Ramsay Memorial Professor of Chemical Engineering

The Ramsay Memorial Chair of Chemical Engineering is a named professorship in the Department of Chemical Engineering at UCL, established along with the department and the Ramsay Memorial Laboratory in 1923.[1][2] They are named after Nobel Price recipient William Ramsay. The chair was the first created for Chemical Engineering in the United Kingdom.[3] The current professor is Marc-Olivier Coppens.

Ramsay Memorial Professors of Chemical Engineering

• 1923–1928 E. C. Williams[3]
• 1928–1935 William Edward Gibbs[4]
• 1934–1937 H. E. Watson[5]
• 1951–1965 M. B. Donald[6]
• 1965–1985 P. N. Rowe[7]
• 1985–1991 J. W. Mullin[8]
• 1991–1996 A. Cornish[9]
• 1996–2003 J. G. Yates[10]
• 2003–2012 A. G. Jones
• 2012- Marc-Olivier Coppens[11][12]

References

1. UCL (2018-07-19). "History". UCL Department of Chemical Engineering. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
2. "University and Educational Intelligence". Nature. 112 (2809): 346–347. 1923-09-01. doi:10.1038/112346b0. ISSN 1476-4687. S2CID 4074831.
3. "The Guardian from London, Greater London, England pg.11". Retrieved 31 March 2021.
4. D, F. G. (1934). "Prof. W. E. Gibbs". Nature. 133 (3355): 240. Bibcode:1934Natur.133..240F. doi:10.1038/133240a0.
5. "History". UCL Department of Chemical Engineering. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
6. D. C. Freshwater (1997). People, Pipes and Processes. ISBN 978-0852953907. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
7. "Obituaries". Royal Academy of Engineering Newsletter. Summer 2014.
8. "Obituary: Professor John Mullin: professor of chemical engineering". The Times. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
9. "Professor Cornish". UCL. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
10. "Revealing The Secrets Of Fluidised Beds: Exploiting Links Between Academia And Industry". Ingenia. No. 14. November 2002.
11. "Marc-Olivier Coppens". UCL. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
12. "Marc-Olivier Coppens". AICHE. Retrieved 14 April 2023.