Background
Patrick, John William was born on January 30, 1931 in Heanor, Derbyshire, England. Son of John and Eva Patrick.
Patrick, John William was born on January 30, 1931 in Heanor, Derbyshire, England. Son of John and Eva Patrick.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with Honors, Leicester University College,U. London, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1966.
Science officer National Coal Board, Nottingham, England, 1952—1956, opencast executive, 1952—1956, laboratory manager coal survey laboratory, 1956—1958, head investigations, west midlands division laboratory, 1958—1959. Research scientist British Coke Research Association, Chesterfield, 1959—1967. Head fundamental studies British Carbonization Research Association, 1967—1983.
Principal editor Elsevier Ltd., Oxford, England, since 1980. Director, carbon research group Loughborough University of Technology, 1983—2000, associate lecturer, department chemical engineering, 1986—1992, professor carbon science, 1992—2000, associate dean research, school pure applied science, 1993—1996. Chairman Coal Research Forum, Cheltenham, England, since 1989, treasurer executive committee, 1991—1994, academy chairman, since 1994, chairman organising committee, since 1996.
Professor chemical engineering University Nottingham, 2000—2001, senior research fellow, since 2001, special professor, since 2001. Phd external examiner University Northwest., South Africa, Indian School Mine, Monash, Australia, 9 United Kingdom University, Norwegian University of Science Technology, Trondheim, Norway. Evaluator Research Council Norway, Oslo.
Member organizing committee Carbon 2006, British Carbon Group, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2007 International Conference Coal Science Technology, Nottingham. Committee member, joint carbon group Institute Physics Royal Society Chemistry, London, 1968—1993. Chairman, organization committee Carbon '88 '96 Conf, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Member northern coke research committee University Newcastle upon Tyne, 1976—1987. Examiner Teesside Polytechnic, Middlesbrough, England, 1987—1994. Member particle coal technical sub-committee Science Engineering Research Council, Swindon, England, 1989—1991.
Member Engineering Physical Science Research Council, Swindon, 1995—2005, member chemical engineering college, 1995—2005. Treasurer executive committee Coal Research Forum, 1991—1994. Chairman british carbon group Institute Physics, Royal Society Chemistry Society Chemical Industry, London, 1993—2007, vice chairman british carbon group, 1993—2007, committee member british carbon group, 1993—2007.
Member, advisory committee on coal research Department Trade Industry, London, 1994—1999. Expert witness Dunlop Aerospace Braking Systems, Coventry, England, 2005—2006. Session chairman American Carbon Society, Lexington, Kentucky, 2001, member science committee session, Providence, 04.
Invited lecturer Center Applied Energy Research, University Kentucky, Lexington, 2001. Expert external peer review panel Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, 2005.
Fellow: Royal Society Chemistry. Member: Coal Research Forum (executive member 1991-1994), British Coal Utilisation Research Association (council member since 1996).
Married Phyl Mary Booth. Children: John Neil, Vicki Ann Taylor.