Peter Hewitson

Dr Peter Hewitson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Brunel University of London, affiliated with the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences. His research focuses on Bioprocess Engineering, Liquid-Liquid Extraction, and Counter-current Chromatography for scalable pharmaceutical and chemical separations.

• PhD in Process Engineering (scale-up of extraction technologies)
• Former Senior Research Scientist at Kodak Ltd, developing photographic media, flexible displays, and solar cells with patent filings

His work spans Biorefinery applications, Protein Purification, and industrial chemical separations. Key contributions include optimizing Counter-current Chromatography throughput and column geometry. Teaching includes modules like MSc Research Dissertation and Process Design and Safety.

Research Trends: Recent publications emphasize Step-Gradient Counter-Current Chromatography, Phenolic Compound Isolation, and Aqueous Two-Phase Systems for biopharma applications.

He collaborates with researchers such as Dr Svetlana Ignatova and Dr ACHF Sawaya, with a focus on Natural Product Purification and Biorefinery Processes.