Richard Singer

Dr Richard Singer is an Associate Professor in Physical Chemistry at the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University. He has been a Senior Lecturer since 1992 and later became Head of Department, overseeing the design of modern STEM laboratories.

• Education: BSc (1st Class) and PhD in Chemistry from the University of East Anglia
• Research Focus: Materials chemistry, computational chemistry, and pharmaceutical science

His research explores organic/inorganic hybrid materials for electronic applications like solar cells and electronic devices, with recent work on muon spin resonance studies of membrane-drug interactions. Collaborations include Dr Gemma Shearman and Dr Joseph Bear.

Key publication trends span materials and environmental chemistry (2013-2023), organic synthesis (2018-2021), and physical chemistry (1995).

• Scientific Awards: BP Venture-Research Fellowship at University of Cambridge

As Head of Department, he has led laboratory modernization projects, integrating electronic lab books and digital assessment tools. His teaching emphasizes kinetics, surface chemistry, and computational methods across MSc and BSc programs.