Professor James Nicell is an internationally-recognized scholar, known for his research into environmental applications of enzymes, assessment of the fate and impacts of pharmaceutically-active compounds, green plasticizer development, and odour impact assessment. His work has been published widely in top international journals and has been cited thousands of times. He has received numerous awards for teaching, research and professional contributions. Most recently, as Dean of Engineering, he leads a Faculty with 160 professors, 3,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students.