About Prof. MacGillivray
Educational and Professional History
1994-1998 Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA (Advisor: Jerry L. Atwood)
1990-1994 B.Sc. (Hons.), Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Positions
2019- Department Chair (DEO), Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, USA
2013- Professor, Secondary Appointment, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Iowa, USA
2010- Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, USA
2005-2010 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, USA
2000-2005 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, USA
1999-2000 Adjunct Research Professor, Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute, Canada
1998-2000 Research Associate, Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences (SIMS), Ottawa, Canada
Honors and Awards
2021 American Chemical Society Midwest Award (2021)
Collegiate Fellow, College of Liberal Arts and Science, University of Iowa (2019-2024)
Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, University of Iowa (2019)
Elected Fellow, American Chemical Society (2015)
Chair (2018) and Co-Chair (2016) of Gordon Research Conference on Crystal Engineering (2014)
Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012)
Distinguished Lecturer, Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong (October 2012)
Chemical Communications (RSC) Theme Issue on “Emerging Investigators” (2011)
American Association for the Advancement of Science Award (AAAS), Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa (2010)
Collegiate Scholar, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa (2010)
1st Garth Spencer Memorial Lecture, Clemson University (March 2009)
Visiting Professor, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France (2007)
Faculty Scholar Award, University of Iowa (2007-2010)
Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award (American Chemical Society) (2007)
Career Development Award, University of Iowa (2006)
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2005)
Dean’s Scholar Award, University of Iowa (2005-2007)
2004 Margaret C. Etter Early Career Award (American Crystallographic Association) (2004)
2004 Inter-American Photochemical Society Young Investigator Award (2004)
National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (2002-2007)
Research Corporation Research Innovation Award (2002-2007)
Editorial Activities
2016- Co-Editor, IUCrJ (Chemistry and Crystal Engineering) (IUCr)
2012-2014 Co-Editor, “Metal-Organic Materials”, Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry (Wiley)
2012- Advisory Board, Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry (Wiley)
2011-2018 Associate Editor, Journal of Coordination Chemistry (Taylor & Francis)
2011-2018 Chair, Editorial Board, CrystEngComm (Royal Society of Chemistry)
2010- Editorial Board, Global Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Crystallography Area (Simplex)
2008-2010 Book Editor, “Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design and Application” (Wiley)
2008-2011 Editorial Board, CrystEngComm (Royal Society of Chemistry)
2006- Editorial Board, Current Chemical Biology (Bentham Science Publishers)
2005- Editorial Board, Main Group Chemistry (Taylor & Francis)
2004- Reviews Editor, Journal of Chemical Crystallography (Springer)
2002-2011 Topics Editor, Crystal Growth and Design (American Chemical Society)
2002-2007 International Advisory Editorial Board, CrystEngComm. (Royal Society of Chemistry)