Neil Hunt

Neil Hunt is Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of York, specializing in ultrafast two-dimensional infrared (2D-IR) spectroscopy. His research investigates structural and solvation dynamics in biomolecular processes including ligand binding to proteins/DNA and enzyme reactions. Prior to joining York in 2018, he held positions at University of Strathclyde and received an ERC Starting Investigator grant.

Education includes a PhD in Diode Laser Spectroscopy from University of Cambridge (2000) and undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. His lab develops 2D-IR as an analytical tool for biological systems, with applications in protein dynamics, enzyme mechanisms, and nucleic acid interactions. Recent work explores diagnostic potential of 2D-IR for biomedical samples.

Honors include Royal Society of Chemistry Higher Education Teaching Award (2020) and National Teaching Fellowship (2021). He chairs the international Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy conference (CMDS2024).