David Leigh (scientist)
David Alan Leigh (born 1963) FRS FRSE FRSC is a British chemist, Royal Society Research Professor and, since 2014, the Sir Samuel Hall Chair of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Manchester. He was previously the Forbes Chair of Organic Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh (2001–2012) and Professor of Synthetic Chemistry at the University of Warwick (1998–2001).
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Leigh in 2019 | |
| Born | David Alan Leigh 31 May 1963 Birmingham, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield (BSc, PhD) |
| Known for | Catenanes, Rotaxanes, Molecular knots, Molecular machines |
| Awards | FRS (2009) FRSE (2005) Feynman Prize (2007) Izatt-Christensen Award (2007) Perkin Prize (2017) Royal Society Bakerian Medal (2013) Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Medal (2021) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Supramolecular chemistry Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Manchester University of Edinburgh University of Warwick |
| Thesis | The synthesis and properties of novel and natural macrocyclic trichothecenes (1987) |
| Website | catenane |
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