Roy Harrison | |
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.jpg) Harrison in 2017 | |
| Born | (1948-10-14)14 October 1948 (age 76)[3] |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Henley Grammar School[3] |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham (BSc, PhD, DSc) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | John Jeyes Medal[when?] |
| Scientific career | |
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| Thesis | Sigmatropic rearrangements of tropolone ethers (1972) |
| Website | www |
Roy Michael Harrison (born 14 October 1948)[3] is a British environmental scientist. He has been Queen Elizabeth II Birmingham Centenary Professor of Environmental Health at theUniversity of Birmingham since 1991, and is a distinguished adjunct professor atKing Abdulaziz University inJeddah, Saudi Arabia.[1][4]
Roy Michael Harrison was born on 14 October 1948 to Wilfred and Rosa Harrison (née Cotton).[3] He was educated atHenley Grammar School and theUniversity of Birmingham, where he was awarded aBachelor of Science degree inchemistry in 1969, followed by aPhD inorganic chemistry in 1972 and aDoctor of Science degree inenvironmental chemistry in 1989.[3][2] His PhD research investigatedsigmatropic reactions oftropolone ethers.[5][6]
Harrison is an expert onair pollution, specialising in the area of airborneparticulates, includingnanoparticles.[7] His interests extend from source emissions, through atmospheric chemical and physical transformations,[8] to human exposures and effects upon health.[9] His most significant work has been in the field of vehicle emitted particles, including their chemical composition and atmospheric processing.[9][10] This forms the basis of the current understanding of the relationship of emissions to roadside concentrations and size distributions.[9][11][12]
In addition to leading a large project ondiesel exhaust particles, he is also engaged in major collaborative studies of processes determining air quality inBeijing andDelhi.[9]
Harrison's work has been recognised by award of theJohn Jeyes Medal and Environment Prize of theRoyal Society of Chemistry and the Fitzroy Prize of theRoyal Meteorological Society. He has served for many years as a chair and/or member of advisory committees of theDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and theDepartment of Health. He was appointedOrder of the British Empire OBE in the2004 New Year Honours for services to environmental science[13] and elected aFellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2017.[9]
Harrison married Angela Copeman in 1981. After their divorce, he married Susan Stuart in 1989. Harrison has a son and a daughter from his first marriage, and a son from his second. He enjoys "mowing and other outdoor pursuits".[3]
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