Awards
- Women of Outstanding Achievement for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Commendation, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), 2012
- Investigator of the Year of the Life Sciences Awards, 2011
- Winner of the Innovator of the Year Prize in the inaugural CWT Everywoman in Technology Awards, certificate presented by HRH the Princess Royal., 2011
- President, International Organisation for Biological Crystallisation, International Organisation for Biological Crystallisation
- The Sterling Drug Visiting Professor of Pharmacology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University
- Visiting Professorship Harvard, Harvard University
External Positions
- Board member, ICCGE-20 International Advisory Board, International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy, 2020 - 2023
- Member of the International Advisory Committee for the International Symposium on Diffraction Structural Biology, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) University-Industry Cooperative Research Committee, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), 2019
- member, European Space Agency exploitation in Microgravity, European Space Agency, 2019
- Vice-Chair, Vice-chair, Instrumentation and Experimental Techniques SIG, European Crystallography Association, European Crystallography Association, 2019
- Member, Management committee, European Cooperation in Science & Technology Action, European Commission, 2016 - 2018
- Committee member, L'Oréal-UNESCO Jury Panel for the UK and Ireland For Women In Science National Fellowships, L'Oréal-UNESCO, 2012
- Member, Women’s Science Forum, Women's National Council, 2000 - 2001
- member, Advisory Group to the Science Directorate, British National Space Centre, 1986 - 2004
- Advisor to the European Space Agency
- Executive Board member, Board of the International Organization for Biological Crystallization
- Executive committee, Macromolecular Crystallography, European Crystallography Association
- International Advisory Board, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
- International Advisory Committee for crystallization courses, National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven, USA
- Scientific Director, 11-member European Commission consortium of academics and industry
- Trans-National Access Board of experts, European Commission FP7
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Member, American Crystallographic Assocaition, American Crystallographic Assocaition
- Member, British Association for crystal Growth, British Association for crystal Growth
- Member, British Crystallographic Association, British Crystallographic Association
- Member, European Crystallographic Assocaition, European Crystallographic Assocaition
- Executive Board Member, International Organisation for Biological Crystallization
- Member of the International Union of Crystallography, International Union of Crystallography
- Fellow, Society of Biology, Society of Biology
Links with Other Academic Bodies
- Visiting Professor, Manchester University, 2001 - 2007
- Visiting Professor, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- Visiting Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science
Industrial Connections
- Consultant for companies in UK, Europe and the USA
- Douglas Instruments Ltd
- European Space Agency, Crystallization in Space
- Microlytic
- Molecualr Dimensions
Commercial Spinoffs
- 'Chayen Reddy MIP' a patented commercial product, Imperial Innovations, The first non protein nucleating agent made specifically for robotic, high throughput crystallization experiments, 2015
- Hampton Research USA, Containerless crystallization kit
- Hampton Research USA, Oil barrier kit
- Molecular Dimensions, 3D Structure Screen
- Molecular Dimensions, Crystallization kit 'Gelled Surface' kit
- Molecular Dimensions, Additive screen
- Naomi's Nucleant, patented commercial product
Fellowships
- Fellow, Royal Society of Biology, Royal Society of Biology
Editorial Boards
- Acta Crsyallogaphica Biological Crystallization, Co- Editor, 2001 - 2011
- Journal of Crystal Growth, Associate Editor, 1998 - 2007