Chris Hunter (chemist)

Chris Hunter
Born
Christopher Alexander Hunter

(1965-02-19) 19 February 1965 (age 59)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Other namesChristopher A. Hunter
C. A. Hunter
EducationPortstewart Primary School
Coleraine Academical Institution
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
SpouseRosaleen Theresa McHugh
ChildrenThree
AwardsMeldola Medal and Prize (1992)
Corday–Morgan Medal and Prize (1999)
Fellow of the Royal Society (2008)
Scientific career
FieldsBioorganic chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago
University of Sheffield
University of Cambridge
Thesis (1989)
Websitech.cam.ac.uk/person/ch664

Christopher Alexander Hunter, FRS (born 19 February 1965) is a British chemist and academic. Since 2014, he has been Herchel Smith Professor of Organic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge.[1][2] His research is currently focused on molecular recognition.[3][4] He was previously a lecturer at the University of Otago and a lecturer then professor at the University of Sheffield.

  1. ^ "HUNTER, Prof. Christopher Alexander". Who's Who 2014. A & C Black. November 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Herchel Smith Professor of Organic Chemistry". Department of Chemistry. University of Cambridge. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Physical Organic Chemistry Award Winner 2011". Awards. Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference bio - Royal Society was invoked but never defined (see the help page).