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Professor David K. Smith Highlights

Awards and prizes

  • Tilden Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry, ‘For pioneering an understanding of
    molecular materials based on supramolecular gels’, 2022
  • Science for Society Award, Society of Chemical Industry, 2022
  • LGBT+ Trailblazer, Chemical and Engineering News, 2022
  • Most Inspiring Academic, York University Students' Union Excellence Award, 2019
  • Gay Times Honours Barbara Burford Award (Shortlisted), ‘For activist work representing LGBT+ individuals working in STEM’, 2017
  • 175 Faces of Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014
  • National Teaching Fellowship, Higher Education Academy, 2013,
  • Corday Morgan Award, Royal Society of Chemistry. ‘For Significant contributions to supramolecular and nanoscale chemistry’, 2012
  • Most Innovative Teacher Award (Shortlisted), Times Higher Education, ‘For iTube, YouTube, WeTube’, 2012
  • Bob Hay Lectureship, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011
  • Higher Education Award, Royal Society of Chemistry. ‘For a lecturer with great commitment, enthusiasm and skill’, 2005

Research metrics

  • Dave's h index is currently 70 (Feb 2023)
  • Published >200 papers with >15,000 citations
  • Full details of publications can be found by following the link to the York Research Database

Invited and plenary lectures

  • Dave has given >100 invited and plenary lectures at international conferences worldwide, including China, Japan, India, USA, Singapore and multiple locations across Europe
  • Currently Dave travels rarely as a result of his caring responsibilities as a single father

Research funding

  • Career funding >£5M
  • Major Funders: EPSRC, European Union
  • Dave has worked with industrial partners including Henkel, Key Organics, DSTL, SABIC, Solvay, Kilfrost, Astra Zeneca, Syngenta and Cytec Engineered Materials
  • Full details of funding can be found by following the link to the York Research Database