Leon Phillips (chemist)
New Zealand physical chemist
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Leon Francis Phillips (14 July 1935 – 24 September 2023) was a New Zealand physical chemist who specialised in the gas-liquid interface and atmospheric chemistry.
14 July 1935
Leon Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leon Francis Phillips 14 July 1935 Thames, New Zealand |
| Died | 24 September 2023 (aged 88) Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Canterbury University College University of Cambridge |
| Awards | Hector Medal (1979) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Canterbury |
Biography
Born in Thames on 14 July 1935, Phillips was educated at Westport Technical College and Christchurch Boys' High School.[1] He studied at Canterbury University College, from where he graduated with an MSc with first-class honours in 1958.[2] After a PhD at the University of Cambridge and post-doctoral research at McGill University, he returned to lecture at Canterbury, rising to the rank of professor in 1966.[3]
In 1968, Phillips was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand,[4] and in 1979 he won the society's Hector Medal.[5]
In 1959, Phillips married Pamela Anne Johnstone, and the couple went on to have two children.[1] He died in Christchurch on 24 September 2023, at the age of 88.[6][7]
Selected works
- Phillips, Leon Francis (1967). Electronics for experimenters in chemistry, physics and biology. New York: Wiley.
- Phillips, Leon Francis (1965). Basic quantum chemistry. New York: Wiley.
- McEwan, Murray J.; Phillips, Leon Francis (1975). Chemistry of the atmosphere. London: Wiley. ISBN 0713124776.
