Walter Metcalf (chemist)
New Zealand physical chemist
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Walter Sidney Metcalf (18 May 1918 – 25 July 2008) was a New Zealand physical chemist.[2]
18 May 1918
Walter Metcalf | |
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| Born | Walter Sidney Metcalf 18 May 1918 Kaitangata, New Zealand |
| Died | 25 July 2008 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Known for | Photochemistry |
| Awards | T. K. Sidey Medal (1966) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemistry |
| Institutions | Victoria University College University of Canterbury |
| E. J. Bowen[1] | |
Metcalf was born in Kaitangata on 18 May 1918, the son of George Metcalf, and was educated at Napier Boys' High School.[3] He earned a bachelor's degree in music in parallel with his first science degree at the University of Otago,[4] and completed a DPhil degree with E. J. Bowen at England's Oxford University.
Metcalf married Mary Glen Simmers, and the couple went on to have two children.[3]
Metcalf initially worked at Victoria University College, then moved to Canterbury University College (now the University of Canterbury) in 1954. He retired as a reader in 1975. He worked mainly on photochemistry and was awarded the T. K. Sidey Medal by the Royal Society of New Zealand for his research in 1966.[5] Towards the end of his career, he worked on calcium metabolism.
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