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Andrew Orr-Ewing
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Orr-Ewing in 2017
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Andrew John Orr-Ewing
1965 (age 59–60) |
| Education | Dr Challoner's Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (MA, DPhil) |
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| Fields | Physical chemistry Chemical physics |
| Institutions | University of Bristol Stanford University |
| Thesis | Laser studies of reaction dynamics (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gus Hancock |
Andrew John Orr-Ewing (born in 1965) is a British chemist and a Professor of physical chemistry at the University of Bristol. He studies how chemicals react and change. His work looks at reactions in both gases and liquids. He uses very fast lasers to see how liquids affect reactions. He also studies how light can break apart molecules.
Learning and School
Andrew Orr-Ewing went to Dr Challoner's Grammar School. He then studied at Jesus College, Oxford, which is part of the University of Oxford. In 1988, he earned his first degree there. Later, in 1991, he received a special higher degree called a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in physical chemistry. This degree was for his research on how lasers can help us understand chemical reactions.
Career and Research Work
After finishing his DPhil, Andrew Orr-Ewing spent two years doing more research. He worked at Stanford University in California. This extra research helped him gain more experience.
Later, he became a research fellow at the University of Bristol. In 2004, he was made a Professor of physical chemistry there. His research focuses on physical chemistry and chemical physics. These fields explore how chemicals behave and change at a tiny level. He tries to understand the rules that govern these changes.
Awards and Special Honours
Andrew Orr-Ewing has received many important awards for his work. These include prizes from the Royal Society of Chemistry. He won the Edward Harrison Memorial Prize in 1994 and the Marlow Medal in 1999. He also received the Tilden Prize in 2009. These awards recognize his excellent research in chemistry.
In 2006, he received a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award. This award helps top scientists continue their important research. In 2017, he was chosen to be a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a very high honour for scientists in the UK. In 2018, he also became a Member of the Academiae Europaea (MAE).
