- Date of Birth
- 27th August 1943
- died on 2nd February 2017
- Marital Status
- Married, two children
- Nationality
- British citizen
Education
- 1948-1954
- Infant and Junior School, Horley (Surrey / UK)
- 1954-1962
- Reigate Grammar School, Reigate (Surrey / UK)
- 1962-1965
- Nottingham University, Nottingham (UK): Honours degree course in Chemistry
- 1965-1968
- University College London (UK): Research in Crystallography under Professor Dame Kathleen Lonsdale F.R.S.
Examination Results
- 1961
- GEC Advanced level: Chemistry (with distinction)
GEC Advanced level: Mathematics for Science (with distinction)
GEC Advanced level: Physics
- 1965
- First Class Honours Degree in Chemistry (University of Nottingham, UK) Certificate
- 1968
- Awarded Ph. D. for thesis : Studies of Disorder in Anthrone and in Mixed Crystals of Anthrone-Anthraquinone (University of London, UK) Certificate
Languages
- English
- Mother tongue
- French
- Very fluent
- German
- Fair
Prizes
- 1980
- Prize of the 'Lions Club' of Geneva for original scientific
work.
Employment
- May-Sept. 1962
- Laboratory Assistant at Bowthorpe Electrical Co. Ltd, Crawley (Sussex / UK)
- Oct. 1968 - Oct. 1971
- Research Assistant at Surface Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK; working for Professor D. Tabor, F.R.S.
- Jan. 1972 - Sept. 1974
- 'Maître-assistant' at the Laboratoire de Cristallographie, University of Geneva, Switzerland; working with Professor E. Parthé.
- Oct. 1975 - Sept. 1978
- 'Chef de Projet' at the Laboratoire de Cristallographie, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
- Oct. 1978 - Aug. 2008
- 'Concepteur en Informatique' at the Laboratoire de Cristallographie, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
- Apr. - Sept. 1982
- 'Professeur suppléant' at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Jan. 1996 - July 2009
- 'Chargé de Cours' at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.
- Oct. 2001 - March 2002
- 'Professeur suppléant' at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Jan. - March 2006
- 'Professeur invité' at the University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France.
Teaching Experience
- 1965 - 1968
- Assistant in the teaching laboratory at University College London, to third year students in crystallography and physical chemistry.
- 1968 - 1970
- Teaching at Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology, Cambridge, UK.
Tutorial groups in physical and organic chemistry, and mathematics
to students sitting for an honours degree. Laboratory assistant
for students sitting an HNC. Lectures in physical chemistry to
students sitting GRIC and MI BIOL. examinations.
- 1972 - 1978
- Laboratory assistant ('travaux pratiques') for 2nd. year students in Crystallography at the University of Geneva
- Apr. - Sept. 1982
- 2nd and 4th year crystallography courses at the University of Lausanne - replacement for Prof. D. Schwarzenbach
- 1996 - 2009
- Lecture course Computational Methods in Crystallography at the University of Geneva.
- Oct 2001 - March 2002
- 3rd year crystallography course at the University of Lausanne - replacement for Prof. D. Schwarzenbach
- Oct 2002 - March 2003
- 3rd year crystallography course at the University of Lausanne - replacement for Prof. D. Schwarzenbach
- 2001 - 2009
- Special course 'The Chirality of Crystals and Molecules' at the Universities of Geneva, Lausanne, Bern, Fribourg, Neuchatel, Nancy, Strasbourg and Zurich
Society Activities
- 1981 - 1990
- Member of the Committee of the Swiss Society of Crystallography
- 1984 - 1990
- Secretary of the Swiss Society of Crystallography
- 1984 - 1990
- Member of the Commission on Computing of the International Union of Crystallography
- 1985 - 1996
- Member of the Subcommittee on Statistical Descriptors of the International Union of Crystallography
- 1990 - 1993
- Chairman of the Commission on Computing of the International Union of Crystallography
- 1990 - 1993
- Ex-officio member of the Commission on Data of the International Union of Crystallography
- 1990 - 1994
- Secretary of the European Crystallographic Committee
- 1992 - 2001
- Editor of Crystallography World Wide / Crystallography Online at http://www.iucr.org/cww-top/crystal.index.html
- 1993 - 1996
- Consultant to the Commission on Computing of the International Union of Crystallography
- 1993 - 1996
- Member of the Committee on Electronic Publishing, Dissemination and Storage of Information of the International Union of Crystallography
- 1993 - 2005
- Consultant to the Committee on the Crystallographic Information File (CIF) of the International Union of Crystallography
- 1996 - 2005
- Chairman of the Committee on Electronic Publishing, Dissemination and Storage of Information of the International Union of Crystallography
- 1996 - 1997
- Representative to CODATA (International Council of Scientific Unions Committee on Data for Science and Technology) of the International Union of Crystallography
- 1996 - 2002
- Member of the Committee for Promotion of the International Union of Crystallography
- 1997 - 2002
- Representative to ICSTI (International Council for Scientific and Technical Information) of the International Union of Crystallography
- 1998 - 1999
- Chairman of an Ad-Hoc Group of the International Union of Crystallography on Symmetry Elements in Space Groups and Point Groups
- 2002 - 2004
- Co-opted member of the Executive Board of ICSTI (International Council for Scientific and Technical Information)
- 2005 - 2008
- Member of the Commission on Mathematical and Theoretical Crystallography of the International Union of Crystallography
- 2013 - present
- Member of the Committee (webmaster) of the General Interest Group - Senior Crystallographers of the European Crystallographic Association
Scientific Publications
See separate list of scientific publications.
Updated 1st October 2014