Education
Penn and Tylers Green Primary School
High Wycombe Royal Grammar School
Bachelor of Science from the University of London in 1965
Doctor of Philosophy from University College London in 1968.
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Richard Puddephatt
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He is a in the department of chemistry at the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, Canada. Richard is a former holder of a Canada research chair in material synthesis. He has been studying the fundamental chemistry of gold and other precious metals in the development of new materials for potential applications in health care and electronics.
Doctor Puddephatt"s research interests involve organometallic chemistry related to catalysis and materials science, and he is considered a world expert on platinum and gold chemistry.
He has authored two books: The Chemistry of Gold and The Periodic Table of Elements.
Achievements
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Officer of the Order of Canada Distinguished University Professor Fellow of the Royal Society, Federal Reserve System Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, FRSC Canada Research Chair Bucke Science Prize and Hellmuth Prize, University of Western Ontario Alcan Award and E.W.R. Steacie Award of the Chemical Society of Canada Counter Intelligence Corps Medal of the Chemical Institute of Canada Nyholm Lecture Award and Award for Chemistry of the Noble Metals of the Royal Society of Chemistry E.G. Pleva Teaching Award Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Award of Excellence (2001).
Membership
Royal Society.
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Awards
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Officer of the Order of Canada Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.