Sir Richard Catlow | |
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Born | Charles Richard Arthur Catlow 24 April 1947 [4]
Simonstone, Lancashire,
[5] England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Chemistry Physics Materials Science Crystallography Computational science [1] |
Institutions |
University College London Royal Institution |
Thesis | Defect structures in fluorite crystals (1973) |
Doctoral advisor | Alan Lidiard [2] |
Doctoral students | Robin Grimes, [3] Saiful Islam |
Website |
ucl |
Sir Charles Richard Arthur Catlow FRS FRSC FInstP FLSW (born 24 April 1947) is a British chemist and professor at University College London and Cardiff University. [6] [1] [7] [8] [9] Previously, he was Director of the Davy-Faraday Research Laboratory (1998–2007), [10] and Wolfson Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution. [4] [11] Since 2016, he has served as the foreign secretary of the Royal Society. [12] [13] [14] [15], and since 2021 as President of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP). [16]
He earned a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in 1970 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1974, from St John's College, University of Oxford. [2] [17]
Catlow has developed and applied computer models to solid state and materials chemistry. [15] By combining his computational methods with experiments, Catlow has made contributions to areas as diverse as catalysis and mineralogy. [15]
His approach has advanced understanding of how defects (missing or extra atoms) in the structure of solids can result in non- stoichiometric compounds. [15] Such compounds have special electrical or chemical properties since their contributing elements are present in slightly different proportions to those predicted by chemical formulae. [15]
Catlow's work has offered insight into mechanisms of industrial catalysts, especially involving microporous materials and metal oxides. [15] In structural chemistry and mineralogy, simulation methods are now routinely used to predict the structures of complex solids and silicates respectively, following Catlow's demonstrations of their power. [15]
In December 2014, Catlow was the winner of the Gerhard Ertl Lecture at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin. [18] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2004 [4] and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).[ when?] In 2017, Catlow was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. [19] In 2020, he was awarded the Faraday Lectureship Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry. [20] Catlow was knighted in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to leadership in science and research. [21] [22]
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Sir Richard Catlow | |
---|---|
Born | Charles Richard Arthur Catlow 24 April 1947 [4]
Simonstone, Lancashire,
[5] England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Chemistry Physics Materials Science Crystallography Computational science [1] |
Institutions |
University College London Royal Institution |
Thesis | Defect structures in fluorite crystals (1973) |
Doctoral advisor | Alan Lidiard [2] |
Doctoral students | Robin Grimes, [3] Saiful Islam |
Website |
ucl |
Sir Charles Richard Arthur Catlow FRS FRSC FInstP FLSW (born 24 April 1947) is a British chemist and professor at University College London and Cardiff University. [6] [1] [7] [8] [9] Previously, he was Director of the Davy-Faraday Research Laboratory (1998–2007), [10] and Wolfson Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution. [4] [11] Since 2016, he has served as the foreign secretary of the Royal Society. [12] [13] [14] [15], and since 2021 as President of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP). [16]
He earned a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in 1970 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1974, from St John's College, University of Oxford. [2] [17]
Catlow has developed and applied computer models to solid state and materials chemistry. [15] By combining his computational methods with experiments, Catlow has made contributions to areas as diverse as catalysis and mineralogy. [15]
His approach has advanced understanding of how defects (missing or extra atoms) in the structure of solids can result in non- stoichiometric compounds. [15] Such compounds have special electrical or chemical properties since their contributing elements are present in slightly different proportions to those predicted by chemical formulae. [15]
Catlow's work has offered insight into mechanisms of industrial catalysts, especially involving microporous materials and metal oxides. [15] In structural chemistry and mineralogy, simulation methods are now routinely used to predict the structures of complex solids and silicates respectively, following Catlow's demonstrations of their power. [15]
In December 2014, Catlow was the winner of the Gerhard Ertl Lecture at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin. [18] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2004 [4] and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).[ when?] In 2017, Catlow was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. [19] In 2020, he was awarded the Faraday Lectureship Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry. [20] Catlow was knighted in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to leadership in science and research. [21] [22]
"All text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License." -- Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-11-11)