selenium and tellurium chemistry, has led to development of new molecular devices including precursors to new single source II-VI semiconductors. His development of imidophosphinate ligands has contributed to possible alternatives to the acidic sulfur-phosphorus reagents dithiophosphinic acids (such as cyanex301) and the thiophosphinic acids (such as cyanex302) which are used as metal extraction agents in ore processing and other sectors where the solvent extraction of metals is needed. So far the extractants such as dithioimidodiphosphinates have not been used widely in industrial processes. Derek's work on phosphorus-sulfur and phosphorus-selenium chemistry resulted in Woollins' reagent that has been manufactured on a commercial scale for use in organic synthesis. Professor Woollins worked on the catalytic removal of hydrogen sulfide from air which is of considerable industrial and environmental significance, and has done a range of work on molecular scaffolding. Derek Woollins's past PhD students include Ivan Parkin, Stephen M. Aucott, Pravat Bhattacharyya, Paul Kelly, Robin Keyte, Mark Foreman, Tuan Ly and Paul T. Wood. Ivan Parkin, Paul Kelly, Mark Foreman and Paul Wood are working as academics at UCL, Loughborough, Chalmers and Cambridge universities respectively. Awards Woollins has received various awards for his work. In 1990 he was awarded the Sir Edward Franklin award by the Royal Society of Chemistry for his work on Organometallic chemistry. In 1997 the Royal Society of Chemistry again recognized Woollins' contribution by awarding him the Main Group Metals medal, for his contributions to Sulfur Chemistry. Published works He has written several books on chemistry, the most popular of which is Inorganic Experiments, first published in 1994 and which has four editions to date. He has also worked as an editor of many other books. Woollins has over 500 papers published. A Web of Science search in December 2020 indicates that he has published 579 papers. He has an h-index of 53 according to Google Scholar. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Alumni of the University of East Anglia Academics of the University of St Andrews Academics of Imperial College London Academics of Loughborough University Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh