Leon Phillips | |
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Born | Leon Francis Phillips 14 July 1935
Thames, New Zealand |
Died | 24 September 2023
Christchurch, New Zealand | (aged 88)
Alma mater |
Canterbury University College University of Cambridge |
Awards | Hector Medal (1979) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physical chemistry |
Institutions | University of Canterbury |
Leon Francis Phillips (14 July 1935 – 24 September 2023) was a New Zealand physical chemist who specialised in the gas-liquid interface and atmospheric chemistry.
Born in Thames on 14 July 1935, Phillips was educated at Westport Technical College and Christchurch Boys' High School. [1] He studied at Canterbury University College, from where he graduated with an MSc with first-class honours in 1958. [2] After a PhD at the University of Cambridge and post-doctoral research at McGill University, he returned to lecture at Canterbury, rising to the rank of professor in 1966. [3]
In 1968, Phillips was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, [4] and in 1979 he won the society's Hector Medal. [5]
In 1959, Phillips married Pamela Anne Johnstone, and the couple went on to have two children. [1] He died in Christchurch on 24 September 2023, at the age of 88. [6] [7]
Leon Phillips | |
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Born | Leon Francis Phillips 14 July 1935
Thames, New Zealand |
Died | 24 September 2023
Christchurch, New Zealand | (aged 88)
Alma mater |
Canterbury University College University of Cambridge |
Awards | Hector Medal (1979) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physical chemistry |
Institutions | University of Canterbury |
Leon Francis Phillips (14 July 1935 – 24 September 2023) was a New Zealand physical chemist who specialised in the gas-liquid interface and atmospheric chemistry.
Born in Thames on 14 July 1935, Phillips was educated at Westport Technical College and Christchurch Boys' High School. [1] He studied at Canterbury University College, from where he graduated with an MSc with first-class honours in 1958. [2] After a PhD at the University of Cambridge and post-doctoral research at McGill University, he returned to lecture at Canterbury, rising to the rank of professor in 1966. [3]
In 1968, Phillips was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, [4] and in 1979 he won the society's Hector Medal. [5]
In 1959, Phillips married Pamela Anne Johnstone, and the couple went on to have two children. [1] He died in Christchurch on 24 September 2023, at the age of 88. [6] [7]