Ian William Murison Smith
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Born | Ian William Murison Smith 15 June 1937 |
Died | 8 November 2016 | (aged 79)
Education | Giggleswick School |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, MA, PhD) |
Spouse |
Sue Morrish (m. 1961) |
Awards | Tilden Prize (1983) Polanyi Medal (1990) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of Birmingham University of Cambridge |
Doctoral advisor | Tony Callear |
Doctoral students | Gus Hancock David Klenerman[1] |
Ian William Murison Smith FRS FRSC (15 June 1937 – 8 November 2016)[2][3] was a chemist who served as a research fellow and lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge from 1963 to 1985 and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham from 1985 to 2002.[3][4]
Education
[edit]Smith was educated at Giggleswick School[3] then in the West Riding of Yorkshire and the University of Cambridge where he studied the Natural Sciences Tripos as an undergraduate student of Christ's College, Cambridge.[2] He graduated in 1960 and went on to gain a PhD in 1964 supervised by Tony Callear.[2]
Research and career
[edit]Smith was a leading researcher in reaction kinetics, energy transfer and molecular dynamics in gas phase systems.[2] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1995,[2] a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)[when?] and awarded the Tilden Prize in 1983[2] and the Polanyi Medal in 1990 by the Royal Society of Chemistry. His former doctoral students include David Klenerman[5][1] and Gus Hancock.[2][6][7]
Personal life
[edit]He married Sue Morrish in 1961. They had four children.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Klenerman, David (1985). Infrared chemiluminescence using a SISAM spectrometer. lib.cam.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Cambridge. OCLC 499899771. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.355881.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hancock, Gus (2018). "Ian William Murison Smith. 15 June 1937—8 November 2016" (PDF). Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 64. London: Royal Society: 401–419. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2017.0033. ISSN 0080-4606.
- ^ a b c Anon (2007). "Smith, Prof. Ian William Murison". Who's Who & Who Was Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.35371. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Anon (2016). "Professor Ian Murison Smith, FRS". ch.cam.ac.uk. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Interdisciplinary Award 2007 Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Professor Gus (Graham) Hancock BA(Dublin) MA(Dublin, Oxon) PhD(Cantab) Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). infiqc.fcq.unc.edu.ar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2018.
- ^ Hancock, (Graham) Gus (1971). A study of some elementary processes using infrared chemiluminescence. lib.cam.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Cambridge. OCLC 500462959. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.458050.