John Bockris

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Bernhardt Patrick John O'Mara Bockris (born January 5, 1923 in Johannesburg , South Africa; † July 7, 2013 in Gainesville , Florida ) was a professor of chemistry who dealt primarily with physical chemistry and especially electrochemistry . He has co-authored over 700 scientific publications, including over 20 books. He is best known for his textbooks on modern electrochemistry and as an early advocate of a hydrogen economy. In later years he supported work on cold fusion , for which he was heavily criticized.

Life

Bockris was employed from 1943 at Imperial College London , where he received his doctorate from Harold JT Ellingham (1897-1975) in 1945 and then worked as a lecturer and group leader. He is one of the co-founders of CITCE, the forerunner of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE). Bockris was professor of chemistry from 1953 to 1972 at the University of Pennsylvania , then at Flinders University in Adelaide and from 1978 until his retirement in 1997 professor of chemistry at Texas A&M University .

Important works

  • Modern Electrochemistry (two volumes, with Amulya KN Reddy, first edition 1970/1973, second edition 1998/2001)
  • Comprehensive Treatise of Electrochemistry (10 volumes, 1980–1985)
  • Surface Electrochemistry: A Molecular Level Approach (1993)

Awards

  • 1972 Bruno Breyer Medal from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
  • 1981 Faraday Medal (The Faraday Medal) of the Electrochemistry Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry
  • 1998 Jules Verne Award (Jules Verne Award) of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE) ("for Superior Service")
  • 1997 Ig Nobel Prize , a. a. for his research on cold fusion
  • 2012 The Preparata Medal of the International Society for Condensed Matter Nuclear Science (ISCMNS) - a society whose research appears dubious to many established scientists

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kohei Uosaki: Professor John O'Mara Bockris (1923-2013). International Society of Electrochemistry, October 2013, accessed August 22, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Life data, publications and academic family tree of John Bockris at academictree.org, accessed on January 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Electrochemistry Division Medals - The Bruno Breyer Medal. Electrochemistry Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, accessed August 24, 2014 .
  4. ^ About the Contributors - John O'M. Bockris. Retrieved August 24, 2014 .
  5. ^ The Faraday Medal - Further Information - Faraday Medalists. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014, accessed August 24, 2014 .
  6. ^ The following were the recipients of the IAHE awards - Jules Verne Award. International Association for Hydrogen Energy IAHE, 2014, accessed on August 24, 2014 .
  7. ^ Winners of the Ig® Nobel Prize. Improbable Research, accessed August 24, 2014 .
  8. ^ ISCMNS Prizes - Giuliano Preparata Medal Winners. The International Society for Condensed Matter Nuclear Science, 2014, accessed August 24, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Bockris, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bockris, John O'M; Bockris, John O'Mara; Bockris, Bernhardt Patrick John O'Mara
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British electrochemist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Johannesburg , South Africa
DATE OF DEATH July 7, 2013
Place of death Gainesville , Florida