Prof. Mike Ingleson

Career

April 2019 - Appointed as Professor of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh

Aug. 2018 - Appointed as Professor of Chemistry at the University of Manchester

Aug. 2012 - Appointed as Reader in Chemistry at the University of Manchester

Oct 2008 – Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Manchester

Jan 2006– Sept. 2008 PDRA with Professor Matt Rosseinsky, University of Liverpool

Nov 2004 - Dec 2005 PDRA with Professor Ken Caulton, Indiana University

Oct 2004 DPhil (Doctorate in Organometallic Chemistry); University of Bath, with Professor Andrew S. Weller

2001-2004 MChem, Chemistry with Industrial Training, University of Bath

Major Awards and Prizes

2024: RSC Dalton mid-career prize: Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson Prize for novel C-H borylation methodologies

2018: ERC Consolidator Grant (ECO-ZEN) on using zinc and boron electrophiles for C-C and C-B bond formation

2012: ERC Starter Grant (LAB-SMART) on using borocations in synthesis and catalysis

2012: RSC Harrison-Meldola Prize for his innovative work in borocation chemistry, particularly the borylation of arenes

2011: Young International Boron Chemist prize at IMEBORON XIV (awarded by vote to an under 35 years independent boron chemistry researcher)

Personal

MJI was born and bred in Newport, South Wales and enjoys playing squash (the best sport in the world), watching the Welsh rugby team (and the Newport Dragons when possible — though this is more painful...), walking and eating strong (preferably blue) cheese. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife Laura and their troublesome rescue mutt Marty.

If you want to know more see the Angew. Chem. profile, I’ve answered some carefully selected questions, but avoided the tough ones like “what piece of lab equipment would you be” (?!?!?)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.201812314