Nora Henriette de Leeuw#
| Membership Number: | 4556 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CHEMICAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2017 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/84734-de-leeuw-nora |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-8271-0545 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2020/01 Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, and Professor of Computational Chemistry, University of Leeds, UK
- 2015/01 Pro-Vice Chancellor (International & Doctoral Research) and Professor of Computational Chemistry, Cardiff University, UK
- 2013/01 Professor of Theoretical Geochemistry & Mineralogy, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- 2012/01 Royal Society Industry Fellow, University College London, UK
- 2012/01 Visiting Professor of Biomaterials, Universite de Paris-Est (Creteil), France
- 2007/10 Professor of Computational Materials Science, University College London, UK
- 2006/10 Director, Industrial Doctorate Centre in Molecular Modelling & Materials Science, University College London
- 2004/10 Reader (Associate Professor), Birkbeck College London, UK
- 2002/10 EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow, Birkbeck College London, UK
- 2000/03 Lecturer in Physical Chemistry, University of Reading, UK
- 1997/10 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Bath, UK
Fields of Scholarship
- Computational Materials Chemistry
- Computer-aided design of catalysts for sustainable energy processes, including CO2 reduction and biomass conversion to fuel
- Geochemical processes
- Modelling nucleation and dissolution mechanisms in widely investigated minerals
- Computational biomaterials
- Energy materials
- Novel materials for photo-catalytis for sustainable energy generation
Honours and Awards
- 2017 Elected Member of Academia Europaea
- 2016 Elected Fellow (FLSW) of the Learned Society of Wales, UK
- 2015 Lu Jiaxi Annual Lectureship Xiamen University, China
- 2014 William Penny Fellowship, Secretary of State for Defence, UK
- 2012 Royal Society Industry Fellowship, Royal Society
- 2009 Wolfson Research Merit Award by the Royal Society, UK, for ‘Respected scientists of outstanding achievement and potential’
- 2008 Elected Fellow (FRSC) of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
- 2002 Advanced Research Fellowship, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- 2001 Elected Member and chartered chemist (CCHEM MRSC) of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
