Neil McKeown

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Neil McKeown
Alma mater University of East Anglia
Awards Beilby Medal and Prize (2008)
Tilden Prize (2017)
Scientific career
Fields Chemistry
Institutions University of Edinburgh
Cardiff University
University of Manchester
Thesis The design, synthesis and assessment of novel phthalocyanines for application in molecular electronics  (1987)
Doctoral advisor Mike Cook [1]

Neil Bruce McKeown FRSE is a chemist who is currently Crawford Professor of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh. [2]

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Education

He was educated at the University of East Anglia (BSc, 1984; PhD, 1987). [3]

Honours

McKeown was awarded the Beilby Medal and Prize in 2008, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2017. [4] He was awarded the Tilden Prize in 2017.

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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 18 September 2016.
  3. "Keynote Speakers - Neil B. McKeown". Imperial College London . Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. "RSE Welcomes 60 New Fellows" (Press release). Royal Society of Edinburgh. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.