Ian Smith

FRS FRSC
Born
Ian William Murison Smith

(1937-06-15)15 June 1937
Leeds
Died8 November 2016(2016-11-08) (aged 79)
EducationGiggleswick School
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (BA, MA, PhD)
Spouse
Sue Morrish
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(m. 1961)​
AwardsTilden Prize (1983)
Polanyi Medal (1990)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Birmingham
University of Cambridge
Doctoral advisorTony Callear
Doctoral studentsGus 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

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

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

He married Sue Morrish in 1961. They had four children.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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. London: Royal Society. 64: 401–419. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2017.0033. ISSN 0080-4606. Free access icon
  3. ^ 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.)
  4. ^ Anon (2016). "Professor Ian Murison Smith, FRS". ch.cam.ac.uk. University of Cambridge.
  5. ^ "Interdisciplinary Award 2007 Winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.

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