Ian William Murison Smith
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Ian William Murison Smith FRS FRSC (15 June 1937 – 8 November 2016)[2][3] was a chemist who served as a research fellow and lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge from 1963 to 1985 and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham from 1985 to 2002.[3][4]
15 June 1937
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| Born | Ian William Murison Smith 15 June 1937 |
| Died | 8 November 2016 (aged 79) |
| Education | Giggleswick School |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Spouse |
Sue Morrish (m. 1961) |
| Awards | Tilden Prize (1983) Polanyi Medal (1990) |
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| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Birmingham University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Tony Callear |
| Doctoral students | Gus Hancock David Klenerman[1] |
Education
Smith was educated at Giggleswick School[3] then in the West Riding of Yorkshire and the University of Cambridge where he studied the Natural Sciences Tripos as an undergraduate student of Christ's College, Cambridge.[2] He graduated in 1960 and went on to gain a PhD in 1964 supervised by Tony Callear.[2]
Research and career
Smith was a leading researcher in reaction kinetics, energy transfer and molecular dynamics in gas phase systems.[2] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1995,[2] a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)[when?] and awarded the Tilden Prize in 1983[2] and the Polanyi Medal in 1990 by the Royal Society of Chemistry. His former doctoral students include David Klenerman[5][1] and Gus Hancock.[2][6][7]
Personal life
He married Sue Morrish in 1961. They had four children.[2]
