Chemistry Faculty

Chemistry

Ian Wesson

Head of Faculty-Sciences, Teacher of Chemistry

Bachelor of Science (Hons), Chemistry, London Metropolitan University

PGCE, Oxford University

Ian brings to the role 28 years teaching experience. His expertise enabled him to support and train teachers in the UK, South Africa and Hong Kong.

Paul Murray

Head of Subject-AL Chemistry, Teacher of Chemistry

Bachelor of Science(Hons), Chemistry, University Of Liverpool

PGCE Secondary Science, Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University

Mr. Murray has taught as a Chemistry teacher in U.K., Qatar and China for 5 years.

Manoj Odungat

Head of Subject-GL Chemistry, Teacher of Chemistry

Bachelor of Science Education, University of Mysore, India

Mr. Odungat has A Level Chemistry and Science teaching experience for more than 12 years, including 4 years’ experience as the Head of Science Department and 9 years of stay in China. He was honored as The Excellent Foreign Guest Teacher in Sichuan province in 2009 and 2010.

Alistair Furze

Teacher of Chemistry

MChem Chemistry, University of Oxford

MPhil Tissue Engineering, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester

PhD Tissue Engineering, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester

QTS

Before joining SCIE as Teacher of Chemistry in 2022, Dr Alistair Furze taught Chemistry and Physics at a full boarding school in the UK and a variety of international boarding and day schools in Malaysia and Thailand for over a decade.

Maher Qaddoura

Teacher of Chemistry

PhD in Chemistry, University of Central Florida.

Maher has more than 20 years of broad expertise in many aspects of chemistry and related sciences including industry, research, and teaching in Dubai, Florida, California, British Columbia, Ontario, and China.
His teaching experience includes college level courses, IGCSE, and AS/A level.

Maher has teaching training experience from University of British Columbia, University of Central Florida, and American Chemical society national meetings workshops.
He is a member and fellow of ACS since 1998.

Fabio Lupo

Teacher of Chemistry

PhD Material Science in University of London

Diploma in Education University of Catania.

UK Qualifed teacher

Dr Fabio Lupo is an expert Chemistry Teacher and experimentalist with extensive credentials in research and comprehensive global experience in international schools with language-immersion. He has highly Skilled in Chemistry, Nanoparticles, Organic Chemistry, Materials, Analytical Chemistry and Teaching.

Fabio was awarded a PhD in material Science from University of London and has 12 years experience as Research Scientist in the field of nanomaterials at Max Planck Institute in Germany and INSTM (National Inter-university Consortium of Materials Science and Technology) and University of Catania in Italy. He has taught Chemistry during the last 12 years in Italy, China and Austria. He matured experience in teaching chemistry within the AP, IBDP and GCSE/A-level curricula.

Borka Popovic

Teacher of Chemistry

Master Degree in Methodology of Chemistry Teaching, University of Novi Sad
Chemistry Professor

Mrs. Borka Popovic has more than 25 years of experience in teaching chemistry. She taught chemistry in Serbia in middle schools and grammar school for twenty years and five years at the International School in China. She has experience in teaching A-level and IGCSE Chemistry.

Due to the overall outstanding results of teaching with modern teaching methods, and the high level of didactic-methodical competences which as a result has achieved a high level of students’ knowledge, as well as for participating in research works related to the methodology of teaching chemistry, in 2008 she was awarded the recognition – The best high school teacher in Vojvodina, Serbia, awarded by the Government of the Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia.

Borka has experience in leadership and senior management.

Jeff Kearns

Assistant Academic Principal, Teacher of Chemistry

Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, Dalhousie University

Master of Science, Organic Chemistry, University of New Brunswick

PGCE, The University of Nottingham

Jeff has been teaching  for sixteen years at universities and schools in Canada, the UAE, and China. He’s been with SCIE since 2006.

Alex Amaku

Teacher of Chemistry

Master of Science from The London Metropolitan University,
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS),
E-Qualitas NCITT, London.

Over the past decade, Mr. Alex Amaku has been teaching science and physics in the UK and Qatar, with extensive experience in both the British National Curriculum and the International British Curriculum. This experience has allowed him to understand and adapt to different educational frameworks and teaching environments. His passion for teaching and expertise in these subjects have always driven him to help students achieve their academic goals.

Michael Bracewell

Head of Year-A1, Teacher of Biology, Teacher of Chemistry

Bachelor of Arts  (Hons), Chemistry and Italian, Manchester Metropolitan University

Master of Arts, Sociology and Global Change, Manchester Metropolitan University

PGCE,  Secondary Science, Chemistry, University of Chester

Mr. Michael Bracewell has taught Chemistry for around two years in the UK but has experience in teaching in Italy, France and the Philippines.

Damion Brown

Teacher of Chemistry

Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, University of Technology, Jamaica

Post Graduate Diploma, Education and Training, Vocational Development Technical Institute, Jamaica

Damion taught Chemistry and Mathematics from 2011-2019 at private and public schools in Jamaica and he taught Chemistry and Mathematics in International Schools in China since 2019.

Matt McKenzie

Teacher of Chemistry

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science, University of Plymouth

Master of Education, University of Bristol

PGCE Chemistry, University of Southampton

Mr Matthew McKenzie has more than 25 years experience teaching in different settings around the world. He has taught Chemistry in New Zealand, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UK. In addition to teaching he also works with a variety of exam boards as an assessor. Matthew is looking forward to teaching in China and is excited to become part of the SCIE Science team.

Yinjiao Gong

Teacher of Chemistry

MA Education (Science), University College London

She has over a decade of experience studying/working in Australia, the USA, and the UK.
Before teaching at SCIE, Ms. Gong has been a full-time science teacher in Ohio, USA, since 2017.

Ada Wang

Chemistry Teacher

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry Education, Central China Normal University.

Master of Science, Chemistry Education, Central China Normal University.

About 10 years of proficiency in teaching A-level chemistry, coaching international competitions and mentoring for overseas university applications.

Sue Hong

Chemistry Teacher

Bachelor of Science (Hons), Chemistry, University of Manchester

PGCE Secondary Science, Chemistry, Manchester Metropolitan University

Sue has taught Chemistry and Science in a wide range of schools in the Northwest of England since 2014.

Simon Siu

Chemistry Teacher

BSc in Chemical Biology, University of California, Berkeley.

Mr. Simon Siu worked as a tutor at the university for two years. He has more than four years of experience in teaching IGCSE & A-Level Chemistry and Biology. Simon also coaches students joining various chemistry Olympiad and contests.

Emma Zhan

Teacher of Chemistry

Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham,UK

Emma joined SGS as Senior Chemical Engineer in 2017, Emma joined SCIE in 2020.

Queeny Deng

ECT – Chemistry

BSc Chemistry, Imperial College London
MSc Management, Imperial College Business School