Alistair Lees
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Academic Affairs, Office of the Executive VP and Provost
Biography
Alistair Lees' Research interests are in organometallic photochemistry with an emphasis on transition-metal photophysics and photoreactivity. He seeks to learn more about the nature and reactivity of electronically excited states and then apply this knowledge to a variety of new directions and applications, including host guest chemistry and new anion sensors. His team has recently discovered a system that accurately and selectively detects sulfites below 1 ppm in wines and ciders.
Education
- BSc, PhD, DSc, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England
Research Interests
- Organometallic synthesis, spectroscopy and photochemistry
- Supramolecular species, host-guest chemistry
- Excited states and photophysics
- Anion sensors and inorganic-environmental chemistry
Teaching Interests
- General chemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
- Photochemistry and photophysics
Honors and Awards
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, 2020
- Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2014
- University Award for Excellence in Research, 2002
- Hong Kong National Research Foundation, Visiting Lectureship, 2001
- Federal Universidade do Rio de Janeiro, Visiting Research Lectureship, 1996
- New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, Royal Society Visiting Lectureship, 1995
- Royal Society of Chemistry, 1992-present