Dr Stuart Adams

Stuart is now a Science Lead for Food Contaminants at Fera where is leading the continued improvement of analytical methods for a range of challenging chemical contaminants in food and environmental samples. He previously worked at Waters Corporation for 6 years as a Consulting Scientist leading a team of scientists developing analytical methods for the detection of chemicals of interest in food and environmental samples and developing analytical technology to address analytical challenges in this area.  This builds on Stuart’s previous experience at the Central Science Laboratory then Fera, where he worked for over 16 years on a variety of projects looking at the detection of chemicals in challenging food and environmental samples using a variety of detection techniques. Whilst at Fera he has represented the UK at several European Union Reference Laboratory meetings for pesticide analysis and is a recognised international expert in his field.