Professor Gill Reid FRSC has been elected by members of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) to become their president-elect.
Gill’s election follows a process in which members of the Society chose between five presidential candidates – the first time in its history to have had more than two candidates standing for election. She will take up the role when the incoming president – Professor Tom Welton – completes his term of office in July 2022.
Gill, who is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Southampton, will soon end her term as Head of Chemistry. Her successor, Professor Jonathan Essex, was recently announced.
With 175 years of history, and over 50,000 members, the RSC is the world’s leading chemistry community.
“I am both delighted and really looking forward to working with colleagues across the chemical sciences, across the community in the RSC and chemists in the membership,” says Gill.
“I think the great thing about the RSC is the range of activities that it’s involved in, and I’ve been lucky to be part of that for many years. And just having an opportunity to influence the direction of the Royal Society of Chemistry and to further the benefits that the RSC brings to the chemical sciences, I’m excited, I’m honoured and really thrilled by the opportunity to do this.”
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mark E Smith said: “It is a fantastic honour for Gill to be elected to the prestigious role, which reflects well on her and Chemistry at Southampton. I offer heartiest congratulations to Gill and wish her all the best for a successful term of office.” Read our full story.
