Background
Eaborn, Colin was born on March 15, 1923 in Churton, England. Son of Tom Stanley and Caroline (Cooper) Eaborn.
Eaborn, Colin was born on March 15, 1923 in Churton, England. Son of Tom Stanley and Caroline (Cooper) Eaborn.
Bachelor of Science, University College (Bangor) North Wales, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, University College (Bangor) North Wales, 1947. Doctor of Science, University Wales, 1957.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Sussex, Brighton, England, 1990.
Worked at University of Leicester 1947-1962 (Assistant Lecturer 1947-1950, Lecturer 1950-1957, Reader in Chemistry 1957-1962). At University of Sussex since 1962, Professor, of Chemistry since 1962, Dean of School of Molecular Sciences 1964-1968, 1978-1979, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Science) 1968-1973. Research Association, University of Calif, at Los Angeles 1950-1951.
Robert A. Welch Visiting Scholar, Rice University, Texas 1961-1962, Erskine Fellow, University of Canterbury, New Zealand 1965. Distinguished Professor, of Chemistry, New Mexico State University 1973, Commonwealth Fellow and Visiting Professor, of Chemistry, University of Victoria. Lecturer, Iowa State University 1978.
Honorary Secretary, Chemical Society 1964-1971.
Fellow Royal Society London (council 1978-1980, 88-89), Royal Society Chemical (honorary secretary 1968-1973, Organometallic award 1975, Ingold medal 1975, Main Group Chemistry award, 1989). Member Am Chemical Society (foreign, F.S. Kipping award 1964).
Married Joyce Thomas in 1949.