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Josef T. Boronski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry within the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Imperial College London, appointed in 2024 and holding a Royal Society University Research Fellowship awarded in 2025.
His academic background includes:
- MChem from the University of York (2017)
- PhD from the University of Manchester (2021) under Prof. Steve Liddle
Dr. Boronski's research centers on inorganic and organometallic chemistry of s-, p-, and f-block elements, with emphasis on low-oxidation state metals, metal-metal bonding, and small molecule activation. His pioneering work in beryllium chemistry has produced stable Be(I) compounds and nucleophilic beryllyl complexes, while extending to f-block cluster chemistry and nickel-based systems.
Analysis of his publications reveals dominant themes in beryllium organometallics and actinide cluster chemistry, with recurring exploration of unconventional metal oxidation states and bonding motifs. Key contributions span fundamental synthesis (e.g., diberyllocene) to catalytic applications in hydrocarbon functionalization, consistently published in high-impact journals.
His recognition includes:
- Dalton Emerging Researcher Award - Royal Society of Chemistry (2023)
- Voice of the Future - Royal Society of Biology (2024)
- McCamley Lecturer - University of York (2025)
Supported by a Junior Research Fellowship at Oxford (2021-2024) and current Royal Society University Research Fellowship, his research program involves mentoring students and postdoctoral researchers in synthetic methodologies for novel main-group and f-block compounds, with grant funding enabling advanced characterization techniques.
He leads an independent research group at Imperial focused on synthesizing and characterizing low-oxidation state metal complexes, employing X-ray crystallography and spectroscopic methods to investigate metal-metal bonding and reactivity in beryllium and thorium systems.
