Leon Barron

Dr. Leon Barron is Professor of Analytical and Environmental Sciences at Imperial College London. He holds a BSc(hons) and PhD in analytical chemistry at Dublin City University, Ireland. He was Lecturer and then Senior lecturer in Forensic Science at King’s College London for 11 years until 2020 when he moved to Imperial to lead the Emerging Chemical Contaminants team within the Environmental Research Group. His research aims to further our understanding of the sources, risks and impacts existing, emerging and new chemical contaminants on environmental and public health including through non-target screening.