| Ray Baker | |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1936[1] |
| Fields: | Organic chemistry |
| Workplaces: | University of California, Los Angeles University of Southampton University of Leicester Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Labs BBSRC |
| Alma Mater: | University of Leicester |
| Thesis Title: | Detritiation Reactions in Aromatic Systems |
| Thesis Url: | https://books.google.com/books/about/Detritiation_Reactions_in_Aromatic_Syste.html?id=0I_uSAAACAAJ |
| Thesis Year: | 1962 |
| Awards: | CBE (2002) PhD Fellow of the Royal Society (1994) |
Raymond Baker (born 1 November 1936)[1] is a British chemist and former Chief Executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.[1]
Baker was educated at Ilkeston Grammar School and the University of Leicester, where he gained his PhD for research titled "Detritiation Reactions in Aromatic Systems" in 1962.[2]
After completing his PhD, Baker did postdoctoral research at UCLA from 1962–64. He was appointed a lecturer in Organic Chemistry at the University of Southampton in 1964, Reader in 1974 and a Professor in 1977. Baker is a co-author of the textbook Mechanism in Organic Chemistry.[3]
Baker was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1994 and Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2002.
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