Dr Paul R McGonigal

Dr Paul McGonigal is an Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at Durham University. He received his undergraduate (MChem, 2007) and postgraduate (PhD, 2011) degrees from The University of Edinburgh, working under the direction of Prof David Leigh. In 2011, he moved to The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Spain, as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the laboratory of Prof Antonio Echavarren. The following year, he was awarded a US-UK Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research with Prof Fraser Stoddart's research group at Northwestern University. In 2015, Paul moved to Durham University where he investigates new small-molecule motifs for functional materials by taking advantage of unusual interactions, reactivity, and dynamics. His group's research has been recognised by the Molecules Young Investigator Award 2018 and the RSC's Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize 2022.