Howell Edwards is Professor Emeritus of Molecular Spectroscopy at the University of Bradford. He read Chemistry at Jesus College in the University of Oxford and after completing his B.A. and B.Sc. degrees he studied for his doctorate in Raman spectroscopy at Oxford and then became a Research Fellow at Jesus College, University of Cambridge. He joined the University of Bradford as a Lecturer in Structural and Inorganic Chemistry, becoming Head of the Department of Chemical and Forensic Sciences, and was awarded a Personal Chair in Molecular Spectroscopy in 1996. He has received several international awards (Sir Harold Thompson Award; Charles Mann Award; Emanuel Boricky Medal; Norman Sheppard Award) in a spectroscopic career which has resulted in the publication of almost 1400 research papers in Raman spectroscopy and the characterisation of materials, along with six books on the application of this analytical technique to art, archaeology and forensic science. He has had a lifelong interest in the porcelains of William Billingsley, especially those from the Derby, Nantgarw and Swansea factories and has authored seven books on porcelain: , , (with Philippe Colomban and Peter Vandenabeele, Springer, 2023) and , published by Springer Publishing, Dordrecht, The Netherlands and two specialist texts, namely : (with R Denyer and M Denyer, 2023) and (2023). He has also produced several monographs: andHowell Edwards is Honorary Scientific Adviser to the de Brecy Trust on the scientific evaluation of their artworks and paintings.
Rachel Denyer has a History degree from The University College of North Wales in Bangor, Gwynedd. Since graduating, she has had a career in IT. She is a co-founder of Penrose Antiques Ltd, established 2010, which specialises in English & Welsh ceramics, silverware and furniture. Between 2014 - 2018 she was one of four Directors of Rose Antiques Fairs, which organised a specialist annual antiques fair in York. In 2018, she was awarded a Masters degree in Art History, and her research led to the publication . She was a contributing author to published in 2019.She has a strong interest in genealogical research and social history, and published in 2020. A specialist interest in the history and development of food preparation and presentation, dining and social entertaining led to published in 2021. She was a co-author of published in 2023.
Howell Edwards is Professor Emeritus of Molecular Spectroscopy at the University of Bradford. He read Chemistry at Jesus College in the University of Oxford and after completing his B.A. and B.Sc. degrees he studied for his doctorate in Raman spectroscopy at Oxford and then became a Research Fellow at Jesus College, University of Cambridge. He joined the University of Bradford as a Lecturer in Structural and Inorganic Chemistry, becoming Head of the Department of Chemical and Forensic Sciences, and was awarded a Personal Chair in Molecular Spectroscopy in 1996. He has received several international awards (Sir Harold Thompson Award; Charles Mann Award; Emanuel Boricky Medal; Norman Sheppard Award) in a spectroscopic career which has resulted in the publication of almost 1400 research papers in Raman spectroscopy and the characterisation of materials, along with six books on the application of this analytical technique to art, archaeology and forensic science. He has had a lifelong interest in the porcelains of William Billingsley, especially those from the Derby, Nantgarw and Swansea factories and has authored seven books on porcelain: , , (with Philippe Colomban and Peter Vandenabeele, Springer, 2023) and , published by Springer Publishing, Dordrecht, The Netherlands and two specialist texts, namely : (with R Denyer and M Denyer, 2023) and (2023). He has also produced several monographs: andHowell Edwards is Honorary Scientific Adviser to the de Brecy Trust on the scientific evaluation of their artworks and paintings.
Rachel Denyer has a History degree from The University College of North Wales in Bangor, Gwynedd. Since graduating, she has had a career in IT. She is a co-founder of Penrose Antiques Ltd, established 2010, which specialises in English & Welsh ceramics, silverware and furniture. Between 2014 - 2018 she was one of four Directors of Rose Antiques Fairs, which organised a specialist annual antiques fair in York. In 2018, she was awarded a Masters degree in Art History, and her research led to the publication . She was a contributing author to published in 2019.She has a strong interest in genealogical research and social history, and published in 2020. A specialist interest in the history and development of food preparation and presentation, dining and social entertaining led to published in 2021. She was a co-author of published in 2023.
Dr Morgan Denyer was born in Yeovil, Somerset and was brought up in Carmarthenshire, South West Wales. He was educated at The University College of North Wales Bangor, Gwynedd, where he gained a BSc in Zoology and PhD in Neuroscience. He then worked as a Research Scientist at The University of Glasgow and as a Research Fellow at RIKEN (Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Wako, Saitama, Japan before becoming a Lecturer at The University of Bradford. Morgan has authored over 90 peer reviewed publications and patents. In 2010, he co-founded Penrose Antiques Ltd and later co-founded Rose Antiques Fairs. Morgan has published a number of works as author or editor, including: (2016); (2016); (2017); (2017);(2018). Morgan combines working in the antiques trade with a role as a Visiting Lecturer at The University of Bradford.
