معرفی
Professor Jonathan W. Steed is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Durham University, Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, and Editor-in-Chief of Crystal Growth & Design. He has co-authored three widely adopted textbooks and over 400 research papers, and has received numerous prestigious awards including the RSC Tilden Prize (2021) and the International Medal of Merit in Inclusion Compounds (2023).
Education
- B.Sc. and Ph.D., University College London (Ph.D. 1993, with Derek Tocher)
- NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alabama & University of Missouri (1993–1995, with Jerry Atwood)
Research Interests
Professor Steed’s research spans the design, synthesis and solid-state characterization of supramolecular architectures, with particular emphasis on:
- Supramolecular gels as crystallization media for pharmaceuticals
- Crystal engineering and polymorphism of drug solids (hydrates, cocrystals, salts)
- Non-covalent interactions (hydrogen bonding, π–π stacking, halogen bonding)
- Neutron and X-ray diffraction for structure determination
- Molecular sensors for anions and environmental pollutants
His group exploits self-assembled fibrous gels to control nucleation and polymorphic outcomes of active pharmaceutical ingredients, leveraging ion-tunable gelation and mechanochemistry to access otherwise elusive solid forms.
Scientific Awards & Honours
- RSC Meldola Medal (1998)
- Durham Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching (2006)
- Bob Hay Lectureship (2008)
- RSC Corday-Morgan Prize (2010)
- RSC Tilden Prize (2021)
- International Medal of Merit in Inclusion Compounds (2023)
Group & Collaborations
Professor Steed leads the Durham Supramolecular Chemistry Group, part of the university-wide Polymorphism @ Durham initiative. The group hosts state-of-the-art single-crystal and powder X-ray facilities, as well as regular neutron diffraction beam-time at ILL Grenoble and ISIS UK. Current doctoral researchers include Dylan Todd, Fatoumata Cisse, George Roberts, Matthew Waterson and Yang Shu. Post-doctoral opportunities are advertised on jobs.ac.uk and through competitive fellowship schemes.
