Alan Edward Whitmarsh Knight

Background

Knight, Alan Edward Whitmarsh was born on November 17, 1946 in Kanpur, India. Son of Aubrey Edward and Ghislaine Gertrude (Simpson) Whitmarsh-Knight. arrived in Australia, 1956.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with honors, Australian National U., Canberra, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, Australian National U., Canberra, 1972.

Career

Research associate, Indiana U., Bloomington, Indiana, 1973-1975; research fellow, Melbourne (Australia) U., 1976; lecturer, Griffith U., Brisbane, Australia, 1977-1983; senior lecturer, Griffith U., Brisbane, Australia, 1983-1987; associate professor, Griffith U., Brisbane, Australia, 1987-1991; professor, Griffith U., Brisbane, Australia, since 1991. Visiting professor Indiana U., Bloomington, 1982-1983. Alexander von Humboldt guest professor Technology U. Munich, 1987.

Jila visiting fellow U. Colorado, Boulder, 1991. Hill professor of University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1992.

Achievements

• Alan Edward Whitmarsh Knight has been listed as a noteworthy Physical chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (Rennie medal for chemical research 1979, H.G. Smith Memorial medal for chemical research 1990).

Connections

Married Lea-Ann, January 17, 1973. Children: Iain Francis, Jane Elizabeth, Yvonne Michelle.

Father:

Aubrey Edward Whitmarsh-Knight

Mother:

Ghislaine Gertrude (Simpson) Whitmarsh-Knight

Spouse:

Lea-Ann

child:

Iain Francis Knight

child:

Yvonne Michelle Knight

child:

Jane Elizabeth Knight