Ramsay Memorial Professor of Chemical Engineering

The Ramsay Memorial Chair of Chemical Engineering is a named professorship in the Department of Chemical Engineering at UCL, established along with the department and the Ramsay Memorial Laboratory in 1923.[1][2] The chair was the first created for Chemical Engineering in the United Kingdom.[3] The current professor is Marc-Oliver Coppen, who returned after a year sabbatical in 2020/21.

Ramsay Memorial Professors of Chemical Engineering

  • 1923–1928 E. C. Williams[3]
  • 1928–1935 William Edward Gibbs[4]
  • 1934–1937 H. E. Watson[5]
  • 1951–1965 M. B. Donald[6]
  • 1965–1985 P. N. Rowe[7]
  • 1985–1991 J. W. Mullin[8]
  • 1991–1996 A. Cornish[9]
  • 1996–2003 J. G. Yates[10]
  • 2003–2012 A. G. Jones
  • 2012–2020 Marc-Olivier Coppens[11]
  • 2020–2021 Eva Sorensen, interim 11th Ramsay Memorial Professor and first female Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at UCL.[12]
  • 2021- Marc-Olivier Coppens[13]

References

  1. ^ UCL (2018-07-19). "History". UCL Department of Chemical Engineering. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  2. ^ "University and Educational Intelligence". Nature. 112 (2809): 346–347. 1923-09-01. doi:10.1038/112346b0. ISSN 1476-4687. S2CID 4074831.
  3. ^ a b "The Guardian from London, Greater London, England pg.11". Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ D, F. G. (1934). "Prof. W. E. Gibbs". Nature. 133 (3355): 240. Bibcode:1934Natur.133..240F. doi:10.1038/133240a0.
  5. ^ "History". UCL Department of Chemical Engineering. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ D. C. Freshwater (1997). People, Pipes and Processes. ISBN 978-0852953907. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Obituaries". Royal Academy of Engineering Newsletter. Summer 2014.
  8. ^ "Obituary: Professor John Mullin: professor of chemical engineering". The Times. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Professor Cornish". UCL. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Revealing The Secrets Of Fluidised Beds: Exploiting Links Between Academia And Industry". Ingenia. No. 14. November 2002.
  11. ^ "Marc-Olivier Coppens". AICHE. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  12. ^ "CPSE academic appointed Interim Head of UCL Chemical Engineering department". Imperial College London. 3 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Marc-Olivier Coppens". UCL. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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