Sam Hay

Sam Hay is a chemist from New Zealand and a Reader in the Department of Chemistry at The University of Manchester. His research in general is based on computational chemistry and theoretical chemistry, specifically on the areas of In silico Enzymology, quantum mechanics roles in biological processes, kinetic modelling of complex reactions and high pressure spectroscopy. Education Hay completed his Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry in 2000 at University of Otago. He then joined the Australian National University for his Doctor of Philosophy degree and successfully completed it in 2004, and his work published in 2005. His PhD on Protein engineering of novel porphyrin/quinone-binding proteins for light-induced electron transfer was supervised by Prof. Thomas Wydrzynski. Research and career Upon completing his PhD, Hay completed his postdoctoral research as a Wenner - Gren visiting Post Doctoral Fellow at Stockholm University where he spent time doing research on electrochemistry from 2004 to 2005. He then joined the University of Manchester and worked with Prof. Nigel Scrutton as a Post Doctoral Research Associate. In 2014, he became a Lecturer at the University of Manchester, and in 2017 promoted to the position of Senior Lecturer. In 2019, he was promoted to the position of Reader. Hay's research is generally based on computational chemistry and theoretical chemistry, specifically on the areas of In silico Enzymology, quantum mechanics roles in biological processes, kinetic modelling of complex reactions and high pressure spectroscopy.