Reid became interested in chemistry whilst at high school. She eventually studied chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1986. She remained there for her doctoral research, where she studied macrocyclic complexes.[1] After earning her degree in 1989, and a 2 year postdoctoral research position in Edinburgh, Reid moved to a lectureship in the University of Southampton.[citation needed]
Research and career
In 1991, Reid joined the University of Southampton as a lecturer. She was promoted to Professor in 2006.[2] Under her leadership, Southampton joined the Knowledge Centre for Materials Chemistry.[3] Reid leads molecular assembly and structure at the University of Southampton.[4]
In 2002, Reid co-founded the Southampton Science and Engineering Day, which has since evolved into the Southampton Science and Engineering Festival.[2] The event was founded to coincide with British Science Week, which occurs annually in March.[2] In 2010, Reid was made the Head of the Department of Chemistry Outreach Programme. In 2015, she co-led the Royal Society Summer Science exhibit Taking Technology Smaller, which introduced the public to electrochemistry as a means to build nanoscale electronic devices.[11]
Awards and honours
2006 Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching in Chemistry[2]
Lin, Gang; Reid, Gillian; Bugg, Timothy D. H. (May 2001). "Extradiol Oxidative Cleavage of Catechols by Ferrous and Ferric Complexes of 1,4,7-Triazacyclononane: Insight into the Mechanism of the Extradiol Catechol Dioxygenases". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 123 (21): 5030–5039. doi:10.1021/ja004280u. ISSN0002-7863. PMID11457331.
Cheng, Fei; Hector, Andrew L.; Levason, William; Reid, Gillian; Webster, Michael; Zhang, Wenjian (2009-06-29). "Germanium(II) Dications Stabilized by Azamacrocycles and Crown Ethers". Angewandte Chemie. 121 (28): 5254–5256. Bibcode:2009AngCh.121.5254C. doi:10.1002/ange.200901247. PMID19504510.