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 F A Cotton AB HonFRSC
1931 – 20 February 2007
01 March 2007
Myth of cooling towers is symptomatic of global warming information shortage
More than two-thirds of people in the UK believe, wrongly, that smoke or harmful emissions emerge from cooling towers, feeding carbon dioxide into the
15 February 2007
Ten things you never knew about Lust and Love
The deluge of red and pink cards and envelopes in the shops can only mean one thing - it's Valentines' Day again.
13 February 2007
A positive side to ozone depletion?
Wearing sunscreen at all times when exposed could starve the body of vitamins which protect against various diseases, claim Edinburgh based scientists
13 February 2007
Pollen for drug delivery
Pollen capsules could soon be used for drug delivery inside the body, claim UK scientists.
01 February 2007
Emeritus Professor Andrew Williams, D.Phil MA MRSC
14 December 1937 – 13 January 2007
31 January 2007
Dr John Sleigh BSc PhD CChem FRSC
13 February 1946 – 11 November 2006
30 November 2006
Dr Martin Richard Willis BSc PhD FRSC
14 November 1934 – 30 October 2006
31 October 2006
Dr Albert Frederick Crowther MA PhD MRSC
16 November 1917 – 28 October 2006
28 October 2006
Emeritus Professor D L H (Lyn) Williams PhD DSc CChem FRSC
6 August 1936 – 1 September 2006
30 September 2006
Peter Douglas Ridsdale, BSc., FRSC, CEng, MIM
DOD 18 June 2006
30 June 2006
Mr Mandayam A Sampath Kumaran BSc MSc CChem MRSC
DOD December 2005
31 December 2005
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