Background

Jones, Richard Arnold Yardley was born on April 8, 1936 in Stafford, England. Son of Thomas R. and Marjorie Y. (Stevens) Jones.

Education

Bachelor, Cambridge U., England, 1957; Master of Arts, Cambridge U., England, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge U., England, 1961; Master of Science, Yale University, 1958.

Career

Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge, England, 1960-1961; assistant lecturer, Sheffield (England) University, 1961-1963; lecturer, U. East Anglia, Norwich, England, 1963-1967; senior lecturer, U. East Anglia, Norwich, England, 1967-1995; senior fellow, since 1995; dean of chemical science, U. East Anglia, Norwich, England, 1984-1990; pro-vice chancellor, U. East Anglia, Norwich, England, since 1990. Secretary Physical Organic Commission, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1981-1989. Chairman of Commission heads university chemistry departments/higher education chemistry conference, 1991-1993.

Achievements

• Richard Arnold Yardley Jones has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Physical and Mechanistic Organic Chemistry (Cambridge Texts in Chemistry and Biochemistry)

    (Book by Jones, R. A. Y.)

  • Problems in physical and mechanistic organic chemistry
  • Physical and Mechanistic Organic Chemistry: Volume 2 (Cambridge Texts in Chemistry and Biochemistry)

Membership

Fellow Royal Society of Chemistry, Royal Society of Arts.

Connections

Married Barbara Anne Whiteley, August, 1959. Children: Andrew Richard, Gwynneth Anne.

Father:

Thomas R. Jones

Mother:

Marjorie Y. (Stevens) Jones

Spouse:

Barbara Anne Whiteley

child:

Gwynneth Anne Jones

child:

Andrew Richard Jones