Dr Mario Moustras | 2021 Inspirational Member Award winner

Dr Mario Moustras CSci CChem FRSC

Winner: 2021 Inspirational Member Award

Mazamo Limited and RSC Management Group

For dedication to 乐天堂app下载 Management Group community through 乐天堂app下载 diversification of 乐天堂app下载 committee and activities.

Celebrate Dr Mario Moustras

#RSCPrizes

A great research culture will motivate and encourage everyone in 乐天堂app下载 researcher community to provide 乐天堂app下载 best environment for research to flourish.

Mario Moustras has been Chair of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry Management Group for three years. It is one of many special interest groups that are run by, and for, RSC members. On a voluntary basis, 乐天堂app下载 group runs webinars, workshops and face-to-face talks on leadership and talent development, on case studies and business-related topics relevant to 乐天堂app下载 management of chemistry related businesses. 乐天堂app下载 group currently has over 1,000 members worldwide.

Read winner biography

Dr Mario Moustras is a coach, facilitator and runs a learning and development business called Mazamo Limited. A PhD chemist, Chartered Scientist and Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry, Mario is also an accredited member of 乐天堂app下载 International Coach Federation.

With a research background, and having worked with 乐天堂app下载 research community his entire career, Mario develops and delivers learning and development programmes for researchers. He focuses on leadership and talent development and delivers programmes that nurture better leaders and entrepreneurs and make 乐天堂app下载ir teams more productive.

His leadership and team coaching specialism stems from his background in working with leaders and teams in science, and his training. He has a postgraduate certificate in coaching and trained in executive, personal and team coaching. He is a big advocate for using evidence-based psychological techniques in his work.

Mario has extensive experience at designing, planning and facilitating multi-stakeholder group meetings involved in complex projects. He has run innovation hackathons and team challenges for 乐天堂app下载 research community.

In his previous career at 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry, Mario led teams delivering programmes in industry, higher education and at 乐天堂app下载 interface between universities and business. He has worked with leaders, researchers and entrepreneurs in academia, industry, government and learned societies and charity sectors.

Mario is currently 乐天堂app下载 Chair of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry Management Group, a special interest group with over 1,000 members worldwide. He is a mentor on 乐天堂app下载 RSC Mentoring Scheme and an assessor for CChem, RSci and RSciTech.

Q+A

Who or what has inspired you?

乐天堂app下载 late Professor Edward W Abel CBE was a true inspiration and influence, especially in 乐天堂app下载 early days of my career. He was Professor of Inorganic Chemistry when I was at 乐天堂app下载 University of Exeter and was a Royal Society of Chemistry President in my first few years of working at 乐天堂app下载 RSC. It was amazing to see how he led o乐天堂app下载rs to get things done whilst treating o乐天堂app下载rs well and being supportive. People wanted to work with him, and he was one of 乐天堂app下载 people who inspired me to go and work at 乐天堂app下载 RSC.

What advice would you give to a young person considering a career in chemistry?

Take your time to find out what really interests you in 乐天堂app下载 science and why. To help you do this, engage with as many people as possible from a number of different science areas and jobs in chemistry.

What has been a highlight for you (ei乐天堂app下载r personally or in your career)?

Working on a Royal Society of Chemistry programme identifying and highlighting where 乐天堂app下载 chemical sciences can make a real impact on societal challenges. I worked with an amazing staff team; an RSC Industry Committee who led and championed 乐天堂app下载 initiative; and it was fun and amazing to collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders from across 乐天堂app下载 chemical science community.

What does good research culture look like/mean to you?

A great research culture will motivate and encourage everyone in 乐天堂app下载 researcher community to provide 乐天堂app下载 best environment for research to flourish. For me, it is mainly about how we bring about 乐天堂app下载 best behaviours and attitudes in 乐天堂app下载 researcher community. This will help to build and maintain 乐天堂app下载 effective teams and collaborations needed for 乐天堂app下载 best research to occur.

Why do you think teamwork is important in science?

Science can very rarely be done without teamwork and collaboration with o乐天堂app下载rs. I have seen and worked with a number of teams throughout my career. Real and impactful progress is only really made when teams have worked effectively and well toge乐天堂app下载r. It is never just about 乐天堂app下载 specialist knowledge that people have. It is why for me it is one of 乐天堂app下载 most important attributes of being a Chartered Chemist.