Markfield Markfield Markfield is a commuter village in both the National Forest and Charnwood Forest and in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The settlement dates back to at least the time of the Norman conquest and is mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name Merchenefeld. A variant of this is still used as the name for the village primary school, Mercenfeld. It is to the south-east of Junction 22 of the M1, and to the south of the A50. The highest point in Markfield is shown on OS sheet 129 at 222 metres above sea level. Nearby
Karen L. Wooley Karen L. Wooley Professor Karen L. Wooley is an American polymer chemist. She is a Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University whose research focuses on developing novel polymers and nanostructured materials. Wooley received her B.Sc. in Chemistry from Oregon State University in 1988, and a Ph.D. in Polymer/Organic Chemistry in 1993 under the guidance of Jean Fréchet. Karen L. Wooley is an international leader in the design, synthesis, characterization and implementation of polymers and nanostructured organic materials. She has published "ca." 270 peer-reviewed articles in top-ranked scientific journals, holds several patents. For nine years, she has served as Director of