Charles J. M. Stirling Explained

Charles James Matthew Stirling FRS, CChem, FRSC, FLSW (born 1930) is an Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, at the University of Sheffield, in England.

Stirling was born on 8 December 1930 to Brigadier Alexander Dickson Stirling and his wife Millicent Stirling^[1]

He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1967,^[2] and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1986; and gave the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in 1992.

The Royal Society describe him as having "made important contributions to physical organic chemistry through his elucidation of organic reaction mechanisms".^[3]

He is a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Stirling, Prof. Charles James Matthew . Who's Who . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.36322.
2. Web site: Emeritus Prof. Charles J.M. Stirling, FRS – Profiles – Staff – Chemistry – The University of Sheffield . University of Sheffield . 18 July 2018.
3. Web site: Charles Stirling Royal Society . . 18 July 2018.
4. Web site: Wales . The Learned Society of . Charles Stirling . 2023-08-31 . The Learned Society of Wales . en-US.