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Paul McGonigal
Prof Paul McGonigal (b 1985) is Professor of Functional Organic Materials at the University of York, where he investigates dynamic processes in organic functional materials. His group’s research has been recognised by the Molecules Young Investigator Award 2018, the RSC Harrison–Meldola Memorial Medal 2022, the Liebig Lectureship from the German Chemical Society 2023, and the EcoMat Young Researcher Award 2024.
Paul’s training started with undergraduate (MChem, 2007) and postgraduate (PhD, 2011) degrees from The University of Edinburgh, working under the direction of Prof David Leigh. He moved to The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, Spain, as a Postdoctoral Researcher (2011) in the laboratory of Prof Antonio Echavarren then went on to conduct research with Prof Fraser Stoddart’s research group at Northwestern University as a US–UK Fulbright Scholarship (2012). Paul started his independent academic career at Durham University as an Assistant (2015) and Associate Professor (2021), before moving to the University of York as a Reader (2023) and then Professor (2024).
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