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QUB RSC Prize Winner Symposium
Structure, Reactivity, and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry
25th June 2026
Queen's Univeristy Belfast, School of Chemistry and Chemical Enineering
10:00

Dr Peter Knipe
Queen's University Belfast
Folding and Twisting: Controlling Molecular Shape and Chirality
10:30

Dr Laura Cunningham
University of Galway
Going Big: Understanding Structure and Mechanism to Solve Large Scale Issues
11:00

Prof Stephen Goldup
University of Birmingham
The Synthesis, Symmetry and Applications of Interlocked Molecules
Winner of the 2025 Corday-Morgan Prize
13:00

Dr Eoghan McGarrigle
University College Dublin
LightS, Carbs, Automation!
13:30

George Papaioannou
Pfizer
Synthetic and Crystallization Development of New Oncology Product
14:00

Prof Igor Larrosa
University of Manchester
Mechanistic Understanding-Led Transition Metal Catalyzed C-H Functionalization
Winner of the 2025 Robert Robinson Prize
15:30

Dr Tom Corrie
Syngenta
Mechanistic Chemistry: A Process Chemist’s View
16:00

Prof Donna Blackmond
Scripps Research
Mechanistic Studies of Complex Catalytic Networks
Winner of the 2025 Centenary Prize
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