Council Members

David Clary is President of Magdalen College, Oxford and is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society. His research interests are in theoretical chemistry with emphasis on reaction dynamics and molecular structure predictions.

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Steve Price is a Chemical Physicist in the Chemistry Department at UCL.  The "Price Group" studies the chemistry of ions and atoms.  The group study the properties of electronically excited molecules, species which can posses a considerable amount of excess electronic energy. These energized species display a very different reactivity to unexcited molecules, and play an important role in the chemistry of media such as planetary atmospheres. Our research concentrates on developing new experimental techniques to probe the gas-phase chemistry, structure and reaction dynamics of these energized species. The group is also involved in studies of fundamental heterogeneous reactions of relevance in the Interstellar medium.  Of particular current interest is the formation of molecular hydrogen from atomic hydrogen on the surfaces of interstellar dust grains.

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His research interests include: The chemical physics of lipid membranes - in equilibrium and dynamics of phase transitions, the influence of membrane mechanical stresses on proteins, the dynamics of chemical change on membranes, drung-membrane interactions

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Wendy is a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at University College London (UCL). Her research interests are in the field of surface science.  Current research interests include investigating adsorption and reactions on surfaces of relevance to astrochemistry and investigations of surface catalytic reactions on an ultra-fast timescale using laser techniques.

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David has particular responsibility for education and training within the Faraday Division. In addition to his research interests in high-resolution spectroscopy and photochemistry, he is actively involved in a number of educational initiatives and the promotion of chemistry through outreach and public engagement activities. David has long been active within the Royal Society of Chemistry, serving on the committee of the Peninsula Section and acting as treasurer of the High Resolution Spectroscopy Group and the Spectroscopy and Dynamics Group. He is currently a member of the Advisory Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Chemistry for our Future project, with special responsibility for developing an initiative to promote Smarter Ways of Using University Laboratory Facilities.

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Alison Rodger graduated from Sydney University with the University Medal for Theoretical Chemistry in 1982. She completed her PhD in 1985 whereupon she took up a Beatrice Dale Research Fellowship at Newnham College, Cambridge together with an Overseas Scholarship from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. She next spent six years in Oxford at St. Catherine’s and St. Hilda’s Colleges, moving to Warwick in 1994. In 2005 she became Professor of Biophysical Chemistry. Her laboratory focuses on developing and implementing UV/visible spectroscopic techniques (including circular and linear dichroism) to study the structure and function of biomacromolecules.

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George is Professor of Chemical Physics and Head of the Molecular Modelling and Thermodynamics (MMT) focus area in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London. His research involves the use of the latest developments in statistical mechanical theories and computer simulation to provide a reliable predictive platform for complex fluids and ordered materials at the molecular level. The focus is on the phase equilibria of systems which are of industrial relevance, e. g., mixtures containing hydrogen fluoride (production of refrigerants), aqueous solutions of surfactants (enhanced oil recovery), and liquid crystals (optical devices). The group has launched an activity in the area of MolecularSystems Engineering (MSE) as a core programme of the Centre for Process Systems Engineering (CPSE).

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Simon Biggs was appointed to the Royal Academy of Engineering/BNFL Chair in Particle Science and Engineering at the University of Leeds in September 2002. He took this chair after spending 8 years at The University of Newcastle (New South Wales, Australia). Prior to this, he developed his research career through post-doctoral positions at the Institut Charles Sadron (Strasbourg, France) and the University of Melbourne (Australia). His undergraduate and doctoral education was undertaken in the UK at the University of Bristol from where he has a PhD in Colloid Chemistry. The main research interests of Prof. Biggs’ group are in the field of colloid and interface engineering. He has a strong interest in the measurement, control, and manipulation of inter-particle forces to allow more efficient process engineering of particulate systems. He has pioneered the use of in-situ imaging with direct measurements of both adsorbed amounts and adsorption kinetics, using precision instrumentation such as light scattering, optical reflectometry and atomic force microscopy.

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Jim Anderson holds a 6th century Chair in Materials at the University of Aberdeen and runs a surface chemistry and catalysis group based in the department of chemistry of which he is currently head. His main activities involve characterisation and testing of solid acid and supported metal catalysts with application in environmental catalysis, and fuel and chemical processing including fine chemicals. He is on the editorial boards of Catalysis Letters, Topics in Catalysis and Catalysis Today and Research Letters in Physical Chemistry.

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