Neil Rees qualified with a BA(Hons) in Chemistry from Oxford University in 1995. After a short career in finance as a chartered accountant and chartered tax consultant, he returned to Oxford in 2001 and obtained his DPhil in Electrochemistry in 2004. Postdoctoral research at Cardiff University into in-situ electrochemical SERS (Prof. G.A. Attard) and Oxford (Prof. R.G. Compton) followed until his appointment at Birmingham in Summer 2012.

Kahk J.M., Rees N.V., Pillay J., Vilakazi S., Tshikhudo R., Compton R.G., (2012). Electron transfer kinetics at single nanoparticles, Nano Today 7:174-179 Stuart E.J.E, Zhou Y-G., Rees N.V., Compton R.G. (2012).Determining unknown concentrations of nanoparticles: the particle-impact electrochemistry of nickel and silver. RSC Adv. 2:6879-6884. 2:6879-6884 Zhou Y-G., Rees N.V., Compton R.G. (2012). The electrochemical detection of tagged nanoparticles via particle-electrode collisions: nanoelectroanalysis beyond immobilisation Chem. Commun. 48:2510-2512 Zhou Y-G., Rees N.V., Compton R.G. (2012). Making contact: charge transfer during particle-electrode collisions. RSC Adv. 2:379-384 Zhou Y-G., Rees N.V., Pillay J., Vilakazi S., Tshikhudo R., Compton R.G., (2012). Gold nanoparticles show electroactivity: counting and sorting nanoparticles upon impact with electrodes Chem. Commun. 48:224-226 Rees N.V., Compton R.G. (2011). Sustainable energy: a review of formic acid electrochemical fuel cells. J. Solid State Electrochem. 15:2095-2100. Rees N.V., Compton R.G. (2011).Carbon-free energy: a review of ammonia- and hydrazine-based electrochemical fuel cells. Energy Environ. Sci. 4:1255-1260 Rees N.V., Compton R.G. (2011). Electrochemical CO2 sequestration in ionic liquids; a perspective. Energy Environ. Sci. 4:403-408 Zhou Y-G., Rees N.V., Compton R.G. (2011).The Electrochemical Detection and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50:4219-4221 Rees N.V., Compton R.G. (2010). Voltammetry as a probe of displacement. Chem. Commun. 46:4238-4248 Rees N.V., Matthews S.M., Yunus K., Fisher A.C., Compton R.G. (2009). A Method for the Positioning and Tracking of Small Moving Particles. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 48:2376-2378