Dr Smith took his first degree at the University of Central Lancashire and completed his Ph.D on the design and synthesis of novel metalloporphyrin catalysts at the University of Surrey. He then then took up a postdoctoral position at Nottingham Trent University, where he worked for Prof. James Davis and Dr Ray Leslie, on the synthesis of novel electrochemical sensors and the synthesis of antimicrobial agents. After three years in Nottingham, he moved back to the University of Central Lancashire in 2008, where I was appointed as Lecturer of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry. In 2012 he was promoted to senior lecturer of organic and medicinal chemistry

Okoh, O.A., Bisby, R.H., Lawrence, C.L., Rolph, C.E., Smith, R.B. Promising near-infrared non-targeted probes: Benzothiazole heptamethine cyanine dyes. Journal of Sulfur Chemistry (2013) 1-15 Tyler, A.R., Okoh, A.O., Lawrence, C.L., Jones, V.C., Moffatt, C., Smith, R.B. N-Alkylated 2,3,3-trimethylindolenines and 2-methylbenzothiazoles. Potential lead compounds in the fight against Saccharomyces cerevisiae infections. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2013) 64 , pp. 222-227 Brocklesby, K.L., Johns, S.C., Jones, A.E., Sharp, D., Smith, R.B. Smart Bandages – A Colourful Approach to Early Stage Infection Detection & Control in Wound Care. Medical Hypotheses (2013) 80 (3) , pp. 237-240