Malcolm Smyth

For other people with similar names, see Malcolm Smith (disambiguation)

Prof Malcolm Smyth is the Dean of the Faculty of Science & Health at Dublin City University. He is also the President of the Analytical Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and is the first analytical chemist from the Republic of Ireland to hold this prestigious position.

Prof. Malcolm R. Smyth obtained his BSc degree in Biochemistry from The Queen's University of Belfast in 1972, and his PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the University of London in 1976. He then studied as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Colorado State University between 1976–78, and was subsequently employed as a Visiting Research Scientist at the Nuclear Research Centre in Jülich between 1979-81. In 1981 he was appointed to a Lectureship in Analytical Chemistry at Dublin City University. He became a Senior Lecturer in 1985, and took over as Head of the School of Chemical Sciences between 1990-1993. In 1990 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from The Queen's University of Belfast. In 1992 he was appointed Professor of Chemistry at Dublin City University, and in 1995 took over as Dean of the Faculty of Science & Health. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland and was elected member of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA).[1]

He has received awards from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the SAC Gold Medal for Analytical Chemistry from the Analytical Division of the RSC.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Members list". Royal Irish Academy. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Reports from IUPAC-Sponsored Symposia". Chemistry International. January 2000. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
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