David K. Smith

David K. Smith
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Known forYouTube chemistry education channel
Scientific career
FieldsNanochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of York
Websitewww.york.ac.uk/chemistry/staff/academic/o-s/dsmith/

David Kelham Smith is a professor of chemistry at the University of York in England. His research focuses on nanochemistry and self-assembling nanomaterials. Smith is also well known for his education and public outreach activities, such as his channel dedicated to combatting chemistry disparagement. Smith is openly gay and has been described as "one of the most visible out gay scientists."