Leroy Cronin | |
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FRSE FRSC | |
![]() Cronin in 2015 | |
Born | 1 June 1973 |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of York |
Known for | Chemistry |
Awards | FRSE FRSC Philip Leverhulme Prize Corday–Morgan Prize; RSE BP Hutton Prize; Tilden Prize; Interdisciplinary Prize |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry, Digital Chemistry, Assembly Theory, Nanoscience, Self Assembly, Systems chemistry, Complex Chemical Systems, Inorganic Biology, Supramolecular chemistry, Self-organization, 3D printing |
Institutions | University of Glasgow University of Birmingham Research Institute for Electronic Science, University of Hokkaido University of Bielefeld University of Edinburgh |
Doctoral advisor | Paul. H. Walton |
Leroy "Lee" Cronin FRSE FRSC (born 1 June 1973)[1] is the Regius Chair of Chemistry in the School of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow.[2][3][4] He was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and appointed to the Regius Chair of Chemistry in 2013. He was previously the Gardiner Chair, appointed April 2009. His feature Profile in RSC Chemistry World “Searching for Complexity” explains his vision for the future of digital chemistry.