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QUB RSC Prize Winner Symposium
Structure, Reactivity, and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry
25th June 2026
Directions:
Queen's Univeristy Belfast, School of Chemistry and Chemical Enineering
Lecture Theatre 0G/110
9:30
Tea, Coffee, and Biscuits
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Tea, Coffee, and Biscuits
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
12:00
Lunch
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Lunch
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
15:00
Poster Presentation
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Poster presentation (with tea, coffee, and biscuits)
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
17:00
Wine and Nibbles
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Wine and nibbles
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