University of York
York, United Kingdom
York, United Kingdom
Prof. Fairlamb studied towards a Chemistry Degree at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1993-96, then PhD in Organic Chemistry at Manchester Metropolitan University / UMIST* (1996-1999) under the supervision of Drs Julia Dickinson and Seamus Higson*. He then took up a PDRA in Mechanistic Palladium Chemistry with Dr Guy Lloyd-Jones at the University of Bristol in 2000-01. His first academic (PI) appointment was as an Organic Lecturer at the University of York (2001-4). In 2004, he was awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship (completed in 2012). In 2009/10 Prof. Fairlamb was promoted to a Personal Chair in Chemistry (Full Professorship). His research has been recognised by several awards (RSC Meldola Medal 2003; RSC Corday-Morgan Prize 2016; RSC Horizons Prize in physical organic chemistry 2021; SCI AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Syngenta Prize for Process Chemistry Research 2019). He currently hold a Royal Society Industry Fellowship, working with Johnson-Matthey on new palladium catalysts. His current research spans metal catalysis, from applied chemical synthesis to mechanistic work, with a recent focus on automation, robotics and data science.