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Richard Guy Woolley, British Chemist, researcher. Recipient Marlow medal and prize Royal Society Chemistry, 1978. Fellow American Physical Society; member of New York Academy Sciences.

Background

Woolley, Richard Guy was born on May 15, 1946 in Birmingham, England. Son of Frederick Arthur and Beatrice Muriel Woolley.

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry, Oxford (England) University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1973; Doctor of Science, Cambridge (England) University, 1991; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Cambridge (England) University, 1973.

Career

European research fellow Royal Society London, U. Copenhagen, 1970-1972; fellow Trinity Hall, Cambridge (England) University, 1972-1976; postdoctoral researcher, Cambridge (England) University, 1976-1977; fellow, Science Research Council, Cambridge, 1977-1982; principal lecturer, Nottingham (England) University, 1982-1993; professor chemical physics, Nottingham (England) University, since 1993. Visiting lecturer Research Institute fr Theoretical Physics, U. Helsinki, 1971. Visiting professor U. Paris-Sud and Toulon, 1980.

Achievements

  • Richard Guy Woolley has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society. Member of New York Academy Sciences.

Interests

  • Avocations: gardening, music, road running, guitar, photography.

Connections

Married Anne Miller Russell, August 29, 1969. Children: Claire Marion, Euan Howard.

Father:
Frederick Arthur Woolley

Mother:
Beatrice Muriel Woolley

Spouse:
Anne Miller Russell

child:
Euan Howard Woolley

child:
Claire Marion Woolley