Gillian Reid
{{Short description|British chemist (born 1964)}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Gillian Reid
| honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE|CChem|FRSC|FRSE|FEurASc}}
| alma_mater = University of Edinburgh
| workplaces = University of Southampton
| thesis_title = Studies on transition metal macrocyclic complexes.
| thesis_url = http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1064872347
| thesis_year = 1989
}}
Gillian Reid (born 1964) is a British chemist who is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and former Head of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Southampton. Her research considers coordination chemistry, inorganic semiconductors and metal fluoride scaffolds. In 2020, she was appointed the President-elect of the Royal Society of Chemistry, becoming President in 2022.
Early life and education
Reid became interested in chemistry whilst at high school. She eventually studied chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1986. She remained there for her doctoral research, where she studied macrocyclic complexes.{{Cite book|last1=Reid|first1=Gillian|title=Studies on transition metal macrocyclic complexes.|last2=University of Edinburgh|date=1989|hdl=1842/12853|language=en|oclc=1064872347}} After earning her degree in 1989, and a 2 year postdoctoral research position in Edinburgh, Reid moved to a lectureship in the University of Southampton.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
Research and career
In 1991, Reid joined the University of Southampton as a lecturer. She was promoted to Professor in 2006.{{Cite web|title=Prof Gill Reid {{!}} Chemistry {{!}} University of Southampton|url=https://www.southampton.ac.uk/chemistry/about/Equality/Case%20Studies/profgillreid2018.page|access-date=2020-06-29|website=www.southampton.ac.uk}} Under her leadership, Southampton joined the Knowledge Centre for Materials Chemistry.{{Cite web|date=2017-04-10|title=Chemistry Partnership Opens New Opportunities for Innovation|url=https://www.lifescienceintegrates.com/chemistry-partnership-opens-new-opportunities-innovation/|access-date=2020-06-29|website=Life Science Integrates|language=en-GB|archive-date=2020-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629203356/https://www.lifescienceintegrates.com/chemistry-partnership-opens-new-opportunities-innovation/|url-status=dead}} Reid leads molecular assembly and structure at the University of Southampton.{{Cite web|title=SCFED Project|url=http://www.scfed.net/investigators.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319045458/http://www.scfed.net/investigators.php|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 19, 2017|access-date=2020-06-29|website=www.scfed.net}}
Her research considers inorganic coordination chemistry, with a particular focus on the design of macrocyclic ligands that involve chalcogen donor atoms.{{Cite journal|last1=Chang|first1=Yao-Pang|last2=Levason|first2=William|last3=Reid|first3=Gillian|date=2016-11-22|title=Developments in the chemistry of the hard early metals (Groups 1–6) with thioether, selenoether and telluroether ligands|url=https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/dt/c6dt03409h|journal=Dalton Transactions|language=en|volume=45|issue=46|pages=18393–18416|doi=10.1039/C6DT03409H|pmid=27808297|issn=1477-9234}} She makes use of non-aqueous electrodeposition to grow inorganic semiconductor alloys.{{Cite journal|last1=N Bartlett|first1=Philip|last2=L Benjamin|first2=Sophie|last3=Groot|first3=CH (Kees) de|last4=L Hector|first4=Andrew|last5=Huang|first5=Ruomeng|last6=Jolleys|first6=Andrew|last7=P Kissling|first7=Gabriela|last8=Levason|first8=William|last9=J Pearce|first9=Stuart|last10=Reid|first10=Gillian|last11=Wang|first11=Yudong|date=2015|title=Non-aqueous electrodeposition of functional semiconducting metal chalcogenides Ge2 Sb2 Te5 phase change memory|journal=Materials Horizons|language=en|volume=2|issue=4|pages=420–426|doi=10.1039/C5MH00030K|doi-access=free}} Electrodeposition allows for bottom-up growth without the need for an ultra-high vacuum environment. Reid has created molecular reagents that allow the synthesis of compounds for use in non-volatile memory, thermoelectric generators and two-dimensional materials. The reagents were used to deposit a wide variety of thin films including highly pure germanium telluride, molybdenum disulphide and tungsten disulphide.{{Cite web|date=2019-01-25|title=Novel thin film approach for memory and energy harvesting devices|url=https://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/16389/novel-thin-film-approach-for-memory-and-energy-harvesting-devices|access-date=2020-06-29|website=Printed Electronics World|language=en}}{{Cite journal |last1=Noori |first1=Y J |last2=Thomas |first2=S |last3=Ramadan |first3=S |last4=Greenacre |first4=V K |last5=Abdelazim |first5=N M |last6=Han |first6=Y |last7=Zhang |first7=J |last8=Beanland |first8=R |last9=Hector |first9=A L |last10=Klein |first10=N |last11=Reid |first11=G |last12=Bartlett |first12=P N |last13=de Groot |first13=C H |date=2022-01-01 |title=Electrodeposited WS 2 monolayers on patterned graphene |url=https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2053-1583/ac3dd6 |journal=2D Materials |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=015025 |doi=10.1088/2053-1583/ac3dd6 |arxiv=2109.00083 |bibcode=2022TDM.....9a5025N |s2cid=244693600 |issn=2053-1583}}{{Cite journal |last1=Noori |first1=Yasir J. |last2=Thomas |first2=Shibin |last3=Ramadan |first3=Sami |last4=Smith |first4=Danielle E. |last5=Greenacre |first5=Vicki K. |last6=Abdelazim |first6=Nema |last7=Han |first7=Yisong |last8=Beanland |first8=Richard |last9=Hector |first9=Andrew L. |last10=Klein |first10=Norbert |last11=Reid |first11=Gillian |last12=Bartlett |first12=Philip N. |last13=Kees de Groot |first13=C. H. |date=2020-11-04 |title=Large-Area Electrodeposition of Few-Layer MoS 2 on Graphene for 2D Material Heterostructures |url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.0c14777 |journal=ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces |language=en |volume=12 |issue=44 |pages=49786–49794 |doi=10.1021/acsami.0c14777 |pmid=33079533 |s2cid=224828493 |issn=1944-8244|arxiv=2005.08616 }}{{Cite journal |last1=Abdelazim |first1=Nema M. |last2=Noori |first2=Yasir J. |last3=Thomas |first3=Shibin |last4=Greenacre |first4=Victoria K. |last5=Han |first5=Yisong |last6=Smith |first6=Danielle E. |last7=Piana |first7=Giacomo |last8=Zhelev |first8=Nikolay |last9=Hector |first9=Andrew L. |last10=Beanland |first10=Richard |last11=Reid |first11=Gillian |last12=Bartlett |first12=Philip N. |last13=Groot |first13=Cornelis H. |date=September 2021 |title=Lateral Growth of MoS 2 2D Material Semiconductors Over an Insulator Via Electrodeposition |journal=Advanced Electronic Materials |language=en |volume=7 |issue=9 |pages=2100419 |doi=10.1002/aelm.202100419 |s2cid=232478824 |issn=2199-160X|doi-access=free }}
In 2002, Reid co-founded the Southampton Science and Engineering Day, which has since evolved into the Southampton Science and Engineering Festival. The event was founded to coincide with British Science Week, which occurs annually in March. In 2010, Reid was made the Head of the Department of Chemistry Outreach Programme. In 2015, she co-led the Royal Society Summer Science exhibit Taking Technology Smaller, which introduced the public to electrochemistry as a means to build nanoscale electronic devices.{{Cite web|title=Royal Society invitation for scientists at Southampton who are Taking Technology Smaller {{!}} Chemistry {{!}} University of Southampton|url=https://www.southampton.ac.uk/chemistry/news/2015/06/24-taking-technology-smaller-the-royal-society.page|access-date=2020-06-29|website=www.southampton.ac.uk}}
Awards and honours
- 2006 Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching in Chemistry
- 2007 Royal Society of Chemistry Award for Achievement in the Promotion of Chemistry
- 2011 Elected a member of the Council of the Royal Society of Chemistry{{Cite web|title=Professor Gill Reid {{!}} Chemistry {{!}} University of Southampton|url=https://www.southampton.ac.uk/chemistry/about/staff/gr.page#publications|access-date=2020-06-29|website=www.southampton.ac.uk|language=en}}
- 2012 Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
- 2020 Appointed the President-elect of the Royal Society of Chemistry{{Cite web|title=Gill Reid wins presidential election|url=https://www.rsc.org/news-events/articles/2020/jun/president-elect-2020/|access-date=2020-06-29|website=Royal Society of Chemistry|date=26 June 2020 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=Gill Reid elected to become president of the Royal Society of Chemistry {{!}} University of Southampton|url=https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/06/gill-reid-rsc.page|access-date=2020-06-29|website=www.southampton.ac.uk}}
- 2022 Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=James |date=2022-03-22 |title=Academic and artistic minds honoured as RSE Fellows |url=https://rse.org.uk/academic-and-artistic-minds-honoured-as-rse-fellows/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Royal Society of Edinburgh |language=en-GB}}
- 2024 CBE "for services to the chemical sciences and to inclusion and diversity".{{Cite web|title=Leading lights of chemistry community celebrated in 2025 New Year's Honours|url=https://www.rsc.org/news-events/articles/2024/12-december/ny-honours-2025/|access-date=2025-01-03|website=Royal Society of Chemistry|date=30 December 2024 |language=en-GB}}
Selected publications
- {{Cite journal|last1=Levason|first1=William|last2=Orchard|first2=Simon D.|last3=Reid|first3=Gillian|date=2002-02-01|title=Recent developments in the chemistry of selenoethers and telluroethers|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001085450100412X|journal=Coordination Chemistry Reviews|language=en|volume=225|issue=1|pages=159–199|doi=10.1016/S0010-8545(01)00412-X|issn=0010-8545|url-access=subscription}}
- {{Cite journal|last1=Lin|first1=Gang|last2=Reid|first2=Gillian|last3=Bugg|first3=Timothy D. H.|date=May 2001|title=Extradiol Oxidative Cleavage of Catechols by Ferrous and Ferric Complexes of 1,4,7-Triazacyclononane: Insight into the Mechanism of the Extradiol Catechol Dioxygenases|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|language=en|volume=123|issue=21|pages=5030–5039|doi=10.1021/ja004280u|pmid=11457331|bibcode=2001JAChS.123.5030L |issn=0002-7863}}
- {{Cite journal|last1=Cheng|first1=Fei|last2=Hector|first2=Andrew L.|last3=Levason|first3=William|last4=Reid|first4=Gillian|last5=Webster|first5=Michael|last6=Zhang|first6=Wenjian|date=2009-06-29|title=Germanium(II) Dications Stabilized by Azamacrocycles and Crown Ethers|journal=Angewandte Chemie|language=en|volume=121|issue=28|pages=5254–5256|doi=10.1002/ange.200901247|pmid=19504510|bibcode=2009AngCh.121.5254C}}
Personal life
Reid has two children.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
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