BIO
B.Sc. (1965); PhD. (1968) from UMIST in organo-fluorine chemistry (supervisor R.E Banks); (1968-1970) Junior Fellow (with F.G.A. Stone) University of Bristol; (1970-1972) Research Associate (with P.S. Skell) Penn State University, USA; from 1972-2002 Assistant Prof. ?Associate Prof.?Full Professor (1982) at McMaster University, Canada;Head of Dept. from 1996-2000. Joined UCD in 2002 as Prof. of Inorganic Chemistry; Head of Dept. 2003-2005;Head of School, 2005-2007. Visiting Professorships in Paris, Versailles, Rennes, Toulouse, Geneva, Lausanne, Siping and Heilongjiang (P.R. China), Singapore. Elected Fellow of Chem. Institute of Canada; Chair, Division of Inorganic Chem., Canadian Society for Chem. (CSC); Alcan Award for Inorganic Chemistry (2000 CSC) Elected Member of Royal Irish Academy (2008).
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- ProfessorUniversity College Dublin, Chemistry, Dublin, Ireland1 Sep 2002 - 31 Aug 2010
- ChairMcMaster University, Department of Chemistry, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada1 Sep 1996 - 31 Dec 1999
- ProfessorMcMaster University, Department of Chemistry, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada1 Sep 1982 - 31 Aug 2002
- Associate ProfessorMcMaster University, Department of Chemistry, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada1 Sep 1976 - 31 Aug 1982
- Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University, Department of Chemistry, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada1 Sep 1972 - 31 Aug 1976
- Research AssociatePennsylvania State University, Department of Chemistry, State College, Pennsylvania, United States1 Sep 1970 - 31 Aug 1972
- Junior FellowUniversity of Bristol, Department of Chemistry, Bristol, United Kingdom1 Sep 1968 - 31 Aug 1970
- ProfessorUniversity College Dublin, Inorganic Chemistry,, Dublin, Ireland2 Sep 2002 - 31 Aug 2010
- ChairMcMaster University, Department of Chemistry, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada2 Sep 1996 - 31 May 2000
- ProfessorMcMaster University, Department of Chemistry, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada1 Sep 1982 - 31 Aug 2002
- Associate ProfessorMcMaster University, Department of Chemistry, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada1 Sep 1976 - 31 Aug 1982
- Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University, Department of Chemistry, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada4 Sep 1972 - 1 Sep 1976
- Research AssociatePennsylvania State University, Department of Chemistry, State College, pennsylvania, United States1 Sep 1970 - 31 Aug 1972
- Junior FellowUniversity of Bristol, Department of Chemistry, Bristol, United Kingdom2 Sep 1968 - 31 Aug 1970
DEGREES
- BScUniversity of Manchester
- PhDUniversity of Manchester
LANGUAGES
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