Background
Sykes, Alfred Geoffrey was born on January 12, 1934 in Huddersfield. Son of Alfred H. and Edith A. Wortley Sykes.
Sykes, Alfred Geoffrey was born on January 12, 1934 in Huddersfield. Son of Alfred H. and Edith A. Wortley Sykes.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Manchester, 1958. Doctor of Science, University Manchester, 1973. Doctor of Science (honorary), Free State University, South Africa, 2003.
Postdoctoral fellow Princeton University, New Jersey, 1958—1959, University Adelaide, 1959—1960. Lecturer University Leeds, England, 1961—1970, reader, 1970—1980. Professor inorganic chemistry University Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1980—1999, professor emeritus, from 1999.
Panel member SERC Inorganic Chemical, 1980-1983, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council committee, writing panels. Visiting professor Argonne National Laboratories, 1968, Heidelberg University, 1975, Northwestern University, 1978, University Berne, 1981, University Sydney, 1984, University Kuwait, 1989, University Adelaide, 1992, University Melbourne, 1992, Memorial University Newfoundland, 1995, University West Indies, 1997, University Lausanne, 1998, University South Africa, 1999, University La Laguna, Spain, 2000, City University Hong Kong, 2001, 2002, Danish Technology University, 2002.
Fellow Royal Society Chemists.
Married Elizabeth Blakey. 3 children.