Thomas Summers West
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Birmingham University Imperial College London Macaulay Institute Aberdeen | |
Doctoral advisor | Ron Belcher |
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Thomas Summers West .
Life
Early years
He was born in 1927 in
He married Margaret Officer Lawson in 1952 and had three children, Ann (Cochennec, Yvon), Ruth (Byrd) and Tom.
Scientific career
He moved to
He became Director of the Macaulay Institute for Soil Research in 1975 retiring in 1987 and also became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1979. During this period he worked on a number of Royal Commissions and was Chairman of the Scientific Committee of Sir John May's investigation into the IRA Woolwich and Guildford bombings from 1991 to 1993.[4] He also served as Chairman of Panels I and III on the Royal Society, International Relations Committee during the 1990s.
Awards and accolades
In 1987 he was appointed a
In March 1989 he was elected a
Death and legacy
He died in Lincoln County Hospital on 9 January 2010 of heart failure; his wife Margaret died the following day, also in Lincoln County Hospital, from cancer.
In 2012 the Royal Society of Chemistry created the Tom West Analytical Fellowship[7] in recognition of his contribution to analytical chemistry and the first award went to Dr Toby Athersuch in July 2013, presented by two of Professor West's children, Ruth Byrd and Tom West.
Publications
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He was an editor and publisher of Scientific books and articles including 408 articles in scientific journals around the world between 1951 and 1986 either in his own name or co-written with fellow chemists as well as books that include; New Methods of Analytical Chemistry in association with R Belcher from Birmingham University and C.L. Wilson from Belfast University, 1955. Complexometry with EDTA and related reagents, 1969. Analytical Chemistry 1973.
References
- ^ "Newspaper Article – Parents died within a day of each other". Aberdeen: The Press and Journal. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "Royal Chemistry Society former Meldola Medal Winners"..
- ^ "Obituary, Thomas Summers West" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "1992 Sir John May Maguire report into Guilford and Woolwich Bombings. See Sect 3" (PDF).
- ^ Cresser, Malcolm S.; Edwards, Anthony C.; West, Thomas Lawson (2018). "Thomas Summers West. 18 November 1927—9 January 2010". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2018.0016
- ^ "Royal Society past Fellows". London: The Royal Society. Retrieved 19 July 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Royal Society of Chemistry Tom West Analytical Fellowship".[permanent dead link].
Sources
- Kalyane, V. L.; Munnolli, S. S. (1995). "Scientometric portrait of T. S. West" (PDF). Scientometrics. 33 (2): 233–256. S2CID 23891856.