Dr Jennifer Dodson is a Research Associate at the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence. She’s interested in making safe and environmentally-friendly chemicals. She’s currently working out how to make new plastics from waste and carbon dioxide! Jennie also works on broader science, sustainability and development topics. She’s worked at the UK Parliament, run hands-on experiments for hundreds of young people, worked on science and development issues in Brazil and is the Executive Director of the Network of Early-career Sustainable Scientists & Engineers.