Brian F. G. Johnson Explained

Brian Johnson
Birth Name:Brian Frederick Gilbert Johnson
Birth Date:1938 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Northampton, England, UK
Nationality:British
Fields:Cluster chemistry
Alma Mater:University of Nottingham
Academic Advisors:Cyril Clifford Addison[1]
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Brian Frederick Gilbert Johnson (born 11 September 1938[2] in Northampton, England) is a British scientist and emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of Cambridge.[3] He was also Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge from 1999 to 2005.[4]

Education

Johnson was educated at Northampton Grammar School and the University of Nottingham where he was awarded Bachelor of Science and PhD degrees.

Research

During his career, Johnson has conducted extensive research into many different areas of chemistry, most recently on nano particles. He had a long running research partnership with Jack Lewis, with whom he discovered a number of unusual metal carbonyl clusters.[5]

Awards

Johnson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1991. His nomination reads

Notes and References

  1. Lord Lewis Of Newnham . Jack Lewis, Baron Lewis of Newnham. Johnson . B. F. G. . Brian F. G. Johnson. 10.1098/rsbm.1997.0001 . Cyril Clifford Addison. 28 November 1913--1 April 1994.: Elected F.R.S. 1970 . . 43 . 3 . 1997 . free .
  2. The Daily Telegraph - Birthdays 11 September 2010
  3. 10.1007/s10876-005-0036-7. Honouring Brian F. G. Johnson FRS, FRSE, FRSC, F. Acad. Europa. Journal of Cluster Science. 17. 1–3. 2005. Harvey . P. D. . 98476514.
  4. 10.1039/B101819C. Z-Contrast tomography: A technique in three-dimensional nanostructural analysis based on Rutherford scattering. Chemical Communications. 10. 907–908. 2001. Midgley . P. A. . Paul Midgley. Weyland . M. . Thomas . J. M. . John Meurig Thomas. Johnson . B. F. G. . Brian F. G. Johnson.
  5. Jackson. Peter F.. Johnson. Brian F. G.. Lewis. Jack. Nelson. William J. H.. McPartlin. Mary. The synthesis of the cluster dianion [Os10C(CO)24]2− by pyrolysis. X-Ray structure analysis of [N(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]2[Os<sub>10</sub>C(CO)<sub>24</sub>] and [Os<sub>5</sub>C(CO)<sub>14</sub>H(NC<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>)]. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions. 1982. 10. 2099. 10.1039/DT9820002099.