1939 |
Born in Leicester, UK |
1958 |
Open Scholarship to the University
of Nottingham |
1961 |
Graduated from the University of Nottingham with 1st Class Honours |
1964 |
PhD at Imperial College London
with Prof. Hamish Sutherland |
1965 |
Postdoctoral year at Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore with Prof. Alex Nickon |
1966 |
Postdoctoral year at Imperial College with Prof. Sir Derek Barton |
1967 |
Assistant lecturer at Imperial College |
1968 |
Lecturer in Organic Chemistry |
1979 |
DSc from the University of London |
1982 |
Reader in Organic Chemistry |
1996 |
Director of Undergraduates Studies, Chemistry
Department, Imperial College |
1997 |
Bader Award
of the Royal Society of Chemistry for
eminence in organic chemistry |