The University of Sheffield Newsletter Vol.24 no.5 page 3 Vol 24 No 5 Newsletter 21 January 2000 Michael Lynch research laboratory Pioneer research in the field of chemoinformatics received a major boost last month with the opening of the Michael Lynch Research Laboratory in the Department of Information Studies. Michael Lynch, one of the UK's leading authorities on the theory and practice of chemical information science, was Professor of Information Studies in the University of Sheffield from 1975 to 1997.
Informatics involves the application of computer science to the analysis of complex data.
It is an area of particular interest to the pharmaceutical, agrochemical and biotechnological industries. Professor Willett heads one of the world's leading academic chemoinformatics groups. His research is directed towards the development of sophisticated methods for searching and analysing databases of chemical and biological structures. He is seen with, left to right, the Vice-Chancellor, Sir Eric Ash and Professor Peter Willett. Three scientists with strong Sheffield connections appear among the top 10 names in the physical sciences list.