▁her ▁B . Sc . ▁( H ons ) ▁in ▁chem istry ▁with ▁environmental ▁science ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kent . ▁She ▁then ▁completed ▁her ▁D . Ph il . ▁( 1 9 9 5 – 1 9 9 9 ) ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sus sex . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁fellow ship ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 ), ▁K erton ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁York ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 2 ). ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Royal ▁Society ▁( UK ) ▁University ▁Research ▁Fellow ship ▁( 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 4 ). ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Chem istry ▁at ▁the ▁Memorial ▁University ▁of ▁New found land ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁where ▁she ▁founded ▁the ▁Green ▁Chem istry ▁and ▁Catal ysis ▁Group . ▁She ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁associate ▁professor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁promoted ▁to ▁professor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁K erton ▁has ▁author ed ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁scientific ▁papers ▁related ▁to ▁green ▁chem istry , ▁organ omet all ic ▁chem istry , ▁catal ysis , ▁and ▁polym er ▁chem istry . ▁K erton ▁and ▁her ▁research ▁group ▁have ▁contributed ▁extens ively ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁processes ▁to ▁convert ▁waste ▁from ▁fish ▁and ▁shell fish ▁processing ▁plants ▁into