Neil McKeown

Neil McKeown
EducationUniversity of East Anglia
AwardsBeilby Medal and Prize (2008)
Tilden Prize (2017)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
WorkplacesUniversity of Edinburgh
Cardiff University
University of Manchester
ThesisThe design, synthesis and assessment of novel phthalocyanines for application in molecular electronics (1987)
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Neil Bruce McKeown FRSE is a chemist who is currently Crawford Professor of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh.

Education

He was educated at the University of East Anglia (BSc, 1984; PhD, 1987).

Career

After obtaining his PhD from the University of East Anglia, McKeown served as a postdoctoral fellow at York University, Ontario, from 1987 to 1989. He was then a research associate at Toronto General Hospital, affiliated with the University of Toronto, from 1989 to 1991. This was followed by lecturing positions at Manchester (1991-2003), Cardiff (2004-2013) and finally Edinburgh (2014-present).

Honours

McKeown was awarded the Beilby Medal and Prize in 2008, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2017. He was awarded the Tilden Prize in 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Beilby Medal and Prize 2008 Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Professor Neil B McKeown". University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Keynote Speakers - Neil B. McKeown". Imperial College London. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Prof. Neil B. McKeown, FRSC, FRSE". The McKeown Group. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "RSE Welcomes 60 New Fellows" (Press release). Royal Society of Edinburgh. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.