Richard Barrer
Richard Maling Barrer (born June 16, 1910 in Wellington , New Zealand , † September 12, 1996 in Chislehurst , Kent ) was a chemist and a well-known researcher of membranes. He is considered to be the founder of zeolite chemistry .
Career
Barrer received his Ph. D. from Cambridge under Eric Rideal in 1935 ; in 1937 the D.Sc. (New Zealand) and in 1948 the Sc.D. (Cambridge). He became a member of the Royal Society in 1956 and an Honorary Research Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1965 . From 1937 to 1939 he was a research fellow at Clare College, Cambridge, 1939–46 head of chemistry at Bradford Technical University; 1946/48 lecturer in chemistry at Bedford College, University of London ; 1948–54 Chair of Chemistry and Head of Department, University of Aberdeen , 1954–76 Professor of Physical Chemistry and Head of Chemistry Department, Imperial College , London.
In the course of his life he published well over 400 lectures, three monographs and held 21 patents .
Honors
- In 1996 he was nominated for the Nobel Prize.
- The unit of measurement Barrer , which describes the gas permeability of membranes and sealing materials , is named after him .
- Furthermore, the zeolite barrerite was named after him .
- The Barrer Award is named after him. It is awarded every three years by the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Society for Chemical Industry in conjunction with the British Zeolite Association for the best work in the field of porous inorganic chemistry.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data, publications and academic family tree of Richard M. Barrer at academictree.org, accessed on January 6, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barrer, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barrer, Richard Maling (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand chemist, founder of zeolite chemistry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wellington , New Zealand |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1996 |
| Place of death | Chislehurst , Kent |