St Edmund’s College congratulates Dr Stephen Jenkins, Fellow and Rooms Tutor, on his promotion to be a Reader in the Department of Chemistry in the recent round of senior academic promotions in the University. Stephen leads the Surface Science research group that is focussed on the application of first-principles theory and ultra-high-vacuum single-crystal experiments to problems in surface chemistry and catalysis and explores the interaction of industrially and environmentally important molecules with reactive metals Further information about Stephen’s research is at http://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/person/sjj24