He has a chemical physics and informatics background and has gained a BSc and PhD in Chemistry from the University of Nottingham. Philip worked in Nottingham as a research associate in astronomy before moving to the Science and Technology Facilities Council, where he worked on the development of Semantic Web standards and tools for scientists. Philip currently works as part of the Northwest Institute for BioHealth Informatics, engineering computer systems to allow collaborative development and use of healthcare policy models. GPU Club Meetings