Founding an MSc course in spectroscopic properties

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Founding an MSc course in spectroscopic properties

Norman Greenwood Scientist

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171. Founding an MSc course in spectroscopic properties	26	00:40
172. Sorting out the tripartite heads of chemistry	44	02:12
173. Unifying chemistry departments at Leeds University	44	02:17
174. Settling in to Leeds University	41	00:32
175. Precursors to further work at Leeds	28	01:25
176. Tougher work on ruthenium	35	01:11
177. Mössbauer spectroscopy on tin, antimony and tellurium	37	01:15
178. Mössbauer spectroscopy on europium and summary	35	00:51
179. Exciting work on the lunar rocks	40	01:41
180. The diverse group working on Mössbauer spectroscopy	44	00:25

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I forgot to mention when we were talking about Newcastle that one of the things we started was an MSc course, which was funded, on spectroscopic properties. It was a one year Masters course, where the students were paid for by SRC [Science Research Council], and we got funding for it, so we had a big group of students who started by doing lectures and then experiments in either NMR spectroscopy, Mössbauer spectroscopy, far infra-red spectroscopy, these sorts of things, under various members of staff.

Norman Greenwood (1925-2012) was born in Australia and graduated from Melbourne University before going to Cambridge. His wide-ranging research in inorganic and structural chemistry made major advances in the chemistry of boron hydrides and other main-group element compounds. He also pioneered the application of Mössbauer spectroscopy to problems in chemistry. He was a prolific writer and inspirational lecturer on chemical and educational themes, and held numerous visiting professorships throughout the world.

Title: Founding an MSc course in spectroscopic properties

Listeners: Brian Johnson

Professor Brian FG Johnson FRS, FRSE, FRS Chem, FAcad Eu, FAS. Professor of Inorganic Chemistry University of Edinburgh 1991-1995, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry University of Cambridge 1995-2005, Master Fitzwilliam College Cambridge 1999-2005. Research interests include studies of transition metal carbonyls, organometallic chemistry, nano- particles and homogeneous catalysis. Professor Johnson is the author of over 1000 research articles and papers.

Tags: Newcastle University, Science Research Council, Mössbauer spectroscopy

Duration: 40 seconds

Date story recorded: May 2011

Date story went live: 25 November 2011