Nicholas Handy | |
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Born | Nicholas Charles Handy 17 June 1941 |
Died | 2 October 2012 | (aged 71)
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Quantum Chemistry |
Institutions | |
Doctoral advisor | Samuel Francis Boys [3] |
Doctoral students | |
Website |
iaqms |
Nicholas Charles Handy FRS [1] (17 June 1941 – 2 October 2012) was a British theoretical chemist. [4] [5] He retired as Professor of quantum chemistry at the University of Cambridge in September 2004. [6]
Handy was born in Wiltshire, England and educated at Clayesmore School. [7] He studied the Mathematical Tripos at the University of Cambridge [3] and completed his PhD on theoretical chemistry supervised by Samuel Francis Boys. [3] [8]
Handy wrote 320 scientific papers published in physical and theoretical chemistry journals. [1] [6] [9] Handy developed several methods in quantum chemistry and theoretical spectroscopy. His contributions have helped greatly to the understanding of:
Handy was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1990. [1] He was awarded the Leverhulme Medal in 2002 [2] and was a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. [11]
On 2 October 2012 Nicholas died after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. [7]
Nicholas Handy | |
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Born | Nicholas Charles Handy 17 June 1941 |
Died | 2 October 2012 | (aged 71)
Awards |
|
Scientific career | |
Fields | Quantum Chemistry |
Institutions | |
Doctoral advisor | Samuel Francis Boys [3] |
Doctoral students | |
Website |
iaqms |
Nicholas Charles Handy FRS [1] (17 June 1941 – 2 October 2012) was a British theoretical chemist. [4] [5] He retired as Professor of quantum chemistry at the University of Cambridge in September 2004. [6]
Handy was born in Wiltshire, England and educated at Clayesmore School. [7] He studied the Mathematical Tripos at the University of Cambridge [3] and completed his PhD on theoretical chemistry supervised by Samuel Francis Boys. [3] [8]
Handy wrote 320 scientific papers published in physical and theoretical chemistry journals. [1] [6] [9] Handy developed several methods in quantum chemistry and theoretical spectroscopy. His contributions have helped greatly to the understanding of:
Handy was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1990. [1] He was awarded the Leverhulme Medal in 2002 [2] and was a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. [11]
On 2 October 2012 Nicholas died after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. [7]