Obituaries of RSC members
We acknowledge the contribution made to the chemical sciences by our members who have passed away.
Please use the contact details on this page to notify us of the death of a member. The obituaries here are written by friends, family and colleagues.
Dr Hugh A McKenzie CChem FRSC
5 March 1923 – 24 July 2008
10 July 2008
Dr Brynmor Mile DSc
1936 – June 2008
10 July 2008
Alan George Sharpe
3 December 1921 – 29 January 2008
29 January 2008
Emeritus Professor Stephen Mason CChem FRSC FRS
6 July 1923 – 11 December 2007
31 December 2007
Cranberry: is it a sauce of help to fight cancer?
The dollop of red cranberry sauce on your Christmas plate may offer more than a simple fruity accompaniment to turkey, the Royal Society of Chemistry
18 December 2007
Tribute to Berkshire research centre
The Royal Society of Chemistry has paid tribute to a British international scientific research centre that has influenced worldwide crop protection an
27 November 2007
Tribute at Oxford RSC Landmark event for First World War's Lost Scientist
The Royal Society of Chemistry and the University of Oxford will, on Monday 24 September, jointly mark the achievements of the brilliant scientist Hen
24 September 2007
World's first hydrogen powered racing car, sponsored by RSC
Pictured making its debut at Silverstone: the world's first hydrogen-powered racing car, sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
16 July 2007
Horace Robert Poole CChem FRSC
1914 – June 2007
30 June 2007
RSC honours memory of Cumbrian scientist who produced the world-changing Atomic Theory
Royal Society of Chemistry honours memory of Cumbrian scientist and Quaker who produced the world-changing Atomic Theory
08 June 2007
Snail slime substitutes
A team of engineers have set a small robot climbing walls in order to compare how natural and artificial snail slimes work.
22 March 2007
Flexible battery power
A paper-like, polymer based rechargeable battery has been made by Japanese scientists.
19 March 2007
How to send us an obituary
To notify us of the death of a member or if you have any questions, please get in touch via email. The obituary should:
- be for a member who has passed away within the last twelve months
- include the dates of birth and passing away
- be no longer than one A4 page (about eight paragraphs)
- mention the contribution the person who has died made to the chemical sciences
You can also supply a photo if you wish. It must:
- be portrait and at least half a megabyte in size
- be a separate file in jpg or png format and not within a Word or other document
- not contain other people
- have permission to be published from relevant people