Liam Critchley

I am a science writer and communicator from the UK with over 7 years of experience and two master's degrees. The first is a 4-year integrated masters (MChem) in Chemistry with Nanotechnology and the second is an MSc by Research in Chemical Engineering.

I specialise in writing about chemistry and nanotechnology (and the vast application areas they influence), but I write on many subject areas from sensors to energy storage/energy harvesting, 3D printing, drug delivery/discovery, medical devices, renewable/green technologies, analytical chemistry and scientific equipment, data science, technology, semiconductors, the intersection of AI with the biological and chemical sciences, and many more in between.

I've written over 800 articles to date on a range of scientific topics for companies, media sites and trade associations around the world. I am also on the advisory board for a couple of advanced material/nanomaterial industry associations—Matter Inc and Nanotechnology World Association—because of my knowledge/experience in the nanotech space. I was also on the advisory board for the National Graphene Association (NGA) for a number of years before it folded during the pandemic.

On the content side, there is not much that I haven’t done, so I’m comfortable writing and communicating using a range of content types. From technically focused to more informative marketing blogs, to news, infographic content, literature reviews for companies, industry analyses and opinion pieces, white papers and longer form technical content, thought leadership for magazines, to Q&As (both written and video interviews), I've probably covered almost all types of article-based content for my clients over the years. I also do some work around more copywriting/marketing-based materials as well these days, such as social media posts, webinar landing pages, newsletter, and email content, so I have a wide scope where I work and a lot of experience in writing different types of content for different audiences.

During my freelance career, I have also held more formal positions in the past, including being the Senior Science Communications Officer for the Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA)—where I worked on communicating the outcomes of various EU-funded Horizon 2020 projects—as well as an interim Managing Editor role for Interesting Engineering. I am also a contributing editor for the graphene and 2D material business journal, the Nixene Journal.

Overall, I’m comfortable communicating on a range of scientific areas and content types. Because I have a good baseline scientific understanding (stemming from fundamental chemistry), it enables me to dig in and understanding different scientific concepts/applications and communicate about them for different audiences.

I’ve worked with so many different clients (media sites, directly with companies, marketing/communication agencies for producing content for companies) who all have different types of content they want to produce, and expectations/styling, that I’m confident that this experience will allow me to adapt to almost any situation where scientific concepts need to be communicated—regardless of whether it is to scientists, non-scientists, C-level executives, stakeholders, other businesses, or the general public.

Here's some writing examples spread across a range of topics:

https://www.eetimes.com/how-graphene-is-innovating-the-medical-device-sector/

https://www.mouser.com/blog/using-superconducting-circuits-quantum-computers

https://www.mouser.com/blog/could-ai-help-to-create-safer-nanomaterials

https://www.mouser.com/blog/machine-learning-help-cancer-diagnosis-the-future

https://www.labcompare.com/591472-Recent-Advancements-in-Precision-Medicine/

https://www.statisticsviews.com/article/where-sensors-and-data-fusion-methods-meet/

https://www.statisticsviews.com/article/the-benefits-of-multivariate-process-monitoring-in-the-process-industry/

https://www.electropages.com/blog/2023/03/breakthrough-in-ferroelectric-semiconductors

https://www.electropages.com/blog/2023/03/flexible-perovskite-solar-cells-future-wearable-solar-technology

https://www.electropages.com/blog/2023/02/could-ev-batteries-satisfy-short-term-grid-storage-demands