Lesley Yellowlees' first job was as an administrator in the National Health Service, but after moving to Brisbane, she went into electrochemical research[15] subsequently worked in the University of Queensland. Returning to the University of Edinburgh, to do a PhD on solar cell chemistry, Yellowlees became a demonstrator in 1986, a lecturer in 1989[16] and was appointed Professor of Inorganic Electrochemistry in 2005. She was the first woman to be appointed head of chemistry in the university.[15] And is also vice-principal of the university and head of the College of Science and Engineering.
She took over the presidency of the Royal Society of Chemistry on 4 July 2012 for a two-year term[2] (she was succeeded by Professor Dominic Tildesley).
Yellowlees was named the University of Edinburgh Alumnus of the Year 2013 in honour of her research, leadership and her work as an advocate for women in STEM subjects.[28]
^ abcRSC News, August 2012, pp 12–13 "Lesley Yellowlees"
^Geary, E. A. M.; Yellowlees, L. J.; Jack, L. A.; Oswald, I. D. H.; Parsons, S.; Hirata, N.; Durrant, J. R.; Robertson, N. (2005). "Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of [Pt(II)(diimine)(dithiolate)] Dyes with 3,3'-, 4,4'-, and 5,5'-Disubstituted Bipyridyl: Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells". Inorganic Chemistry. 44 (2): 242–50. doi:10.1021/ic048799t. PMID 15651869.
^Noble, M. A.; Munro, A. W.; Rivers, S. L.; Robledo, L.; Daff, S. N.; Yellowlees, L. J.; Shimizu, T.; Sagami, I.; Guillemette, J. G.; Chapman, S. K. (1999). "Potentiometric Analysis of the Flavin Cofactors of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase†". Biochemistry. 38 (50): 16413–8. doi:10.1021/bi992150w. PMID 10600101.
^Colbert, M. C. B.; Lewis, J.; Long, N. J.; Raithby, P. R.; Younus, M.; White, A. J. P.; Williams, D. J.; Payne, N. N.; Yellowlees, L.; Beljonne, D.; Chawdhury, N.; Friend, R. H. (1998). "Synthesis and Characterization of Dinuclear Metal σ-Acetylides and Mononuclear Metal σ-Allenylidenes". Organometallics. 17 (14): 3034. doi:10.1021/om970130p.
^Lesley Yellowlees publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
^Bailey, P. J.; Bone, S. F.; Mitchell, L. A.; Parsons, S.; Taylor, K. J.; Yellowlees, L. J. (1997). "A New Bridging Ligand for the [Mo2]4+Dimer: Syntheses and X-ray Crystal Structures of the Redox Pair [Mo2{μ-η2-(NPh)2CNHPh}4]0/+". Inorganic Chemistry. 36 (5): 867. doi:10.1021/ic960712j.
^Marcaccio, M.; Paolucci, F.; Paradisi, C.; Roffia, S.; Fontanesi, C.; Yellowlees, L. J.; Serroni, S.; Campagna, S.; Denti, G.; Balzani, V. (1999). "Electrochemistry of Multicomponent Systems. Redox Series Comprising up to 26 Reversible Reduction Processes in Polynuclear Ruthenium(II) Bipyridine-Type Complexes". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 121 (43): 10081. doi:10.1021/ja9916456.
^Finn, C.; Schnittger, S.; Yellowlees, L. J.; Love, J. B. (2012). "Molecular approaches to the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide" (PDF). Chemical Communications. 48 (10): 1392–9. doi:10.1039/C1CC15393E. hdl:20.500.11820/b530915d-451c-493c-8251-da2ea2f50912. PMID 22116300. S2CID 14356014.
^Prof Lesley Yellowlees – International Women's Day lecture on YouTube
^University of Edinburgh Research Explorer: Prof Lesley Yellowlees
^The Herald 2 July 2012 Rebecca McQuilllan "You've got to have support because work is not always going to go well
^Davis, Nicola (3 November 2013). "Lesley Yellowlees: 'I saw something no one else had seen'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
^Yellowlees, Lesley (1983). Spectro-electrochemical studies on luminescent complexes. jisc.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Edinburgh. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.664125. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
^ abMRC Clinical Sciences Centre Suffrage Science 2013 9–13 Lesley Yellowlees and Molly Stevens review successes in science while raising families
^Edit (University of Edinburgh alumni magazine) June 2011 p 24 "Master and Apprentice"
^ ab"Press release: Appointment at the Palace for our president". rsc.org. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^Chemistry, Royal Society of (8 June 2016). "Honorary Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry". rsc.org. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^www.ed.ac.uk Archived 11 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine University of Edinburgh "Professor Lesley Yellowlees MBE FRSC FRSE FInstP"
^www.chemistryviews.org Distinguished Women Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Award
^"New Year Honours 2014". The Telegraph newspaper.
^"Summer Graduations 2012 | News | Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^"A laureation for Professor Lesley Yellowlees #EdNapierGrads". hazelhall.org. 7 July 2016.
^"Pioneering scientist named Alumnus of the Year". ed.ac.uk. The University of Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^"Who are the 100 Women 2014?". BBC. 26 October 2014.
^Board of Governors, Merchiston School P. W. Yellowlees
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