Institutions Pfizer
Astex Institution Pfizer, Astex | Role Chemist Name Simon Campbell | |
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Born Simon Fraser Campbell
March 27, 1941 (age 83) ( 1941-03-27 ) Thesis Elimination processes in polyfluorocycloalkanes (1966) Notable awards CBE
FRS
FMedSci
Honorary DSc | ||
Alma mater University of Birmingham | ||
Simon campbell the man
Sir Simon Fraser Campbell, CBE, FRS, FMedSci (born 27 March 1941) is a British chemist.
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- Simon campbell the man
- Dr simon campbell president s lecutre 2011 winter meeting
- Education
- Career
- Awards and honours
- References
Dr simon campbell president s lecutre 2011 winter meeting
Education
Campbell obtained from the University of Birmingham a first Class BSc degree in Chemistry in 1962, a PhD degree in 1965, and an honorary DSc degree in 2004.
Career
He was President of the Royal Society of Chemistry from 2004 to 2006.
He has led innovative research, discovering some of the world's best-selling prescription drugs. He was visiting lecturer at Universidade de São Paulo. He was a medicinal chemist for Pfizer. He was visiting professor at University of Leeds, and on the advisory board of University of Kent, and University of Bristol.
Awards and honours
Campbell was knighted in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to chemistry, having previously been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).