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New Faculty of Science Chair: Professor Mike Shipman
Congratulations to Professor Mike Shipman who will take up the role of Chair of the Faculty of Science from 1 August 2015.
Mike Shipman has been a Professor in the Department of Chemistry since 2003, and served as Head of Department from 2010-14. He was educated at Imperial College London, and after postdoctoral studies at Colorado State University, held academic appointments at the Universities of Loughborough and Exeter prior to joining Warwick. Professor Shipman leads a research group in chemical synthesis with a particular interest in the preparation and uses of heterocycles. He is a past recipient of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Meldola Medal (1996), and an EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship (1999-2004).
Professor Robin Ball will act as Chair of the Faculty of Science for the period between 1 April 2015 and 31 July 2015.