Background
Chatt, Joseph was born on November 6, 1914 in Durham, England. Son of Joseph and Margery Elsie (Parker) Chatt.
Chatt, Joseph was born on November 6, 1914 in Durham, England. Son of Joseph and Margery Elsie (Parker) Chatt.
Bachelor, Emmanuel College Cambridge University, 1937. Master of Arts, Emmanuel College Cambridge University, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Emmanuel College Cambridge University, 1940.
Doctor of Science, Emmanuel College Cambridge University, 1956. Doctor of Science, East Anglia University, 1974. Doctor of Science, University Sussex, 1982.
Doctor, Pierre Marie Curie University, Paris, 1981. Doctor, Lund University, Sweden, 1986.
Deputy Chief Chemist, later Chief Chemist, Peter Spence & Son Ltd. 1942-1946; ICI Research Fellow, Imperial College, London 1946-1947. Head of Inorganic Chemistry Department, Butterwick, later Akers Research Laboratories, 1C1 Ltd.
1947-1960; Akers Group Manager Research Department Heavy Organic Chemicals Division, ICI 1960-1962, Group Head and Consultant, Petrochemical and Polymer Laboratory, ICI 1963. Director Unit of Nitrogen Fixation, Agricultural Research Council 1963-1980. Professor, of Chemistry, Queen Mary College, London University 1963-1964, University of Sussex 1965-1980, Emeritus Professor since 1980.
Fellow of Royal Society. President 1962-1965, 1972-1974. President Section; Chairman 1976-1981.
Fellow, Indian National Science Academy. Honorary Fellow Indian Chemical Society 1983. Honorary; Professor, of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University.
Visiting Professor, of Chemistry, Yale, Rajasthan and South Carolina Universities. Debye Lecturer, Cornell University 1975. Tilden Lecturer of Chemical Society 1962, Liversidge Lecturer 1971-1972, Nyholm Lecturer 1976-1977, Arthur D. Little Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1977.
University Lecturer in Chemistry, Western Ontario 1978. Stieglitz Lecturer Chicago University 1978. Chandler; Lecturer, Columbia University, New York 1978.
Stauffer Lecturer, University of Southern California 1979. President Dalton Division Chemical Society 1971-1974. Sunner Memorial Lecturer (Lund University Sweden) 1982.
Honorary Doctor of Science (East Anglia) 1974, (Sussex) 1982, Honorary degree (University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris) 1981, Honorary degree (Lund) 1986. Gordon Wigan; lecturer, University N.S.W. 1980, Wolf Laureate (Chemistry) 1981, G. W. Willand.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Fellow: Emmanuel College Cambridge (honorary). Member: Civil Service (London), International Conferences Coordinator Chemistry (founder), National Academy of Sciences India, National Academy of Sciences Portugal, New York Academy of Sciences (life), Chemical Society (council 1952-1965, 1972-1976, honorary secretary 1956-1962, president Dalton division 1972-1974), Royal Society (council 1975-1977), American Academy Arts and Sciences (honorary).
Numismatics, history, art.
Married Ethel Williams Chatt, May 31, 1947. Children: Elizabeth Mary, Joseph.