Mimi Hii

Roles and Affiliations: Professor of Catalysis at Imperial College London's Department of Chemistry. Director of the Imperial Centre for Rapid Online Analysis of Reactions (ROAR) and the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Next Generation Synthesis & Reaction Technology (rEaCt). Affiliated with the Centre for Advanced Therapeutics, Institute for Digital Molecular Design and Fabrication (DigiFAB), Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, Robotics Forum, and Agri Futures Lab. Serves as Associate Editor for ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

Education: BSc (First Class Honours) in Chemistry from University of Leeds (1991–1994), PhD in Chemistry from University of Leeds (1994), and MA (Oxon) from University of Oxford.

Research Focus: Specializes in catalysis, particularly homogeneous and asymmetric catalysis, in situ reaction tools, and mechanistic studies. Explores new reaction technologies, continuous flow processes, and automation in organic synthesis. Integrates analytical chemistry and engineering principles for next-generation synthesis methods.

Labs and Teams: Leads ROAR and rEaCt, focusing on rapid reaction analysis and training next-generation synthetic chemists. Collaborates across multidisciplinary institutes including DigiFAB and the Robotics Forum to advance molecular design and fabrication technologies.