Roger Parsons
| Born | 1926 London, England |
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| Died | 7 January 2017 (aged 90–91) |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
| Awards | Davy Medal (2003) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrochemistry |
| Institutions | Dundee University Bristol University CNRS Southampton University |
| Doctoral advisor | John Bockris |
Roger Parsons FRSC FRS (1926 – 7 January 2017) was a British chemist (electrochemist).[1]
Biography
[edit]Parsons studied chemistry at Imperial College London, obtaining a first class bachelor's degree in 1947. His doctorate, supervised by John Bockris, was awarded the following year. In 1951 he was appointed lecturer at the University of St. Andrews in Dundee (now Dundee University), researching electrochemical kinetics and thermodynamics under Douglas Hugh Everett. In 1954, Parsons accompanied Everett to the University of Bristol, where he was appointed professor. In 1977 Parsons was appointed Directeur du Laboratoired'Electrochimie Interfaciale (director of the laboratory of interfacial electrochemistry) at the CNRS in France, moving to Southampton in 1985 before retiring in 1992.[2]
Parsons served as editor of the Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry and as president of the Faraday Division of the Royal Chemical Society.[2]
Research
[edit]His work dealt with kinetics (especially hydrogen evolution in electrolysis), electrocapillarity and adsorption processes, optical methods in interfacial electrochemistry, single crystal electrode processes and the electrochemical double layer.[2]
Awards and honours
[edit]In 1979, he was awarded the Olin Palladium Award by the Electrochemical Society.[3] Parsons was elected to the Royal Society in 1980,[4] and won the society's Davy Medal in 2003.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Alder, Roger (6 February 2017). "Professor Roger Parsons, 1927–2017". University of Bristol. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ a b c Hillman, Robert (1996). "Professor Roger Parsons F.R.S.C., F.R.S." (PDF). Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions. 92 (20). Royal Society of Chemistry: 205. doi:10.1039/ft99692fp205. ISSN 0956-5000.
- ^ "Olin Palladium Award". ECS. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Roger Parsons". Royal Society. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Davy Medal". Royal Society. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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- 1926 births
- 2017 deaths
- 20th-century British chemists
- Academics of the University of Bristol
- Academics of the University of Southampton
- Alumni of Imperial College London
- French National Centre for Scientific Research scientists
- English physical chemists
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Research directors of the French National Centre for Scientific Research