Douglas Philp
University Education
University of Aberdeen — October 1985–June 1989
First Class Honours degree in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield and
School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham — October 1989–January 1993
PhD studies under Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart FRS
PhD awarded for thesis entitled Self-Assembly in Chemical Systems
Career summary
ETH Zürich, Switzerland — March 1993–June 1994
Royal Society European Exchange Fellowship in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. François Diederich
School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, UK — June 1994–August 2000
Lecturer, promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1997 and Reader in 2000
School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, UK — September 2000–Present
Reader, promoted to Professor in 2007
Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA — April 2018–January 2021
Research Professor and Visiting Professor
Other roles
April 2014–August 2017 and May 2020–Present
Head of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews
September 2017–June 2018
Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews
Professional Recognition
December 2011 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
March 2021 Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSE)
Prizes and Awards
2005 Scottish Science Award from the Saltire Society
2009 Bader Award of the Royal Society of Chemistry)