▁Week , ▁Week end , ▁New sh our , ▁the ▁Today ▁Program me ▁and ▁the ▁In finite ▁Mon key ▁C age . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁consult ant ▁and ▁contrib utor ▁for ▁the ▁BBC ▁World ▁Service ' s ▁series ▁" Element al ▁Econom ics " ▁presented ▁by ▁Justin ▁Row l att . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Italy ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁but ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁USA ▁and ▁East ▁Africa . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁chem istry ▁at ▁ ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁as ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁did ▁research ▁for ▁a ▁Ph D ▁under ▁Professor ▁Robert ▁H ▁Morris . ▁He ▁completed ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁Chem istry ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 - 9 0 ▁at ▁Bal li ol ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁studying ▁with ▁Professor ▁Mal col m ▁Green . ▁ ▁Career ▁His ▁month ly ▁column ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Chem istry ' s ▁Chem istry ▁World , ▁" Class ic ▁Kit ", ▁with ▁guest ▁contributions ▁by ▁his ▁Masters ▁student , ▁Tal ith a ▁Hum ph rey , ▁expl ores ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁chem istry ▁through ▁the ▁l ens ▁of ▁scientific ▁appar atus . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁science ▁demonstr ations ▁for ▁both ▁school children ▁and ▁adult s . ▁He ▁s its ▁on ▁the ▁Scient ific ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Ch el ten ham ▁Science ▁Festival ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Education ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Institution . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Michael