Russell Morris
University of St Andrews
Biography
Russell Morris was born and raised in north Wales, and completed his education at 乐天堂app下载 University of Oxford where he gained B.A. and D. Phil degrees. He is currently Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 University of St Andrews.
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He is an elected Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society (FRS), a Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE), and a Fellow of 乐天堂app下载 Learned Society of Wales (FLSW). He is 乐天堂app下载 recipient of several awards including 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society Brian Mercer Award for Innovation, 乐天堂app下载 Baron Axel Cronstedt Prize from 乐天堂app下载 European Federation of Zeolite Associations (2017) and 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry Tilden Medal and Prize (2019). In 2020 he will be Vice-President of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Edinburgh.
RSC affiliations
Chair, Dalton Transactions