David Robinson

Dr. David Robinson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry and Forensic Science within the School of Science & Technology at Nottingham Trent University. His primary role involves teaching physical chemistry at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, while maintaining an active research program in computational and theoretical chemistry.

Dr. Robinson received his first class MChem (Hons.) degree in Chemistry from the University of Manchester in 2004, followed by a PhD in 2007 under the supervision of Dr. Joe McDouall from the same institution. His doctoral research focused on the development and application of multireference perturbation theory to larger molecules than was previously possible.

Dr. Robinson's research spans multiple areas of computational chemistry, with a particular emphasis on the characterization of electronically excited states of gas-phase and condensed phase molecules, including contemporary and novel membrane probes such as BODIPY. His work on polyoxometalate (POM) electronic structures is conducted in collaboration with researchers from Nottingham University and URV in Spain. He also investigates organic reaction mechanisms using high-level computational methods including CASSCF, CASPT2, and TDDFT. His recent publications reveal a strong focus on polyoxometalate chemistry, with particular attention to their electronic structures, photoactivity, and applications in catalysis. There is also significant work on the computational characterization of singlet oxygen reactions and the development of membrane raft probes.

• EPSRC-funded postdoctoral position at the University of Nottingham
• Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (36 months) for studying fluorescent molecular probes in lipid membrane environments
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Dr. Robinson serves as a reviewer for several prestigious journals including Nature Chemistry, Journal of Physical Chemistry, and Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. His research group, the Robinson Theory Research Group, maintains an active presence with ongoing projects in computational chemistry and opportunities for self-funded PhD students in areas related to polyoxometalates and electronically excited states.