Professor David K. Smith Highlights

Awards and prizes

Tilden Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry, ‘For pioneering an understanding of
molecular materials based on supramolecular gels’, 2022
Science for Society Award, Society of Chemical Industry, 2022
LGBT+ Trailblazer, Chemical and Engineering News, 2022
Most Inspiring Academic, York University Students' Union Excellence Award, 2019
Gay Times Honours Barbara Burford Award (Shortlisted), ‘For activist work representing LGBT+ individuals working in STEM’, 2017
175 Faces of Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014
National Teaching Fellowship, Higher Education Academy, 2013,
Corday Morgan Award, Royal Society of Chemistry. ‘For Significant contributions to supramolecular and nanoscale chemistry’, 2012
Most Innovative Teacher Award (Shortlisted), Times Higher Education, ‘For iTube, YouTube, WeTube’, 2012
Bob Hay Lectureship, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011
Higher Education Award, Royal Society of Chemistry. ‘For a lecturer with great commitment, enthusiasm and skill’, 2005

Dave's h index is currently 70 (Feb 2023)
Published >200 papers with >15,000 citations
Full details of publications can be found by following the link to the York Research Database

Dave has given >100 invited and plenary lectures at international conferences worldwide, including China, Japan, India, USA, Singapore and multiple locations across Europe
Currently Dave travels rarely as a result of his caring responsibilities as a single father

Career funding >£5M
Major Funders: EPSRC, European Union
Dave has worked with industrial partners including Henkel, Key Organics, DSTL, SABIC, Solvay, Kilfrost, Astra Zeneca, Syngenta and Cytec Engineered Materials
Full details of funding can be found by following the link to the York Research Database