David Harrison (chemist)

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Sir David Harrison CBE FREng[1] (born 3 May 1930) is a chemist and academic. He was Vice Chancellor of the University of Keele from 1979 to 1984, Vice Chancellor of the University of Exeter from 1984 to 1994, Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge from 1994 to 2000, and Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1997.[2]

Insignia of Knight Bachelor

Harrison was educated at Bede School, Sunderland, Clacton County High School and Selwyn College, Cambridge, reading Natural Sciences (Chemistry),[3] before receiving a PhD in Physical Chemistry. He taught at Cambridge University until 1979 becoming a Fellow of Selwyn and its Senior Tutor.

He was elected a Fellow[4] of the Royal Academy of Engineering[5] in 1987.

Outside academia, he was Chairman of the Government's Advisory Committee on the safety of nuclear installations.

Harrison was knighted in 1997. In 1962 he married Sheila Rachel Debes and they had a son and daughter and one son deceased.[6]

Harrison House in Homerton College, University of Cambridge is named after Harrison.

References[]

  1. ^ "List of Fellows".
  2. ^ Debretts biography, accessed 26 October 2012
  3. ^ Cambridge University Newsletter, accessed 26 October 2012
  4. ^ "List of Fellows".
  5. ^ "List of Fellows".
  6. ^ HARRISON, Sir David, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011 ; online edn, Nov 2011, accessed 26 Oct 2012
Academic offices
Preceded by
Professor W. A. Campbell Stewart 		Vice-Chancellor of
Keele University
1979-1984 		Succeeded by
Professor Sir Brian Fender
Preceded by
Professor Harry Kay 		Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Exeter
1984-1994 		Succeeded by
Sir Geoffrey Holland
Preceded by
Sir Alan Cook 		Master of
Selwyn College, Cambridge
1994-2000 		Succeeded by
Professor Richard Bowring
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