Michael George

Michael George is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. He was elected to the Academy of Europe in 2021 in the Chemical Sciences section and maintains a research group homepage at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/photoelectro/photo-electro.aspx.

His research spans multiple innovative areas of chemistry:

• Innovative reactor design
• Green and sustainable chemistry
• Spectroscopy & reaction monitoring
• Ultrafast time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy
• Organometallic alkane & noble gas complexes
• Continuous photo-, electro- and thermal-chemistry for chemical manufacture
• Supercritical fluids and high pressure phase behaviour
• Inorganic and organic photochemistry

His work bridges fundamental chemical research with practical applications for sustainable chemical manufacturing and environmental solutions, with particular emphasis on photoelectrochemical processes as indicated by his research group's focus.

Scientific Awards

• 2020: Norman Sheppard Award of the Infrared & Raman Discussion Group
• 2018: United Nations Industrial Development Organization Bronze Award for Research in Chemical Leasing
• 2016: Meggers Award, Society for Applied Spectroscopy and Camellia Award, Ningbo Municipal Government, China
• 2014: Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
• 2013: Royal Society of Chemistry Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms Medal
• 2012: Fellow of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy
• 2011: Craver Award, Coblentz Society
• 2010: Seaborg Memorial Lecturer, UC Berkeley
• 2009: Williams Evans Fellowship, University of Otago, New Zealand
• 2008-2013: Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award
• 2005: Royal Society of Chemistry Photochemistry Medal and Horiba Ltd. Japan, Masao Horiba Special Award
• 2004: Royal Society of Chemistry, Corday-Morgan Medal
• 2002-2003: Royal Society of Chemistry, Edward Frankland Fellowship
• 1995: John van Geuns Lecture, University of Amsterdam

Michael George's career progression at the University of Nottingham demonstrates remarkable dedication to chemical sciences, having advanced from Research Officer (1996-1998) to Lecturer (1998-2001), Reader (2001-2002), and Professor of Chemistry (2003-present), with his work receiving international recognition across multiple continents.