Background
EGLINTON, Geoffrey was born on November 1, 1927 in Cardiff.
professor of organicgeochemistry
EGLINTON, Geoffrey was born on November 1, 1927 in Cardiff.
Eglinton was educated at Sale Grammar School and the where he was awarded Bachelor of Science, Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Science degrees.
Fellow, Ohio State University 1952. Lecturer in Organic Chemistry. University of Glasgow 1954-1964.
Visiting Fellow, University of California (Berkeley) 1964.
Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, University of Glasgow 1964-1967, Reader 1967. Senior Lecturer in Organic Geochem. and Head, Organic Chemistry Unit, University of Bristol 1967, Reader in Organic Geochem.
1968-1973, Professor, and Head of Organic Geochem. Unit since 1973; National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
He won the Royal Medal in 1997 "In recognition of his contribution to our understanding of the way in which chemicals move from the living biosphere to the fossil geosphere, in particular the origin, genesis, maturation and migration of oil which has had great repercussions on the petroleum industry.", With John Hayes he was awarded the Urey Medal of the European Association of Geochemistry in 1997. In 2000 he received the V. M. Goldschmidt Award of the Geochemical Society. He was awarded the Wollaston Medal in 2004. He was a co-winner of the Dan David Prize in 2008 for his studies of organic chemical fossils, which reveal the inhabitants and climates of ancient worlds. (He shared the prize with Ellen Moseley-Thompson and Lonnie G Thompson). The Eglinton reaction is named after him.
Royal Society.
Married Pamela J. Coupland in 1955.
