industry on the strategic risk assessment, risk and evidence, knowledge exchange and organisational maturity. Until December 2011 was responsible for the programme management for research within the Risk Centre grant (EPSRC/ESRC/NERC/Defra Collaborative Centre of Excellence in Understanding and Managing Natural and Environmental Risks). She has been personally funded by NERC, industry, utility companies, BIS, Defra and LARCI. Sophie was appointed in September 2008 as a member of the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (now Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee, expert scientific committee for Defra), is a member of the British Toxicological Society (BTS), a UK and European Registered Toxicologist, and a member of the editorial board for “Risk Management: a journal of risk crisis and disaster” and for "Journal of Applied Toxicology".

Research Interest

Dr. Sophie's research focuses on Carbon, Climate and Risk, Hazardous Substances, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Toxicology & Epidemiology