Prof. David Jones (RM)

BIO

David  is Professor of Pharmaceutical and Biomaterial Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). He gained a first-class BSc in Pharmacy, PhD in Pharmaceutics and DSc from QUB, and later a first-class BA in Mathematics and Statistics from the Open University.

Following posts at the University of Otago and Norbrook Industries, he joined QUB’s School of Pharmacy in 1994, became Senior Lecturer in 1997 and was appointed to a personal chair in 1999. 

He has authored three textbooks, 15 patents and more than 400 research papers and communications. David’s awards include science medals from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and other professional bodies.

He is a Chartered Engineer, Chartered Statistician and Chartered Chemist, and is a Fellow or elected member of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Academy of Medical Sciences, Royal Irish Academy, Academia Europaea, Royal Society of Chemistry, Royal Statistical Society, Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland and Irish Academy of Engineering. He was appointed MBE in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List.