Jane attained a BSc in Joint Chemistry and Geology at Bristol University and went on to study for a PhD in Physical Chemistry at University of Newcastle upon Tyne. She came to the Department of Materials at Loughborough University as a research assistant in 1988 becomming a research fellow in 1991 and lecturer in 2016.

Relationships between mixing, processing, microstructure and properties of rubber compounds and thermoplastic elastomers Rubber recycling, particularly crumb in thermoplastic elastomers and with novel binding systems and blending techniques Polymer rheology in relation to processing, particularly viscoelastic effects Simulation of polymer flow in processing 3D printing of elastomeric materials Renewable fillers for rubber compounds, such as starch Renewable materials such as rubber toughened bioplastics

Pehlivan-Davis, S, Clarke, J, Armour, S (2013) Comparison of accelerated aging of silicone rubber gasket material with aging in a fuel cell environment, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 129(3), pp.1446-1454, ISSN: 0021-8995. DOI: 10.1002/app.38837. Kamal, MM and Clarke, J (2013) Effect of starch loading on the properties of natural rubber compounds, Journal of Rubber Research, 16(1), pp.45-60, ISSN: 1511-1768. Thomas, NL, Clarke, J, McLauchlin, AR, Patrick, SG (2012) Oxo-degradable plastics: Degradation, environmental impact and recycling, Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Waste and Resource Management, 165(3), pp.133-140, ISSN: 1747-6526. DOI: 10.1680/warm.11.00014. Mazlina, MK, Ibrahim, I, Clarke, J (2010) Increasing the Interaction between Starch and the Rubber Matrix by Coupling Agent Addition, J. Rubb. Res, 13(3), pp.139-161.