Professor Rein Ulijn

After his MSc degree in Biotechnology at the University of Wageningen (NL) (thesis 1998), Prof Ulijn moved to the UK to pursue a PhD in Physical Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde (thesis 2001).

After two years as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Edinburgh.

RVU joined the University of Manchester as a Lecturer in 2003, promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2006 and Reader in 2007.

He is an EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow, holder of a five year Leverhulme Trust Leadership Award and was awarded the 2007 Macro Group UK Young Researchers Medal in recognition of his work on polymeric biomaterials.

In Sept. 2008 Prof Dr Ulijn moved back to the University of Strathclyde to take up a WestCHEM Chair in Chemistry.

He has authored 55 peer reviewed research articles, 6 patent applications, and given over 25 invited and keynote lectures at international conferences.

Since 2004 he has generated a grant portfolio worth in excess of £3.2M with funding from EPSRC, BBSRC, the Leverhulme Trust, Human Frontiers Science Program and industry (Smith & Nephew, Johnson & Johnson, Synthetech, Ai2).

• 2008-present: Professor of Chemistry, The University of Strathclyde.
• 2007-2008: Reader, The University of Manchester
• 2006- 2007: Senior Lecturer, The University of Manchester
• 2003- 2006: Lecturer, School of Materials, The University of Manchester
• 2001-2003: Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh.
• 1998- 2001: PhD Physical Chemistry, The University of Strathclyde
• 1993- 1998: MSc Biotechnology, The University of Wageningen (NL)

Memberships

• Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
• American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Materials Research Society (MRS)

Fellowships and Awards

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) 2008
• Macro Group UK Young Researchers Medal 2007
• Leverhulme Trust Leadership Award 2007
• EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship 2006