Recent Developments
Significant developments affecting the Section include:
1. Almost all of the research space occupied by the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry section has been recently refurbished following successful bids to the Joint Infrastructure Fund (JIF), SRIF, SRIF2 and the Royal Society/Wolfson Foundation. These awards also provided substantial funds for new equipment, adding to recent successful bids for instrumentation under JREI and the Research Councils.
2. Recent staff appointments:
- Dr Stuart Greaves to EPSRC Career Acceleration Fellowship (2011)
- Dr D.P. Tew, Royal Society University Research Fellow (October 2009)
- Dr C. Murray, Royal Society University Research Fellow (October 2008)
- Dr S.W. Prescott, to a Lectureship (3 year, fixed term) in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (October 2008)
- Dr M.A. Bradley, Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow (May 2008).
3. Recent staff awards:
- Prof. Mike N.R. Ashfold Royal Society and Leverhulme Trust SRF (2011)
- Prof. Fred Manby RSC Corday-Morgan Prize (2011)
- Prof. Dudley Shallcross elected fellow of the Society of Biology (2011)
- Professor Brian Vincent Overbeek Gold Medal (2010)
- Dr Chris Wormald Huffman Memorial Award (2010)
- Prof. A.J. Orr-Ewing, RSC Tilden Prize and Lecture (2010)
- Prof. A.C. Legon, Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship (2009)
- Prof. M.N.R. Ashfold, Fellow of the Royal Society (2009), President of RSC Faraday Division (2009)
- Prof. J.N. Harvey, Dirac Medal of the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists (2009)
- Prof D.E. Shallcross, Royal Met. Soc. Michael Hunt Award (2008)
- Dr T.M. Obey, Support for Teaching and Learning Award of the Faculty of Science (2008) - joint with Dr T.J. Podesta
- Dr C.M. Western, e-Learning Award of the Faculty of Science (2008)
- Dr J.P. Reid, EPSRC Leadership Fellowship (2009)
- Dr A.J. Mulholland, EPSRC Leadership Fellowship (2008)
- Prof. D.E. Shallcross, RSC Tertiary Education Award (2008)
- Prof. J. Eastoe, RSC/SCI Rideal Medal (2008)
- Dr D.M. Smith, Engagement Award of the Faculty of Science (2008)
4. Recent staff moves:
- Dr Nick Walker moved to Newcastle University to take up a permanent lecturership there (March 2012)
- Dr Craig Murray moved to Glasgow University to take up a permanent lecturership there (July 2011)