Elected: 2013
Discipline: Earth Sciences and Chemistry
Professor Euan Brechin
Professor of Coordination Chemistry, University of Edinburgh
Professor Euan Brechin was appointed to the Chair of Coordination Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh in 2011 in recognition of his outstanding achievements across a breadth of chemistry. He is the recipient of five major UK awards including the 2010 RSC Corday-Morgan Prize for the most meritorious contribution to UK chemistry, the 2010 University of Edinburgh Chancellor’s Award as the “Rising Star” of the University, and the 2009-2010 RSC Sir Edward Frankland Fellowship.