Josef T. Boronski is an Assistant Professor and Royal Society University Research Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College London.
Joe graduated with an MChem from the University of York in 2017. Subsequently, he undertook a PhD in organo-actinide chemistry with Prof. Steve Liddle at the University of Manchester, which he completed in 2021. In the same year, Joe was awarded a Junior Research Fellowship at St John’s College, Oxford, hosted in the laboratories of Prof. Simon Aldridge FRS. Here, Joe initiated a programme of research into the organometallic chemistry of beryllium. In 2025, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor at Imperial and was awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship.
Joe is interested in the synthesis and reactivity of organometallic complexes of elements from across the whole Periodic Table. Research themes include metal-metal bonding, low-oxidation state complexes, and small molecule activation.
For a full list of publications, see: ORCiD, Google Scholar, or the group page.
Major Funding:
• University Research Fellowship - The Royal Society (2025 - 2033)
• New Investigator Award - UKRI/EPSRC (2025 - 2028)
• Junior Research Fellowship - St John's College, Oxford (2021 - 2025)
Awards and Honours:
• Dalton Emerging Researcher Award - Royal Society of Chemistry (2023)
• Voice of the Future - Royal Society of Biology (2024)
• McCamley Lecturer - University of York (2025)
Contact:
Dr Josef Boronski (Office 601K)
Molecular Sciences Research Hub
Imperial College London
82 Wood Lane
London
W12 0BZ
U.K.